Position: Principal, Technology & Strategy

Position Description

As Principal, Technology & Strategy, you are a business consultant who fulfills a critical role at Electronic Ink ensuring the quality and consistency from the start of the sales process through the presentation of the final deliverables. The Principal, Technology & Strategy fulfills this role by being an integral member of the implementation team and collaborating closely with the client program management, business development and executive teams. A successful candidate would have seven to twelve years experience with a development background. This requires superior communication skills ensuring that all teams communicate in an effective and timely manner.

As a Principal, Technology & Strategy, you accept the following charter and key responsibilities:

Technology & Strategy Responsibilities

• Create and produce final deliverables, including business systems, documentation and proof of concepts, etc
• Manage full development life cycle
• Manage technology infrastructure such as source control, SQL Server, SharePoint and development environments
• Assess, communicate, and mitigate risks associated with technology-related options
• Define application architecture and specifications for development and implementation and communicate them to key project stakeholders.
• Assist client in determining the feasibility of a project, including analysis of third-party vendors
• Keep abreast of technological developments

The Principal, Technology & Strategy also serves as a mentor and leader who will work with the technology team to:

• Ensure high quality of deliverables
• Oversee the delivery work of the team
• Communicate internal information to the team
• Manage the resources on the team as the oversight on projects
• Deliver training and instruction in technologies
• Inspire, oversee and lead innovation in technological methods and efficiency
• Work with the Manager of Business Operations to allocate technology resources for upcoming projects
• Collaborate with all delivery teams

Collaboration with Client Program Management

The Principal, Technology & Strategy will work closely with the client program management team during both the sales and delivery phase of a project. During the sales phase, the Principal, Technology & Strategy will work with the client program manager to:

• Ensure that the projected hours are accurate
• Determine the timeframes for projects
• Review the project plans associated with SOWs and provide feedback
• Provide oversight and feedback on the quality of the work done by technology
• Share knowledge about the client's current business processes and political issues learned during the sales process
• Ensure that the vision for the project as originally scoped is met
• Serve as the person which the CPM can work with to resolve project level resourcing issues

Collaboration with Business Development

The Principal, Technology & Strategy collaborate with the business development team to win large projects and grow existing client relationships. Together they engage with clients to:

• Assist in strategic workshops and white boarding sessions
• Assist in the development of a strategic roadmap representing the client's long-term vision and EI's role in that vision
• Assist in identification of client's critical business drivers

The Principal, Technology & Strategy is active in the following stages of business development:

• Actively participates in "Discovery Phase" of the sales process
• Assist VP, Business Development in developing approach to client solution and review of Statement of Work
• Transfer knowledge about the client from the sales cycle to the delivery team
• Build client relationships
• Identify other business opportunities

Collaboration with Executive Team

The Principal, Technology & Strategy will serve as a member of the leadership team, made up of the strategists representing all delivery teams. This group will work closely with the executive team to:

• Identify any new business opportunities within current client organizations
• Resolve any client issues related to specific projects
• Innovate on and implement new Electronic Ink strategies and services
• Ensure that the delivery teams are aware of Electronic Ink organizational goals

Send cover letter and CV to hr@electronicink.com.