Senior Principal - Business Consulting

Job Description

Senior Principal – Telecom Contact Center Transformation  Company: Infosys Consulting  Location: United States (multiple locations / client travel required)  Practice: Communications, Media & Entertainment (CME) Infosys Consulting is seeking a Senior Principal specializing in Contact Center Transformation for Telecommunications clients to lead large-scale customer experience (CX) and service transformation programs for major telecom operators such as AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon, and global communications providers. This executive-level consulting role sits at the intersection of customer experience strategy, contact center technology modernization, AI-driven service automation, and telecom operations transformation. The Senior Principal will serve as a trusted advisor to telecom C-suite leaders (Chief Customer Officer, Chief Digital Officer, Head of Care, CIO) and lead complex consulting engagements that transform customer support operations across voice, digital channels, and AI-enabled service platforms. The role combines business strategy, consulting leadership, and technology transformation expertise, helping telecom providers modernize legacy call centers into omnichannel, AI-enabled customer engagement platforms. Key Responsibilities: Client Leadership & Executive Advisory

• Serve as a trusted advisor to telecom executives on customer care strategy, contact center modernization, and CX transformation.
• Lead executive workshops with customer care, digital, and IT leadership within telecom organizations.
• Shape strategic roadmaps for omnichannel contact centers and AI-enabled service operations.

Consulting Engagement Leadership

• Lead large-scale consulting engagements ($5M–$50M+) focused on telecom customer service transformation.
• Oversee multi-disciplinary consulting teams across strategy, operations, and technology implementation.
• Deliver transformation programs including:
  • Omnichannel contact center modernization
  • AI-driven customer service automation
  • Intelligent IVR and conversational AI deployment
  • Workforce optimization and agent experience improvements
  • Digital self-service platforms

Contact Center & CX Transformation: Lead consulting initiatives across key domains: Contact Center Strategy

• Customer care operating model transformation
• Service cost optimization
• Customer journey redesign
• Customer experience strategy

Technology Transformation

• Migration from legacy call center infrastructure to cloud contact center platforms
• Integration of digital channels including chat, SMS, social messaging, and video
• Deployment of AI virtual agents and intelligent routing

AI & Automation

• Agentic AI deployment
• Conversational AI and chatbots
• Intelligent automation of service workflows
• Predictive analytics for customer service

Telecom Industry Expertise Advise telecom clients on challenges specific to communications service providers including: High-volume service operations

• Network-related customer issues
• BSS/OSS integrations
• Service activation and provisioning
• Billing and service management platforms
• Customer churn reduction

Business Development & Growth

• Drive consulting revenue growth within telecom customer care transformation
• Build executive relationships with telecom operators
• Lead proposal development and large consulting pursuits
• Identify new opportunities across CX, AI, and digital service transformation.

Thought Leadership

• Develop telecom CX transformation frameworks
• Publish insights on AI-driven contact centers
• Represent Infosys Consulting in industry forums and telecom conferences

Contact Center Technology Expertise: Strong familiarity with major contact center and CX platforms such as: Contact Center Platforms

• Genesys
• NICE CXone
• Five9
• Amazon Connect
• Cisco Contact Center
• Avaya

Customer Experience Platforms

• Salesforce Service Cloud
• Adobe Experience Cloud
• Zendesk
• ServiceNow Customer Service Management

AI & Automation

• Conversational AI platforms
• Generative AI for customer service
• Speech analytics
• Workforce optimization tools

Key Client Programs:

• The engagements this leader may oversee:
• Modernization of AT&T customer care operations to AI-enabled omnichannel support.
• Implementation of cloud contact center platforms (CCaaS) for telecom providers.
• AI-based customer service automation and virtual agents.
• Transformation of legacy IVR systems to conversational AI platforms.
• Customer journey redesign for 5G and digital services.
• Service cost reduction programs for large telecom care organizations.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent required.  Will also consider three years of progressive experience in the specialty in lieu of every year of education.
• At least 10+ years’ experience within the Telecom industry and at least 5 years of advisory consulting experience in comparable consulting services.
• Ability to travel 4 days a week to multiple local, state and national client locations.
• Ability to work as part of a cross-cultural team, including flexibility to support multiple time zones when necessary.
• Candidates authorized to work for any employer in the United States without employer-based visa sponsorship are welcome to apply. Infosys is unable to provide immigration sponsorship for this role at this time.

Preferred Qualifications:

• An MBA with an advanced degree or equivalent experience in Communications, Media, or Entertainment business 
• Strong client-facing skills including presentations to senior leadership, advice and consult with clients.
• Strong experience working with major telecom operators including AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, Vodafone, Orange, Comcast, etc.
• Deep understanding of Telecom customer care operations, Service provisioning workflow, Telecom billing and customer management, and Network operations impact on customer support.

The estimated total annual compensation (Base + Bonus) range for candidates based out on NJ, IL, NY, CA & WA will be $ 210,000 - $ 256,667  

State / Region / Province

Anywhere in the US and/or Remote

Country

USA

Interest Group

Infosys Limited

Job Role

Senior Principal - Business Consulting

Company

ITL USA

Work Location

Anywhere in the US and/or Remote

Domain

Telecom

Skillset

Process|Consulting processes|Technology Consulting process

External Job Title

Senior Principal, Business Consulting – Telecom Contact Center Transformation

EEO/About Us

Benefits

Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Infosys employee you are also eligible for the following benefits:

• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
• Long-term/Short-term Disability
• Health and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts
• Insurance (Accident, Critical Illness , Hospital Indemnity, Legal)
• 401(k) plan and contributions dependent on salary level
• Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off

About Us Infosys Consulting is a global management consulting firm helping some of the world’s most recognizable brands transform and innovate. Our consultants are industry experts that lead complex change agendas driven by disruptive technology. With offices in 20 countries and backed by the power of the global Infosys brand, our teams help the C-suite navigate today’s digital landscape to win market share and create shareholder value for lasting competitive advantage. To see our ideas in action, or to join a new type of consulting firm, visit us at  www.InfosysConsultingInsights.com EEO Infosys provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race; color; sex; gender identity; sexual orientation; religious practices and observances; national origin; pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; status as a protected veteran or spouse/family member of a protected veteran; or disability.

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