Job Description

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Job Title: Partner – Utilities Consulting | Grid Modernization

Overview & Responsibilities
Wipro empowers companies to transform their business and deliver superior experiences for customers, partners, and employees. Our Consulting practice is the strategic transformation engine behind this mission. With a pragmatic, entrepreneurial mindset, we explore complex client problems, design innovative solutions, and co-create impactful outcomes. Join our purpose-driven team of change agents transforming the utility landscape.
This Partner-level career opportunity is within Wipro’s Utilities Consulting Business and reports into the (either Regional Partners or Senior Partner) of Utilities Domain & Consulting. The successful candidate will lead consulting growth in the area of Grid Modernization, including digital transformation of utility operations, advanced grid technologies, regulatory compliance, customer experience, and Enterprise Asset Management (EAM). This individual will own go-to-market strategy, solution development, delivery leadership, and thought leadership across a portfolio of strategic clients, with a focus on enabling the next generation of electric and gas grids.

Role Summary
The Partner will focus on growing consulting services within electric and gas utility organizations, with an emphasis on Grid Modernization, including:
•    Grid Modernization Technologies: ADMS, OMS, DERMS, SCADA, IT/OT convergence, advanced analytics, and AI-powered automation
•    Regulatory Compliance: Federal, state, and local readiness; FERC/NERC/DPU compliance; DER aggregation; natural event (storm/wildfire) mitigation; policy-aligned innovation
•    Energy Transition Enablement: DER integration, electrification, grid-scale storage, and sustainability strategies
•    Customer Experience Transformation: Advanced metering infrastructure (AMI), demand flexibility, usage transparency, billing innovation, and customer insights
•    Enterprise Asset Management (EAM): Lifecycle optimization, mobile field enablement, predictive maintenance, reliability planning, asset data analytics, and asset investment planning
You will collaborate across Wipro business units to position Wipro as a trusted advisor and transformation leader for grid modernization.
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Key Responsibilities
Growth Strategy
•    Define and execute a consulting growth plan focused on grid modernization and digital transformation for strategic utility accounts.
•    Develop AI-powered, compliance-focused, EAM-focused, and sustainability-aligned offerings for modern grid operations.
•    Enable expansion in key identified opportunity areas, including DER, advanced analytics, and customer experience.
Client and Market Relationships
•    Build C-Suite level relationships with utility leaders, regulators, and ecosystem partners.
•    Partner with account and delivery leads to expand Wipro’s footprint in grid modernization and digital utility engagements.
•    Develop client intimacy that translates to repeat business and innovation partnerships.
Solution Development
•    Co-create and refine offerings in:
o    AI-driven grid intelligence & operations
o    DER planning & orchestration
o    Utility regulatory advisory services
o    Next-gen customer transformation solutions
o    EAM modernization, mobility platforms, and asset analytics
o    Advanced grid analytics and automation platforms
Delivery Oversight
•    Lead consulting engagements, ensuring strategic alignment and business value delivery in grid modernization initiatives.
•    Drive successful execution and transformation outcomes across onshore/offshore teams.
•    Guide clients through large-scale change journeys in grid, CX, and asset modernization, with a strong emphasis on digital grid transformation and EAM.
Thought Leadership
•    Shape industry perspectives through whitepapers, blogs, webinars, and speaking engagements on grid modernization and digital transformation.
•    Develop point-of-view content aligned with energy transition, EAM, and regulatory shifts.
•    Build internal IP and frameworks to differentiate Wipro in grid modernization and digital utility pursuits.

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Skills and Experience
Sales & Delivery Expertise
•    Proven success generating multimillion-dollar consulting engagements in grid modernization, digital transformation, or utility operations.
•    Track record of growing new business through strategic planning and execution.
•    Experience delivering utility consulting programs (grid, regulatory, CX, EAM, or asset-led).
Transformation Leadership
•    Strong understanding of utility operating models, transformation triggers, compliance, and EAM best practices.
•    Deep knowledge of grid modernization technologies, digital platforms, and IT/OT integration.
•    Ability to deconstruct ambiguous problems and shape implementation pathways for grid modernization.
Domain Depth
•    Deep understanding of electric and gas utility operations, including transmission, distribution, and grid operations
•    Demonstrated expertise in Grid Modernization solutions, processes, and best practices within the utility sector
•    Hands-on experience with grid modernization systems such as ADMS, OMS, DERMS, SCADA, and related digital platforms
•    Demonstrated expertise in Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) solutions, processes, and best practices within the utility sector
•    Hands-on experience with EAM systems such as IBM Maximo, SAP EAM, Oracle Utilities, or similar platforms
•    Experience leading or advising on asset lifecycle optimization, predictive maintenance, reliability planning, and asset data analytics
•    Familiarity with mobile field enablement, asset investment planning, and digital transformation of asset management functions
•    Ability to tailor grid modernization and EAM strategies to regulatory, operational, and business objectives of utility clients
•    Proven ability to integrate EAM with broader grid modernization, IT/OT convergence, and customer experience initiatives
•    WE WILL NEED TO SHAPE THIS BASED ON THE PRIORITY OF THE ROLE WE ARE SEEKING… WHETHER WE WANT A BROAD BASED ROLE OR A SPECIFIC TYPE OF ROLE (EG; GRID MODERNIZATION, EAM, ETC.)
Talent & Collaboration
•    Ability to build, mentor, and motivate high-performing teams.
•    Operates with a “One Wipro” mindset across functions and geographies.
•    Collaborative, curious, and entrepreneurial in driving long-term value.
Brand & Influence
•    Active contributor to industry forums, analyst briefings, or publications.
•    Ability to create compelling narratives around innovation and value realization in grid modernization.
•    Builds Wipro’s consulting brand across utilities, regulators, and technology partners.

Preferred Qualifications
•    15+ years of experience working with electric and/or gas utilities, with 5+ years in a leadership or partner-level consulting role
•    Experience working with utility regulators or system vendors
•    Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree (MBA, MS Eng, MPP) strongly preferred
•    Strong understanding of utility modernization mandates, grid modernization systems, EAM systems, and policy environments