Public Service - State Government Consulting Senior Manager – Transformation Lead

Accenture•Chicago, IL

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About The Position

Accenture’s State Government practice works with state agencies, departments, and county governments on strategy, readiness, and implementation of major operational transformations. The role leads Cloud ERP engagements with a business-transformation focus, either as the overall delivery lead or as the senior functional owner in finance, HR, payroll, or procurement. The position requires understanding the operational, regulatory, workforce, integration, and data complexities of state and county government, and delivering outcomes from strategy and readiness through design, implementation, stabilization, and value realization. The role owns senior client relationships and functional design decisions, leads change management, integration, and data migration strategy within its domain, and brings AI-assisted delivery and responsible automation into client engagements. It also contributes to pursuits and proposals, helps develop pre-RFP market relationships, represents the practice at relevant government forums, contributes to practice solutions and services, and develops junior and mid-level practitioners. Travel of 50% or more is required.

Requirements

At least 7 years of consulting or functional experience in state or county government environments, engaging directly with senior functional executives.
Senior-level functional expertise in at least one domain: state government finance and budget operations, HR and workforce transformation, payroll administration, or procurement and contract management.
At least 7 years of hands-on Cloud ERP delivery experience in a functional capacity.
Demonstrated experience as a delivery lead or senior functional tower owner on large, complex ERP engagements or similar government-wide transformations, with accountability for design quality, senior relationships, and outcomes.
Bachelor’s degree preferred; equivalent experience is considered.

Nice To Haves

Prior senior functional operating experience in state or county government, such as state budget official, Controller, HR Director, Payroll Director, or Chief Procurement Officer.
Finance: Cloud ERP Financials delivery in a state or multi-agency context, with familiarity with GASB fund accounting, all-funds budgeting, appropriations management, federal grant compliance, and legislative and audit reporting cycles.
HR: Cloud ERP HCM delivery in a civil service or large-workforce context; experience with position management, classification reform, workforce transformation design, or adoption strategies for civil service environments.
Payroll: Cloud ERP Payroll delivery with exposure to state-specific compliance, deduction and benefit complexity, or multi-jurisdiction payroll environments.
Procurement: Cloud ERP Procurement delivery and knowledge of state procurement regulations, sourcing transformation, or contract lifecycle management.
Experience managing complex government data migrations, including payroll history, position control records, appropriations structures, and other sensitive data.
Experience designing integrations in complex government environments, connecting ERP platforms to statewide financial systems, federal reporting databases, legislative systems, or other agency applications.
Experience contributing to competitive state government pursuits, including pre-RFP positioning, SLED market relationships, and engagement with platform account teams.
Familiarity with government procurement and RFP processes from the client side.

Responsibilities

Lead Cloud ERP engagements for state and county government clients as an overall delivery lead or senior functional tower owner, accountable for quality, client relationships, and outcomes.
Own senior client relationships in the functional area and engage with clients as a knowledgeable peer.
Drive functional design decisions that address state government budgeting, civil service workforce structures, payroll compliance, procurement regulations, and legislative and audit reporting.
Lead domain-specific change management strategy and build adoption approaches suited to civil service culture, union considerations, and government workforce needs.
Own integration strategy within the functional tower, accounting for connections to statewide financial systems, federal reporting environments, legislative systems, and other agency platforms.
Lead domain-specific data migration strategy, including sensitive payroll history, position control records, appropriations structures, and other government data.
Incorporate AI-assisted delivery, platform-native AI capabilities, and responsible workflow automation into engagements; help clients consider governed AI adoption in the public sector.
Identify opportunities for AI process redesign and automation beyond ERP toolsets.
Contribute domain expertise to competitive pursuits and proposals.
Build relationships with state functional leaders, work with platform account teams on joint pipeline, and represent the practice at NASACT, GFOA, NGA, and related forums.
Contribute to practice development, including solutions, services, and client outcomes for future engagements.
Develop junior and mid-level practitioners in the functional domain.
Travel 50% or more.