Lead Solutions Design and Requirements Management

Role Overview

The Lead Solutions Design and Requirements Management is responsible for defining customer-centric solutions, translating business needs into structured requirements, and ensuring the smooth transition of project knowledge across *Sales, Professional Services, Lead Technical Experts, and Product Management* teams. This role ensures a *balanced approach between product standard functionality and project-specific requirements, guaranteeing **scalability, maintainability, and efficient project execution*.

Key Responsibilities

1. Solution Design & Requirements Definition (Aligned with Germanedge Standards)

• Collaborate with *Sales and PreSales Teams* to develop tailored, scalable solutions based on customer needs while ensuring alignment with Product Management.
• Define and document *functional and technical requirements* in Confluence and JIRA in collaboration with the Project Lead and Team Lead Project Governance and Documentation.
• Ensure *a structured balance between product standardization (Product Management) and customer-specific requirements (Lead Technical Expert)*.
• Maintain and evolve *a Fluid Knowledge Repository*, enabling teams to reuse best practices and avoid redundant custom solutions.

2. Collaboration with Key Roles in Solution Execution

• Work closely with *Product Management* to ensure requirements align with *existing product capabilities and roadmap*.
• Engage with *Lead Technical Experts* to evaluate *technical feasibility, architecture fit, and integration complexity*.
• Ensure alignment with the *Project Lead* to keep solution scope, cost, and feasibility in check.
• Collaborate with the *Team Lead Project Governance and Documentation* to maintain *structured documentation and traceability*.

3. Customer Lifecycle & Stakeholder Alignment

• Maintain a *seamless transition from Sales to Professional Services and Customer Success*, ensuring no information gaps.
• Ensure that solution design *avoids excessive customization, leveraging **platform capabilities first* before proposing bespoke solutions.
• Continuously refine solutions based on *feedback from implementation teams, technical experts, and product owners*.

4. Knowledge Management & Innovation

• Establish and manage a *living knowledge repository* that transforms *static documentation into actionable insights*.
• Support *AI-powered solution discovery* to enable intuitive access to proven solutions.
• Ensure solutions are *documented, reusable, and evolve iteratively*.

5. Agile Execution & Continuous Process Improvement

• Operate within *Germanedge’s Agile execution model (2/4-week sprints)* to ensure rapid adaptation of requirements.
• Work closely with *Product Management* to align *customer-driven requirements with product roadmap feasibility*.
• Lead *regular retrospectives* on *requirements gathering, solution design, and knowledge management*.

Core Project Information Items & Brief Descriptions

RACI Matrix – Alignment with Key Roles

R = Responsible, A = Accountable, C = Consulted, I = Informed

Note:
The Lead Solutions Design role ensures that solution architectures strike a balance between **product scalability (Product Management) and project-specific requirements (Lead Technical Expert)* while aligning with governance and execution processes.*

6. Project Collaboration (Aligned with Germanedge’s Six Key Principles)

The Lead Solutions Design role is expected to uphold and promote Germanedge’s Six Key Principles to maintain *solution integrity, governance alignment, and efficient project execution*.

1. Focus on Business Opportunities

• Ensure that solutions drive *business impact, customer success, and operational efficiency*.
• Align *product roadmap feasibility* with *customer-driven innovation*.

2. Team Collaboration and Self-Management

• Foster *active collaboration* between *Project Lead, Governance, Product Management, and Technical Experts*.
• Work within *agile, cross-functional teams* to optimize the *solution lifecycle*.

3. Commitment to LEAN Principles and Learning

• Promote *reuse over reinvention* by maintaining *a robust knowledge repository*.
• Streamline *requirement workflows* to *reduce overhead and improve agility*.

4. Outcome Management and Contribution

• Balance *product standardization with project-specific flexibility*.
• Define *clear KPIs for requirement quality, solution adoption, and project feasibility*.

5. People as the Key Asset

• Establish *transparent knowledge-sharing mechanisms* to *empower teams and customers*.
• Encourage *peer reviews and iterative learning* to enhance *solution quality*.

6. Data-Driven Decision Making

• Use *AI-powered analytics* to guide *requirement prioritization and design decisions*.
• Maintain *real-time tracking of requirements and solution feasibility*.

Relevant Germanedge URLs

• Germanedge Business Models
• Germanedge Key Values & Principles
• Germanedge Agile Execution Model
• Edge.One Documentation Standards
• JIRA & Confluence Best Practices

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1. 1. 1. *Key Enhancements:*
         ✅ *Integrated collaboration with Product Management and Lead Technical Experts*
         ✅ *Balanced approach between product standardization and customer-specific requirements*
         ✅ *Seamless alignment with Project Lead & Team Lead Project Governance*
         ✅ *Agile-driven execution & AI-powered knowledge management*

This version *ensures structured solution design, governance compliance, and collaboration with execution teams*. 🚀 Let me know if refinements are needed!