Sr. Functional Architect

Qualification:

BE/ B Tech, MCA, MS, MBA, CA, MS

Responsibility:

Sales Support ▪ Provides ontheground solution approach for small to medium sized pursuits. ▪ Identifies new opportunities in existing clients by sharing point of views based on a clear understanding of the customer processes that can help bring in better business value. ▪ Provide solution differentiators for proposals. ▪ Participate in discussions, presentations with customers at a strategic level versus execution or tactical level. ▪ Lead RFP response actively in terms of solution architecture and design, effort estimations, risks and mitigation. ▪ Lead oral presentation to the customer in his/her area of expertise on the product/domain/process. Market Scan and Brand Building. ▪ Bring knowledge of customer, business, domain/industry and product within given industry vertical or domain. ▪ Conduct secondary research on product/domain specific solutions. ▪ Bring an understanding of competitive landscape. ▪ Identify key trends and forecasts in the product/domain. ▪ Participate/Contribute to conferences with partners, analysts / vendors in area of domain/technology expertise through active mindshare gain Webinars, White papers, speaking events etc. ▪ Prepare/review collateral, publications, technology papers etc for distribution. Opportunity Identification. ▪ Contribute to opportunity identification and provide inputs on enhancing/rationalization of existing capabilities and services. New Solution Development. ▪ Share ideas to come up with potential solution ideas by identifying white spaces in the product that can address a domain/industry need. Knowledge Management. ▪ Contribute actively to Knowledge Management repository by sharing Point of Views (POVs), white papers, blogs case studies, tools, process flows and similar artifacts. ▪ Conduct and facilitate knowledge sharing and learning sessions across the team. '▪ Build awareness of the knowledge repository among teams. Project Support. ▪ Play Solution Architect role for small to medium sized engagements. ▪ Responsible for client satisfaction, risk and escalation management ▪ Understands client stakeholder expectations and guide delivery team to successful implementation. ▪ Review, finalize, and manage overall delivery of solution including business blueprint and design audits, supporting SMEs and consultants from a solution point of view. ▪ Support operations in on boarding and enablement. Client Management/Relationship Management. ▪ Proactively build relationships with functional owners in client organization to build long term partnerships. ▪ Create and connect with the right sponsors/business leaders for a given solution. ▪ Drive alignment, connects with product/third party vendor in an engagement wherever applicable. ▪ Own Expectation Management, Client Satisfaction Management, and Risk Management in area of domain/solution expertise. ▪ Deliver and measure value pre, during, and post engagement and communicate to stakeholders. People Management. ▪ Participate in junior to middle management level talent selection. ▪ Set goals for team members and monitor performance. ▪ Guide the employees in the functional stream in setting career paths. ▪ Coordinate with the project/program manager in understanding how the employee can better contribute to the project, seek feedback, and address concerns. ▪ Conduct performance appraisal for team members. ▪ Organize team initiatives on a periodic basis. ▪ Encourage thought leadership within the team. Business Planning. ▪ Bring knowledge, understand trends in existing engagements, evaluate options in defined functional area (solution architecture domain/technology/product/ infrastructure) and contribute to the annual business planning process. ▪ Support activities related to strategic choices in defined scenarios (related to domain/technology/product/infrastructure) and provide inputs on enhancing/rationalization of existing capabilities and services. Solution Conceptualization. ▪ Keep track of industry trends and build/ Provide support in business cases for new solutions in EAS for new solution development in defined functional areas (domain/technology/product/ infrastructure). ▪ Review/Lead new solution offerings development by identifying use cases, participate in process blueprinting and walkthrough. ▪ Present the business case to concerned stakeholders/business leadership and seek approval. ▪ Serve as POC for both client and delivery team assuring projects are effectively governed in terms of solution adequacy. take corrective steps to prevent client escalation. Solution Definition. ▪ Understand the product/customer domain and his/ her requirements. ▪ Interact with Business Analysts / Senior Business analysts for requirement analysis. ▪ Analyze CTS capabilities from a domain perspective and identify the operational nuances in meeting customer's requirements. ▪ Develop tools and templates. Share analysis inputs with other architects ▪ Recommend best solution Interact with customer and provide support in finalizing the scope. ▪ Clarify queries other architects/teams have on the proposed solution. ▪ Monitor progress on project delivery on an ongoing basis and provide support as and when required. ▪ Execute maturity assessment and other process improvement initiatives ▪ Execute CBA and create business case. ▪ Create business process architecture and related process flows. ▪ Create Process Hierarchies and align KPIs to different process levels. ▪ Define Business and Operations KPIs and align with strategic and tactical objectives of engagement. ▪ Apply BRM on specific customer problem areas and devise BRM enabled solutions. Asset Development and Governance (Cognizant H1,H2,H3). ▪ Create assets in H1/H2, Build and finalize implementation plan with client and internal stakeholders. ▪ Identify re usable assets and track utilization of assets across projects. ▪ Assist in analyzing metrics and feedback from project teams adopting designed assets. ▪ Monitor asset effectiveness during realtime implementation. ▪ Identify areas for improvement / customization and redesign asset based on analysis. ▪ Develop and ensure promotion/adoption of assets in H1/H2.

Must Have Skills

SAP QM in SalesSAP QM-Inspection ProductionSAP QM -inspection ProcurementSAP QM-Quality NotificationsSAP QM -Master DataSAP QM IntegrationSAP PP-PI

Good To Have Skills

R&D Preclinical & Clinical

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