Summary
Join Red Clay Consulting as a MDM Solution Architect to provide functional leadership on Meter Data Management projects. This remote position requires up to 35% travel and involves owning the definition, design, and delivery of a successful functional solution while performing data validations and troubleshooting.
Requirements
- Strong knowledge of MDM Meter Data Management
- 6+ years overall relevant experience, including five years in consulting or services
- In-depth knowledge of meter-to-cash flow and billing
- MDM lead architect experience in at least three utilities implementations
- Designer or architect experience with the Oracle Utilities Application Framework (OUAF)
- Successful full lifecycle implementation experience
- Strong knowledge of SQL and Cloud-based system delivery
- A bachelor’s degree or its equivalent in computer science, computer engineering, information technology, or a closely related technical field
Responsibilities
- Own the definition, design, and delivery of a successful functional solution to Red Clay clients
- Build an in-depth understanding of the client’s current and future business and the relationship of interdependent project work streams
- Develop and maintain the necessary plans for workshops, business process definition, configuration, testing and training support - including key tasks, milestones, and deliverables – aligned with delivering the overall solution
- Drive execution of planned activities to ensure solutioning is delivered on-time and in line with interdependent project workstreams
- Facilitate conversations with the client to gather and provide recommendations on target business requirements in line with C2M capabilities and the functional roadmap
- Map stated client requirements to standard C2M business processes (URMs and other formats) forming the basis of subsequent process-based discussions
- Collect and validate meter data from various utility meters (electric, water, gas)
- Perform data validations and troubleshoot discrepancies by coordinating with teams to resolve issues
- Configure meter data management software while updating improvements to enhance system functionality
- Remove obstacles for the functional team to ensure solution objectives are met
- Provide regular communication to project leadership and functional team regarding project status, risks, decisions, delivery quality, and resource-related issues
- Provide the information and documentation needed for change orders
- Enforce the project issue and risk identification, troubleshooting, decision-making, mitigation, and escalation processes to ensure quick and effective problem resolution
- Lead the creation, delivery (development and configuration) and testing of a comprehensive business solution and all related documentation including future state process, configuration dictionaries, etc
- Oversee and approve all functional deliverables before delivering to the client
- Coordinate delivery of functional requirements and designs and timely receipt of complete and accurate work products from the off-shore development team
- Identify and request the resources necessary to achieve planned project objectives
- Establish and maintain strong working relationships with client business sponsor and subject matter experts
- Support the transfer of relevant C2M product knowledge to target client business resources
- Reinforce company goals, project objectives, and role expectations to team members
- Mentor team members and provide feedback by monitoring and appraising job performance
- Assist in RFP efforts by providing key C2M product knowledge and strategies for addressing prospect business requirements, writing proposal responses and SOWs, and contributing to other proposal-related activities
- Drive adoption of challenge standards and contribute to the evolution of Red Clay’s delivery methodology
Preferred Qualifications
- Ability to travel up to 35% of the time within the US and Canada to visit client sites
- Ability to recommended solutions and own the delivery of the solution
- Proven ability to build, manage, and foster a team-oriented environment
- Ability to effectively coordinate and communicate with on-site and off-shore resources
- Ability to be flexible and re-prioritize tasks in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to define, document, and review project requirements
- Ability to facilitate workshops
- Excellent leadership and management skills, providing guidance to both the client and the project team
- Strong sense of task ownership and self-motivation
- Solid interpersonal skills, good work ethic, self-starter
- Exceptional written and spoken communication skills
- Problem solver, ability to troubleshoot and break down complex issues into an actionable progression of tasks
- Knowledge of XML, Groovy, and SaaS
- Oracle Utilities MDM Implementation certification
- Other Oracle Certifications
- Understanding of Oracle Utilities Customer-to-Meter (C2M)
- Knowledge of other MDM products in the market
- Demonstrated experience as MDM solution architect or MDM systems integration lead
