Principal Consultant

Aligned Automation; Pune District; On-site; INR 350,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Aligned Automation Services Pvt Ltd in Pune, India, seeks a Principal Consultant to lead digital transformation programs across client engagements, defining strategies with executives and guiding cross-functional teams toward scalable, technology-enabled solutions.

The ideal candidate combines techno-functional leadership, strong business acumen, and deep expertise in AI, automation, analytics, and modern enterprise tech to drive governance, capability building, and outcomes.

Qualifications

• 8–12+ years in Technology Consulting, Digital Transformation, Business Analysis, Program Delivery, or Enterprise Consulting.
• Experience leading enterprise transformation initiatives.
• Strong understanding of AI implementation, business analysis, and software delivery.
• Experience governing complex programs with multiple stakeholders.
• Excellent executive communication and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Partner with executive leadership to define digital transformation strategies aligned with business objectives.
• Identify opportunities to leverage AI, automation, analytics, and emerging technologies.
• Develop enterprise transformation roadmaps and implementation strategies.
• Guide solution direction balancing business needs, technical feasibility, and scalability.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend innovative solutions.
• Influence organizational priorities through strategic consulting.
• Provide governance across multiple transformation programs.
• Establish governance frameworks for delivery, risks, financials, and resource utilization.
• Lead executive steering committees and governance reviews.
• Monitor portfolio risks and drive mitigation strategies.
• Drive continuous improvement across the consulting practice.

Skills

Technology Consulting

Digital Transformation

Business Analysis

Program Delivery

Enterprise Consulting

AI Implementation

Executive Communication

Job description

Aligned Automation Services Pvt Ltd | Full time

The Principal Consultant serves as the strategic leader fordigital transformation initiatives, providing direction across multiple clientengagements while ensuring governance, delivery excellence, organizationalcapability development, and sustainable business growth.

This role partners closely with executive stakeholders to define transformation strategies, identify opportunities for innovation, and guide cross-functionalteams in delivering scalable technology-enabled solutions. The PrincipalConsultant establishes delivery standards, mentors consulting teams, andensures successful execution of enterprise transformation programs whilebalancing business priorities, customer expectations, and organizationalobjectives.

The ideal candidate is a techno-functional consulting leader with strongbusiness acumen, extensive project delivery experience, and a deepunderstanding of AI, automation, analytics, and modern enterprise technologies.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with executive leadership to definedigital transformation strategies aligned with business objectives.
• Identify opportunities to leverage AI,automation, analytics, and emerging technologies.
• Develop enterprise transformation roadmaps andimplementation strategies.
• Guide solution direction balancing businessneeds, technical feasibility, and scalability.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommendinnovative solutions.
• Influence organizational priorities throughstrategic consulting.
• Provide governance across multipletransformation programs.
• Establish governance frameworks for delivery,risks, financials, and resource utilization.
• Lead executive steering committees andgovernance reviews.
• Monitor portfolio risks and drive mitigationstrategies.
• Drive continuous improvement across theconsulting practice.

Delivery Excellence

• Ensure projects meet scope, timelines, budget,quality, and business outcomes.
• Guide teams through complex delivery challenges.
• Drive enterprise AI, automation, analytics, anddigital transformation initiatives.
• Promote reusable frameworks and deliveryaccelerators.

Executive Stakeholder Management

• Build trusted relationships with executivesponsors.
• Facilitate governance meetings and strategicdiscussions.
• Communicate transformation progress, risks, andbusiness outcomes.
• Influence executive decisions through structuredrecommendations.
• Act as the primary escalation point forstrategic issues.

Practice & Capability Development

• Define consulting standards and deliverymethodologies.
• Mentor Consultants and Senior Consultants.
• Drive knowledge sharing and leadershipdevelopment.
• Support hiring and capability assessments.
• Foster innovation and continuous improvement.

Business Growth & Innovation

• Support pre-sales, proposals, and solutioning.
• Identify opportunities to expand clientengagements.
• Develop consulting offerings and AIaccelerators.
• Track market trends and emerging technologies.

Requirements

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 8–12+ years in Technology Consulting, DigitalTransformation, Business Analysis, Program Delivery, or Enterprise Consulting.
• Experience leading enterprise transformationinitiatives.
• Strong understanding of AI implementation,business analysis, and software delivery.
• Experience governing complex programs withmultiple stakeholders.
• Excellent executive communication and leadershipskills.