Practice manager

Requisition Number: 214149

External Description:

GDC Practice Manager - Managed Services

Teradata helps businesses unlock value by turning data into their greatest asset.  We’re the cloud data analytics platform company, built for a hybrid multi-cloud reality, solving the world's most complex data challenges at scale. Collectively, we endeavor to serve equal parts innovator and contributor. Because our mission isn’t just about the collection of data – it’s about revolutionizing the future of transportation to save lives, optimizing energy costs to make the planet a cleaner place. 

Teradata’s Global Delivery Center (GDC) brings together data enthusiasts from all corners of the world to support our customers within the EMEA region. We analyze their business needs and address them with the most sophisticated data solutions including Data Warehouses, Data Lakes, Operational Data Stores and much more.

Practice Manager has a full responsibility for a dedicated team and is a member of a wider Leadership Team. In the role, he or she is expected to get engaged in team, center and at times globally focused initiatives as a contributor or an owner with an end-to-end responsibility. Approximately, 20% of work time the Manager will spend working on billable activities.

Responsibilities: 

• Management of a team of consultants
  • Project assignments
  • People performance management
  • Recruitment of new team members
  • Planning for consultants’ development, trainings, and certification
  • Quarterly and Annual performance reviews
  • Compensation decisions and communication
  • Team Administration (holidays, time submission, expense management etc.)
• Project Delivery – overlooking a project delivery for multiple customers
  • Identification of an appropriate delivery team
  • Implementation and maintenance of Managed Services standards
  • Communication with internal and external stakeholders
• Direct participation in presales & delivery activities
• Participation in Center and Global GDC activities
  • Innovation and improvement of existing processes and standards
  • Advertisement of GDC capabilities within the company
  • Organization of internal Events – customer visits, knowledge sharing, audits etc.
  • Various activities and initiatives with cross-team impact
  • Cooperation with GDC teams in Pakistan and India

What you need to be successful in this role: 

• University degree in Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent work experience.
• Experience with Consulting and Managed Services type of delivery
• Desired certifications in and practical exposure to Teradata, ITIL, Agile and standard Project Management and Cloud solutions
• Continuous education in DB administration, managed services, and methodologies etc.
• Experience in managing multi-national, multi-cultural teams across geographies
• Hands on experience in a number of business disciplines such as project management, consulting services, business operations, information technology, and software development with a proven ability and record of success

 

Interpersonal/Professional Skills:

• Ability to work independently to manage a team of consultants
• Proven ability to lead and enable teams
• Task oriented and solution driven with focus on deliverables, cost, and timelines
• Organized and detail oriented
• Proactive, Innovative with an analytical mindset driving increased customer value
• Can work under pressure in a complex, quickly changing, and demanding environment
• Fluency in English language – knowledge of German or/and French language is a plus
• Ability to travel
• Ability to work within multiple time zones and diverse cultures
• Strong verbal, written and presentation skills
• Clear communicator across all levels from college hires to client executives

 

What we offer:

• World-class technical training within Teradata University
• Language courses (Czech, German) 
• Relocation bonus (if coming to Prague from abroad)
• 25 days of holiday a year
• Private medical care
• Meal vouchers in the amount of 110 CZK/ day (Teradata contributes 83 CZK/day)
• Company’s contribution to the Pension fund (up to 3% of monthly gross salary)
• Life insurance
• Company’s assistance in case of sickness (25% of your gross base salary) in addition to local regulations
• Employee referral program (4,000$ USD)
• Sports and activities membership program
• Employee stock purchase program
• Contribution of 300$ USD for a mobile phone of your choice (every 2 years)

 

CountryEEOText_Description: Why We Think You’ll Love Teradata We prioritize a people-first culture because we know our people are at the very heart of our success. We embrace a flexible work model because we trust our people to make decisions about how, when, and where they work. We focus on well-being because we care about our people and their ability to thrive both personally and professionally. We are an anti-racist company because our dedication to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is more than a statement. It is a deep commitment to doing the work to foster an equitable environment that celebrates people for all of who they are.

City: Prague

State: Praha

Community / Marketing Title: Practice manager

Job Category: Consulting

Company Profile:

Our Company

At Teradata, we believe that people thrive when empowered with better information. That’s why we built the most complete cloud analytics and data platform for AI. By delivering harmonized data, trusted AI, and faster innovation, we uplift and empower our customers—and our customers’ customers—to make better, more confident decisions. The world’s top companies across every major industry trust Teradata to improve business performance, enrich customer experiences, and fully integrate data across the enterprise.

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