Senior Consultant/Management Consultant – Applications Modernization & Sourcing Advisory – DACH

Description

Senior Consultant/Management Consultant – Applications Modernization & Sourcing Advisory – DACH 

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced management consultant with strong expertise in application landscapes, modernization, and sourcing of application development and maintenance (ADM) and SaaS services. In this senior role, you will advise clients on how to modernize legacy applications, migrate to cloud-native platforms, evaluate SaaS solutions, and source application services efficiently and strategically. 

You will lead client-facing workstreams, manage sourcing initiatives end-to-end, assess provider capabilities, and translate business and technical needs into actionable recommendations. You will also support transformation roadmaps, target operating models, and commercial negotiations while guiding junior colleagues. 

If you have a strong background in applications consulting, digital transformation, and sourcing – and enjoy navigating both technology and business conversations – this role offers significant impact, autonomy, and a clear path for growth within ISG.

Responsibilities

• Lead workstreams covering application modernization, cloud-native adoption, SaaS transformation, and ADM sourcing, including the impact of AI on delivery models and sourcing decisions.
• Assess current application portfolios, identify modernization opportunities, and support development of transformation roadmaps. 
• Design sourcing strategies for ADM, agile development, SaaS platforms, testing services, and digital product engineering. 
• Manage RfX processes including requirements definition, vendor evaluation, solution assessment, and commercial negotiations. 
• Evaluate providers’ application capabilities (e.g., cloud-native development, microservices, modernization accelerators, DevSecOps maturity, AI-assisted development) and validate claimed productivity gains.
• Facilitate executive workshops on application strategy, modernization approaches, and sourcing options. 
• Translate complex application and technology concepts into clear business-oriented recommendations. 
• Coach junior consultants and ensure quality of deliverables across workstreams. 
• Support thought leadership initiatives, proposal development, and enhancement of ISG’s application modernization and sourcing frameworks. 
• Collaborate with cross-border ISG teams across consulting, research, sourcing advisory, and benchmarking.  

Required Qualifications

• 5–8 years of experience in management consulting, application services, software engineering strategy, ADM delivery, or technology sourcing. 
• Sound understanding of application architectures, SaaS platforms, cloud-native development, microservices, DevSecOps, testing frameworks, and legacy modernization approaches. 
• Proven experience leading sourcing or transformation initiatives in the application domain. 
• Ability to engage senior IT and business stakeholders and articulate complex topics concisely. 
• Strong analytical and communication skills (German and English at C1+). 
• Hands-on, structured approach and experience working in agile, cross-functional teams. 
• Ability to communicate effectively with C-level executives.
• Knowledge of SAP, particularly SAP S/4HANA transformations, is beneficial.
• Coaching or mentoring experience is a plus.
• Excellent facilitation and presentation skills.

Education

• Bachelor of Arts or Science degree in a technical or scientific field.
• MBA or another advanced degree desirable.

At ISG, we don’t just accept difference — we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our clients, and our communities. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. ISG is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. The more diverse and inclusive we are, the better our work will be.

The duties and responsibilities described in this job description may not be a comprehensive list. Additional tasks may be assigned to the employee from time to time and/or the scope of the job may change as necessitated by business demands.

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