Enterprise Productivity & Performance Principal Director

Accenture•Milwaukee, NY

14h•Hybrid

About The Position

Enterprise Productivity & Performance (EPP), part of Accenture's CEO Advisory practice, helps organizations address critical questions for executive leadership teams regarding enterprise value, productivity at scale, and funding for growth and innovation. EPP operates at the intersection of strategy, operations, technology, data, and AI to identify and realize enterprise-wide performance opportunities that improve investor metrics, strengthen competitiveness, and enable sustained value creation. The practice focuses on holistic productivity transformation, aligning enterprise resources with strategic priorities for long-term success. As part of CEO Advisory, EPP plays a key role in positioning Accenture as the primary choice for CEOs, executive teams, boards, and owners by leveraging deep industry expertise, data-driven insights, AI-enabled solutions, and Accenture's broad capabilities to shape and deliver large-scale reinvention and transformation programs.

Requirements

Minimum of 8 years of professional experience in consulting, strategy, transformation, value creation, or operational improvement roles, with experience across one or more of the following areas: Cost Transformation, Business Strategy, Operational Efficiency, Operating Model Transformation, Value Creation, Commercial Strategy, Business Transformation, Performance Improvement, Enterprise Reinvention.
A minimum of 8 years of professional experience working with or consulting to Fortune 500 organizations, leading enterprises, top-tier financial institutions, technology companies, consumer-facing organizations, life sciences companies, or other large-scale organizations.
A minimum of 8 years of experience identifying and delivering measurable productivity improvements, cost efficiencies, operating model enhancements, margin expansion, or enterprise value creation outcomes.
A minimum of 8 years of experience with analytical, problem-solving, and hypothesis-driven thinking skills, with experience translating complex business challenges into actionable executive recommendations.
A minimum of 8 years of bringing an informed industry perspective and strategic point of view across one or more sectors, including: Financial Services, Insurance, Retail, Consumer Goods, Technology, Life Sciences and Pharmaceuticals, Health and Public Service.
A minimum of 8 years of experience engaging with senior executives and influencing strategic decision-making across business and functional leadership teams.
Bachelor's degree.

Nice To Haves

Experience leading large-scale enterprise productivity, cost transformation, performance improvement, or enterprise reinvention programs.
Expertise in AI-enabled productivity, intelligent operations, digital transformation, or technology-driven performance improvement initiatives.
Experience developing enterprise-wide value creation plans, operating model transformations, or organizational redesign programs.
Experience across multiple industries, including Financial Services, Retail, Consumer Goods, Technology, and Life Sciences.
Enjoy developing others and leading interdisciplinary teams, framing, designing, and delivering solutions to complex business challenges.
Experience supporting business development activities, executive-level relationship building, and the origination of transformation opportunities.
An MBA or equivalent graduate degree.

Responsibilities

Become a trusted advisor to CEOs, executive leadership teams, and business leaders on enterprise productivity, cost transformation, and value creation strategies.
Define and shape enterprise-wide productivity and performance agendas that improve financial outcomes, unlock capacity for growth, and enhance long-term shareholder value.
Work at the intersection of business, technology, data, and AI to design and deliver innovative approaches to cost optimization, productivity improvement, operating model transformation, and enterprise reinvention.
Partner with clients to identify the structural drivers of performance, evaluate opportunities across functions and business units, and develop actionable roadmaps that deliver measurable business impact.
Advise clients on AI-enabled productivity strategies and transformation programs that accelerate efficiency, improve decision-making, and create sustainable competitive advantage.
Go deep to understand clients' operating environments, business challenges, cost structures, growth priorities, and strategic objectives in the context of industry, economic, technology, and market trends.
Lead teams to provide world-class business strategy and performance improvement solutions while coaching and developing junior team members.
Drive business development efforts by originating new client opportunities and expanding executive-level relationships.
Build your reputation as a thought leader in enterprise productivity, performance improvement, cost transformation, and AI-enabled reinvention.
Help develop the next generation of Enterprise Productivity & Performance offerings, methodologies, and assets.
Manage and/or support all phases of client engagements, including opportunity shaping, planning, budgeting, execution, deliverables, stakeholder management, and risk assessment.
Source and coordinate work across Accenture's industry, functional, technology, and data teams to deliver integrated client solutions.
Help attract, develop, and retain top talent.
Ability to travel as needed, up to 75–100%.