Vice President, Solution Architecture

Hitachi Solutions is a global Microsoft solutions integrator passionate about developing and delivering industry-focused solutions that support our clients to deliver on their business transformation goals. Our industry focus, expertise, and intellectual property is what truly sets us apart. We have earned, and continue to maintain, a strategic relationship with Microsoft. Recognized for our achievements - teaming with our clients to deliver innovative digital solutions and services - is how we have achieved year after year recognition.

As their trusted advisor, we support our clients to deliver on their strategic business initiatives as they unify, automate, and modernize their data and operations to increase efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance their customer's experience. Our over 3,000 team members across 14 countries, and our 18 years of 100% focus on Microsoft technologies and business applications, is how we deliver excellence through expert services and industry-focused cloud solutions.

A part of Hitachi, Ltd., our company has a long and rich history of innovation, financial strength, and international presence of one of the world's largest companies. Since 1910, Hitachi, Ltd. has been a leader in manufacturing innovative products and solutions that support industry and social infrastructure around the globe supported by 303,000 employees in over 100 countries and across 864 companies.

Hitachi Solutions is a global Microsoft solutions integrator passionate about developing and delivering industry-focused solutions that support our clients to deliver on their business transformation goals. Our leadership in Global Dynamics 365 Field Service and Manufacturing is what truly sets us apart and enables us to maintain a strategic relationship with Microsoft.

We are seeking a seasoned Vice President, Solution Architecture to be the leading voice on multi-workload digital transformation engagements for our Americas Consulting organization. This role is part of the Delivery Go To Market team and partners with the Sales team to drive the solution sales process from inception through close to ensure that our solutions meet our customers' needs. This person works with customers and their team throughout delivery to ensure that the vision established in presales is carried forward.

This individual works with our clients, sales and delivery and supports their team members to scope the engagement, discover and analyze high-level requirements, and define solution architectures. This role should be capable and comfortable in communicating with client IT leadership and the C-suite, with the demonstrated ability to translate business needs into technical architecture, development standards, and data & process governance. This is a hands-on leadership position in a dynamic, demanding environment which involves leading by example and coaching a team to complete their assignments and grow their capabilities.

A successful candidate will have demonstrated experience across a broad range of technologies spanning the Microsoft Cloud environment including Dynamics 365 business application such as Customer Service, Field Services, Finance, Marketing, Sales, Supply Chain, and Power Platform). This individual will also possess expertise in Artificial Intelligence, Azure Security, Azure Infrastructure, Azure Modern Work, Data (Fabric/Databricks), and Application Modernization.

The candidate should be inventive, comfortable working in ambiguous, complex environments, adept at managing large enterprise customers, analysts, partners, and other key audiences. You must demonstrate strong consultative leadership, be flexible, able to multi-task, meet deadlines, and be comfortable working independently.

Core Responsibilities

• Provide leadership in the design and implementation of the above Microsoft solutions to clients across various industries.
• Collaborate with key stakeholders, including clients, sales, project services and technical solution delivery teams, to gather requirements, provide guidance, and ensure alignment of solutions with business needs.
• Lead technical innovation and solution delivery for our Business Applications business units including, for example, implementation accelerators.
• Understand cloud economics, as well as the cultural imperatives of digital transformation.
• Lead an AI-first mindset across both solution delivery and internal initiatives.
• Define, document, and evangelize reference architectures and solution templates for Microsoft solutions.
• Chair the Solution Review Board committee that is responsible to review and approve Solution Blueprints, Migration, and Deployment Plans.
• Partner and work closely with Microsoft Product Team and Microsoft Fast Track to support customer engagements.
• Communicate technology vision, function as a role model, and develop strategies to extend the Microsoft Cloud into all market segments to achieve customer and partner transformation goals.
• Stay up to date with Microsoft releases, features, and capabilities, and ensure continuous learning for the team and organization.
• Function as a delivery evangelist who inspires internal audiences through clarity of message and set of best practices.
• Bachelor's Degree and 15+ years' relevant experience leading strategy and delivering solutions for multiple solution domains (e.g., scaling a business, incubation, driving change in a large company, entrepreneurship, management consulting).
• Depth of experience building solutions for and going to market in multiple industries including for example Manufacturing, Financial Services, Health and Life Sciences, Consumer Goods, or Retail.
• 15+ years' experience in Strategy, Management Consulting, or IT Consulting.
• 8+ years' experience engaging at C-level suite including CXO, CTO/CIO level.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and presentation skills, with the ability to convey complex concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.

NOTE: WHILE THIS ROLE IS REMOTE, YOU MUST BE A US OR CANADIAN CITIZEN OR ABLE TO WORK WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OR CANADA WITHOUT SPONSORSHIP.

Base Salary Pay Range*: $210,000.00 - $275,000.00 USD/$205,000.00 - $250,000.00 CAD plus bonus.

*The current applicable Base Salary Pay Range for this role is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills relevant to the role, internal equity, alignment with market data, or other law.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.

Other Compensation / Benefit Overview

In addition to Base Salary, the successful candidate may be eligible to participate in the following plans / programs, upon satisfying all hiring requirements:

• Bonus Plan

• Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage

• Life Insurance and Disability Programs

• Retirement Savings with Company Match

• Paid Time Off

• Flexible Work Arrangements including Remote Work

We are an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines

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