Principal Technical Consultant Lead, ServiceNow

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Cloud • Information Technology
The Role
Lead and mentor a 10–15 person ServiceNow engineering and architecture team, drive technical vision, support presales and delivery, define solutions, manage staffing and career development, and evangelize solution offerings externally.
Summary Generated by Built In
AHEAD builds platforms for digital business. By weaving together advances in cloud infrastructure, automation and analytics, and software delivery, we help enterprises deliver on the promise of digital transformation.
 
At AHEAD, we prioritize creating a culture of belonging, where all perspectives and voices are represented, valued, respected, and heard. We create spaces to empower everyone to speak up, make change, and drive the culture at AHEAD. 
 
We are an equal opportunity employer, and do not discriminate based on an individual's race, national origin, color, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, marital status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law, whether actual or perceived. 
 
We embrace all candidates that will contribute to the diversification and enrichment of ideas and perspectives at AHEAD. 

The ServiceNow Principal Technical Consultant Lead, in cooperation with the ESM Director, provides technical vision and leadership to the Sales and Delivery teams. The Principal Technical Consultant Lead advises teams on technical issues and their business implications using their expertise in AHEAD's core technology competencies. You will help drive the delivery of client-focused, high-quality projects, AHEAD offering development, technical pre-sales guidance, internal IP and Service Delivery Framework development, and assisting practice leadership on identifying industry trends and future areas of growth. 

 

The ServiceNow Principal Technical Consultant Lead works with peer Principal Technical Consultant Leads, Delivery Managers, Principal Consultants, and Project Managers to ensure that clients’ business and technical expectations are met appropriately. The Storage / Data Protection Principal Technical Consultant Lead will act as coach, guide, and mentor to team members and will be responsible for the professional growth of those on their team. 

Roles and Responsibilities

    • Manage a team of 10-15 engineers and architects: 

    • Work with teams to build individualized career development plans 

    • Coach, mentor, and develop direct reports, including overseeing new employee onboarding. 

    • Lead employees to meet the organization's expectations for productivity, quality, and goal accomplishment. 

    • Provide effective performance feedback through employee recognition, rewards, and disciplinary action. 

    • Actively manage bench time to support progress toward utilization targets, individual development goals, and solution development goals. 

    • Understand sales pipeline and team capacity and capabilities and work with practice leadership to adjust staffing plans as needed 

    • Maintain skills and certification inventory of team 

    • Consciously create a workplace culture that supports the values and guiding principles of the organization 

    • Foster a culture of delivering with quality, Ownership and high performance. 

    • Build and maintain a culture of trust through open and honest feedback and accountability 

     

    Project Support: 

    • Participate in pre-sales and scoping activities, building proposals, pricing, and statements of work 

    • Work with Project Managers and the Resource Management team to identify appropriate resources for projects 

    • Act as a key contact for projects staffed by team. 

    • Participating in project kick-off, status, close-out, and escalation meetings as needed 

    • Provide expert technical architectural support and guidance for solutions 

    • Continuously improving project scoping and delivery by capturing lessons learned after each engagement and adjusting future proposals and approaches as appropriate 

     

    Support Solution Development and External Evangelism: 

    • Work with Solutions Principals and practice leadership to define the solution development roadmap 

    • Contribute to solution development activities directly and through coordinating time and contributions by the team 

    • Contribute to blog posts, speak at user groups / conferences, and present at internal briefings as needed 

Qualifications

    • 10+ years of hands-on experience implementing [and/or] ITSM, CSM, ITBM, ServiceNow Discovery, Service Mapping, and/or Event Management etc.  

    • Mastery in at least one ServiceNow suite.  

    • Possess a broad base of technical skills, business acumen, and a strong desire to support the client. 

    • Experience managing, mentoring, and coaching people. 

    • Understand the details behind the implemented solution and having the ability to communicate the high-level vision with the client. 

    • The ability to think past the products and create solutions to meet the business/IT needs. 

    • Effectively communicate solutions architecture to the client, third parties, and the team. 

    • Encompass strong listening and interpersonal skills, an ability to solve complex problems, a big picture mentality, and an aptitude to visualize the solution. 

    • Able to foster teamwork among the delivery team(s). 

    • Proficiency in hardware, software and/or operating systems environments. 

    • Ability to manage a team environment. 

    • Proven troubleshooting & problem-solving ability 

    • Presentation and facilitation of executive level meetings, group presentations, and collaborative technical workshops. 

Why AHEAD:
 
Through our daily work and internal groups like Moving Women AHEAD and RISE AHEAD, we value and benefit from diversity of people, ideas, experience, and everything in between.
 
We fuel growth by stacking our office with top-notch technologies in a multi-million-dollar lab, by encouraging cross department training and development, sponsoring certifications and credentials for continued learning.
 
India Employment Benefits include: 
Comprehensive health insurance coverage for employees, with options to extend coverage to dependents
Paid time off and company holidays, along with additional leave benefits as per policy
Flexible work arrangements, supporting work-life balance
Learning and development opportunities to support continuous growth and upskilling
Employee wellness initiatives and programs focused on physical and mental well-being
Retirement and statutory benefits in line with India regulations
Inclusive and people-first culture, with a strong focus on collaboration and ownership
 

Skills Required

  • 10+ years hands-on experience implementing ITSM, CSM, ITBM, ServiceNow Discovery, Service Mapping, and/or Event Management
  • Mastery in at least one ServiceNow suite
  • Experience managing, mentoring, and coaching teams (including onboarding and performance management)
  • Proven troubleshooting and problem-solving ability
  • Ability to communicate solutions architecture to clients, third parties, and teams; presentation and facilitation of executive-level meetings
  • Proficiency in hardware, software and/or operating systems environments
  • Experience participating in pre-sales, scoping, proposal and statement of work development
  • Ability to define solution roadmaps and contribute to solution development and external evangelism

AHEAD Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about AHEAD and has not been reviewed or approved by AHEAD.

  • Retirement Support 401(k) contributions are matched dollar-for-dollar on the first $5,000 each year, with matching made each pay period and immediate 100% vesting. This structure signals above-standard employer support for retirement savings.
  • Affordable Benefits Medical options include low employee premiums for PPO and HDHP plans, and the HDHP adds employer HSA funding plus a dollar-for-dollar HSA match up to stated amounts. Dental and vision plans list very low per-paycheck costs, helping keep overall healthcare spend manageable.
  • Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits No-cost telemedicine (including virtual mental health when enrolled), free Calm access for the employee and dependents, and an EAP with counseling are included. Company-paid life and disability plus voluntary protections (legal/ID, pet insurance) and other extras round out a comprehensive set of supports.

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The Company
HQ: Chicago, IL
1,154 Employees
Year Founded: 2007

What We Do

AHEAD builds platforms for digital business. By weaving together cloud infrastructure, intelligent operations, and modern applications, we help enterprises deliver on the promise of digital transformation.

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