【IBM Japan】DX Strategy Consultant

Job description

Introduction
At IBM, we know that transformation drives change, and it is in our DNA to continuously transform. Our Business Transformation Consultants help drive large scale change that spans IBM business units and geographies. As a part of this team, you will have the unique opportunity to be a part of driving IBM’s ongoing transformation as a company that continuously innovates and leads the market.

Your Role and Responsibilities
*This position requires a business level of Japanese. Please refer to the Japanese job description.

As a strategic consultant, we provide comprehensive IT solutions to top global and domestic clients in the upstream phase, including planning of company-wide DX strategies, consulting on work process optimization in each business area, and IT solution design.
We provide comprehensive IT solutions in the upstream phase, from planning company-wide DX strategies and consulting on work process optimization in each business area to IT solution design.
We are looking for a person who can lead the CXO to propose business transformation and business creation, and then lead the implementation.
・Provide the following support for DX.
　(1) Support for formulating a long-term vision and concept
　(2) Support for medium-term strategy formulation (platform and data strategy)
　(3) Support for new business concept development

Mission/Job Description:
Japanese companies need reliable realization of DX. However, there are a wide variety of issues to be addressed, including the formulation of long-term strategies or their execution, integration of strategies across divisions, and strategies using data and platforms.
We have a strategy consulting function, a UIUX design function, and a development capability in our pipeline with a rich CXO, and you will be responsible for solving and executing on this comprehensive combination of issues.
In this role, you will face the CXO and have a broad scope of support from upstream strategy to execution. We are looking for someone who can combine the expertise of each of these responsibilities and be responsible not only for upstream but also for execution.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise
Experience in business strategy and management strategy divisions, including experience at consulting firms and operating companies.
Experience in BtoB customer problem-solving work.
Experience in
(1) negotiating with clients,
(2) identifying and analyzing issues,
(3) creating proposals and implementation plans, and
(4) planning and executing projects.
Work related to strategy formulation: research and analysis, preparation of documents (Excel and PowerPoint), and presentations.
Work related to project promotion: review and execution of workshops, work management (to-do and issue management), preparation of meeting minutes, etc.

*Candidate for manager:
Experience in a consulting firm.
Experience in strategy, management, business, IT, operations, industry, etc.
Excluding solution consultants (consultants who aim to sell products).

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise
Experience in business strategy and management strategy department in a Japanese company.
Experience in co-creation projects with designers and engineers.
Experience in consulting firms.
Experience in a consulting firm.