Technology Strategy Manager/Sr Manager, Financial Services

About the role

We Are:

A technology strategy consultancy that designs and executes industry-relevant reinventions to help organizations realize exceptional business value from technology. Our vision is to become the world’s leading advisors in harnessing technology and innovation as a force to reinvent and improve every business.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted advisor to the C-suite defining strategy at the intersection of both technology and business.
• Articulate a compelling technology vision with industry and functional expertise.
• Shape the role of technology in business strategies to capture market share.
• Identify and prioritize value creation opportunities based on detailed assessment and analysis of current technology footprint.
• Drive strategic opportunities which incorporate innovative technology solutions into broader business transformations.
• Develop operating models and business cases leveraging disruptive technologies.
• Lead the creation of well-articulated thought leadership assets that present innovative insight, knowledge, guidance, and recommendations on a specific market-relevant technology strategy.
• Pressure-test assumptions made by leadership teams, including AI-generated insights.
• Validate AI-assisted analysis with logic, experience, and domain knowledge.
• Use AI tools to accelerate research, synthesis, modeling, and scenario analysis.
• Use critical judgement to distinguish when AI outputs are directionally useful vs. when they are unreliable.
• Lead team, project, and program as well as corresponding deliverables while supervising and mentoring full teams.
• Build strong relationships with senior clients that go beyond the workplace, including beginning to develop C-suite relationships; drive a spirit of collaboration and teaming with client while serving as a true trusted advisor.
• Drive thought leadership, asset development, and intellectual capital efforts with targeted input from more senior resources; identify and advance ideas for new opportunities.
• Support Business Development, building understanding of how to architect and position proposals and SOWs.
• Facilitate to drive results and gain consensus for action; able to address difficult client conversations and engage senior client stakeholders to drive meaningful outcomes.
• Travel as needed.

Requirements

• As a Manager:
  • Minimum 1 year of strategy consulting experience at a consulting firm
  • Minimum 5 years of proven experience in at least one of the following: operating model strategy, M&A, tech value and cost take-out, or technology driven revenue growth strategy.
  • Minimum 5 years of experience writing business cases.
  • Minimum 2 years of experience leading or managing small teams effectively including planning/structuring analytical work, facilitating team workshops, and developing technology strategy recommendations.
  • Bachelor’s degree
• As a Senior Manager:
  • Minimum 3 years of strategy consulting experience at a consulting firm
  • Minimum 6 years of experience in at least two of the following: operating model strategy, technology in M&A, tech value cost take-out, or technology driven revenue growth strategy.
  • Minimum 6 years of experience writing business cases.
  • Minimum 5 years of experience leading or managing large teams effectively including planning/structuring analytical work, facilitating team workshops, and developing technology strategy recommendations.
  • Bachelor’s degree

Qualifications

• Comfortable using AI tools for research, synthesis, and analysis.
• Ability to evaluate AI outputs critically.
• Understanding of data limitations, bias, and model risk.
• You have an MBA or equivalent graduate degree.
• You have shown critical thinking, ability to question decisions and provide creative solutions.
• You can manage junior members of the team and can develop them for more responsibility.
• You have effective communication and people skills to manage relationships with clients.
• You have strong presentation skills: ability to synthesize information and the ability to bring a message forward.
• You lead in driving insights and recommendations using data models and visualization tools, demonstrated advanced research skills.
• You can develop practical roadmaps that support the enabling of technology transformation.
• You can manage a variety of projects with increased complexity.
• You have developed project management abilities and have reported and escalated on time to managerial level.

Skills

• Expert at advising Financial Services clients on technology strategies to achieve their vision and operational goals.
• Abundance of energy and drive, resilience, and a passion for collaborating with senior executives.
• Loves continual learning and is intrigued by new challenges.
• Flair for breaking down complex issues into logical parts and constructing analyses driving actionable recommendations.
• Natural talent for appreciating diverse perspectives and bringing out the best in teams.

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: $87,400 to $253,000

Schedule

Full-time

Location

Various locations across the U.S.