Principal Consultant

Business development

• Ensures high levels of individual utilisation achievement in line with the levels expected as part of the goal setting process
• Sells laterally and vertically when operating. Regularly identifies leads and converts them into opportunities and proposals
• Builds relationships and has an effective network of client contacts at buying level. Leads marketing and prospecting activities to populate the sales funnel for specified accounts
• Regularly participates in sales meetings. Builds relationships with client managers, applies competitive intelligence to further Wipro footprint in accounts
• Leads smaller scale meetings with sales teams, leads proposal development to a high standard working with sales teams as appropriate
• Contributes and leads RFP / RFI efforts by leveraging Wipros global footprint and end to end consulting capability
• Consistently plays a key role in opportunity identification, raising potential pursuits to practice leadership team, helping them proactively in pursuits

Thought Leadership

• Develops insight and develops point of view into chosen industry and technology trends, ensures they are shared with the wider practice / GCG in one of the various channels. Leads assignment thought leadership
• Ensures a track record is written up of own assignment and, where appropriate, ensures it is written up as a case study. Responsible for ensuring use in sales

Contribution to Practice / Wipro

• Continually delivers all Wipro admin in a timely manner (timesheets, appraisals expenses, etc.,) Demonstrates contribution to internal initiatives
• Ensures the team leverages IP and knowledge assets from the central knowledge repository of Wipro and GCG and promotes reuse
• Proposes new service offerings / capabilities
• Contribution towards go-to-market solutions to deliver tangible business outcomes or breakthrough in industry segment
• Coaches and mentors junior consultants
• Monitors and curtails talent attrition
• Drives engagement with other consulting and delivery teams to both enhance collaboration and help design and deliver tailored
• Client solutions with desired impact
• Demonstrates value by identifying and following through on innovation and thought leadership opportunities
• Creates reusable IP / assets and makes self visible as a thought leader

Skills Required

Principal Consultant, Rfp, Sow