GN-IC-Software & Platforms-Data Center -Manager

Accenture in India; Mumbai; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a Data Center Network Strategy Manager to lead end-to-end consulting for clients' data center portfolios across Gurgaon, Bangalore, and Mumbai. You will guide capacity forecasting, site selection, and expansion strategies, while optimizing designs for power efficiency and sustainability.

You will direct cross-functional teams to deliver multi-year execution roadmaps, mentor consultants, and craft business cases showing TCO savings and uptime improvements for executive

Qualifications

• Experience leading data center strategy and portfolio consulting.
• Strong grasp of DC metrics, capacity forecasting, and site selection.
• Proven ability to model CapEx/OpEx and business cases for multi-year roadmaps.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end consulting engagements from ideation to delivery.
• Evaluate technologies like liquid cooling and 800G networking for AI workloads.
• Collaborate on CapEx/OpEx models and vendor RFPs for DC builds.
• Head sustainability objectives including PUE reductions and renewables.
• Manage a team of consultants and mentor up-and-coming talent.
• Present strategies to executives, linking roadmaps to business impact.

Skills

DC portfolios

PUE metrics

financial modeling

stakeholder mgmt

C-level storytelling

edge data centers

AI data center

Tools

Nlyte

Sunbird

DCIM

Excel

Tableau

Job description

Role: Data Center Network Strategy Manager

Location: Gurgaon, Bangalore, Mumbai

Employment Type: Full-Time

About Us

Accenture is a leading technology consulting firm specializing in data center transformation and infrastructure optimization. We partner with hyperscalers, enterprises, and colocation providers to design scalable, efficient data center networks that support AI workloads, edge computing, and sustainable operations.

Job Summary

The Data Center Strategy Manager will lead end-to-end consulting services for clients' data center portfolios, guiding them through capacity forecasting, site selection, and expansion strategies. You will optimize client designs for power efficiency and sustainability while directing cross-functional teams to deliver multi-year execution roadmaps. This role requires a visionary leader blending technical expertise with business acumen to ensure clients achieve strategic superiority and excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end consulting engagements from ideation to delivery, spanning strategy, operational transformation, and digital change management.
• Lead evaluations for new technologies like liquid cooling, 800G networking, and modular DC designs to support AI/GPU workloads.
• Collaborate with clients' finance, operations, and engineering teams to create CapEx/OpEx models, ROI analyses, and vendor RFPs for DC builds and upgrades.
• Oversee sustainability initiatives, targeting PUE reductions, renewable energy integration, and compliance with global carbon regulations.
• Manage a team of strategic consultants and analysts, mentoring on DC best practices and fostering innovation in edge and hyperscale environments.
• Conduct risk assessments for supply chain, geopolitics, and resilience, recommending strategies for multi-region redundancy.
• Present strategies to executive leadership and board, translating technical roadmaps into business impacts like TCO savings and uptime guarantees.
• Mentor, coach, and develop future consultants through hiring, training, and upskilling efforts, building and inspiring high-performing diverse teams.
• Contribute to Accenture's knowledge assets, white papers, and represent the practice at key events and industry bodies as a thought leader.

Preferred Skills

• Proven track record managing DC portfolios valued at $500M+ in assets.
• Deep expertise in DC metrics (PUE, WUE), architectures (spine-leaf, DCI), and tools (DCIM like Nlyte, Sunbird).
• Experience with major vendors (e.g., Schneider, Vertiv, Arista, NVIDIA) and standards (Uptime Institute Tier certifications, LEED).
• Strong analytical skills with proficiency in financial modeling (Excel, Tableau) and project management (e.g., PMP or Agile).
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills for C-level presentations.
• Awareness of emerging technologies-AI, GenAI, Edge, Analytics, Cloud and ability to drive their adoption in next-generation data centers.
• Expertise in AI data center consulting demands (e.g., high-density racks, RDMA fabrics).
• Knowledge of edge DC strategies and liquid immersion cooling (preferable).