Global Infrastructure Resiliency Lead & Strategy

Accenture PLC; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 150,000 - 414,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking an Infrastructure Resiliency Lead to own end-to-end IT resiliency strategy, governance, and execution for global clients. You will drive BC/DR, HA design, regulatory compliance, and crisis-management frameworks at executive levels, including P&L responsibility and executive engagement.

The role requires 10+ years in infrastructure=resilience leadership, with experience in regulated industries, data sovereignty, and multi-region failover. Travel is 25–100% as needed.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10+ years of progressive experience in IT infrastructure, operational resilience, or technology risk
• Minimum 10+ years in senior leadership roles with direct ownership of resiliency strategy, regulatory compliance, or crisis response
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. (If Associate’s Degree, must have minimum 6 years work experience)

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 for complex global clients
• 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 — accounting for data sovereignty, latency, regulatory, and concentration-risk requirements
• 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
• Travel may be required for this role.

Skills

BC/DR Architecture

Operational Resilience

Crisis Management

Executive Leadership

Regulatory Compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience

Job description

Accenture is seeking an Infrastructure Resiliency Lead to own end-to-end IT resiliency strategy, governance, and execution for global clients. You will drive BC/DR, HA design, regulatory compliance, and crisis-management frameworks at executive levels, including P&L responsibility and executive engagement.

The role requires 10+ years in infrastructure=resilience leadership, with experience in regulated industries, data sovereignty, and multi-region failover. Travel is 25–100% as needed.