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When you join Kainos, you get to think beyond limitations to make an immediate and positive impact – like transforming digital services for millions of citizens or helping Fortune 500 companies get live and thrive on Workday.
You’ll be part of a people-first culture that is growing around the world. We’re a creative, committed, and diverse group of individuals who succeed as a team.
At Kainos your ideas are heard and valued and you’ll leave a legacy that you can feel proud of. Join us and discover how our people write our story.
Main Purpose Of Role & Level In The Business
In Kainos Defence we work with clients across the MOD, Armed Forces and the Defence Industrial Base. We represent and deliver the breadth of Kainos services including Data and AI, Cloud Platforms, bespoke software development and more.
As a Lead Consultant, you will lead delivery of projects from inception to completion, from smaller strategic engagements to large scale transformational delivery. You will have strong experience in assessing client business challenges, developing solutions and implementing a range of business changes enabled by technology. Strong consulting skills are essential, supported by applied knowledge of digital trends and agile delivery methods.
You will lead initiatives with stakeholders and your account leadership team to nurture and grow existing accounts and identify and develop new opportunities.
Acting as a visible leader within the organisation, you will help to grow, nurture and develop new talent through mentoring and thought leadership.
Responsibilities Will Include
* Leading analysis of client business challenges, developing solutions across business operations and technology capability
* Leading Kainos/client joint teams to develop business transformation roadmaps
* Leading Kainos delivery teams to refine and inform service and product transformation
* Leading specific client areas for the Kainos Defence team in identifying, qualifying and converting new opportunities
Minimum (essential) Requirements
* A desire to work on some of the most complex and ambitious programmesfocused on keeping our country safe
* Experience working within Defence sector or similar
* Hold a minimum of UK SC
* Comfortable with significant travel and on-site working (up to 4 days per week)
* Extensive hands-on experience of Business Analysis and Consulting
* Experience in rapidly understanding client problems to propose effective, feasible solutions
* Strong stakeholder communication, management and relationship building at all levels from graduates to the C-suite
* Core consulting experience (analysis, project management, business case development, communicating with impact, workshop facilitation, project management, stakeholder management)
* Excellent commercial awareness and a proven ability to identify and develop new business opportunities demonstrable experience in pre-sales activities
Desirable
* Hands on experience in a senior business role e.g. operations management, IT services, data and information, finance
* Hands on experience in a digital services discipline such as service design, product management, technical architecture, software development
* Experience of agile delivery methods across business and technology change
Who You Are
Our vision is to enable outstanding people to create digital solutions that have a positive impact on people’s lives. Our values aren't abstract; they are thebehaviourswe expect from each other everyday,andunderpin everything that we do. We expect everyone to display our values by beingdeterminedin how obstacles are overcome;honestwhen dealing with others;respectfulof how you treat others;creativeto find solutions to complex problems andcooperativeby sharing information, knowledge and experience.
These values, applied collectively, help to produce an outstanding Kainos person, team and culture.
So what are you waiting for? Let’s write the next incredible chapter of our story together.
Embracing our differences
At Kainos, we believe in the power of diversity, equity and inclusion. We are committed to building a team that is as diverse as the world we live in, where everyone is valued, respected, and given an equal chance to thrive. We actively seek out talented people from all backgrounds, regardless of age, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, disability, or any other characteristic that makes them who they are. We also believe every candidate deserves a level playing field. Our friendly talent acquisition team is here to support you every step of the way, so if you require any accommodations or adjustments, we encourage you to reach out. We understand that everyone's journey is different, and by having a private conversation we can ensure that our recruitment process is tailored to your needs.
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Consulting, Information Technology, and Sales
* Industries
Information Services
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