Business Consultant
Company: Varicent
Location: Austin
Posted on: June 25, 2022
Job Description:
Varicent is the industry leader in developing Sales Performance
Management (SPM) software, enabling businesses worldwide to Plan,
Operate and Pay effectively to drive sales performance and
growth.
A named Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Sales Performance
Management seven times in a row, Varicent was founded in 2005 when
we pioneered sales performance management software. Evolving
quickly to become the fastest growing software company in North
America according to Deloitte's Fast 50--- in 2010, Varicent was
acquired by IBM in 2012 and has since been re-founded as an
independent global business serving mid-size and enterprise clients
with our full suite of solutions to assist in smarter territory and
quota planning, efficient lead to revenue operations, and the
fastest and most flexible way to pay sellers accurately and
on-time. We are looking for talented, driven people that can make
an impact across our organization.
REMOTE POSITION - Work from anywhere in North America
Our Professional Services team is the leading provider in the Sales
Performance Management space. We are a dynamic group of
consultants, architects, and project managers who take pride in
helping our clients get the most out of Varicent products by
implementing solutions that meet their unique business and
technical needs. Joining our practice means becoming part of a team
that's bold enough to chase experiences - like building, designing
maintaining scalable compensation models for our customers, using
Artificial Intelligence, captivating Visualizations, and unique and
cutting-edge DB concepts. The Professional Services team at
Varicent is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and
believes in the value of different experiences, perspectives, and
voices.
The Business Consultant for ICM, under the direction of the Project
Director, is primarily responsible for successful project delivery.
From discovery to project completion, you will work as part of a
project team to execute and guide our clients through their
implementation experience.
What you'll do:
- Use industry experience to gather and document thorough
business requirements
- Consume and analyze large amounts of data
- Configure Varicent products based on customer requirements
- Make sure all deliverables arrive in good order, on time, and
fulfil customers' requirements
- Communicate the progress to both internal and external
stakeholders
- Author thorough solution documentation
- Collaborate with our team to achieve sustainable project and
product growth
- Enable your customers to effectively use and maintain their
Varicent solution
- Develop Extract/Transform/Load (ETL) processes for data
preparation
- Document and communicate project status regularly to the
Project Management team
- Coordinate and communicate with the customer's project manager
and project resources
- Guide customers towards proven / recommended approaches to
satisfying their business needs
- Proactively contribute to the evolution of Varicent
products
- Travel to client sites domestically or internationally as able
based on COVID-19 accessibility
Within 1 month, you will:
- Participate in new hire training, bootcamp
- Ramp up on Varicent delivery methodology and key
deliverables
- Complete Varicent Certification
- Shadow a more experienced consultant on an ongoing project
- Have a good overview of the market, the customers, and the user
personas
Within 3 months, you will:
- Be engaged on a full-time project with assigned tasks and
deliverables
- Increase familiarity with key Varicent modules
- Work with a mentor on an ongoing basis to gain knowledge and
expertise
- Participate in the Test phase of a project to diagnose and
resolve defectsWithin 6 months, you will:
- Lead targeted requirements gathering sessions and author
Requirements and Design documentation
- Participate in knowledge-sharing sessions within your immediate
and broader teams
- Complete build and configuration of intermediate or advanced
deliverables within a project
- Stay up to date on product improvementsWithin 1 year, you
will:
- Lead smaller-to-medium scale implementation projects through
entire life cycle
- Prescriptively guide customers toward recommended approaches to
satisfy requirements
- Mentor new hires on product implementation and project
methodology
- Present a project success presentation to the larger
Professional Services organization
- Be able to demonstrate the success of your work through
customer feedback and internal feedback
- Become a subject matter expert in several aspects of Varicent
ICM
- Be able to provide accurate product feedback to Project
Management teams
What you'll bring to Varicent:
- At least 3 years of experience in IT Consulting, Enterprise
Software Implementation
- Bachelor's Degree or higher in a technical field or a related
business discipline
- An analytical mindset with a keen focus on data
- Strong business communication skills (multilingual is a
plus)
- Customer-centric - ability to empathize with customers and
understand their needs at every stage of the product
development.
- Prior experience with Query Based Languages and Relational
Databases
- High energy with a drive to succeed
- Initiative and ability to work with minor oversight
- Ability to adapt to evolving and changing processes
- Preferred: Previous experience with a data analytics product /
data ETL
- Preferred: At least 2 years of experience implementing Sales
Performance Management solutionsBenefits & Perks:
- Very competitive salary
- Variable Incentive Plan
- Bright, modern office environment and/or flexible work from
home options
- Relaxed, welcoming, and supportive team - working together for
your success
- Extremely high performing, results-driven, team-based
environment
- Social and team-building eventsVaricent is committed to
creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal
opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive
consideration for employment without regard to race, color,
religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual
orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran
status. Varicent is committed to compliance with all fair
employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration
status.
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