Lead Functional Consultant - CMS & Mobility

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated  Lead Functional Consultant  to guide the design, development, and deployment of innovative mobile applications and CMS integrations. In this position, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams, lead technical innovations, and mentor team members while ensuring delivery of exceptional user experiences in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities
Lead collaboration with product owners, business sponsors, UX designers, and content teams to elicit and translate complex needs into comprehensive requirements for mobile apps and CMS integrations
Author high-fidelity documentation, including epics, user stories, acceptance criteria, API specifications, mobile wireframes, and CMS content models
Perform in-depth gap analyses, recommending optimizations for leveraging native mobile features and CMS reusability
Guide UX/UI teams in defining intuitive mobile navigation, responsive content delivery, and authoring interfaces aligned with CMS workflows
Partner with solution architects, mobile developers, and CMS specialists to validate designs against business objectives and platform best practices
Champion Agile/Scrum processes by leading backlog refinement, sprint planning, daily stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives across distributed teams
Orchestrate user acceptance testing, craft detailed test cases for app stores and CMS deployments, and ensure go-live readiness
Deliver client-facing demos, prototypes, and progress showcases to foster buy-in and iterative feedback
Define robust content strategies, including models, metadata schemas, personalization rules, and asset management for CMS-driven mobile experiences
Mentor content teams on CMS authoring best practices, multi-channel publishing, permissions, and integration with mobile SDKs for dynamic content
Serve as a subject matter expert advising on mobile-first strategies and CMS enhancements, including integrations with emerging technologies
Proactively identify risks, provide executive-level delivery insights, and align initiatives with broader digital transformation roadmaps
Coordinate, lead, and mentor cross-functional teams of 5-10 members across onshore/offshore centers

Requirements
10+ years of IT experience, with 7+ years in Business Analysis, Product Management, or Consulting focused on mobile and CMS projects
5+ years delivering Android/iOS applications end-to-end, including native/hybrid frameworks like React Native or Flutter
4+ years of experience with CMS platforms such as AEM (Sites/Assets/Forms), Sitecore, Liferay, or modern headless CMS options like Contentful/Contentstack
Knowledge of cloud-native deployments (e.g., AEM as a Cloud Service) and on-prem setups (e.g., AEM 6.5+)
Experience integrating mobile/CMS with solutions like Adobe Experience Cloud or Salesforce, including personalization tools and CDP data flows
Strong expertise in mobile app development ecosystems:
Android (Kotlin/Java, Jetpack) and iOS (Swift, UIKit/Swift

UI)
Proficiency in CMS platforms, covering templates, components, content fragments, headless delivery, workflows, and multi-site management
Skills in debugging tools such as Chrome Dev Tools, Android Studio Profiler, Xcode, Postman, Charles Proxy, or Fiddler for integration and performance monitoring
Advanced experience with collaboration tools such as Jira, Azure Dev Ops (ADO) for requirement tracking, and design tools like Figma, Adobe XD, or Miro
Competency in web/mobile development fundamentals including HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, REST/Graph

QL APIs, and CMS backends
Flexibility to lead all SDLC phases, from discovery to deployment, for hybrid mobile-CMS projects
Understanding of digital standards such as SEO/SEM, GEO, WCAG accessibility, app performance metrics, and security protocols
Proven leadership of 5-7+ team members, strong stakeholder influence, and negotiation skills to align technical and business objectives
Exceptional communication and facilitation skills for workshops, UAT walkthroughs, and agile meetings
Collaborative mindset with proactive problem-solving abilities and a strong emphasis on continuous improvement in team environments

Nice to have
Google Associate Android Developer or Apple Swift Certification
Adobe Certified Expert (AEM) or Sitecore Certified Professional
CBAP/CCBA, Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), or SAFe Agilist certifications
Understanding of emerging technologies like AR/VR in mobile, serverless CMS, or low-code platforms