Lead Consultant

Opentext; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 500,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a seasoned expert in information management to shape the future of digital transformation. In this pivotal role, you will lead a team to deliver world-class solutions, advocating for best practices in solution architecture while working with some of the largest enterprises globally. Your extensive experience in ECM and AppWorks will be crucial as you navigate complex projects and contribute to the foundational landscape of information management. Join a global community that prioritizes innovation, trust, and collaboration, and make your mark in a role that promises both challenge and reward.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in designing and implementing ECM solutions.
• Expertise in AppWorks or similar products is essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team to deliver solutions for enterprise customers.
• Advocate and implement best practices for solution architecture.

Skills

Enterprise Content Management (ECM)

AppWorks

Communication Skills

Strategic Thinking

Solution Architecture

Technical Implementation

Job description

OPENTEXT is a global leader in information management, where innovation, creativity, and collaboration are the key components of our corporate culture.

As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to partner with the most highly regarded companies in the world, tackle complex issues, and contribute to projects that shape the future of digital transformation.

Your impact: You will contribute to setting up the foundational layer of the Information Management landscape for some of the world's largest enterprises.

What the role offers:

1. Understand the transformational initiatives of business in the Enterprise Information Management space.
2. Advocate, advise, and implement world-class solutions for our customers.
3. Lead a team of consultants to deliver the right solution in the context of a project and contribute to generating a roadmap for customers.
4. Scope functionally complete and commercially viable offerings during the bid phase.
5. Articulate the merit of choosing solution options with experts internally and with enterprise architects on the customer side.
6. Follow and contribute to best practices for solution architecture, technical architecture, and implementation approaches.
7. Stay up-to-date with cloud technologies and imbibe the learnings as and when needed in real-life.

What you need to succeed:

1. An expert level knowledge with hands-on experience in either AppWorks or Enterprise Content Management (ECM) stack. Expertise in similar products may also be considered.
2. More than 10 years of technical experience in designing and implementing solutions in the above products.
3. Excellent knowledge and experience working in Enterprise applications, IT Infrastructure, Networks, and Relational databases.
4. Communication that will promote trust and clarity.
5. Strategic thinking and structuring those ideas to achieve incremental value in every cycle.
6. Well-versed in various lifecycles of solution architecture – ground-up building or transforming the existing to meet certain objectives.
7. Excellent English language skills both written and spoken.

OpenText is more than just a corporation, it's a global community where trust is foundational, the bar is raised, and outcomes are owned.

Imagine leaving your mark in the foundational solutions architecture for some of the world's leading enterprises.

OpenText's efforts to build an inclusive work environment go beyond simply complying with applicable laws. Our Employment Equity and Diversity Policy provides direction on maintaining a working environment that is inclusive of everyone, regardless of culture, national origin, race, color, gender, gender identification, sexual orientation, family status, age, veteran status, disability, religion, or other basis protected by applicable laws.