Connected Solutions Edge Business Architecture Director

Accenture • St. Louis, MO

2d • $138,800 - $413,600 • Hybrid

About The Position

We are a global collective of innovators applying the New every day to improve the way the world works and lives. New doesn’t mean being ahead of the curve; new is pushing forward the curve, riding the edge where the impossible meets the transformation and making it a reality where it matters. Help us show the world what’s possible as you partner with clients to unlock hidden value and deliver innovative solutions. Empowered with innovative tools, continuous learning and a global community of diverse talent and perspectives, we drive success in a new business architecture that disrupts conventional practices with Reinvention Services and Engines. Our expertise spans 40+ industries across 120+ countries and impacts millions of lives every day. We turn ideas into reality.
Connected Solutions sits at the crux of Supply Chain & Engineering and Technology as its Reinvention Engine helping clients adopt the functional capabilities they need to differentiate in their industry with agility and speed. We leverage our vast partner ecosystem, deep functional knowledge and decades of industry experience to implement the right solutions.
Join Accenture and help transform leading organizations and communities around the world. The sheer scale of our capabilities and client engagements and the way we collaborate, operate and deliver value provides an unparalleled opportunity to grow and advance. Choose Accenture and make delivering innovative work part of your extraordinary career.
Edge is a Growth Driver for Accenture
The Accenture Edge business is a core growth driver within Accenture, focused on helping Mid-market companies reinvent, scale, and compete with the agility required in today’s market. Mid-market organizations share the same bold ambitions as large enterprises, they are undergoing a significant transformation, driven by the need to modernize operations, accelerate growth, and respond to evolving industry demands. Accenture brings the full strength of our global capabilities—deep industry expertise, ecosystem partnerships, and proven innovation—to make enterprise grade solutions accessible, scalable, and simplified for midmarket needs.
Powered by curated offerings, preconfigured solutions, accelerators, and AI enabled delivery models, Accenture Edge brings together teams across our global network to help clients drive real ROI, innovate faster, and transform with confidence. The Edge portfolio spans repeatable, industrialized solutions across technology, operations, security, cloud, and industry-specific needs to meet clients where they are on their reinvention journey.
We are looking to expand our Edge team with the best talent, who have experience in the mid-market, across the business suite, and across functions, that will enable us to continue to drive transformations at scale.
The Work:
As a Supply Chain Practice and Delivery Lead for Edge, you will oversee the Edge practice growth and delivery execution across multiple programs/engagements, ensuring quality outcomes, client satisfaction, and strong team performance. You will also partner with Sales and Solution teams to standardize and accelerate delivery by building reusable solution and Agentic assets and templatized solution offers that improve speed to value. Additionally, you will contribute to proposal development and support/lead client Orals for Edge pursuits.

Requirements

• Minimum 8+ years' experience leading delivery for small and large-scale transformation programs (or multiple concurrent programs) including demonstrated success in multi-functional stakeholder management, including client executives and internal leadership.
• Minimum 8+ years previous experience with delivery governance, risk management, and program planning.
• Minimum 8+ years' experience supporting bids (RFP/RFI), proposals, and/or Orals in enterprise environments.
• Minimum 8+ years' experience leading people and teams; proven ability to improve overall delivery performance (onshore and offshore teams).
• Minimum 5+ years' experience building reusable assets, accelerators, or offerings that improve speed and predictability
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. (If associate's degree, must have minimum 6 years' work experience).

Nice To Haves

• Technical Background in any of the Supply Chain solutions (Kinaxis, o9, Manhattan) is preferred.
• Strong experience with solution architecture concepts (end-to-end, multi-service solution design).
• Experience in operations mobilization / transition setups for new outsourcing or transformation engagements.
• Demonstrated metrics-driven improvement (quality, delivery predictability, cost efficiency, etc.)
• Experience positioning Managed Services

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end EDGE Planning practice across multiple programs or engagements (EDGE Supply chain portfolio involving Kinaxis, o9, BlueYonder, Manhattan Associates, Anaplan, Coupa and others), ensuring growth, delivery excellence and measurable outcomes.
• Manage planning, delivery governance, escalations, and delivery risk across programs.
• Ensure consistent delivery standards, operational discipline, and continuous improvement.
• Develop and grow talent by coaching teams, reinforcing delivery best practices, and partnering with HR/leadership on capability building.
• Partner with client stakeholders and internal functions to drive adoption of change and stabilize delivery performance.
• Identify repeatable delivery patterns and convert them into solution assets, including: delivery accelerators, reusable components, playbooks, reference architectures, and tooling approaches
• Build and maintain templatized solution offers (where applicable), enabling faster proposal responses and reduced time-to-start for new engagements.
• Promote standardization across delivery methods to improve predictability, cost, and quality.
• Support innovation initiatives that improve delivery throughput while maintaining risk controls.
• Collaborate with Sales, Solution Architecture, and other bid teams to shape delivery strategy during pursuits.
• Support proposal development by contributing: delivery approach, governance model, staffing logic, and implementation plan; differentiators tied to reusable assets/accelerators and known delivery methods
• Create or review proposal content to ensure it aligns with feasible delivery execution, commercial expectations, and client requirements.
• Participate in bid Orals and executive discussions to present delivery strategy and execution confidence.
• Lead oral sessions where required—aligning storytelling across delivery, solution, and commercial commitments.
• Support Q&A responses by coordinating with SMEs and ensuring consistent messaging across stakeholders.

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision
• life
• long-term disability coverage
• 401(k) plan
• bonus opportunities
• paid holidays
• paid time off

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior