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The opportunity
Your role as a Functional Architect will focus on the management and delivery of client engagements, focusing the activities to translate client requirements into working solutions for MDM within the Oracle Utilities Customer to Meter (C2M) or Customer Cloud Service (CCS) product set. This may involve interacting at an executive level, as well as participating in sales and practice development activities with Power & Utilities clients. You'll help to mentor, coach and counsel their team members and help EY to build an inclusive culture and high performing teams.
Your key responsibilities
The Oracle MDM Functional Architect will lead the orchestration of creative and practical MDM Oracle Utility software solutions that meet customers' business requirements.
Works with customers to ensure that business needs and requirements are identified and documented; seeks understanding of longer-range customer needs and emerging opportunities
Develops project objectives and set priorities through integration with customers' organizational direction
Plans, facilitates and manages the fact-finding and analysis sessions of projects
Designs and configures application software
Analyzes user and software requirements, procedures, and problems to automate or improve existing systems and reviews computer system capabilities, workflow, and scheduling limitations and defines solution parameters and specifications
Leads the design process and facilitates design workshops
Negotiates and manages functional scope to reduce business and technical risks for the client and EY
Conducts business process analysis to ensure that all business areas of impact are identified and resolved for a successful roll out
Provides management of, and facilitation for, one or more of the following key focus areas: Functional, Interfaces, Business Process Change Management
Leads and participates in the Planning and Confirm & Design of a project including, but not limited to:
Scheduling of required workshops
Preparation of the workshop agenda
Facilitates workshop sessions
Documents daily workshop activities and outputs
Assesses business requirements and development of overall product solutions
Manages issues and/or action items
Updates status of required deliverables
Development and Review of Functional Designs for RICE (Reports, Interfaces, Conversions, Enhancements) objects
Within a Functional lead role:
Identifies and documents any gaps that will require custom algorithms and plug-ins
Configures the base system
Assist with initial testing of base configurations and RICE objects
Triage and resolution of defects during testing
Within an Interface lead role:
Authors the Interface strategy documentation
Helps set the direction of overall Interface architecture
Manages the integration development and testing process
Triage and resolution of defects during testing
Within a Data Conversion lead role:
Authors the conversion strategy documentation
With the customer, co-authors the data mapping plan
Helps set the direction of overall conversion program architecture
Defines and helps manage data exception/validation reporting
Triage and resolution of defects during testing
Execution of mock conversions
Provides knowledge transfer to the client Project Core team
Supports the Customer team with, but not limited to: application configuration; data conversion; development; interfaces; modifications; testing; training; deployment and post deployment support
Ensures project documentation in their area of responsibility is up to date
Working with EY and Customer project leads, assesses original assumptions and re-estimates task effort at regular intervals
Helps to identify risks and issues and assists in the mitigation process
Skills and attributes for success
You'll need strong written and verbal communication skills, especially around breaking down complex structures into digestible and relevant points for a diverse set of clients and colleagues, at all levels.
Challenge and inspire both co-workers and clients to think about challenging situations in new and transformative ways.
By drawing on your knowledge and experience, you'll provide innovative commercial insights for clients, adapt methods and practices to fit operational team and cultural needs and contribute to thought leadership. You'll actively contribute to improving operational efficiency on projects and internal initiatives.
In line with our commitment to quality, you'll consistently drive projects to completion and determine that work is of a high quality. Your role in leading teams or parts of teams on engagements will depend on the size of the engagement and will be under responsibility of higher levels. They will look to you to anticipate and identify risks and escalate issues, as appropriate.
As an influential member of the team, you'll help to create a positive learning culture and will coach and counsel junior team members and help them to develop.
To qualify for the role you must have
Bachelor's degree
A minimum of 5 years of professional experience
In depth understanding of the Meter Data Management functions
Proven track record of at least 5, preferably 10+ years of successful Oracle Utilities relevant implementations
Experience with Oracle Utilities Application Framework
Proven Oracle Utilities product implementation knowledge
Proven ability to work effectively and collaboratively with customers, across different departments and levels within the company
Proven track record of business change management; strong knowledge of Oracle Utility software; excellent communication skills
Proficient knowledge of information technology and business consulting practice
Superior skills include business analysis, process facilitation, change management, creative and critical thinking, superior written and verbal communications, technical writing, problem solving, presentations, and public speaking
Handle multiple assignments within a fast-paced environment with potential conflicting schedules.
Positive, "can do" attitude and ability to work in a team environment
Willingness to travel up to 75%, valid driver's license
Ideally you'll also have
We're interested in passionate leaders with strong vision and a desire to stay on top of trends for their area of expertise and specific skills and knowledge to contribute to our clients and teams. If you have a genuine passion for helping businesses achieve the full potential of their data, this role is for you.
What we offer you
At EY, we'll develop you with future-focused skills and equip you with world-class experiences. We'll empower you in a flexible environment, and fuel you and your extraordinary talents in a diverse and inclusive culture of globally connected teams. Learn more .
- We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package where you'll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to the business. The base salary range for this job in all geographic locations in the US is $86,600 to $197,800. The base salary range for New York City Metro Area, Washington State and California (excluding Sacramento) is $103,90
