Capgemini - GCP Practice Lead (15-24 yrs)

Job title: GCP Practice Lead

Location: Pan India

Grade: E1

About Capgemini:

Capgemini is a global business and technology transformation partner, helping organizations to accelerate their dual transition to a digital and sustainable world, while creating tangible impact for enterprises and society. It is a responsible and diverse group of 340,000 team members in more than 50 countries. With its strong over 55-year heritage, Capgemini is trusted by its clients to unlock the value of technology to address the entire breadth of their business needs. It delivers end-to-end services and solutions leveraging strengths from strategy and design to engineering, all fueled by its market leading capabilities in AI, cloud and data, combined with its deep industry expertise and partner ecosystem. The Group reported 2023 global revenues of 22.5 billion.

Capgemini in India comprises nearly 175,000 team members working across 13 locations: Bangalore, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Coimbatore, Gandhinagar, Gurugram, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai, Noida, Pune, Salem and Tiruchirappalli.

About I&D:

At Capgemini, Insights & Data is our fastest-growing Global Business Line (GBL), distinguished by our commitment to leveraging data for transformative business impact. We partner closely with clients to unlock the full potential of their data, utilizing advanced analytics and artificial intelligence to drive meaningful insights and results.

Our approach is unique, blending enterprise-level capabilities with a relentless focus on innovation. We maintain the highest standards of ethics and trust while delivering precise, impactful solutions. This is achieved through a rich ecosystem that includes top industry leaders and specialized technology providers, ensuring we stay at the cutting edge of technological advancements.

Our portfolio spans several key dimensions, with a primary focus on Data & AI capabilities. We boast a robust team of over 25,000+ experts dedicated to reshaping industries through their sector-specific knowledge and experience. With a track record of over 2,000 successful projects delivered, we continue to power the trends shaping every industry. Our extensive network of 100+ technology partners further amplifies our ability to deliver exceptional results, making us a leader in the data and analytics domain.

Why Join Capgemini?

The choices you make today lay the foundation for change tomorrow.

Choosing Capgemini means having the opportunity to make a difference, whether for the worlds leading businesses or for society. It means getting the support you need to shape your career in the way that works for you. It means when the future doesnt look as bright as youd like, you have the opportunity to make change: to rewrite it.

When you join Capgemini, you dont just start a new job. You become part of something bigger. A diverse collective of free-thinkers, entrepreneurs and experts, all working together to unleash human energy through technology, for an inclusive and sustainable future. At Capgemini, people are at the heart of everything we do! You can exponentially grow your career by being part of innovative projects and taking advantage of our extensive Learning & Development programs. With us, you will experience an inclusive, safe, healthy, and flexible work environment to bring out the best in you! You also get a chance to make positive social change and build a better world by taking an active role in our Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability initiatives. And whilst you make a difference, you will also have a lot of fun.

The Opportunity:

Capgemini is seeking a Director/ Senior Director level Executive for GCP Practice Lead.

This person should have:

- 15+ years of experience with at least 10 in Data and Analytics Domain of which minimum 3 years on big data and Cloud

- Multi-skilled professional with strong experience in Architecture and Advisory, Offer and Asset creation, People hiring and training.

- Experience on at least 3 sizeable GCP engagements spanning over 18 months as a Managing Architect / Advisor preferably both migration and cloud native implementations.

- Client facing with strong communication and articulation skills. Should be able engage with CXO level audiences.

- Must be hands-on in writing solutions, doing estimations in support of RFPs.

- Strong in Data Architecture and management DW, Data Lake, Data Governance, MDM.

- Able to translate business and technical requirements into Architectural components

Nice to have:

- Multi-skilled professional with strong experience in Deal solutioning, Creating GTM strategy, Delivery handholding

- Must be aware of relevant leading tools and concepts in industry

- Must be flexible for short-term travel up to 3 months across countries

- Must be able to define new service offerings and support GTM strategy

- Must have exposure to initial setup of activities, including infrastructure setup like connectivity, security policies, configuration management, Devops etc.

- Architecture certification preferred - TOGAF or other Industry acknowledges

- Experience with replication, high availability, archiving, backup & restore, and disaster recovery/business continuity data best practices.

Our Ideal Candidate:

- Strong Behavioral & Collaboration Skills

- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

- Should be and good listener, logical and composed in explaining point of views.

- Ability to work in collaborative, cross-functional, and multi-cultural teams.

- Excellent leadership skills, with the ability to generate stakeholder buy-in and lead through influence at a senior management level. Should be very good in negotiation skills and ability to handle conflict situations.