Public Service - State Government Consulting Senior Manager – Transformation Lead

Accenture•St. Louis, MO

11d•$112,900 - $338,300

About The Position

Accenture is seeking a State Government Consulting Senior Manager – Transformation Lead to lead technology-enabled transformation engagements for state and county government clients. The role combines state and local government functional expertise with leadership across the transformation lifecycle, from strategy and readiness through design, implementation, stabilization, and value realization. Candidates should bring deep functional experience in at least one area: finance and budget operations, HR and workforce transformation, payroll administration, or procurement and contract management. The position may lead an overall program or serve as the senior functional tower owner on Cloud ERP engagements. It is accountable for functional quality, senior client relationships, and outcomes, while addressing government-specific complexities such as civil service rules, union considerations, appropriations-driven budgets, multi-jurisdiction payroll, procurement regulations, and legislative and audit reporting. The role also leads domain change management, integration and data migration strategy, and incorporates AI-assisted delivery, platform-native AI, and responsible workflow automation. The Senior Manager contributes to competitive pursuits and pre-RFP market development, builds relationships with state functional leaders and platform account teams, represents the practice at relevant public-sector forums, develops reusable practice capabilities, and mentors junior and mid-level practitioners. Travel of 50% or more is expected.

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 of 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 domain outcomes.

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.
For Finance: Cloud ERP Financials delivery in a state or multi-agency context; familiarity with GASB fund accounting, all-funds budgeting, appropriations management, federal grant compliance, and legislative and audit reporting cycles.
For HR: Cloud ERP HCM delivery in a civil service or large-workforce context; experience with position management, classification reform, workforce transformation design, and civil service adoption strategies.
For Payroll: Cloud ERP Payroll delivery with exposure to state-specific compliance, deduction and benefit complexity, or multi-jurisdiction payroll environments.
For Procurement: Cloud ERP Procurement delivery and knowledge of state procurement regulations, sourcing transformation, or contract lifecycle management.
Experience managing government data migration, including payroll history, position control records, appropriations structures, and other sensitive data.
Experience designing integrations in complex government environments involving ERP platforms, statewide financial systems, federal reporting databases, legislative systems, or agency applications.
Experience contributing to competitive state government pursuits, including pre-RFP positioning, SLED market relationships, and platform account team engagement.
Familiarity with government procurement and the RFP process from the client side.
Bachelor’s degree preferred; equivalent experience considered.

Responsibilities

Lead Cloud ERP engagements for state and county government clients as an overall delivery lead or senior functional tower owner, ensuring quality, strong client relationships, and outcomes.
Own senior client relationships in the relevant functional domain and engage as a credible peer to client executives.
Drive functional design decisions that account for state government operations, including budgeting, civil service structures, payroll compliance, procurement regulations, and legislative and audit reporting.
Lead domain change management and develop adoption approaches that consider civil service culture, union considerations, and workforce skepticism toward technology change.
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 data migration strategy for sensitive information such as payroll history, position control records, and appropriations structures.
Use AI-assisted delivery, platform-native AI capabilities, and responsible workflow automation, and help clients consider governed AI adoption and AI-driven process redesign.
Contribute domain expertise to competitive pursuits and proposals.
Build pre-RFP market relationships with state functional leaders and platform account teams, and represent the practice at NASACT, GFOA, NGA, and related forums.
Contribute solutions, services, and client outcomes to practice development and future engagements.
Develop junior and mid-level practitioners’ domain depth, change management skills, and platform fluency.
Travel 50% or more.