Executive IT Resilience & Continuity Lead

Accenture; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 163,000 - 357,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental & Vision

401(k) plan

Paid holidays & PTO

Job summary

Accenture is seeking an exceptional Infrastructure Resiliency Lead to own IT resiliency strategy and execution across BC/DR, HA architecture, and regulatory compliance. You will lead crisis management design, geo-resilience, and senior-level engagements with CIOs and CROs, delivering large, complex resiliency programs while owning P&L and client satisfaction.

The role requires 10+ years in infrastructure and risk leadership, with a deep background in financial services and regulatory

Qualifications

• Minimum 10+ years in IT infrastructure or operational resilience with BC/DR and HA expertise.
• Minimum 10+ years in senior leadership roles owning resiliency strategy and crisis response.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience (12 years), assoc degree 6 years.

Responsibilities

• Own IT resiliency end-to-end — setting strategy, governing architecture, and driving execution across BC/DR, HA design, operational resilience, and geo-resilience programs.
• Serve as the primary executive point of accountability for DORA compliance, operational-resilience regulatory requirements, and related supervisory expectations across financial services and other regulated industries
• Lead crisis management design and response frameworks — including crisis simulation, runbook governance, and executive escalation protocols
• Design and oversee geo-resilience architectures — active-active, active-passive, and multi-region failover models
• Sell and shape resiliency engagements at the CIO and CRO level — leading pursuits, authoring executive proposals, and presenting to boards, regulators, and senior risk committees
• Maintain personal accountability for the commercial and delivery performance of sold engagements — including P&L ownership, risk management, and client satisfaction for the resiliency portfolio
• Provide thought leadership on emerging resilience trends — including AI-driven resilience testing, chaos engineering, third-party concentration risk, and evolving regulatory frameworks (DORA, FRB SR 20-4, APRA CPS 230)
• Build and lead a high-performing resiliency practice — attracting talent, developing next-generation leaders, and scaling Accenture's go-to-market proposition in infrastructure resilience

Skills

BC/DR & HA Architecture

Executive leadership

Crisis management

Regulatory compliance oversight

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Accenture is seeking an exceptional Infrastructure Resiliency Lead to own IT resiliency strategy and execution across BC/DR, HA architecture, and regulatory compliance. You will lead crisis management design, geo-resilience, and senior-level engagements with CIOs and CROs, delivering large, complex resiliency programs while owning P&L and client satisfaction.

The role requires 10+ years in infrastructure and risk leadership, with a deep background in financial services and regulatory