Lead Consultant - B2B Systems Integration (French Speaking)

OPENTEXT - THE INFORMATION COMPANY

As the Information Company, our mission at OpenText is to create software solutions and deliver services that redefine the future of digital. Be part of a winning team that leads the way in Enterprise Information Management. 

The Lead Consultant provides consulting services to clients on business application requirements needed to support trading partner EDI / Electronic Commerce requirements and translate client’s business requirements into technical specifications to be used by offshore developers to build translation maps.  You will communicate on a day-to-day basis with client technical resources, OpenText project management and other OpenText team members.  Having created map specifications, you will be responsible for monitoring and managing quality of the maps delivered, providing leadership to the mapping and analyst team on best practices, reviewing project team deliverables for technical consistency and approving prior to client review.

Possible locations: Paris (France), Reading (UK), London (UK), Cologne (Germany), Munich (Germany), Tampere (Finland), Helsinki (Finland), Rotterdam (Netherlands)

You are great at:

• Providing consulting services to customer on complex mapping correlations based on EDI / Electronic Commerce best practices.
• Providing consulting services to customer on business application requirements needed to support trading partner EDI / Electronic Commerce requirements.
• Interpreting business process requirements and producing technical specifications, project documentation and coordinate development activities with global development teams.
• Providing leadership to analyst and mapping teams by setting priorities, technical direction and ensuring consistent quality deliverables and best practices are followed. 
• Taking ownership and work through non-standard problems through to resolution.
• Performing all job functions independently with minimal direction and supervision.
• Working cross-functionally to define implementation design and functional requirements.
• Working on multiple and complex projects concurrently.
• Identifying and resolving issues during unit and customer acceptance testing.
• Documenting status reports and escalating issues to the Project Manager.

What it takes:

• This role is a French speaking role so candidate must be fluent in French.
• Knowledge of EDI standards (EDIFACT, TRADACOMS, X12, VDA, XML), and B2B integration.
• Knowledge of EDI Mapping processes and Map Specifications.
• Experience working with Data Translation software supporting data mapping and transformation processes (XML, EDI, X12, IDoc, Flat files, etc.).
• Consultancy experience and ability to facilitate client workshops.
• Ability to work with competing demands by prioritizing to achieve project goals.
• Experience of sales cycle activities.
• Willing and able to occasionally travel as required.
• Excellent communication (verbal and written) and presentation skills.
• Additional European languages is a plus.

OpenText's efforts to build an inclusive work environment go beyond simply complying with applicable laws. Our Employment Equity and Diversity Policy provides direction on maintaining a working environment that is inclusive of everyone, regardless of culture, national origin, race, color, gender, gender identification, sexual orientation, family status, age, veteran status, disability, religion, or other basis protected by applicable laws. Should you require accommodations during the selection process, please contact accommodationrequests@opentext.com.