Practice Consultant Senior

FIS; Woodland Heights (AR); On-site; USD 133,000 - 224,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Voice in fintech

Always-on learning and development

Collaborative work environment

Opportunities to give back

Competitive salary and benefits

Job summary

FIS in the United States seeks a Senior Practice Consultant who will design and refine practice offerings, align them with client needs, and drive growth across financial services engagements. You will interact with sales, product management, development and management to shape solutions that win business.

You will mentor team members, identify process improvements, and occasional travel to client sites. This role demands strategic thinking, strong communication and deep industry knowledge to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, management or related discipline.
• Experience with Systematics or Profile in a technical or business role.
• Strong organization, team-building, coaching and mentoring, project and time management.
• In-depth knowledge of the assigned practice area and related business.
• Strong knowledge of financial services industry and related practice specialty.
• Willing to travel 5–10%.

Responsibilities

• Defines, maintains and enhances practice offering to support business objectives, strategic development roadmap and client business needs.
• Designs, enhances and implements practice offering to support specific client requirements and address market opportunities.
• Consults with sales, account management and client on the appropriate practice offering to meet specific client requirements and strategic business needs.
• Consults with clients on the most strategic technology projects within a practice area.
• Serves as pre-sales support specialist as needed with sales and account management to create and close sales opportunities. May include developing proposals/statements of work, negotiating pricing, planning engagement projects and delivering prospect presentations.
• Collaborates with internal stakeholders, e.g., product management, development, sales, and senior management to define and support assigned practice area.
• Nurtures relationships, defines consulting engagements to support relationship needs and sells the initiative.
• Maintains quality client relationships with both internal and external clients to gain referrals for new clients and achieve excellent client satisfaction and client loyalty.
• Identifies business process improvements for increased efficiency and enhanced client experience.
• Ensures practice provides industry thought leadership.
• Mentors and develops resources to grow practice knowledge among services organization.
• Researches and resolves critical issues related to practice in a timely and professional manner.
• Provides technical and business domain expertise.
• Works directly with clients and may travel to client sites.

Skills

Organization

Team-building

Coaching & mentoring

Project management

Time management

Communication

Education

Bachelor of Business Administration

Tools

Systematics

Profile

Job description

Position Type

Full time

Type Of Hire

Experienced (relevant combo of work and education)

Education Desired

Bachelor of Business Administration

Job Description

Every day, our teams innovate across the world of finance. We collaborate to work smarter, while making a difference. We believe in diversity and inclusivity, giving a voice to everyone on the team. And we celebrate our success together. If you want to make an impact in fintech, we'd like to know: Are you FIS?

About the role

The Practice Consultant Senior will design practice solutions to ensure engagements meet client needs, business requirements and future business growth objectives. This role works on issues that impact design/selling success or address future concepts, products or technologies. The position also anticipates internal and/or external business and technology challenges and/or regulatory issues; recommends process, product or service improvements.

What you will be doing

• Defines, maintains and enhances practice offering to support business objectives, strategic development roadmap and client business needs.
• Designs, enhances and implements practice offering to support specific client requirements and address market opportunities.
• Consults with sales, account management and client on the appropriate practice offering to meet specific client requirements and strategic business needs.
• Consults with clients on the most strategic technology projects within a practice area.
• Serves as pre-sales support specialist as needed with sales and account management to create and close sales opportunities. May include developing proposals/statements of work, negotiating pricing, planning engagement projects and delivering prospect presentations.
• Collaborates with internal stakeholders, e.g., product management, development, sales, and senior management to define and support assigned practice area.
• Nurtures relationships, defines consulting engagements to support relationship needs and sells the initiative.
• Maintains quality client relationships with both internal and external clients to gain referrals for new clients and achieve excellent client satisfaction and client loyalty.
• Identifies business process improvements for increased efficiency and enhanced client experience.
• Ensures practice provides industry thought leadership.
• Mentors and develops resources to grow practice knowledge among services organization.
• Researches and resolves critical issues related to practice in a timely and professional manner.
• Provides technical and business domain expertise.
• Works directly with clients and may travel to client sites.

What you will need

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, management or related discipline or the equivalent combination of education, training, or work experience.
• Experience working with Systematics or Profile in a technical or business role.
• Excellent organization, team-building, coaching and mentoring, project management and time management skills.
• In-depth knowledge and expertise of the assigned practice area and related business.
• In-depth knowledge of financial services industry and related practice specialty.
• Strong financial management and planning skills.
• Requires long-term vision and executive presence.
• Strong analytical, statistical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to utilize judgment in decision-making processes and decisions related to job tasks.
• Requires excellent skills in communicating ideas both verbally and in written form in a clear, consice and professional manner including presentations.
• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of management in an organized, professional manner.
• Proven success in building relationships.
• Ability to persuade and influence others on the best approach to take.
• Willing to travel 5% to 10% or as needed.
• Additional Requirements Requires the following experience or equivalent combination of education and experience as a minimum to enter any level of Practice Consultant job:
• Recognized by peer group as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) on the practice specialty.
• Must have led or participated

What we offer you

A career at FIS is more than just a job. It's the change to shape the future of fintech. At FIS, we offer you:

• A voice in the future of fintech
• Always-on learning and development
• Collaborative work environment
• Opportunities to give back
• Competitive salary and benefits

FIS is committed to providing its employees with an exciting career opportunity and competitive compensation. The pay range for this full-time position is $133,460.00 - $224,240.00 and reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for this position based on the posted role, level, and location. Within the range, actual individual starting pay is determined by additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Any changes in work location will also impact actual individual starting pay. Please consult with your recruiter about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

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EEOC Statement

FIS is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, genetic information, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics. The EEO is the Law poster is available here supplement document available here.

For positions located in the US, the following conditions apply. If you are made a conditional offer of employment, you will be required to undergo a drug test. ADA Disclaimer: In developing this job description care was taken to include all competencies needed to successfully perform in this position. However, for Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) purposes, the essential functions of the job may or may not have been described for purposes of ADA reasonable accommodation. All reasonable accommodation requests will be reviewed and evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

Sourcing Model

Recruitment at FIS works primarily on a direct sourcing model; a relatively small portion of our hiring is through recruitment agencies. FIS does not accept resumes from recruitment agencies which are not on the preferred supplier list and is not responsible for any related fees for resumes submitted to job postings, our employees, or any other part of our company.

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