Technology Strategy Manager / Sr Manager - Products Industry (Consumer Goods, Retail, Travel, Auto & Industrials)

Accenture•Chicago, IL

20d•$87,400 - $317,200

About The Position

Accenture’s Technology Strategy and Transformation team designs and executes industry-relevant reinventions that help organizations realize business value from technology. The team advises leaders on strategic technology choices, including how AI and emerging technologies can reshape products, services, work, operating models, and sources of competitive advantage. It helps clients translate possibilities into strategic choices, investment priorities, and transformation roadmaps across technology operating models, AI and emerging technologies, technology investment and modernization, and sources of growth, efficiency, and customer value. The role advises C-suite and senior client leaders on data-driven, technology-led business strategies. It develops technology visions, identifies and prioritizes value-creation opportunities, shapes business strategies, and develops operating models and business cases that incorporate disruptive technologies. The role also develops technology strategy thought leadership and uses AI tools to support research, analysis, modeling, and insight development, while applying critical judgment and validating AI-assisted outputs. Managers lead a project or major workstream, supervise and mentor team members, build senior client relationships, contribute to thought leadership and business development, and facilitate client discussions toward consensus and action. Senior Managers lead teams, projects, and programs; originate sales under Managing Director direction; own thought leadership and intellectual capital efforts; serve as trusted C-suite advisors; and facilitate complex, senior stakeholder groups. The position serves clients in the consumer goods and services, retail and travel, automotive, and industrials sectors. Accenture reports approximately 791,000 employees serving clients in more than 120 countries. The posted annual salary range is $87,400 to $317,200 in the listed U.S. locations, with compensation varying by location, role, skills, and experience.

Requirements

Manager: At least 5 years of professional work experience.
Senior Manager: At least 8 years of professional work experience.
Experience in operating model strategy, technology in M&A, technology value or cost take-out, technology-driven revenue growth strategy, or strategy involving AI- and emerging technology-enabled transformation.
Experience writing business cases.
Experience leading or managing large teams, including planning and structuring analytical work, facilitating team workshops, and rapidly developing technology strategy recommendations.
Manager: At least 1 year of strategy consulting experience at a consulting firm.
Senior Manager: At least 3 years of strategy consulting experience at a consulting firm.
Bachelor’s degree.
Strong communication and people skills, resilience, collaboration, and ability to work with senior executives and diverse teams.
Ability to break down complex issues, conduct analysis, and develop actionable recommendations.
Applicants for U.S. employment must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require visa sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

Strong understanding of a specific industry, client, technology, or function and ability to advise senior leadership as an expert.
MBA or equivalent graduate degree.
Experience as a long-term trusted advisor on technology’s influence on an industry and the implications for business strategy and market share.
Ability to lead projects delivering business technology solutions and practical roadmaps for clients’ long-term success.
Experience managing budgeting and forecasting and building financial proposals.
Experience managing end-to-end projects and reporting and escalating to senior leadership.
Ability to create expert content and participate in professional forums.
Critical thinking, willingness to question decisions, and ability to provide creative solutions.
Experience building trusted relationships with senior client leaders.
Ability to mentor and develop team members for increased responsibility.
Advanced presentation and public-speaking skills, including at the C-suite level.
Ability to provide junior team members with an integrated perspective of the client and project.
Fluency in using AI to augment strategy work while applying independent judgment.
Understanding of the strategic considerations for responsible enterprise AI scaling and the need for human oversight.

Responsibilities

Advise C-suite leaders on strategies at the intersection of technology and business, including how AI changes competitive advantage and enterprise value.
Articulate technology visions using industry and functional expertise.
Shape the role of technology in business strategies to capture market share, including identifying opportunities for AI to differentiate products, experiences, operations, and business models.
Assess technology footprints and identify and prioritize value-creation opportunities.
Develop strategic opportunities that incorporate innovative technology into broader business transformations.
Develop operating models and business cases using disruptive technologies, including AI, to unlock growth, productivity, and enterprise value.
Create thought leadership and intellectual capital presenting relevant technology strategy insights, guidance, and recommendations.
Use AI tools to accelerate research, synthesis, modeling, scenario analysis, and strategic insight development, while validating results and applying critical judgment.
As a Manager, manage a project or major workstream, drive team deliverables, and supervise and mentor team members.
As a Manager, build senior client relationships, contribute to thought leadership and business development, and facilitate discussions that build consensus and drive outcomes.
As a Senior Manager, lead teams, projects, and programs and supervise and mentor full teams.
As a Senior Manager, originate sales under Managing Director direction and own thought leadership and intellectual capital efforts.
As a Senior Manager, serve as a trusted C-suite advisor and facilitate complex discussions among senior client stakeholders.