Jacob Rayburg
Senior Technology Consultant - Cloud & Digital Strategy
- Role
- Senior Consultant - Technology Strategy at PwC
- Location
- Pittsburgh, PA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Jacob Rayburg
I am a Senior Consultant in PwC\'s Advisory line of service and as a part of PwC\'s Cloud and Digital Strategy group. I advise companies undergoing large scale digital transformation, M&A, or product innovation. My journey from Business Operations Analyst to Full Stack Developer (MEAN Stack) to Product Manager and Enterprise Architecture Consultant has resulted in a unique set of skills and experiences. My favorite projects involve building new, consumer-facing products, with emerging technologies, from inception to GTM strategies. I also enjoy advising clients through modernizing their business applications, processes, and data integration strategies - leveraging cloud based managed services. Driving the consolidation of companies\' IT backbone/infrastructure and products following M&A or Private Equity deals is also exciting work. Areas of Expertise- Business and technology strategy - Go to market strategy - Business capabilities assessment - Business case development & Technology modernization roadmap - Product management - Complex program management - Digital transformation - Executive communications - Strategic planning for new product launch - Financial planning and management - Agile planning and implementation [Certified SAFe 5 Product Owner/Product Manager]- Full Stack Software Engineering [MEAN Stack Certification]- Data & Application Integrations [Azure & Mulesoft Certifications] Check out for a closer look at my interests.
Experience
Senior Consultant - Technology Strategy
Jun 2021 — Present · Pittsburgh, PA, US
Experience includes working on Growth, Product, Go-To-Market, Digital, M&A, and Regulatory strategies for a range of clients as Enterprise Architect or Product Manager. • Product Manager (Tech, Media, Telecom - TMT Client)- Led development of web services and API exposing VOD (Video on Demand) content to syndicate partner streaming services. Drove requirements gathering workshops/ documentation, product integration strategy, testing, wargames, staff/ early adopter trials, and GTM strategy across North America and Europe. • Program Manager (FinTech - Payments Client)- Technology Lead for 2 year M&A integration roadmap and synergy planning; coordinated data center consolidation and platform rationalization. • Product Manager (Insurance Client)- Navigated business and technology leaders through product requirement documentation (PRDs), MVP feature prioritization, and delivery roadmapping. Experience leading development efforts across engineering teams, navigating key decisions via A/B testing and quantifying KPIs. Served as strategic advisor to executive team throughout GTM planning and launch. • Enterprise Architecture Consultant (REIT Client)- Led business capabilities/ technology gap analysis and future state architecture recommendations; facilitated ERP and ETL data aggregation vendor demos; defined integration complexity, implementation roadmap, and resource capacity requirements. • Enterprise Architecture Consultant (Energy Client)- Led technology compatibility diligence assessment and product consolidation analysis for private equity carve-out.
Education
Penn State University
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Economics
2013 — 2017
Adobe Digital Learning Services
Certification, Computer Software Engineering
2018 — 2019
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