Principal consultant

Job Description: At Infosys, we are committed to be an equal opportunity employer, and to provide a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. Infosys is recognized as one of the UK's top firms by the Financial Times and Forbes due to our client innovations, our cultural diversity and dedicated training and career paths. Management Consulting Magazine named us on their list of Best Firms to Work for. Furthermore, Infosys has been recognized by the Top Employers Institute, a global certification company, for its exceptional standards in employee conditions across Europe for five years in a row. Major developmental focus – Put your attention here: Client Relationship and Development:  Leads team interactions with clients, including clients at senior levels  Anticipates and proactively addresses client's needs  Earns client's respect and appreciation Client Delivery:  Leads client delivery teams  Manages projects and drives projects to completion Value and Expertise:  Establishes focus area and concentrates deployment and delivery in that area.  Establishes track record in focus area.  Begins to contribute thought leadership and IP in focus area. People Development and Learning:  Mentors and develops consultants on delivery teams. Ensures team  members have skills needed to execute and deepen their expertise while on  the project.  Has counselees and meets them regularly. Helps them understand strengths  and weaknesses, set realistic targets, and establish development plans that  balance firm needs and personal aspirations.  Completes all HR operations (IDP, EFF, MY, YE) for self and counselees,  carefully and in timely fashion. Practice and Firm Development:  Plays a key role in practice or firm-building activities  Takes bottom-line responsibility for firm building deliverables or activities Consulting Behaviours:  Develops focus area or specialization. Builds personal brand.  Leads and mentors others. Cares about development of junior consultants  and invests in their progression.  Grows Infosys network outside of Consulting. Leverages relationships with  CSG and other delivery units to enhance client solutions and identify new  opportunities for Consulting work  Reads situations and adjusts personal approach accordingly. Adopts  behavior and language appropriate to the situation, to stay effective in  different environments.  Stays abreast of market developments in practice or discipline. Identifies  threats and opportunities and positions to meet them; Proactively learns new  skills and abilities to stay relevant. Core Consulting Skills:  Masters basic project management skills. Manages scope, timeline, resources, deliverables, and value to client and Infosys. Reports status, tracks and resolves issues, manages risks.  Masters team building and team leadership skills. Creates high-performing teams composed of diverse skills sets and personality types. Manages team dynamics to ensure collaboration and results. Continually improves team performance.  Develops influence and persuasion skills; influences senior clients on project; tests insights and recommendations with senior management and persuades them to course of action.  Exposure – Start gaining exposure to these competencies Leadership:  Leads delivery teams effectively, providing direction, guidance, motivation, course correction, and air cover as appropriate.  Supports development of innovative thinking  Understands the Infosys Consulting business drivers and KPIs needed to build an effective and successful business  Represents Infosys through appropriate application of Infosys' sales and marketing materials/publications (service offerings, blog posts, etc.). Sales:  Supports APs and Partners in pursuit and proposal work.  Identifies opportunities from client work and relationships; raises them to appropriate partner or AP for action Infosys is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, spouse of protected veteran, or disability.