The pandemic pivot: IT leaders innovate on the fly
Already accustomed to moving quickly, CIOs are testing and scrapping new solutions to accommodate customers. Their work could provide blueprints for future innovation.
As the coronavirus forced Aspen Dental Management to shutter its offices in March, the company quickly moved to connect patients with doctors virtually.
But a problem cropped up: Many patients didn’t care for Aspen’s self-service telemedicine portal. “For the most part, they abandoned it, so we said this is not going to work,” says Yogish Suvarna, CIO of Aspen Dental Management, which provides business services for more than 830 offices.
The solution? Aspen quickly added call center representatives to broker virtual care sessions between patients and doctors. Problem solved.
Pivots such as Aspen’s are playing out all over the world as the coronavirus roils industries forcing organizations to adapt more quickly to satisfy customer preferences, as well as technical and business hurdles.
Rapid-fire digital solutions built in sprints provides a schema for how IT organizations operate going forward, says David Clarke, digital strategy and innovation leader at PwC, adding that IT leaders should view the pandemic as a digital accelerator rather than a deterrent. Seventy-eight percent of CFOs PwC polled in July said they cut investments, though only 17 percent say those cuts extend to digital transformation, Clarke says.
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Direct-hire Sr JD Edwards Consultant Opportunity in Grapevine, TX
The mission of our client is to solve the difficult, challenging and seemingly impossible problems for our clients. We know that the right solution requires the right people, a better process, and better technology and the Business Integration Consultant must operate effectively at all three layers. We recognize that our strength is in our people and the foundation of our organization. We therefore only recruit the best and brightest talent to be on our team.
SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES WILL DEMONSTRATE:
- Strong JD Edwards functional skillset
- Proficiency in Homebuilder and Finance and Job Cost modules
- Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
- Leadership skills, be highly motivated and be multitask oriented
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work independently, as well as in a team environment
- Strong organizational, multi-tasking, and time-management skills
- Professional demeanor and presence
- Proficiency in MS Visio, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Excel
- Exposure to MS Project
MAIN DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
Implementations and/or Upgrades
- Document current business processes
- Create and modify of test scripts to fit the client
- Test the system and provide support to business users testing effort
- Lead support during go-live
Managed Services
- Provide support to managed services clients
- Leverage support knowledge to create process improvement opportunities
- Build relationships with clients for lasting partnerships
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE AND CONSIDERATIONS:
- 4-year degree
- 5+ years of JD Edwards EnterpriseOne 9.x Homebuilder experience
- Experience with BI Publisher, Orchestrator, UX1, OneView / Watchlists
- Experience with JD Edwards World is a plus
- Ability to work with clients and managers to interpret and document business requirements
- Experience in Business Process Optimization and Improvement
- Ability to produce functional and technical designs for systems, interfaces, and business applications
- Ability to develop estimates and project plans for configuration and testing
- Ability to travel up to 25%
If you have this experience, feel you are a fit for this position, and are interested, please answer the questions below:
Regards,
Direct-hire JD Edwards Technical/Functional Consultant Opportunity in Grapevine, TX
The mission of this client company is to solve the difficult, challenging and seemingly impossible problems for our clients. We know that the right solution requires the right people, a better process, and better technology and the Business Integration Consultant must operate effectively at all three layers. We recognize that our strength is in our people and the foundation of our organization. We therefore only recruit the best and brightest talent to be on our team.
SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES WILL DEMONSTRATE:
- Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
- Leadership skills, be highly motivated and be multitask oriented
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work independently, as well as in a team environment
- Strong organizational, multi-tasking, and time-management skills
- Professional demeanor and presence
- Hands on work experience using a modern programming language
- Proficiency in MS Visio, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Excel
- Exposure to MS Project, VBA, SQL, Web Development, Python, SSIS, Soap
MAIN DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
Managed Services:
- Provide support to managed services clients
- Leverage support knowledge to create process improvement opportunities
- Build relationships with clients for lasting partnerships
Implementations and/or Upgrades
Assist in documenting current business processes - Assist in modifying the test scripts to fit the client
- Assist in testing the system and providing support to business users testing effort
- Assist in support during go-live
Customizations:
- Assist in gathering and documenting business needs
- Leverage knowledge of system to design custom process
- Write spec for any custom code & create test script
- Unit test and then test with client
- Support during go-live
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE AND CONSIDERATIONS:
- 4-year degree
- 2+ years of JD Edwards EnterpriseOne 9.x application experience
- Experience with BI Publisher, Orchestrator, UX1, OneView / Watchlists
- Experience with JD Edwards World is a plus
- Ability to work with clients and managers to interpret and document business requirements
- Experience in Business Process Optimization and Improvement
- Ability to produce functional and technical designs for systems, interfaces, and business applications
- Ability to develop estimates and project plans for configuration and testing
- Ability to travel up to 50%
If you have this experience, feel you are a fit for this position, and are interested, please answer the questions below:
Regards,
Direct-hire JD Edwards CNC Consultant Opportunity
The CNC Consultant role at this client company is responsible for technical design, administration, implementation and upgrade of JD Edwards EnterpriseOne software releases varying from XE 9.x. Support delivery of company offerings such as managed services, custom business applications, ERP application interfaces, service-oriented architecture (SOA), and web based portals for customers. The ideal candidate will be able to meet directly with clients. They will need to have the ability to provide technical analysis, make the appropriate recommendations, communicate thoroughly, and execute timely for each project.
This client company compensates their JD Edwards CNC consultants with a competitive base salary, a quarterly bonus plan, and a benefits package that includes a health care plan, dental, 401k with match, PTO and paid holidays. We recognize top performers with elevated bonus and growth opportunities. We are a highly collaborative team that enjoys working together that performs well and celebrates our successes.
RESPONSIBILITES:
- Maintain JD Edwards release levels (XE 9.x)
- Perform JD Edwards Application/Tools Release Implementations and Upgrades to latest versions
- Administering JD Edwards Security and User Defined Objects (UDO’s)
- Install, Upgrade and Maintain Web Servers utilizing WebLogic and WebSphere Application Servers
- ESU / ASU installations
- Object Management Workbench (OMW)
- Perform Package Builds
- Deployments
- Design and maintain task views
- OneView Reporting Configuration
- Support Mobile initiatives
- Work directly with end users to identify and resolve technical issues
- Support JD Edwards running on MS SQL and Oracle Databases.
- Monitor system performance and implement solutions
DESIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES:
- Working experience supporting Windows Server 20xx in JD Edwards environment
- Working experience supporting LINUX in JD Edwards environment
- Infrastructure / server management in public / private clouds utilizing AWS, Oracle, Softlayer or Azure
- Proficient with SQL utilizing MS SQL, Oracle and DB2 databases
- Experienced DBA using MS SQL or Oracle databases is a plus
- Working experience using JD Edwards BSSV technology
- Working knowledge of JD Edwards Mobile technology is a plus
- Disaster Recovery analysis and support
- Experience as a Consultant in a Professional Services organization
- Be a high motivated individual and multitask oriented
- Effective in person, phone, and written communication skills
- Excellent documentation and organizational skills
- Ability to work in a team environment while achieving personal production goals
- Excellent problem-solving skills.
JOB TYPE: Full-Time Consultant / Employee position.
LOCATION: Dallas, TX (preferred)
TRAVEL REQUIRED: Up to 25% domestic travel may be required to work (to Client specific locations).
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE:
- 5+ years as JD Edwards EnterpriseOne CNC Administrator
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:
- JD Edwards CNC Administrator
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE AND CONSIDERATIONS:
- JD Edwards E1 development tools (RDA, FDA, OMW, TDA, BVDA, DSTR design)
- Supporting an IBM AS400/iSeries JDE Enterprise Server configuration
- Project Management of JD Edwards Implementations and/or Upgrades.
- Core value fit:
- Excellence – Being good is not good enough.
- Client First! – We exist to serve our clients.
- People Matter – Our people are our biggest asset.
- Take the High Road – We demonstrate trust, integrity, respect and accountability in all our relationships.
- Effective Communicator – we collaborate closely with our clients, partners, and associates through effective communications
- Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment
REQUIRED EDUCATION:
- Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or equivalent work experience
If you have this experience, feel you are a fit for this position, and are interested, please answer the questions below:
Regards,
Direct-hire Technical Recruiter Opportunity
We are looking for a friendly, thorough, detailed, persuasive person to be our Technical Recruiter. This is the perfect position for someone who has at least 5 years in progressive Technical Recruiting and is looking to grow their career and have an immediate impact on a fast-growing technology consulting business. Our Technical Recruiter will handle the full cycle of recruiting, onboarding, training programs and offboarding of all client company personnel.
SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES WILL DEMONSTRATE
- Passion for recruiting and finding the right people for awesome opportunities
- Comfortable with high volume of emails, phone calls, and searching to build a strong candidate pipeline.
- Organized and methodical in maintaining candidates and recruitment steps in Applicant Tracking System (ATS)
- Collaborative approach to reach hiring managers’ goals and objectives.
- The ability to be comfortable with high volume workload and not be afraid to “roll up your sleeves”
- Strong internal and external customer service focus
- The ability to manage multiple priorities
- A hands-on approach as well as the ability to successfully monitor the “pulse” of the employees to ensure a high level of employee engagement
- Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Locate, attract, and select qualified IT candidates (FTE’s & subcontractors) for company Consultant positions
- Building a pipeline of candidates daily
- Keep recruiting pipeline current in applicant tracking system (ATS)
- Update and post job openings using job boards and ATS
- Write job descriptions and job ads for posting
- Qualify and interview candidates (full life cycle)
- Hire the Right People for the Right Seats (RPRS) while leveraging the right processes and tools
- Educate candidates on Client Company Culture, Values, and Opportunities
- Guide candidates throughout the placement and post placement process; on/off-boarding
- Collaborate with and assist hiring managers in all realms of recruitment needs
- Handle all logistics of interviews (e.g. scheduling, travel, documents, etc)
- Manage employee engagement
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s degree required
- Resume that shows steady progression in Technical Recruiting for the last 5 years
- Experience with rapid and complex changing work environment
- Effective in person, phone, and written communication skills
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE
- Held Recruiting positions within professional services consulting environment
- IT / Technical Recruiting experience
- Recruiting for any/all of the following:
- JDE / JD Edwards Functional & Technical Consultants
- IBM Middleware (IBM App Connec tPro, IBM DataPower, IIB, and IBM Bluemix Resources, IBM Cloud Paks, Kubernetes)
- Cloud (AWS, IBM, Oracle, Red Hat) Developers, DevOps Engineers, Architects
- IBM Hardware & Infrastructure Consultants
- Experience using various candidate tracking systems and job boards
- Experience successfully conducting onboarding and offboarding processes
If you have this experience, feel you are a fit for this position, and are interested, please answer the questions below:
Regards,
Direct-hire Account Manager – Enterprise Sales Opportunity
Our Grapevine, TX client, an IT/ERP Solutions Provider, is looking for a friendly, thorough, detailed, persuasive person to handle sales and related activities in assigned accounts, plus sell client’s managed and professional services into new medium and large enterprise accounts. This is the perfect position for someone who has at less than 3 years in sales roles and is looking to grow their career and have an immediate impact on a fast-growing technology consulting business.
Our focus is on helping clients simplify and leverage hybrid cloud, and get current with their ERP (JDE), middleware, and infrastructure while modernizing using managed services, cloud, mobile, and other advanced technologies. Primarily services focused (80%) with (20%) focused on products/solutions. Our offerings include:
- Cloud Hybrid Cloud, Public Cloud (AWS, Oracle, IBM, MS Azure) Private Cloud
- ERP – JD Edwards (JDE) EnterpriseOne and World functional & technical consulting services
- Infrastructure – Co-location, Production Hosting, Disaster Recovery Solutions
- Industry Solutions — HomeSalesOne (HS1), API’s for JDE, Mobile
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Pre-Sales & Identification:
- Compiles and manages lists of existing customers, qualifies and ID’s opportunities progresses ID’d opportunities into sales.
- Work closely with the delivery team to ensure proper configuration and solutioning.
- Keeps sales pipeline current in salesforce.com/HubSpot and communicate sales progress to management.
- Coordinates with Service Directors to plan, coordinate, conduct and follow up on marketing, PR, and lead generation activities and trade shows.
- Attends trade shows when specified to generate new opportunities and identify next steps in the sales process for these opportunities
- Maintains required sales and technical certifications
Sales Quota:
- Maintains and achieves assigned sales quota with a focus on recurring services revenue.
- Is knowledgeable about client’s service and solution offerings and is able to demonstrate features/benefits, via webinars/phone/personal presentations, and emphasizes client value.
- Prepares proposals and statements of work (SOWs) using Microsoft PowerPoint and Word.
- Prepares reports of sales activities, pipeline status, business transactions, and keeps expense accounts.
Client Satisfaction & Account Management
- Provide account coverage which yields excellent customer satisfaction.
- Establishes maintains, and services accounts, covering territory to ensure a high level of customer satisfaction, positive long-term relationships, and repeat business.
- Obtains orders and provides account coverage by traveling throughout assigned territory, talking with customers by phone, communicating via email, web, and social media tools.
- Works with administrative staff to ensure order accuracy, timely error free billings, and prompt payment.
- Works with delivery team to ensure successful services implementation.
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE AND CONSIDERATIONS:
- 4-year degree
- 2-3 years selling IT Professional Services or IT Software experience
- Track record of hitting quotas
- Experience selling cloud and / or Oracle/JDE
- Experience working at or with IBM, Oracle, or Microsoft VAR/Reseller/SI is a plus
- Ability to constantly learn and adapt.
- Ability to travel up to 25% domestically
If you have this experience, feel you are a fit for this position, and are interested, please answer the questions below:
Regards,