Global IT Resilience Leader

1000 Accenture LLP Company; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 151,000 - 357,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking an exceptional senior leader to serve as Infrastructure Resiliency Lead, owning IT resiliency strategy and execution across BC/DR, HA, and regulatory compliance for global infrastructure. Travel may be required as projects span regions and clients.

The role requires deep leadership, P&L accountability, and the ability to sell and deliver large resiliency programs to CIO/CRO audiences, while building a high-performing practice and shaping go-to-market opportunities.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10+ years of IT infrastructure, operational resilience, or technology risk with BC/DR and HA architecture.
• Minimum 10+ years in senior leadership roles with resiliency strategy, regulatory compliance, or crisis response for large, complex enterprises.
• 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
• 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

Skills

BC/DR Architecture

Operational Resilience

Crisis Management

Executive Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Job description

Accenture is seeking an exceptional senior leader to serve as Infrastructure Resiliency Lead, owning IT resiliency strategy and execution across BC/DR, HA, and regulatory compliance for global infrastructure. Travel may be required as projects span regions and clients.

The role requires deep leadership, P&L accountability, and the ability to sell and deliver large resiliency programs to CIO/CRO audiences, while building a high-performing practice and shaping go-to-market opportunities.