Technology Strategy/Enterprise Architect Senior Manager- Defense Sector

Accenture; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A global professional services firm is seeking a Technology Strategy/Enterprise Architect Senior Manager in Dubai. This role focuses on leading technology-driven transformations and engagements, with an emphasis on the Defense sector. The ideal candidate will leverage deep technology strategy skills to influence C-level executives, drive operational excellence, and close business opportunities. Applicants should have strong consulting experience and a proven track record in technology strategy and enterprise architecture.

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering core technology strategy offerings, including enterprise architecture and IT cost reduction.
• Proven skills in influencing C-level decision-making.
• Industry experience in Defense/Military sector either directly or through consulting.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex engagements end-to-end across all delivery components.
• Originate business opportunities within a client and lead business development efforts.
• Collaborate with business and technology teams to maximize value of technology investments.

Skills

Data-driven consulting

Technology strategy offerings

Awareness of tech trends

Industry experience in Defense

Client objective shaping

Multi-disciplinary team coordination

Business opportunity closing

Job description

Technology Strategy/Enterprise Architect Senior Manager- DefenseSector

Location- Dubai/Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 799,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities. Visit us at www.accenture.com.

Accenture Strategy & Consulting

In today’s world, business leaders want to rapidly and confidently reinvent to increase resilience, mitigate risk, and grow with sustainable value. That’s where Accenture Strategy & Consulting comes in. We bring together strategic visionaries, industry experts, practitioners from across every enterprise function, business intelligence professionals, change specialists, data and AI authorities, and many other specialized skills to co-create each client’s unique path to reinvention. You will be a trusted partner to business leaders, working with a diverse team of experts to deliver successful tech-enabled transformation and new kinds of value for your clients.

Key Responsibilities

• Apply deep technology strategy development, architecting value, operating model and architecture skills to influence C-level client agenda through technology insights
• Pro-actively interact and collaborate with senior management levels at client and/or within Accenture
• Lead complex engagements end-to-end across all delivery components: client satisfaction, value delivered, teams management, financials, etc.
• Originate business opportunities within a client and lead end-to-end the business development effort with client and Accenture teams until successful sale closure
• Drive leaders to transform the technology function to achieve operational excellence and tight alignment with business strategy
• Collaborate with business, technology and cross-functions to maximize value of technology investments and alignment to strategic priorities
• Lead the creation of well-articulated thought leadership assets that present innovative and action-oriented insights, knowledge, guidance and recommendations on a specific market-relevant technology strategy
• Drive internally technology strategy skills, assets and capability building and identify opportunities for collaboration across Accenture and ecosystem partners to win in the market

Key Skills

• Strong data-driven consulting with focus on business and technology value architecting and realization
• Deep understanding and proven skills in delivering core technology strategy offerings - IT & Digital technology strategy, Enterprise architecture, IT & Digital organization and operating model, Cloud, Data & Analytics, IT Cost reduction, IT M&A
• Strong awareness of tech trends in the market’s context
• Industry experience in Defense/ Military sector either directly or through consulting engagements
• Ability to shape client objectives and influence decision making at senior management levels
• Ability to pull together multi-disciplinary teams for technology strategy, lead and coordinate to achieve shared outcomes
• Ability to pull-through business opportunities and close them

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