Value Architect Lead Practitioner

About the role

The Value Architect Lead Practitioner sets the value standard for Avanade Next, owning the method, benchmark library, business case discipline and ROI verification model that let Avanade Next sell and deliver on value-based outcomes credibly. The role is played out as a player-coach, roughly half deployed and half building the track.

Key responsibilities

• Own the Avanade Next value methodology, including opportunity sizing, baseline assessment, benefit modelling, gate criteria and verification.
• Maintain the APAC value benchmark library using verified client outcomes and set quality standards for value cases and benefits tracking across the portfolio.
• Support executives with clear analysis of opportunity size, investment required, delivery risk and return profile, and challenge weak or unproven benefit claims.
• Support value-based, outcome-based and gain-share commercial models, working with GTM, Deals and Consulting leaders to ground them in defensible value and manage the risk of value commitments in proposals and delivery.
• Lead the Value Architect track, including hiring, onboarding, quality and career progression, and deploy personally on strategic or high-value mandates.
• Feed verified outcomes and lessons back into propositions and industry playbooks.

Required profile

• 8+ years in strategy consulting, value engineering, business case development or corporate finance.
• Experience with outcome-based or gain-share models from a value assurance perspective.
• Credible with CFOs, COOs and executives.
• Experience building a method or standard used by a team.

Required skills

• Strong financial modelling under uncertainty.
• Ability to work independently and challenge delivery teams while publishing verified outcomes, including those that fall short.