Associate Director- Strategic Projects

8138 Acn Solutions Pvt.Ltd. Company; Hyderabad; Hybrid; INR 4,500,000 - 7,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture seeks an Associate Director - Strategic Projects to drive high-priority initiatives, collaborating with senior leadership and cross-functional teams to enable growth and ensure execution of critical programs.

The role requires 15+ years in EdTech/B2B/B2C contexts and strong communication, brand, and sales-enablement experience to translate priorities into measurable outcomes.

Qualifications

• Graduate with 15+ years of relevant experience; Masters preferred.
• Experience in EdTech and/or B2B + B2C environments is preferred.
• Strong experience in strategic communication, sales enablement, brand management, marketing, business development, and stakeholder management.
• Proven ability to lead complex, cross-functional initiatives and deliver measurable business outcomes.
• Excellent communication both written and verbal, presentation, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and lead critical strategic projects aligned with business priorities and leadership objectives.
• Drive strategy and growth initiatives in partnership with sales, marketing, and other cross-functional teams.
• Manage senior stakeholders to ensure alignment, accountability, and timely execution.
• Lead initiatives from planning to execution to support senior leadership.
• Develop executive-level insights, presentations, and recommendations to support strategic decision-making.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, client engagement, and overall business outcomes.

Skills

Strategic Projects

Marketing Management

Sales Enablement

B2B/B2C Strategy

Stakeholder Management

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Business Development

Executive Communication

Content Writing

Education

Graduate

Masters Preferred

Job description

Management Level: 05 - Associate Director - Strategic Projects Location: Hyderabad/Mumbai/Bangalore/Gurgaon Must have skills: Strategic Projects Management, Marketing Management, Sales Enablement, B2B and B2C Strategy, Client & Stakeholder Management, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Business Planning & Development, Executive Communication & Content writing. Good to have skills: EdTech Experience, Digital Learning Industry Knowledge, Go-to-Market Strategy, Business Development, Change Management. Experience: Minimum 15+ years of experience is required Experience in EdTech / B2B environment is preferred, with experience in strategic projects, client handling, sales or marketing functions. Educational Qualification: Graduate (Masters Preferred)

Job Overview

We are seeking strategic and business-oriented Associate Director - Strategic Projects to lead high-priority initiatives that support key organizational and business objectives. The role will work closely with senior leadership and cross-functional teams to drive strategic priorities, enable business growth, and ensure effective execution of critical initiatives. The ideal candidate will have strong communication and writing skills, business acumen, exceptional stakeholder management skills, and the ability to translate business priorities into actionable plans and measurable outcomes. Experience in B2B/ B2C EdTech environments, particularly in brand and communication, marketing, sales enablement, or leadership-facing roles, will be an advantage.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate and lead critical strategic projects aligned with business priorities and leadership objectives.
• Drive strategy and growth initiatives in partnership with sales, marketing, and other cross-functional teams.
• Manage senior stakeholders to ensure alignment, accountability, and timely execution.
• Lead initiatives from planning to execution to support senior leadership.
• Develop executive-level insights, presentations, and recommendations to support strategic decision-making.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, client engagement, and overall business outcomes.

Required Experience, Skills and Qualifications

• Graduate with 15+ years of relevant experience; Masters preferred.
• Prior experience in EdTech and/or B2B + B2C environments is preferred.
• Strong experience in strategic communication, sales enablement, brand management, marketing, business development, and stakeholder management.
• Proven ability to lead complex, cross-functional initiatives and deliver measurable business outcomes.
• Strong relationship-building and stakeholder management capabilities, with the ability to engage senior leadership and external stakeholders.
• Demonstrated business acumen with the ability to connect strategic priorities with execution and measurable outcomes.
• Excellent communication both written and verbal, presentation, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

About us

Backed by a $1 billion investment over three years, Accenture launched its LearnVantage business in March 2024, providing comprehensive learning and training services to help organizations reskill and upskill their people and achieve greater business results in the AI economy. Powered by an AI-native platform, Accenture LearnVantage offers learning strategy and design, personalized learning experiences, learning managed services and certifications, all supported by a robust partner network and access to more than 2,000 mentors around the world. For more information, please visit www.accenture.com/learnvantage

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 791,000 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

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