at Mizkan America in Mt. Prospect, Illinois, United States
Job Description
The Dynamics 365 Solution Architect’s experience involves a mix of business and technology across the life cycle of IT (examples may include assessment and analysis, design, business case development, architecture, envisioning, planning, deployment, benefits analysis, and management). Responsibilities include:
- Apply domain expertise to identify, prioritize, and provide innovative approaches to achieve business value via Microsoft Dynamics 365 FO solutions, combined with other IT offerings, which directly support and trace back to business drivers.
- Demonstrate good judgment and pragmatic approach to delivering a solution that optimizes architecture activities across company needs, business constraints and technological realities
- Apply advanced analytical skills and expert experience in large scale management of Dynamics Solutions to produce a solution design that meets the business requirements and a solution architecture that provides a basis for technical scope from configuration to integration
- Provide technical expertise and guidance to other ongoing projects in the business
- Help translate business requirements into technology requirements for scoping and executive reporting
- Assist in contract negotiations with vendors as needed
- Continually drive add-on business within existing projects
- The Solution Architect will be a embody all aspects of Mizkan values
Specific Responsibilities:
- Responsible for overall solution developed for Mizkan
- Ownership for Analysis, Requirements, Design Phases of projects
- Approval of Gap designs for technical business requirements
- Works closely with Project Manager and leadership to adhere to project implementation timelines and project implementation methodology
- Oversight on Delivery Q&A
- Mentoring and training other employees in areas of expertise
- Taking on a multiple roles in the organization depending on the needs and requirements of projects
Technical Skills
- Multiple full-cycle Microsoft Dynamics 365 FO implementations
- Hands-on experience with multi-phase, multi-country, enterprise-wide AX implementation with focus on presales/business development as well as engagement delivery
- Experience leveraging Sure Step or other methodologies to increase delivery quality and consistency
- Ability to move between high level architectural review/design and the “roll up the sleeves” level of actually doing all phases of an application delivery project
- Knowledge of Microsoft 365 FO ISV offerings a plus
- Microsoft Dynamics 365 FO certifications a plus
Other Qualifications
- BS/BA/MBA Degree
- 10+ years of experience in IT both from a technical and functional perspective
- 5+ years of leading and managing direct reports
- Executive-level interpersonal, verbal, written and presentation skills
- Experience in forming and leading virtual teams and collaborating across large, matrixes organizations
- Proven record of delivering business value from IT at an executive level
- Ability to provide a trusted voice at the decision-making table
- Fast learner/self-starter with an entrepreneurial work ethic
- Effective listening, communication, and great analysis skills
- Ability to manage time effectively and adapt quickly to changing priorities
