Consultant
- Full-time
Company Description
MicroStrategy transforms organizations into intelligent enterprises through data-driven innovation. We match smart people to dynamic projects and technologies that truly challenge their talents. Curious and creative in outlook, our success is built on the talent and energy of smart and driven people.
MicroStrategy (Nasdaq: MSTR) is a worldwide leader in enterprise analytics and mobility software. A pioneer in the BI and analytics space, MicroStrategy delivers innovative software that empowers people to make better decisions and transform the way they do business. We provide our enterprise customers with world-class software and expert services so they can deploy unique intelligence applications.
Job Description
- Delivers consulting services. Efforts may be directed toward various MicroStrategy and / or supporting products and services
- Ensures a solid understanding of business objectives associated with projects and/or programs to which he or she is assigned
- Connects project outcomes with customers' overall vision and MicroStrategy account strategy
- Participates in implementation activities
- Leverages technical competence and implementation experience to develop functional and technical application design skills
- Develops customer relationship and expectation management skills by independently working with customers
- Provides support to the Services management team, helping to scope and estimate the engagement
- Communicates effectively with team members both internally and with customers
- Shares expertise and experience with junior team members
- May be given responsibility as a team coach on small teams of up to 8 members, leading and mentoring their more junior colleagues
- Applies methodology effectively in a wide variety of situations
- Demonstrates influence towards positive outcomes, internally and externally with customers
- Works within an internal sphere of influence typically bounded by project or regional activities
- Supports the team taking ideas from concept through full deployment
- Leverages MicroStrategy best practices for service delivery
- Develops an awareness of the competitive landscape including key differentiators and competitive positioning
- Actively participates in internal knowledge-sharing forums
Qualifications
- Bachelors or equivalent degree in a business, technical, or related field
- 5+ years of related experience
- Commitment to personal and professional growth
- Demonstrated ability to learn new technologies and business requirements
- Programming or systems development experience preferred
- Effective oral and written communication skills
- Ability to work effectively independently as well as in a team environment
- Staffing to local projects wherever possible, however field consultants can expect periods and assignments of up to 75% travel