Consulting Practice LeaderInventra • San Francisco, CA, United States

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Consulting Practice Leader

Inventra • San Francisco, CA, United States

14 days ago

Job type

Full-time

Job description

Our client is a global IT managed services firm that partners with enterprises to scale their technology, infrastructure, and services. Owned by a leading private equity firm, the company has spent more than 25 years building an employee-first, performance-driven culture and has a proven record of enabling category-defining enterprise clients to outpace market growth.

The organization delivers comprehensive solutions across Application Services and Consulting, Digital Product Engineering, Digital Workplace Services, Private Cloud Services, AI & Automation, and ServiceNow. Its seasoned professionals leverage industry best practices and a robust service delivery framework to drive both immediate impact and lasting transformation for clients. With over 3,000 employees serving 200+ global clients, the company is committed to shaping the future of IT services —combining strategic technology partnerships with a people-first approach to drive innovation, improve productivity, and revolutionize how IT is deployed and experienced worldwide.

Position Overview :

The Consulting Practice Leader – Platform Engineering will be responsible for shaping and executing the strategic vision for our engineering consulting practice. The practice focuses on helping our clients accelerate their product development & innovation, application development, and digital transformation initiatives. The successful leader will be key to expanding the organization’s engineering competencies, leading high-performing teams, building strong client relationships, and ensuring the delivery of scalable solutions.

Key Responsibilities :

Collaborate with executive leadership to align the practice strategy with overall company goals.
Act as a trusted advisor to clients, understanding their business needs and delivering tailored engineering solutions.
Develop and execute the strategic roadmap for the Platform Engineering Consulting practice.
Identify market opportunities, emerging trends, and new business areas to drive revenue growth.
Foster a culture of innovation, continuous improvement, and excellence within the practice.

Building Competencies :

Oversee the development of proprietary tools, frameworks, SDKs, etc., to enhance and expedite service delivery.

Ideate, prioritize, and secure budgets for these accelerators to create competitive differentiation and improve client stickiness.

Identify and nurture strategic partnerships with leading and emerging software providers to expand consulting and SI capabilities.

Serve as a client-facing leader, nurturing and growing relationships with key clients, industry partners, and stakeholders.

Support pre-sales efforts, including proposal development, technical presentations, and client negotiations.

Represent the company at industry events, conferences, and forums to enhance brand visibility and thought leadership.

Lead a team of experienced managers and individual contributors - engineers, architects, and project managers.

Define clear performance objectives and provide ongoing feedback to support team development.

Champion a collaborative and inclusive culture that drives innovation and excellence.

Oversee recruitment, training, and professional development initiatives to maintain cutting-edge skills within the team.

Operational Excellence & Delivery :

Ensure that all projects and engagements adhere to the highest standards of quality, scalability, and performance.

Implement best practices, methodologies, and governance frameworks to optimize delivery processes.

Support practice financial performance, including budgeting, forecasting, and profitability analysis.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams (e.g., sales, marketing, delivery and operations to ensure seamless service delivery.

Innovation & Technology Leadership :

Bring technical fluency across the tech-stack to lead and inspire seasoned architects and technology SMEs.

Stay abreast of the latest industry trends, technologies, and best practices in product and platform engineering.

Champion the adoption of new technologies and methodologies that drive innovation and deliver competitive advantage.

Oversee the development of proprietary tools, frameworks, and accelerators to enhance service delivery and continuous market differentiation.

Qualifications :

Education : Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

Minimum 10 years of experience in engineering domains within IT consulting.

Minimum of 5 years in client facing, leadership roles within IT consulting.

Extensive track record of building software frameworks, components, SDKs, etc.

Proven track record of driving supporting business growth and managing P&L for a technology services practice.

Deep understanding of modern software development practices, cloud computing, microservices architectures, DevOps, and agile methodologies.

Familiarity with digital transformation initiatives and emerging technologies such as AI, IoT, and data analytics.

This is an external facing role. Excellent communication, negotiation, and presentation skills are a must.

Strong strategic thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.

Ability to travel to client-site occasionally.

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