EMPLOYMENT

SummaryAt Avanade, business and technology consulting isn't just your careerit's your passion. And that means more than just working with new innovations. It means using technology to solve business problems in ways that make a real difference to you and to your customer. At Avanade, our vision is to be the leading digital innovator, realizing results for our clients and their customers through the power of people and the Microsoft ecosystem. What's important to us? Our values clearly articulate that we are agents of change, and we seek to make a genuine impact for our clients and their customers. We value diverse thought, perspectives and backgrounds. And we strive to always deliver with excellence.As the Advisory lead for Government and Public Services, you encourage and inspire consideration, collaboration and communication at the highest levels. Ideally located in Brisbane or Sydney.Key Responsibilities You play an integral role in shaping your team's strategy and our future operations -providing industry insights to evolve our Advisory services to ensuring our work Lead engagements at CIO level to assess technology, applications, processes and capabilities to drive strategies with full stakeholder acceptance.Lead and provide strategic direction to large and complex programs to translate high-level strategy into operational objectives built around current realities and regulatory requirementsFacilitate CIO level discussions that examine the challenges of complex business, operations and technologyManage processes and teams, including budgets, and guide the professional development of less experienced team membersCollaborate with internal teams to ensure alignment of advocacy efforts with the broader strategic planning objectives.Prepare advice, briefing papers and presentations.Support engagement with government agencies and building strategic relationships with policymakers at all levels.Travel as required. You can translate strategic direction into operational goals in complex organisations. You can explain your insight into a business model to anyone, and you use your extensive experience in IT transformation strategy to give technical advice to senior executives.Ability to demonstrate critical thinking skills across highly complex problems, often requiring analysis of near-intangible factors, creative solutioning and significant networking.You are likely to have an MBA, PhD or equivalent degree, plus at least 10 years of experience in IT and digital transformation strategy, architecture and operating models in public service or consulting to government clients. Equal Employment Opportunity Statement All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law. Job candidates will not be obligated to disclose sealed or expunged records of conviction or arrest as part of the hiring process. Avanade is committed to providing veteran employment opportunities to our service men and women. Please read Avanade's Hiring and Privacy Statement for more information on how we process your data during the Recruiting and Hiring process.