Data & AI Strategy Principal Director: Vision to Impact

Accenture PLC; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 151,000 - 388,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is actively seeking a Data & AI Strategy Principal Director in Chicago to shape vision and drive data-and-AI led business reinvention. You will build client relationships as a trusted advisor on how to infuse Data & AI into core processes and define the strategy to create competitive advantage through data assets and AI technologies.

You will lead multi‑disciplinary workstreams, define a future‑ready operating model, and develop business cases and roadmaps to deliver the strategy while

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 10 years of Data and AI Strategy experience including Data Management, Data Analysis, and Responsible AI.
• 7+ years of high-value consulting or equivalent internal consulting experience.
• 7+ years leading workstreams and delivering large-scale programs.
• Excellent English skills, both written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Shape vision and create opportunities for data & AI–led business reinvention.
• Build client relationships as a trusted advisor on Data & AI integration.
• Define and structure data/AI strategy to optimize data assets and AI technologies.
• Assess maturity of data/AI foundations and design future-ready operating models.
• Develop business cases, investments and roadmaps for AI-first initiatives.
• Infuse Responsible AI and plan ecosystem partnerships with a culture of innovation.
• Identify people, processes and technologies to operationalize AI solutions.
• Create strategy for AI‑first products and drive commercialization opportunities.
• Originate new opportunities and navigate sales cycles; travel as needed.

Skills

Fluent English

Program management

Communication

Leadership

Business development

Client relationships

Education

Bachelor's Degree Minimum

Master’s degree (Nice to Have)

Job description

Accenture is actively seeking a Data & AI Strategy Principal Director in Chicago to shape vision and drive data-and-AI led business reinvention. You will build client relationships as a trusted advisor on how to infuse Data & AI into core processes and define the strategy to create competitive advantage through data assets and AI technologies.

You will lead multi‑disciplinary workstreams, define a future‑ready operating model, and develop business cases and roadmaps to deliver the strategy while