Senior AI-Driven Financial Services Solutions Architect

Accenture; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 123,000 - 292,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture seeks an Operations Solution Architect Senior Manager in Financial Services to design and implement outcomes-driven solutions for major clients. You will lead discovery, align assets across talent, processes, and AI tools, and manage senior client engagements to ensure commercial viability and operational soundness.

Role requires deep FS domain knowledge across Banking, Capital Markets, and Insurance, plus experience in managed services and deal shaping. Travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years of experience as a Solution Architect, Business Consultant, or similar role within financial services, operations, or managed services.
• Experience across Insurance, Banking and/or Capital Markets.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in Financial Services managed services.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in business development, sales strategy, and/or proposal development roles.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience with outsourcing, solution planning, and deal shaping.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience.

Responsibilities

• Architect end-to-end solutions for large-scale managed services deals, with a focus on planning and forecasting, materials planning, sales and operations planning, order management and fulfillment, logistics coordination, inventory analysis, warranty and aftersales services, reverse logistics, and master data management
• Lead client discovery and requirements-gathering sessions, building confidence with senior buyers by demonstrating deep domain knowledge and an ability to connect their business challenges to concrete, deliverable solutions
• Orchestrate Accenture's full range of assets, including talent, processes, technology platforms, and AI and agentic tools, to design solutions that are commercially viable, operationally sound, and aligned to the client's desired business outcomes
• Manage all industry group and vertical relationships, senior client buyer interactions, and functional owner engagements for the designated solution
• Drive the necessary sign-off of the solution with proper input from industry groups and verticals on client business objectives, industry context, risk assessment, budget, and preferences
• Manage the sales team and Subject Matter Experts required during the sales process, and coordinate communication and collaboration with the delivery organization
• Direct and coordinate with legal, commercial and regulatory teams to ensure all solution components adhere to standards and contractual requirements
• Collaborate with industry groups and verticals to provide input to Terms and Conditions, and in some cases be accountable for specific contractual terms
• Develop cost model estimates working with delivery organizations and the pricing and commercial team to deliver the defined scope of services
• Align the final solution architecture, including statement of work, schedules, and other contractual documents, with final terms and conditions
• Apply knowledge of AI and agentic tools to identify where intelligent automation, AI-assisted workflows, and autonomous process agents can be embedded within client solutions to drive efficiency and outcomes

Skills

Financial services domain knowledge

Client engagement

Analytical skills

Excel

PowerPoint

Education

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

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Accenture seeks an Operations Solution Architect Senior Manager in Financial Services to design and implement outcomes-driven solutions for major clients. You will lead discovery, align assets across talent, processes, and AI tools, and manage senior client engagements to ensure commercial viability and operational soundness.

Role requires deep FS domain knowledge across Banking, Capital Markets, and Insurance, plus experience in managed services and deal shaping. Travel may be required.