Principal Consultant - Core Banking

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The Role - What You'll Do
As a Principal, you will lead teams that execute strategic programs tackling complex, industry-specific challenges, while further deepening knowledge in your area of specialization. You will work directly and closely with clients, affording opportunities to build relationships with business and technology leaders in Banking.
You will work with the top Fortune 500 Financial Institutions to envision new products, define domain blueprints and roadmaps, redefine experiences and processes, monetize data, modernize banking infrastructure, and drive innovation.
You will have the opportunity to develop and leverage your industry experiences and relationships to bring innovative ideas and insightful perspectives to life and become established as a thought leader in the industry. You will leverage your knowledge of the industry and market to help define the next generation of our consulting offerings and services.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the design and delivery of client advisory, solution delivery and organizational transformation engagements in standalone projects or as part of wider client programs
• Advise clients on strategy and detailed use cases by leveraging insights from industry best practices
• Lead and manage a team of consultants to develop concise and practical strategies, roadmap and/or re-engineering program recommendations with a clear implementation path
• Oversee the formulation of hypothesis / client problem statement, identification, analysis, and interrogation of related data and synthesize the key outcomes and resulting recommendations
• Collaborate with clients to define long-term vision, goals and strategies, help identify and design downstream product, operational and technology initiatives
• Direct teams of global consulting, IT professionals & subject matter experts in establishing comprehensive business and functional requirements, then translating those requirements into actionable project initiatives with associated metrics
• Provide insights on new and emerging best practices in Banking and contribute to the development of service offerings
• Coach and develop junior team members to deliver quality results and promote professional development
• Lead small, medium sized sales pursuits and business development activities ranging from creation of client proposals to formulating commercial constructs / contracts

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent required
• 7+ years of relevant experience with at least 5-6 years of management consulting experience at a top-tier consulting firm
• Strong background of leading teams, comprising both client stakeholders, operations, business, and technology specialists
• Successful business development history including exposure to each of the various aspects of a typical sales cycle

Preferred Qualifications:

• MBA or equivalent advanced degree
• 5-7 years of experience working in Core Banking at banks or finance technology firms in one or more market segments - consumer and small business, middle market, and large enterprise
• Excellent business understanding of retail / commercial banking / credit card functions to help transform client operations
• Hands-on experience in Technology or Operations with one or more leading Core Banking platform and/or experience developing or managing related business products and services.
• Good depth of knowledge in multiple areas of Core Banking such as Core Modernization, IT rationalization/re-engineering, digital channels and experience, process optimization, business operations, and product management.
• Candidates authorized to work for any employer in the United States without employer-based visa sponsorship are welcome to apply. Infosys is unable to provide immigration sponsorship for this role at this time."

General Information

• Location flexibility enabling our consultants to execute engagements while being based in their preferred location
• Flexible "Work from Home" policies and robust infrastructure support enabling uninterrupted remote access to work
• Internal training & leadership programs complemented by industry recognized certifications for reskilling and upskilling
• Formal counselor-counselee system aiding and driving well rounded career growth
• Dedicated mentorship programs, driven by the firm's women leaders for select women consultants, to drive acclimatization and create future-ready leaders
• Return to Work program to ensure smooth transition for career returners, help new parents, and improve work flexibility
• Collaborative and open work environment for our consultants to share professional experiences and learn, and define their own success paths
• This job description may not cover or contain a comprehensive listing of all activities, duties and responsibilities that are required of the employee

Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Infosys employee, you are also eligible for the following benefits:-

• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
• Long-term/Short-term Disability
• Health and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts
• Insurance (Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Legal)
• 401(k) plan and contributions dependent on salary level
• Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off