PA is a consulting, technology and innovation firm. We define success as achieving exceptional results that have a lasting impact on businesses, communities and individuals worldwide. This principle has remained the cornerstone of our ethos since 1943 - and it continues to underpin everything we do. Our clients choose us because we challenge convention to find the solutions that really work - in practice, not just on paper. Then we roll up our sleeves and get the job done.

At PA we don’t just believe in making a difference. We believe in making the difference.

Our over 2,500 people are experts in a wide range of industries and we bring in specialists from across our firm to ensure our clients receive the best service. Our specific expertise is in energy and utilities, financial services, health, life sciences, consumer and manufacturing, government, defence and security, transport and logistics.

We operate globally from our principal offices in the Americas, Europe, the Nordics, the Gulf and Asia Pacific.

Agile Business Transformations

We are in the middle of the digital revolution. Technological innovations provide organisations enormous opportunities to deliver new added value to their customers. Unfortunately these opportunities do not just arise, it will take drastic changes within organisations to trigger them. Organisations will have to become more agile and will have to reinvent themselves. PA Consulting Group excels in designing new and agile organisations and in supporting people through digital and agile transitions successfully.

Our (international) team consists of Architects, Designers, Coaches and Change Managers of digital and agile transformations. We are growing and expanding: we are looking for (scaled) agile experience, ambition and a lot of energy!

PA Consulting is a Gold Partner of the Scaled Agile Framework and has great track record in implementing it, nationally as well as internationally. PA has executed the biggest worldwide Scaled Agile implementation ever and is momentarily involved in the biggest Scaled Agile transition in Financial Services. At the moment, we are absolutely leading edge and we have a clear ambition to stay ahead helping our clients and further develop our services to them.

To strengthen our Business Design / Agile Team in The Netherlands, we are looking for:

(Senior) Consultants Agile Transformation

with a proven track record in Business Design / Agile and who are up for making the difference with our clients. We are expanding our team with (Senior) Consultants who:

Have hands on experience in a scaled agile environment with multiple Agile teams (as Agile Coach, Product Owner, or from an architectural perspective)
Have been executing challenging strategic and tactical consulting assignments in defining new digital business models, (Scaled) Agile target operating models and/or designing and implementing business agility consulting services
Have been responsible for enterprise architecture and have an innovative perspective on the Financial Services sector and/or other industries
Have a genuine interest and/or great experience in helping our clients in solving the problems these clients are currently facing

Scope of the role

Main purpose of the role is be participating in and leading work streams of multidisciplinary PA and client teams to deliver the best end result for our clients, from idea to realisation. The projects for our clients will involve you in managing stakeholders and supporting and managing (organisational) change. As a (Senior) Consultant in our firm, you are keen to contribute to sales initiatives and thought leadership, all of this leading to you building further competencies and value propositions which will help PA to acquire new clients and expand our business with our current clients and grow your career within the firm.

Personal and professional qualities and background

You bring a solid business and/or consulting experience and have an active network in the Financial Services industry (banking, insurance, pension, asset management) or other industry – a minimum of 5 to 7 years is required
Strong intellectual and analytical skills, proven by an academic background, but with strong planning and implementation skills and the ability to switch from a hands-on to a hands-off approach given the business situation
Client focused approach, highly motivated, entrepreneurial but collegial, motivating personal style, team player
Excellent presentation, negotiation and influencing skills, ability to make drive change with our clients, organisational sensitivity and ability to build bridges across operating groups and leaders
Strong interpersonal skills with excellent verbal and written communication (in Dutch and English)
Dynamic, energetic and proactive attitude, with clear business ideas and vision, strong appetite for achievement
Willingness to work abroad as PA is an international consulting firm
Certified Togaf / SAFe, or anything similar would be a big plus

Our offer

Our international network provides exciting opportunities to help you achieve your career ambitions in consulting. We offer a competitive package including additional benefits such as a company contribution to pension, a company car and, as we are employee-owned, the opportunity to build up share capital in our firm.

For more information or to apply for this position, please reach out to Marc Jordense, Regional HR & Recruitment Manager at marc.jordense@paconsulting.com.

Vacature informatie

Bedrijf: PA Consulting

Locatie: Utrecht

Opleidingsniveau: WO

(Senior) Consultants Agile Transformations