Director, Academia Partnerships & Growth - Americas

Accenture PLC; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 151,000 - 357,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture PLC is seeking a leader to drive growth in academia markets across the Americas and build high-impact partnerships with universities and institutions through the LearnVantage program.

You will connect academic rigor with industry relevance, creating scalable learning propositions aligned with workforce development and learner outcomes. The role requires senior stakeholder engagement and strategic collaboration across multiple internal teams.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in business development, strategic partnerships, education, learning, or consulting.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience developing and managing senior stakeholder relationships across multi-stakeholder environments.

Responsibilities

• Identify, qualify, and develop new business opportunities across educational institutions, executive education, and industry-integrated learning programs.
• Build and manage a robust opportunity pipeline from engagement through closure.
• Develop compelling value propositions and partnership models aligned with institutional priorities and market demand.
• Collaborate with sales, marketing, solution, delivery, legal, and commercial teams to structure and operationalize academia opportunities.

Skills

Business development

Strategic partnerships

Education & edtech

Executive education

Higher education

Job description

Accenture PLC is seeking a leader to drive growth in academia markets across the Americas and build high-impact partnerships with universities and institutions through the LearnVantage program.

You will connect academic rigor with industry relevance, creating scalable learning propositions aligned with workforce development and learner outcomes. The role requires senior stakeholder engagement and strategic collaboration across multiple internal teams.