Senior Functional Consultant

Kantata; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Kantata seeks a Senior Functional Consultant to drive client-focused strategy, configurations, and add-ons for the Kantata solution. You will tailor best practices, develop configuration strategies, and manage the implementation lifecycle.

This role emphasizes delivering tailored approaches to complex business use cases, collaborating with clients, and ensuring successful deployments with strong client satisfaction and outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; B.Tech or equivalent qualification preferred.
• 10+ years industry experience in a customer-facing technical field such as professional services, consulting or technical support.
• Broad technical knowledge of internet based products and technologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead the solution strategy for the core Kantata solution liaising with delivery specialists.
• Understand Kantata’s technology, product offerings, service offerings, and industries served.
• Identify, assess and solve complex business problems for clients.
• Drive deployment activities including requirements gathering, functional design, system testing, user acceptance testing, and training.
• Perform full configuration of Kantata including custom reports, integrations, and data migrations.
• Consult on industry and Kantata best practices for clients.
• Manage your tasks, timelines and effort for services projects.
• Leverage Kantata’s implementation methodology to drive a successful client implementation.
• Achieve high client success within project scope.

Skills

SaaS deployments

PSA implementation

Client relationships

Workshops

Autonomy

Education

Bachelor’s degree

B.Tech

Tools

Salesforce Platform

Web services

Job description

Professional ServicesRemote , United States

Kantata gives professional services organizations the clarity, control, and confidence they need to optimize resource planning, project management, and financial management - all to improve business outcomes for both the professional services firms we serve and their clients. Our purpose-built professional services automation software empowers over 2,500 professional services organizations in more than 100 countries to deliver radically better business outcomes. Kantata provides AI-powered insights and next best action recommendations our clients need to win more business and optimize project delivery to exceed their clients’ expectations.

Kantata is well-capitalized, hiring, and growing our loyal and diversified customer base faster than we ever have. Most importantly, we have a clear vision of where we’re going and how to get there. (Hint: It involves you.) Did we mention that Kantata is also an awesome place to work? You’ll have the opportunity to work in a dynamic environment with a team that loves what they do. A talented team, great perks, and an amazing culture = an employee-rated Best Place to Work!

About The Opportunity

As a Senior Functional Consultant, you will drive the strategy of the Client solution, relative processes, configurations, and add ons to provide a Remarkable Client Experience. This includes providing tailored best practices and approaches to complex business use cases and needs, developing a configuration and business process strategy, and managing the Kantata implementation process.

Primary Responsibilities

Delivery:

• Lead the solution strategy for the core Kantata solution liaising where needed with other delivery specialists to ensure a coherent, consistent and effective solution and implementation program.
• Understand Kantata’s technology, product offerings, service offerings, and industries served. Collaborate with the project team and client to understand all technical aspects and ensure the quality of deliverables.
• Identify, assess and solve complex business problems. Understand our clients’ business requirements and objectives while ensuring alignment with Kantata's solution and best practices to drive desired business results.
• Drive deployment activities such as requirements gathering, functional design, system testing, user acceptance testing, issue troubleshooting and resolution, change management, and training.
• Perform the full configuration of Kantata required for the deployment of the solution including custom reports, integrations, and data migrations as needed.
• Consult on both industry and Kantata best practices related to our clients.
• Effectively manage own tasks, task timelines and estimated remaining effort for services projects.
• Leverage Kantata’s implementation methodology and best practices to drive an efficient and successful Client implementation.
• Achieve high client success within the context of the project scope.

Tool Development:

• Contribute to the consultant tool set by identifying trends and facilitating updates to current tools and/or new tool development including (but not limited to)internal and external documentation as well as process improvements.

Practice Development:

• Seek opportunities to identify and foster improvements to organizational methodology, processes and practices

Teamwork:

• Foster collaboration and teamwork through sharing experiences, information, perspectives, skills, and expertise.

What You Bring To The Role

Experience – Non-Technical

• Designing, configuring, and deploying SaaS-based software solutions, including custom reports/dashboards.
• Experience implementing a Professional Services Automation (PSA) solution (preferred).
• Implementing software with a demonstrated ability to execute to project plans, produce client facing deliverables
• Leading solution design workshops, defining business requirements and proposing business processes
• Documenting business requirements, business processes and technical specifications
• Building strong client relationships/partnerships with the consistent ability to keep the needs of the client at the forefront of his or her actions
• Working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment with autonomy
• Tackling difficult and complex problems
• Understanding scope management and how to identify potential risks to scope
• Domain knowledge of services sales, financials and operations

Experience - Technical

• Designing, configuring, and deploying SaaS based software solutions on the Salesforce Platform (preferred)
• Using or implementing common business applications
• Using or implementing common system integration methods and technologies including Web services preferred
• Working with relational databases and data interdependence preferred
• Using or implementing cloud-based or on-premise applications and architectures - web services, APIs and XML/JSON data structures is a plus.
• Translating AI capabilities into business outcomes clients actually care about (efficiency gains, cost reduction, faster time-to-value)
• Ethical awareness around AI — understanding limitations, bias risks, and when human judgment is essential
• Staying current on AI developments relevant to professional services and SaaS delivery

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; B.Tech or equivalent qualification preferred.
• 10+ years industry experience in a customer-facing technical field such as professional services, consulting or technical support
• Broad technical knowledge of internet based products and technologies.

Compensation:

• Base pay for this role is: $95k - 115k
• This role is eligible for a company bonus

Our Philosophy

We know every company can be successful with the right technology and when people are at the core. We believe that we’re better together - that working hand-in-hand brings the best thoughts to the table and creates an environment of learning and growth. Here, you’ll enjoy:

• An intentionally engaging and collaborative culture - ditch the silo!
• Strong work-life balance that’s a true focus of the company
• The chance to learn from some of the best people in the business
• A vibrant, collaborative, and devoted team, who still makes time for fun

At Kantata, we strive to create an inclusive workplace that upholds the dignity of all people. We value, respect, and celebrate everyone’s unique strengths from all different walks of life. As we continue to cultivate diversity within the company, our product (and people!) innovation continues to flourish. Kantata is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Kantata is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All employment decisions at Kantata are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.