AI-Driven Talent Strategy Lead, Utilities

Archer; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 133,000 - 338,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Paid time off

Bonus opportunities

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a Workforce Reinvention Leader to drive experience-led, end-to-end programs across Digital, Cloud, and Enterprise functions. You will lead cross-functional teams, leveraging AI and analytics to craft future role strategies and transformation paths for major clients.

Travel up to 80% may be required as client work dictates. The role emphasizes change management, leadership development, and operating model design to align workforce strategy with business value.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years of experience across integrated Talent functions including Talent Strategy, Strategic Workforce Planning, Skills-Based Talent Practices, Talent Intelligence, Strategic Sourcing, Learning Strategy & Development, Workforce Transformation, and Technology Talent Development.
• Minimum of 5 years of consulting experience designing and delivering workforce, talent, organization, or change solutions.
• Minimum of 1 year of experience helping organizations prepare for AI-enabled workforce transformation.
• Minimum of 1 year of experience serving utilities clients or in a utilities finance, controllership, or regulatory function.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years' work experience). If Associate’s Degree, must have equivalent minimum 6-year work experience

Responsibilities

• Use data and analytics to drive insights to shape experience led end to end Workforce Reinvention programs for Digital, Cloud, Enterprise Wide and Support Functions
• Manage project teams to use data collection and assessment tools for identifying AI and automation impact on roles, task-level opportunities for Human+Machine collaboration, and transformation pathways at the organization and individual level and the web of associated changes that power these impacts to create meaningful organizational value
• Manage project teams to craft workforce reinvention strategies that highlight future role and work implications for the enterprise, business function and workforce
• Collaborate with Ecosystem Alliance Partners using Gen AI, agentic AI, and automation technologies to design solutions that reshape how work gets done across human and machine workers
• Work with clients and use data to identify how roles must evolve, what work should shift to machines, and what uniquely human capabilities to build and why for each direction
• Design AI-enabled operating models where humans focus on judgment, creativity, and exceptions while machines handle routine processing and pattern recognition
• Co-create and support enterprise-wide reinvention conversations that connect workforce transformation to business strategy and value creation
• Design and drive change programs that move organizations from analysis to action—helping leaders adopt new ways of working and manage blended human-machine teams
• Lead authentically and with a people-first mindset that fosters inclusivity and celebrates diversity. Mentor team members, providing them with experiences to continually learn and grow
• Manage and support business development efforts, including Statements of Work (SOW), proposal development, and client presentations
• Contribute to practice development initiatives including culture building, internal community involvement, capability development, recruiting, and whitepapers

Skills

Data analytics

AI & automation

Project leadership

Change management

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Gen AI

LLMs (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini)

Job description

Accenture is seeking a Workforce Reinvention Leader to drive experience-led, end-to-end programs across Digital, Cloud, and Enterprise functions. You will lead cross-functional teams, leveraging AI and analytics to craft future role strategies and transformation paths for major clients.

Travel up to 80% may be required as client work dictates. The role emphasizes change management, leadership development, and operating model design to align workforce strategy with business value.