Business Architecture Associate Director

Accenture•Morristown, NJ

About The Position

Accenture LLP is hiring Business Architecture Associate Directors in Morristown, New Jersey. The role analyzes complex client business challenges and develops transformation strategies, business cases, and technology-enabled roadmaps across strategy, implementation, activation, and optimization. It supports enterprise planning and digital transformation by gathering requirements, defining solution objectives and designs, deploying enterprise planning platforms, and developing integrated enterprise views. The position provides functional expertise in digital supply chain planning platforms such as o9, and works with technology architects, data teams, platform specialists, development teams, and client stakeholders to design and implement enterprise solutions. It also coordinates deployment plans and cross-functional execution, manages dependencies and risks, and exercises independent judgment in critical assignments. Domestic travel of approximately 80% is required. The offered wage is $282,000 per year.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
10 years of experience in the IT consulting industry, including 5 years of progressive post-baccalaureate experience.
10 years of experience leading large-scale supply chain planning transformation programs involving end-to-end advanced planning solution deployment, hands-on analysis, functional design, business process transformation, and solution deployment.
10 years of experience analyzing business processes and operational requirements to design and implement technology-enabled supply chain planning and enterprise operations solutions.
10 years of experience developing functional requirements, process models, and solution architectures for enterprise planning or supply chain planning systems.
10 years of experience designing, configuring, or implementing enterprise planning platforms, including o9 or other advanced supply chain planning solutions.
10 years of experience supporting large-scale enterprise transformation programs, including system deployment, testing, configuration, and solution implementation.
10 years of experience collaborating with business stakeholders, technology architects, data teams, and development teams to design and deploy enterprise solutions.
10 years of experience analyzing and resolving complex functional or technical issues during system design, implementation, or deployment.
10 years of experience capturing business requirements, facilitating design workshops, and contributing to architectural and functional design decisions for enterprise planning solutions.
10 years of experience coordinating with global delivery teams, including offshore and onsite resources, for supply chain transformation programs, advanced planning deployments, upgrades, and module implementations.
10 years of experience using Agile or Hybrid Agile project management methodologies for scoping, solution design, estimation, planning, project execution oversight, progress monitoring, and stakeholder updates.
Willingness and ability to travel domestically approximately 80% of the time to meet client needs.
Applicants in the United States must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require visa sponsorship.

Responsibilities

Analyze client business challenges and develop transformation strategies, business cases, and technology-enabled implementation roadmaps.
Conduct stakeholder workshops to gather information and define solution objectives, project specifications, functional requirements, system capabilities, and solution designs.
Analyze, design, configure, and support deployment of enterprise planning platforms across supply chain transformation programs; demonstrate functional solutions to stakeholders and technical teams.
Develop integrated enterprise views using business architecture frameworks, data integration methodologies, and industry-standard techniques.
Collaborate with technology architects, data teams, and platform specialists to develop enterprise solution architectures, review design specifications, and align with enterprise technology standards.
Provide subject matter expertise in digital supply chain planning platforms such as o9 and other enterprise planning technologies.
Develop program deployment plans and coordinate cross-functional execution, manage dependencies, and identify risks and mitigation strategies.
Exercise independent judgment in decision-making and determining objectives and analytical approaches for critical assignments.
Interact with senior client stakeholders and Accenture leadership to align business, technology, and program teams and resolve functional and technical issues.
Lead large-scale supply chain planning transformations, including analysis, functional design, business process transformation, and solution deployment.
Analyze business processes and operational requirements to design and implement technology-enabled supply chain and enterprise operations solutions.
Develop functional requirements, process models, and solution architectures for enterprise or supply chain planning systems.
Support enterprise transformation deployments, testing, configuration, and implementation.
Coordinate with global delivery teams, including offshore and onsite resources, and use Agile or Hybrid Agile methods to scope, design, estimate, plan, oversee execution, monitor progress, and provide stakeholder updates.