I&F Decision Science Practitioner Associate Director

Accenture•Irving, TX

About The Position

The work: As a Principal Director in Artificial Intelligence and Data, you will have a 100% focus on client advisory and project delivery. People You have experience leading and managing a team of data scientists, ML engineers, and other AI professionals. Ability to build and maintain relationships with clients, stakeholders, and partners. Process You gained deep knowledge of project management methodologies and frameworks and have the ability to oversee projects from inception to delivery while managing timelines, budgets, and resources. Technology You have a strong understanding of the field of Artificial intelligence, for example in the fields of LLM, machine learning, deep learning, AI Agents and natural language processing technologies. You know the benefits of each and can also explain differences between the many available platforms. With all our roles, there is some in-person time for collaboration, learning and building relationships with clients, peers, leaders, and communities. As an employer, we will be as flexible as possible to support your specific work/life needs.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree
Minimum of 8 years of experience of the following: External consulting or equivalent number of years of experience in internal consulting roles within industry, with experience applying Data & AI to address real business challenges.
Thought Leader - You have a clear vision on AI and Data, what direction the capability will move towards and are able to share this vision to both your colleagues and our clients.
Business Translator You are able to identify and build a vision on business problems, initiative, analytics intervention, data scientist management, data science interpretation and storytelling.
AI Agentic Transformation You have experience with setting up current state assessment, operating models, value case, roadmap, and blueprint in the Data & AI landscape.
You are an expert in the following technologies: programming/scripting languages like Python, R, and SQL
You are familiar with big data tools like Spark, PySpark
Minimum of 4 years of experience of the following:
Knowledge of LLM
Knowledge of Bayesian networks and decision trees
Knowledge of Azure Open AI Services
Familiar with Microsoft AI and Data Stack and 3rd party technologies: Databricks. Snowflake

Nice To Haves

Solid understanding of data governance, data management, and AI solution lifecycle (from strategy to implementation).
Ability to engage with senior stakeholders, influence decision-making, and build trusted relationships across business and technical teams.
Demonstrated experience in developing business cases, defining KPIs, and measuring impact of Data & AI initiatives.
Product & analytical mindset with structured problem-solving skills and a focus on delivering measurable value.
Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to simplify complexity and engage diverse audiences.
Team-oriented leadership style, with experience in mentoring or coaching junior colleagues.
Flexibility and adaptability in working across multidisciplinary, global, and fast-paced environments.
Advanced Degrees in a relevant field
You have worked for 15+ years in a consulting capacity or project management type roles.
Experience in a sales capacity is a plus.
Experience with Microsoft Agentic AI implementations.
You have experience with data acquisition, ingestion, and pre-processing for AI projects and know what it takes to design, implement and manage data pipelines for large-scale AI projects.