Talent Strategy Manager - Utilities

About the role

We Are: Talent Reinventors, and we help clients co-create the workforce of the future. How? We make decisions based on insights. We give people the tools and roadmaps to do their best work. We create digital experiences employees love. And we teach companies how to grow great, forward-thinking leaders. Our approach and our people put us at the front of the pack for talent, HR and organizational consulting. We help clients with new skilling, talent strategy, leadership development, employee experience, change management and beyond.

Responsibilities

• Use data and analytics to drive insights to shape experience led end to end Workforce Reinvention programs for Digital, Cloud, Enterprise Wide and Support Functions
• Manage project teams to use data collection and assessment tools for identifying AI and automation impact on roles, task-level opportunities for Human+Machine collaboration, and transformation pathways at the organization and individual level and the web of associated changes that power these impacts to create meaningful organizational value
• Manage project teams to craft workforce reinvention strategies that highlight future role and work implications for the enterprise, business function and workforce
• Collaborate with Ecosystem Alliance Partners using Gen AI, agentic AI, and automation technologies to design solutions that reshape how work gets done across human and machine workers
• Work with clients and use data to identify how roles must evolve, what work should shift to machines, and what uniquely human capabilities to build and why for each direction
• Design AI-enabled operating models where humans focus on judgment, creativity, and exceptions while machines handle routine processing and pattern recognition
• Co-create and support enterprise-wide reinvention conversations that connect workforce transformation to business strategy and value creation
• Design and drive change programs that move organizations from analysis to action—helping leaders adopt new ways of working and manage blended human-machine teams
• Mentor team members, providing them with experiences to continually learn and grow
• Manage and support business development efforts, including Statements of Work (SOW), proposal development, and client presentations
• Contribute to practice development initiatives including culture building, internal community involvement, capability development, recruiting, and whitepapers

Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years of experience working across integrated Talent functions including Talent Strategy, Strategic Workforce Planning, Skills-Based Talent Practices, Talent Intelligence, Strategic Sourcing, Learning Strategy & Development, Workforce Transformation, and Technology Talent Development
• Minimum of 3 years of consulting experience designing and delivering workforce, talent, organization, or change solutions
• Minimum of 1 year of experience helping organizations prepare for AI-enabled workforce transformation
• Minimum of 1 year of experience serving utilities clients (electric, gas, or water) or in a utilities finance, controllership, or regulatory function
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years' work experience)

Qualifications

• If Associate’s Degree, must have equivalent minimum 6-year work experience

Skills

• Leverage AI and analytics to craft talent strategies and new skilling approaches that fit a client’s unique needs
• Experience in the field making you a leader that people look to for advice
• People and storytelling skills meaning you have no problem helping clients understand their choices
• Proven experience to design and lead our best teams to solve complex workforce reinvention challenges
• Drive on-the-ground change, not just analyze it
• Ability to work across the Talent practice and apply skills beyond workforce transformation, including change management, leadership development, and operating model development
• Experience leveraging Generative AI and Large Language Models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Microsoft Copilot, or similar technologies to support workforce analysis, talent strategy development, workforce planning, skills intelligence, or organizational transformation initiatives

Benefits

Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired as set forth below.

Pay

Annual Salary Range: Refer to the specific location listed above.

Schedule

Ability to travel up to 80%; travel as needed based on client expectations.