Senior Tech Strategy Leader, Financial Services

Accenture PLC; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture PLC in London, Manchester, and Edinburgh seeks a Senior Manager to set technology strategy for Financial Services clients, lead delivery, originate work and build the practice. You will shape operating models, roadmaps and governance, while managing client relationships at C-suite level and driving sales and practice growth.

The role requires senior leadership with deep Financial Services expertise, strong executive communication and proven ability to deliver complex programs across

Qualifications

• Proven leadership of large, complex technology strategy engagements.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

Skills

Technology strategy

Financial Services domain

Executive communication

Leadership & team development

Client relationship management

Business case development

Strategic roadmapping

Regulatory & risk awareness

Sales & BD

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

MBA or MSc advantageous

Job description

Accenture PLC in London, Manchester, and Edinburgh seeks a Senior Manager to set technology strategy for Financial Services clients, lead delivery, originate work and build the practice. You will shape operating models, roadmaps and governance, while managing client relationships at C-suite level and driving sales and practice growth.

The role requires senior leadership with deep Financial Services expertise, strong executive communication and proven ability to deliver complex programs across