Senior Manager - Technology Strategy, Financial Services

Accenture UK & Ireland; Greater London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Extra leave for charitable work

Job summary

Accenture UK & Ireland is seeking a Technology Strategy Senior Manager for Financial Services to lead technology strategy, delivery and client leadership across London, Manchester and Edinburgh. The role entails defining operating models, roadmaps and investment cases while growing the practice and managing multi-year engagements.

You will drive AI, data and cloud-native strategies, govern risk, and build C-suite relationships.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership of large technology strategy engagements with delivery accountability.
• Strong Financial Services delivery background in consulting or advisory.
• Formal people management experience.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent; MBA/MSc advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Set technology strategy for Financial Services clients and lead delivery.
• Originate work and build the practice.
• Lead technology strategies aligning with business goals and regulation.
• Define operating models, investment cases and roadmaps.
• Build trusted C-suite relationships and provide challenging advice.
• Lead business development from opportunity identification to close.
• Publish thought leadership and represent the practice at events.

Skills

Leadership

Strategy development

Executive communication

Financial fluency

Client relationship management

Team development

Business development

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

MBA or MSc advantageous

Tools

GenAI

AI governance

Cloud-native architectures

Regulatory risk assessment

Job description

Role: Technology Strategy: Senior Manager, Financial Services

Location: London, Manchester, Edinburgh

Mobility: Up to 100%

Career Level: Senior Manager (ML6)

Industry Technology Strategy & Architecture (ITSA)

About ITSA

Industry Technology Strategy & Architecture works at the intersection of business and technology, helping clients realise value from AI, technology and data. We define industry-relevant technology visions, build the case for change and design the enterprise architecture and roadmaps required for delivery.

Our work spans four solution areas: Business Technology Strategy; Technology Visioning, Future Technology and Innovation; Enterprise Technology, AI and Data Strategy; and Industry Enterprise Architecture. We deliver measurable outcomes by linking business priorities to technology investment, improving decision-making, reducing architectural complexity and identifying AI, data and digital opportunities.

Your Responsibilities

As a Senior Manager, you will set technology strategy for Financial Services clients, lead delivery, originate work and build the practice.

Technology strategy and transformation

• Lead technology strategies that align business goals, investment, market change and regulation.
• Prioritise value opportunities and present board-level options and trade-offs.
• Design operating models, investment cases and multi-year roadmaps with measurable outcomes.
• Link business priorities to technology investment, challenging assumptions with independent judgement.

AI, data and technology leadership

• Define how AI, data and cloud-native technology enable reinvention and competitive advantage.
• Lead scalable AI and data strategies, operating models and governance roadmaps.
• Address model risk, data governance, resilience and regulatory requirements.
• Use AI to accelerate analysis while independently validating outputs.

Delivery and client leadership

• Lead complex, concurrent engagements, accountable for outcomes, quality and coherence.
• Own engagement scope, mobilisation, commercials and financial performance.
• Build trusted C-suite relationships and deliver clear, challenging advice.
• Align senior stakeholders on direction, investment, expectations and delivery risk.

People development and practice building

• Lead, coach and develop teams, including recruitment and performance management.
• Shape practice strategy, targets, collaboration and knowledge sharing.
• Champion Accenture's values and recognise others' contributions.
• Meet the chargeability target [align to current practice target], with remaining time focused on sales and practice building.

Business development and thought leadership

• Lead business development from opportunity identification to close.
• Shape propositions, RFP responses, proposals and statements of work.
• Drive cross-Accenture sales through client relationships and internal collaboration.
• Publish thought leadership and represent the practice at industry events.

Core Consulting Skills

We are looking for the following skills and experience

• Proven leadership of large, complex technology strategy engagements, with accountability for delivery, quality and business outcomes.
• Strong command of strategy methods, including research, quantitative analysis, structured problem solving and executive communication.
• Strong financial and commercial fluency, including modelling, valuation, business cases and key Financial Services value drivers.
• Excellent board-level communication, influencing, negotiation and C-suite workshop facilitation skills.
• Proven team leadership, coaching, people management and capability development.
• Commercial acumen and a strong record of originating and closing work.
• Ability to structure ambiguous problems, assure complex deliverables and challenge conventional approaches.

Technology Strategy Skills

• Deep expertise in business and technology strategy, roadmaps and business cases.
• Strong command of AI, data and emerging technology, including GenAI, agentic AI, cloud-native architectures and AI-ready data.
• Ability to assess the feasibility, scalability, value and risks of technology choices in regulated environments.
• Experience designing technology and business operating models and translating them into implementable change.
• Broader capability in technology assessment, market and competitor analysis, ecosystem strategy and application strategy.
• Track record of linking technology investment to measurable business outcomes.

Financial Services industry expertise

• Strong understanding of the Financial Services landscape, market trends and participants across banking, capital markets, payments and insurance.
• Familiarity with key sub-sector ecosystems, including banks, regulators, fintechs, payment providers, insurers and London Markets.
• Depth in one or more areas such as products and channels, digital strategy, operating models or strategic cost reduction.
• Understanding of regulation affecting technology investment, including operational resilience, AI governance and model risk.

Experience

• Proven leadership experience of significant technology strategy engagements or programmes.
• A strong Financial Services delivery record in consulting, industry or a comparable advisory setting.
• Formal people management experience, including performance and career development.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent; an MBA or relevant MSc is advantageous.

Set yourself apart

We're very interested in hearing from you if you have some or all of the following.

• Recognised expertise in a Financial Services sub-sector or functional area, supported by a distinctive viewpoint on investment themes and client challenges.
• Technology due diligence experience in a Financial Services M&A or private equity context.
• An established senior network across the Financial Services technology C-suite.
• Recognised thought leadership through publications, conference contributions or influence in practitioner networks.

What’s In It For You

At Accenture in addition to a competitive salary, you will also have an extensive benefits package, private medical insurance and 3 extra days leave per year for charitable work of your choice!

Accenture reserves the right to close the role prior to this date should a suitable applicant be found.