Senior Advisory Consultant

Optus is an Australian telecommunications company, delivering more than 11 million services to our customers every day across mobile, broadband and digital solutions.

A typical day as a Senior Advisory Consultant at Optus

We are seeking a Senior Advisory Consultant, you will be at the forefront of new technologies, providing top-notch advisory and consultancy services in core networking security areas. You will collaborate with Sales, OE Product teams, and COEs on new acquisitions and existing customer opportunities. Your responsibility is to articulate transformation journeys in line with customer business strategies, identify areas for change/opportunity, and guide customers to recognize and seize these opportunities.

You will engage with C-level executives, proposal authoring, and innovative thinking to build strong rapport and trusted advisory status with customers. Your in-depth technology and business knowledge across various industry segments will be crucial in presenting enterprise-wide solutions to address varying business needs.

Identify growth opportunities and align resources with OE Sales and customers. Lead consultants and engineers to support team growth.

What we’re looking for

• Extensive experience in telecommunications, new technologies, applications, and transformation challenges across various industries.
• Proven ability to develop complex technology strategies, road maps, and architectures.
• Outstanding problem-solving, customer relationship, and communication skills with the ability to interact with technical and business audiences at multiple levels.
• Strong advisory skills to influence customers and advise them on the best technology strategy and architecture.
• Experience in technology solution development, implementation, and sales.
• Leadership capabilities, demonstrating integrity, crafting an environment of openness, and developing strong, trusted relationships.
• Financial performance management, including budget planning, tracking, and reporting.

Perks we love at Optus

• 3 days in the office, 2 days remote – with flexible hours to suit!
• Inclusive carer neutral paid Parental Leave of up to 16 weeks.
• Competitive leave including 2 'Connected Leave' days.
• All Optus people are provided with access to resources, webinars, and support through the 'Parents at Work portal.'
• Own your own growth by accessing an extensive online and facilitator-led learning catalogue.
• Connect at work through our colleague-led volunteer groups: Culture Connect, Elevate Women, Disability Network, Express Yourself (LGBTQIA+), United Veterans, Yarn Network, Wellbeing Network, and Young Professionals.
• Vibrant campus life, variety of facilities including restaurants, cafes, gymnasium, GP, and post office.
• Free Optus bus from Macquarie University Metro Station (every 6-8 minutes); morning and afternoon!

At Optus, we are strengthened by others and that means valuing diversity and saying ‘yes’ to embracing individual differences. We are committed to ensuring that our application process provides an equal employment opportunity to all job seekers, including individuals from diverse gender, cultural and linguistic backgrounds, individuals with a disability, individuals identifying as being part of the LGBTQIA+ community, individuals who may have served in the armed forces or who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. We also want to do our best to make our recruitment process inclusive. If you require any adjustments or accessibility support to participate fairly and equitably in the recruitment process, please email AccessibleRecruitment@optus.com.au or call 1800 309 170. We're here to help. When you contact us, please advise your preferred method of contact and we will be in touch within 48 hours.

For more information on Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging at Optus, please visit https://www.optus.com.au/about/inclusion-diversity.