Digital Transformation Lead

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Pratt Miller is a product development company in motorsports, defense, and mobility industries providing clients with product engineering and low-volume production solutions. Our range of research & development, engineering, prototype manufacturing, test & validation, and low-rate production capability help our customers bring their high-quality products to market faster.

OVERVIEW: Digital Transformation Leads are generalists who engage in all aspects of the software lifecycle—user research, business strategy, information architecture, sketching, wireframing, visual design, and interaction design.

Additionally, the digital transformation lead has the primary responsibility to elicit, analyze, validate, specify, verify, and manage the requirements of the project stakeholders, including customers and end users. They work closely with developers, creating an effortless user experience and a rock-solid piece of software. Many times, the digital transformation lead will assist the customers with discovering, clarifying, or re-engineer the customers’ business processes.

PME Digital Transformation Leads often serve as project leads, guiding discovery workshops and defining projects alongside PME’s senior leadership. At times, being an digital transformation lead will involve managing a budget, organizing an agile digital transformation lead, and taking the lead in client communication.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS & SKILLS:

Typical responsibilities include but are not limited to all of the following:

  • Self-Managing. The DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION LEAD may at times be the sole position assigned to a project. Must be focused, self-directed and have the ability to manage their own time and work

  • Possesses a high degree of professionalism and poise when navigating various levels of a client's organization

  • Strong leadership skills, ability to inspire others with confidence

  • Generates enthusiasm among internal and external team members

  • Continually seeks opportunities for process improvements and increased client satisfaction

  • Represent Pratt & Miller in a professional, consultative manner

  • Outstanding facilitation skills to lead meetings with clients and be point of contact between the business users and the technical team

  • Ability to manage the analysis process to include identifying tasks, timelines, and needs from the client

  • Utilizes strong analytical skills, communication skills and attention to detail to elicit, articulate and document the business requirements for proposed solutions

  • Translates business and user requirements into high quality functional specifications for development resources

  • Relies on extensive experience to provide thought leadership and success strategies throughout the project lifecycle

  • Ability to understand technical needs of the system in order to guide the client towards the correct solution - based upon previous experience with custom developed solutions

  • As the subject matter expert, develops test plans that ensure the accuracy and quality of the solution, in accordance with business, user and technology requirements

  • Leads the testing effort to ensure issues are identified, tracked, reported on and resolved in a timely manner

  • Communicates with the client and development team regarding user acceptance testing, production roll-out and post-production change order processes

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION/YEARS OF EXPERIENCE:

  • Bachelor’s Degree with at least 4 years directly in the role of business analysis for a software development firm or consulting company

  • Leadership experience with clients and teams

  • Experience working in the Software Solution Consulting Industry

  • Demonstrated combination of business aptitude with exemplary written and oral communication skills

  • Ability to self-manage, and manage the analysis process with the client and internal team members

  • Background in custom development with a strong understanding and knowledge of current technology

DESIRED SPECIALIZED SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE:

  • Experience in the User Experience design of enterprise software products, specifically for web-based and mobile applications

  • Knowledge of product management concepts and how enterprise software products are positioned and developed

EXPECTED HOURS OF WORK:

  • 40 hours per week - Monday through Friday

  • Must be flexible with schedule to accommodate fixed deadlines sometimes working Saturday and or Sunday

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS: In addition to the responsibilities mentioned above, the ideal candidate must possess but not limited to all the following:

  • Be a team player

  • Have great attention to detail

  • Strong verbal and written communication skills

Pratt Miller is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.?