Infrastructure Advisory & Transformation Senior Manager

Accenture; City of Albany (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture seeks a Senior Manager for Infrastructure Advisory & Transformation to help clients modernize technology landscapes and accelerate digital transformation. You will lead large-scale programs spanning cloud, data centers, networking, and workplace modernization, while driving value realization and governance.

Travel of 25-50% is possible. A Bachelor's degree and over a decade of relevant experience are required for this senior leadership role.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years in infrastructure consulting, technology transformation, cloud strategy, or enterprise architecture.
• Proven experience leading large-scale infrastructure modernization programs.
• Experience engaging with C-suite executives and presenting recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Serve as trusted advisor to CIOs and infrastructure leaders.
• Lead infrastructure transformation programs across cloud, data centers, networks, and operations.
• Develop transformation roadmaps, governance models, and implementation strategies.
• Drive business development and client workshops with executive briefings.
• Mentor delivery teams and contribute to practice growth.

Skills

Infrastructure consulting

Technology transformation

Cloud strategy

Executive engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Manager to join our Infrastructure Advisory & Transformation practice. In this role, you will help clients modernize their technology landscape, accelerate digital transformation, optimize operational performance, and realize measurable business value from their infrastructure investments.

Key Responsibilities

Client Advisory & Strategy

• Serve as a trusted advisor to CIOs, infrastructure leaders, and business executives.
• Assess current-state infrastructure environments and develop future-state transformation strategies.
• Lead infrastructure assessments, cloud readiness evaluations, technology rationalization studies, and operating model reviews.
• Develop business cases and executive presentations that articulate business outcomes, costs, risks, and value realization.

Transformation Leadership

• Lead large-scale infrastructure transformation programs spanning cloud, data centers, network, workplace, security, and operations modernization.
• Define transformation roadmaps, governance models, and implementation strategies.
• Drive program execution while managing scope, risks, dependencies, and stakeholder expectations.
• Ensure alignment between business objectives and technology investments.

Innovation & Solution Development

• Identify emerging technology trends and translate them into client opportunities.
• Collaborate with architects and engineering teams to develop innovative infrastructure solutions.
• Support cloud transformation, automation, AI-enabled operations, resilience, and platform modernization initiatives.
• Contribute to the development of practice offerings, assets, methodologies, and thought leadership.

Business Development

• Support pursuit teams in opportunity shaping, solution development, and proposal creation.
• Participate in client workshops, executive briefings, and strategic planning sessions.
• Build strong relationships with key client stakeholders and ecosystem partners.
• Drive account growth through identification of additional transformation opportunities.

Leadership & Talent Development

• Lead and mentor high-performing consulting and delivery teams.
• Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning.
• Coach managers and consultants on client engagement, delivery excellence, and career development.
• Contribute to practice growth through recruiting, capability development, and knowledge sharing.

This role could need you to travel 25 -50% or as required.

Required

• Minimum 10 years of experience in infrastructure consulting, technology transformation, cloud strategy, or enterprise architecture.
• Minimum 10 years experience leading large-scale infrastructure modernization and transformation programs.
• Minimum 10 years understanding of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), hybrid infrastructure, networking, workplace technologies, and IT operations.
• Minimum 10 years experience engaging with senior executives and presenting recommendations to C-suite stakeholders.
• Minimum 10 years demonstrated ability to manage complex programs, multiple workstreams, and diverse stakeholder groups.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 10 years) work experience. (If Associate’s Degree, must have minimum 10 years work experience)

Preferred

• Experience in infrastructure strategy, cloud transformation, operating model design, or IT service transformation.
• Knowledge of automation, AI-driven operations (AIOps), observability, and intelligent infrastructure services.
• Familiarity with industries such as Financial Services, Healthcare, Communications, or Products.
• Relevant industry certifications (AWS, Azure, TOGAF, ITIL, PMP, or equivalent).

What Success Looks Like

• Trusted advisor to senior client leadership.
• Successful delivery of complex transformation