Lead Consultant/Principal Consultant- Mining Industry

About Infosys

Infosys is a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting. We enable clients in more than 56 countries to navigate their digital transformation. With over four decades of experience in managing the systems and workings of global enterprises, we steer clients through their digital journey. We enable the enterprise with an AI-powered core and agile digital at scale to deliver performance and customer delight. Our learning agenda drives continuous improvement through building and transferring digital skills, expertise, and ideas from our innovation ecosystem.

Location: Perth (Western Australia), Australia

Salary: AUD 150742 - 171215 (Total Gross)

Please Note: The above salary range is indicative and may be subject to enhancements based on internal processes.

Job Description

As a Subject Matter Expert and functional consulting leader with more than 15 years of relevant experience, you will lead a team of domain consultants and business analysts specializing in Mining domain contributing to client engagements, sales pursuits, solution building, thought leadership and other org initiatives. You will also play a consulting-led role in client engagements. A typical client engagement will involve recognizing key trends, identifying transformation levers, contributing to next-generation Digital solutions, and facilitating solution blueprint and deployment. You may leverage your expertise in mining industry applications and COTS products along with hands-on experience in automation and process control, planning and scheduling, logistics, EHS, etc. You may serve as an individual domain anchor or lead a team of consultants/ BAs depending on the client program context.

Role and Key Responsibilities

Market Maker & Executive Engagement

This role requires strong business acumen for C-suite interactions, understanding client contexts to deliver technology-led solutions. Responsibilities include conducting client workshops and envisioning sessions, co-selling with sales teams, and collaborating across internal units to deliver cohesive solutions. Key skills include executive presence, presentation abilities, storytelling, collaboration, and continuous learnability.

Business/ Functional Expertise

• Work on client assignments, typically large digital transformation programs, as an SME or domain leader.
• Engage with client business and IT, and Infosys teams throughout IT program phases from planning through solutioning and implementing. Be the bridge between business and technology stakeholders.
• Deep knowledge of mining value chain, mine production systems, EHS, mining COTS applications, automation and related OT.
• Define business/process models using industry best practices; drive workshops to define requirements and elaborate functional specifications of an IT solution.
• Design use cases, lead Functional Architecture, re-engineer process models, and integrate services for end-to-end delivery.
• Review and verify deliverables with the project team and client, ensuring timely completion of projects.
• Maintain and create project documentation (user manuals, functional specifications, project plans, flowcharts, etc.).

Sales Pursuits, Thought Leadership and Unit Initiatives

• Contribute to sales pursuits and market development initiatives, working with sales and account teams. Build comprehensive proposals from inception to submission, owning domain/functional content.
• Drive thought leadership and innovation tracks-industry solutions, partnerships, publications, and speaker events. Include Go-To-Market offerings and authoring white papers.

Required Skills & Experience (Mandatory)

• 15+ years of relevant experience as a domain/functional consultant or industry practitioner in mining & metals with sufficient technology skills.
• Extensive experience in at least a few industry functions and underlying software technologies.
• Exploration and surveying, Mine planning and development.
• Mine production and ore transportation, Mineral processing.
• Mine Safety - Underground and open cast.
• Logistics/ Fleet Management.
• Automation & Process Control.
• Experience related to IoT/Industry 4.0/ AI/ GenAI/ ESG in Mining & Metals.
• Ability to work in field-based environments and travel to remote mining sites as needed.
• Analytical thinking and problem-solving expertise.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.

Preferred Skills (Good to Have)

• Conversant with design-thinking based, agile lightweight approaches (customer personas, journeys, story maps, etc.).
• Global exposure and experience in a multi-cultural environment.
• Experience in Software development lifecycle and Agile methodologies.

Educational Qualifications

• Graduation/Post-Graduation/MBA/MS/MTech/Mining/Geoscience/Processing/Metallurgy or related area from reputed institutes.
• Any relevant certifications/trainings are an added advantage.

Personal

• Strong analytical skills.
• Design thinker with the ability to think out of the box.
• Inquisitiveness to acquire new skills and enhance knowledge.
• Customer orientation.
• Excellent team player.
• Leadership by example.

EEO / Accessibility

Infosys is committed to equal opportunity employment. If you require adjustments to the recruitment process due to disability, illness, or injury, please contact our Recruitment team at or 1-.

Note: Infosys does not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party vendors unless coordinated through the Talent Acquisition department.

All aspects of employment at Infosys are based on merit, competence, and performance. We are committed to diversity and inclusion and are an equal opportunity employer.