Technology Strategy & Transformation Senior Manager

Accenture; Toronto; On-site; CAD 165,000 - 313,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture PLC is seeking a Technology Strategy senior manager to advise banking clients on data-driven technology strategies and to lead cross-disciplinary teams. You will coach junior leaders, orchestrate multi-disciplinary workforces, and help clients align technology with business goals.

You will shape strategic frameworks, drive end-to-end transformation, and deliver value through cloud, data, and IT initiatives.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of strategy consulting experience at a consulting firm.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in at least 2 of Cloud Transformation, Industry & New Technology, Technology ROI/Cost Take Out, Operating Model, Modern Architecture, Data-Driven Enterprise.
• Minimum 5 years of experience writing business cases to support strategic initiatives or IT transformation.
• Minimum 5 years of experience leading or managing large teams and facilitating workshops.
• Curiosity about technology and its influence on business and work.
• Experience advising senior leaders and leading small high impact teams.
• Desire to coach and mentor others.
• Ability to travel and work in Canada.
• English required for multinational teams.

Responsibilities

• Assess clients’ business options in the context of global trends.
• Lead day-to-day delivery on short high-impact strategies for senior teams.
• Define practices, processes, toolsets, and operations for transformation domains.
• Provide executive oversight and manage client relationships across delivery teams.
• Identify and drive new sales opportunities with senior support.
• Ensure long-term client success with roadmaps for Digital, IT or Cloud strategy.
• Build trusted advisor relationships with senior client leaders.
• Fortify Accenture’s Technology Strategy practice and thought leadership.

Skills

Strategy consulting

Leadership

Business case writing

Team management

Curiosity about tech

Senior stakeholder advisory

Coaching & mentorship

Travel willingness (Canada)

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

MBA (bonus)

Job description

We Are

We are Technology Strategy and Transformation. Our vision is to become the world’s leading advisors in harnessing technology and innovation as a force to reinvent and improve every business. Our mission is to help client business executives disrupt their industry and utilize technology to capture market share. Our Technology Strategy team leverages deep business and technology domain expertise to empower clients to be more competitive by leading initiatives that unlock value and drive growth. In today’s rapidly changing environment, the C-suite must position technology as a differentiator to stay agile in a world dominated by change. New business architectures break away from old ways of doing things, driving agility to compete and grow in the new. Accenture’s Technology Strategy team enables leaders to act quickly and confidently as they pivot to the future. We help clients determine clear, actionable paths to competitive agility by bringing them new thinking on business and technology.

You Are

A Technology Strategy consulting guru with extensive experience in creating technology-led business strategies and top-flight leadership and management skills. Your expertise? Advising banking clients on data-driven technology strategies to transform their business operations or business model so they can exceed their strategic, financial, and operational goals. You are a curious leader who can connect with and advise senior clients through storytelling and strong domain knowledge. As a senior manager, you will be a coach to develop our up-and-coming leaders in their careers, and an orchestrator of our diverse multi-disciplinary workforces to solve our client’s challenges.

The Work

• Assess clients’ business options in the context of global, industry, economic, technology, and social trends.
• Day to day delivery leader on short high impact strategies (why, how, value, and approach) for our client’s senior teams (SVP to C-suite); leading small teams of motivated generalists and deep specialists
• Manage and oversee the definition of the practices, processes, toolsets, and operations for one or more transformation domains, owning delivery of engagements end-to-end
• Executive oversight and client relationship management of diverse delivery teams working with mid-level clients
• Identify, orchestrate, and drive new sales opportunities with Managing Director Support (incremental and new)
• Ensure clients are positioned for long-term success with practical road maps for carrying out Digital, IT or Cloud strategy, managing change, monitoring and gauging processes, and taking remedial steps.
• Earn the trust of senior leaders at client organizations and partner with them to create strategic solutions at the intersection of business, technology, and operations.
• Build relationships with clients to raise Accenture’s profile as a long-term trusted advisor and partner
• Fortify Accenture’s Technology Strategy practice and role as a thought leader by creating content and taking part in professional forums, both internal and external.
• Lead projects that deliver world-class business technology strategy solutions.
• Mentor junior members of the strategy team and position them for future growth.
• Provide upfront strategic thinking and framework and develop / implement new strategic frameworks that are centered on the needs of both business and technology
• Apply expertise in financial services and technology transformation, including cloud/data migration, transformation shaping and management, and agile project leadership to deliver impactful solutions for banking clients
• Draw on experience in operational strategy, modernization, and project management to drive results and enable client success.

Here’s What You Need

• Minimum 3 years of strategy consulting experience at a consulting firm
• Minimum 5 years of experience in at least 2 of the example offerings (Cloud Transformation, Industry & New Technology, Technology ROI/Cost Take Out, Operating Model, Modern Architecture, Data-Driven Enterprise
• Minimum 5 years of experience writing business cases (quantitative and qualitative) to support strategic business initiatives, process improvement initiatives, or IT transformation
• Minimum 5 years of experience leading or managing large teams effectively including planning/structuring analytical work, facilitating team workshops, and developing technology strategy recommendations
• Curiosity about technology and its influences on business and work
• Experience advising senior leaders and leading small high impact teams
• Desire to coach and mentor others
• Ability to travel and work in Canada
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.
• English is required for this position as this role will be aligned to multinational teams where English is the common business language. Due to the significant volume of interactions with English-speaking teams globally, this requirement is necessary for the successful execution of the role.

Bonus Points if

• You build trusted relationships with senior leaders at client organizations
• You perform as a long-term trusted advisor and partner by providing thought leadership and profound knowledge of market trends
• You have an MBA or equivalent graduate degree
• You have broad, diverse experience and knowledge of major technologies (legacy to emerging)
• You’re a natural at building, managing, and fostering teams
• You have top-notch communication (written and oral) and people skills
• You have managed end-to-end projects and have reported and escalated to top levels
• You can manage budgeting and forecasting activities and build financial proposals

Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location,

role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation, based on full-time,

employment, for roles that may be hired as set forth below.

The recruiting efforts for this position are intended to fill a brand new position.

The base pay range shown below is intended as a guideline to reflect the majority of offers for this role.

It does not represent a maximum limit — in some cases, actual compensation may exceed the range where appropriate.

Information on benefits is here.

Role Location Annual Salary Range

British Columbia/Ontario/New Brunswick $164,950 to $313,200

La rémunération chez Accenture varie en fonction d’un large éventail de facteurs, incluant, notamment, le lieu de travail, le rôle, l’ensemble de compétences et le niveau d’expérience propre au poste. Tel qu’exigé par la loi locale, Accenture offre une fourchette salariale raisonnable pour les postes qui peuvent être pourvus, comme indiqué ci-dessous.

Le recrutement pour ce poste vise à pourvoir un tout nouveau rôle.

La fourchette de rémunération de base indiquée ci-dessous est destinée à servir de référence pour refléter la majorité des offres pour ce poste. Elle ne constitue pas une limite maximale – dans certains cas, la rémunération réelle peut dépasser cette fourchette lorsque cela est approprié.

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Lieu du poste Fourchette salariale annuelle

Colombie-Britannique/Ontario/Nouveau-Brunswick $164,950 to $313,200