Learning Strategy & Advisory Manager - Utilities

Accenture•St. Louis, MO

8d•$80,400 - $293,800•Hybrid

About The Position

Accenture’s Talent Reinvention Partner is seeking a Learning Strategy & Advisory Manager within the Utilities sector. This role focuses on reinventing how people and organizations work, delivering leadership, talent, operating models, workforce intelligence, and change solutions to accelerate the workforce agenda in the age of AI. The team develops forward-thinking leaders capable of effectively leading in an AI-augmented workplace and navigating change with confidence. The team is at the forefront of talent, HR, and organizational consulting, supporting clients across AI-enabled learning reinvention, capability transformation, skills strategy, and workforce performance.

Requirements

Minimum of 5 years of experience in learning strategy, organizational capability development, or talent consulting
Minimum of 2 years of experience in a consulting or professional services environment with strong project management skills, able to manage multiple workstreams, stakeholders, and deadlines simultaneously while maintaining delivery quality
Minimum of 2 years of experience leading client engagements and managing project teams or workstreams
Minimum of 2 years of experience in the Utilities Industry

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated fluency with generative AI platforms (including ChatGPT, Claude, and Google Gemini) as part of your day-to-day working practice; you should be able to speak concretely to how you have applied AI tools to improve the quality and speed of your deliverables
Core consulting skills: structured problem solving, hypothesis-driven analysis, executive storytelling, and high-quality slide and document writing
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build trust and credibility with clients at the delivery and program level
Experience designing agentic learning solutions or embedding AI-powered performance support tools into the flow of work
Expertise in learning measurement and impact frameworks (e.g., Kirkpatrick, Phillips ROI, learning analytics dashboards) and have demonstrated the ability to link learning programs to business outcomes
Contributed to business development, proposal writing, or thought leadership in the learning or talent advisory space
An advanced degree or certification in adult education, learning science, organizational development, I/O psychology, or a related field
Worked with or advised on HR technology platforms (Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, Cornerstone) or LMS/LXP strategy and selection

Responsibilities

Lead day-to-day delivery of learning strategy engagements, managing workstreams, timelines, quality, and team coordination to ensure excellent client outcomes
Manage and develop junior practitioners (Consultants, Analysts), building their capabilities and maintaining delivery standards across engagements
Build strong working relationships with client delivery counterparts, operating as a reliable and credible day-to-day partner throughout engagements
Apply hypothesis-driven, structured problem-solving approaches to decompose complex learning and workforce capability challenges into clear, actionable insights
Advise clients on learning vision, strategy, and operating model design, repositioning L&D as a strategic enabler of business performance and workforce reinvention
Lead learning capability diagnostics and needs assessments to identify gaps, benchmark against market-leading practices, and develop prioritized transformation roadmaps
Design AI-enabled learning operating models that embed automation, personalization, and analytics, spanning governance, roles, processes, technology, and vendor relationships
Connect learning strategy to business performance outcomes, defining measurement frameworks, learning KPIs, and analytics approaches that clearly demonstrate L&D’s impact and ROI
Shape and deliver agentic learning strategies, helping clients embed AI-powered performance support and intelligent enablement tools into the everyday flow of work
Develop executive-ready presentations, frameworks, and deliverables that communicate complex strategies with clarity and precision to senior audiences
Stay at the forefront of how AI is transforming the learning field, tracking emerging trends, developing points of view, and contributing to Accenture’s intellectual property and go-to-market capabilities in a rapidly evolving advisory market
Contribute to business development through proposal writing, RFP responses, and thought leadership for the Learning Performance & Innovation offering
Travel as needed