Job description
At Perficient you’ll deliver high level business solutions and mission critical technology to Fortune 500 companies and some of the most recognized brands on the planet. And you’ll do it with the help of cutting-edge technologies, thanks to our close partnerships with the world’s biggest vendors. Our network of offices across North America, as well as locations in India and China, will give you the opportunity to spread your wings, too.
We’re proud to be publicly recognized as a “Top Workplace” year after year. This is due, in no small part, to our entrepreneurial attitude and collaborative spirit that sets us apart and keeps our colleagues impassioned, driven, and fulfilled.
Management Consulting - Business Consultant
Job Location(s)
- US-MO-St. Louis
- US-MI-Livonia
- US-TX-Houston
- US-TX-Dallas
- US-GA-Atlanta
- US-OH-Cincinnati
- US-OH-Columbus
- US-MN-Minneapolis
Our Management Consultant Business Unit and “How” we best serve our clients
Our talented team is comprised of professionals with diverse industry experience and expertise. We share the same commitment for deep investment and creative engagement in our client’s long-term success.
The expertise and backgrounds of our team enables us to take on any level of project — from forming the initial strategy, identifying key business barriers, developing creative solutions, and deploying initiatives. Our clients’ vision is our focus. We understand the key risks to their vision and help unlock opportunities by leveraging their strengths and capabilities. We employ an enterprise-wide approach by interfacing with all levels of an organization to thoroughly understand circumstances and identify creative solutions.
Perficient currently has a career opportunity for a Business Consultant.
Responsibilities of the Business Consultant
The key to success is one's willingness to collaborate, engage as team players and closely partner with our clients. We take pride in sharing our clients’ visions and “side by side” approach while driving value and strategizing around their business obstacles or towards their goals. Our culture thrives on those who believe in internal and external engagement, relationship management, thought leadership, quality, and accountability. With few layers of management and a team-oriented culture, we collaborate as one, engage as one and win as one!
We hire all levels with all types of backgrounds and experience. We prioritize the development of our people through access and experience across various industries and functional practices. We build our teams around your strengths, allowing you the confidence to provide your expertise while continuing to develop and learn other skills. The diverse nature of our work creates exciting, challenging and extremely rewarding experiences. The “boutique feel” of our consulting business unit is something to be desired. Our consultants make their own opportunities and never feel stagnant.
Business Consultant client delivery responsibilities include:
- Develop an understanding of overall client strategy and how your role contributes to that strategy
- Demonstrate understanding of client’s business and technical environment that are a part of the project implementation
- Facilitate client discussions to drive clarity and resolution. (e.g., requirement sessions, design reviews, etc.)
- Documents and understands client processes and requirements, identifies gaps, and contributes to deliverables
- Actively engage in client sessions/discussions to capture key information and insights
- Execute business analysis to comprehensively capture client's business priorities and challenges to identify opportunities
- Analyze client information to comprehensively capture client's business priorities and challenges, identify opportunities, and develop insights and deliverables (process map, gap assessment, requirements, prioritization matrix)
- Communicate concisely and clearly to clients ensuring opportunities and challenges are addressed in a timely manner
- Translate client’s business needs into business requirements, use cases, and systems interaction diagrams
- Utilize collaboration tools such as SharePoint, Teams, Confluence, JIRA, etc.
- Anticipate client needs to provide client what they need when they need it
- Ability to travel without constaints
- Demonstrated leader with a positive attitude and learning mindset
- Desire to continue to develop functional and/or industry areas of interest (e.g., operations, IT finance/accounting, HR, PMO)
- Desire to lead projects and work streams
- Ability to create and deliver business strategies and drive solutions for client’s opportunities and challenges
- Experience working in a cross functional role is a plus (IT, finance, marketing, supply chain, process optimization, change management, etc.)
- Ability to manage complex and fast paced project engagements
- Confidence and conviction when presenting to internal project team
- Ability to take an analytical approach to problem solving
- Experience with process improvement
- Experience with technical writing
- Rally or Jira experience
- Excellent Excel and PowerPoint skills
- Great organizational, planning and prioritization skills
- Flexibility to travel to client or Perficient locations
Education / Experience
- Bachelor's Degree required
- MBA preferred
- Minimum of 5 years consulting or business operations experience required
- Scrum, SAFe, PMP, Six Sigma Certifications preferred
Variable Compensation
- All billable and leadership roles are eligible for one or more bonus and incentive plans.
- All sales roles qualify for certain commission plans.
Benefits
US Full-Time Employees may be eligible for the following benefits:
- Medical, dental and vision
- Health Savings Account with Company Contribution
- Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Life, Accident, Disability insurance
- 401(k) Plan with Company Match
- Flexible Time Off, Paid Holidays
- Discounts, Perks
- ESPP (Employee Stock Purchase Plan)
More About Perficient
Our work enables clients to improve productivity and competitiveness; grow and strengthen relationships with customers, suppliers and partners; and reduce costs. Perficient's professionals serve clients from a network of offices across North America and offshore locations in India and China. Traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market, Perficient is a member of the Russell 2000 index and the S&P SmallCap 600 index.
Perficient is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national, origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Disclaimer: The above statements are not intended to be a complete statement of job content, rather to act as a guide to the essential functions performed by the employee assigned to this classification. Management retains the discretion to add or change the duties of the position at any time.
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