Functional Consultant Strategic Advisor

Req ID: 330506 

Launch by NTT DATA hires exceptional, innovative, and passionate individuals who want to grow with us. We’re an inclusive, adaptable, forward-thinking organization, and we’re constantly seeking talented individuals who are the same. If this sounds like you, keep reading.

We are currently seeking a Senior Director, Brand and Growth (Functional Consultant Strategic Advisor) to join our US-based Strategic Growth team.

As a Functional Consultant, you’ll play an integral role working across disciplines to ensure that the best of our thinking and solutions are put in front of our clients. You’ll support our Strategic Growth team in the pursuit of new business opportunities and collaborate with our practice areas to develop, systematize, and market innovative solutions to meet client needs.

Our team is comprised of a diverse group of practitioners with backgrounds in media, politics, publishing, content strategy, design, government, and more. If you love to rally clients around a great story rooted in strategy, we’d love to meet you.

Who you are:

• You are a compassionate and opinionated practitioner with a passion for digital experiences across industries
• Eager to engage with opportunities for continuous learning and interested in what’s next
• You’re not afraid to create or adapt processes when necessary to help your team perform in a complex organization
• You excel at working through ambiguity to create a clear vision and can adapt your message so that it resonates with different audiences
• You have worked side by side with technical teams to deliver complex products and platforms and are comfortable translating technical concepts into stories for any audience
• You are an expert listener with superior deductive reasoning who can rally team members, executives, and clients around bold recommendations
• You thrive presenting to C-level and other senior executives, and can convincingly defend your recommendations with facts and market expertise
• You enjoy building consensus and coordinating diverse groups of busy stakeholders and colleagues on timelines short and long
• You excel at reading the room and reacting to the audience and their needs on the fly
• You’re skilled at creating and directing creation of a variety of client-facing storytelling and deliverables (both content and visuals / layout) and can guide teammates through your vision
• You enjoy a challenge and are looking to grow with your team

Job responsibilities include:

• Develop and drive Launch marketing strategy and collaborate with colleagues from Launch and NTT DATA to plan and execute multiplatform marketing initiatives and campaigns (including original content) that build the Launch brand and create demand for our services
• Support account plans with targeted marketing initiatives as needed
• Contribute to NTT DATA Analyst Relations initiatives on behalf of Launch and use the insights you gain to improve how we go to market
• Identify opportunities for Launch to grow its reputation through awards submissions and participation in external events and bring these opportunities to fruition
• Oversee the strategy for and execution of Launch-branded events and other in-person client engagement initiatives that build pipeline
• Build alliances with NTT DATA counterparts that result greater internal awareness and understanding of Launch services and capabilities
• Contribute to business development conversations with clients and prospects, deepening their relationships with Launch
• Constantly searching and learning so that we can stay one step ahead competitors and anticipate our clients’ needs

Basic qualifications:

• Minimum of 15 years of experience with marketing, sales, brand and / or product strategy as part of multi-disciplinary teams
• Minimum of 10 years of experience demonstrating the ability to contribute to a cross-functional team working in a consultative, client service setting   

Preferred Skills:

• Demonstrated ability to develop strong relationships and build trust with colleagues and empower decision-makers and gain alignment across internal and external organizations. 
• Experience conducting and reacting to user and market research.
• Proven track record of successfully working with deadlines and ambiguity, as well as sharing in-progress work at all levels of fidelity. 
• Ability to rapidly build expertise on new businesses and industries.  
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office and SharePoint.
• A talent for building consensus among (sometimes opinionated) teammates within and across a large and complex organization. 
• Strong opinions, weakly held

About NTT DATA

NTT DATA is a $30 billion trusted global innovator of business and technology services. We serve 75% of the Fortune Global 100 and are committed to helping clients innovate, optimize and transform for long term success. As a Global Top Employer, we have diverse experts in more than 50 countries and a robust partner ecosystem of established and start-up companies. Our services include business and technology consulting, data and artificial intelligence, industry solutions, as well as the development, implementation and management of applications, infrastructure and connectivity. We are one of the leading providers of digital and AI infrastructure in the world. NTT DATA is a part of NTT Group, which invests over $3.6 billion each year in R&D to help organizations and society move confidently and sustainably into the digital future. Visit us at us.nttdata.com

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