Senior Aerospace & Defense Solutions Consultant

IFS; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

IFS Australia is seeking a dynamic Senior Aerospace & Defense Application Consultant to lead implementations and work with customers and partners globally. You will guide the project from definition to go-live, combining industry experience with IFS best practices.

You will act as the functional expert in Aerospace & Defense, mentor colleagues, and ensure regulatory compliance while delivering value across distributed teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Master’s in Engineering, Business, IT or equivalent.
• Experience delivering A&D solutions in a similar role.
• Proven ability to lead and influence teams, customers and partners.
• Articulate and evaluate customer needs in a facing role.
• Expertise in business process mapping and deployment.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and strategic thinking.
• Excellent interpersonal, negotiation, and presenting skills.

Responsibilities

• Guiding our customers to improve their business through a deep understanding of the core IFS solution and industry accelerators.
• Understanding the customer’s Aerospace and Defense business, industry and local asset, service and maintenance practices and policies.
• Acting as a trusted advisor in articulating and critically evaluating customer-specific business solutions.
• Seeking opportunities to increase customer satisfaction and deepen customer relationships.
• Understanding customer business needs and guiding them in the most effective usage of IFS Products.
• Leading and owning the solution definition and scope for the A&D portion of the IFS Solution.
• Identifying and bridging the gap between the customer’s business requirements and IFS Products.
• Conducting customer training sessions and workshops.
• Guiding and assisting the customer with testing and Go Live cut-over strategies.
• Keeping up to date with regulatory and compliance requirements of the A&D domain in the key focus industries.
• Managing, coaching and mentoring IFS colleagues.
• Contributing to the continuous improvement of existing IFS products, processes and methodology.

Skills

Fluent English (oral & written)

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Engineering, Business, IT or equivalent

Job description

IFS Australia is seeking a dynamic Senior Aerospace & Defense Application Consultant to lead implementations and work with customers and partners globally. You will guide the project from definition to go-live, combining industry experience with IFS best practices.

You will act as the functional expert in Aerospace & Defense, mentor colleagues, and ensure regulatory compliance while delivering value across distributed teams.