Senior Learning Strategy & Advisory Leader

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Life coverage

Long-term disability coverage

401(k) plan

Bonus opportunities

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a Learning Strategy Advisor to lead end-to-end engagements focused on learning strategy, capability development, and talent consulting. You will operate at senior client levels, shape the strategic agenda, and drive measurable outcomes while building long-term partnerships.

You will identify new commercial opportunities, design scalable programs with solid business cases, and guide teams to deliver high-quality results in an AI-enabled learning landscape.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years of experience in learning strategy, organizational capability development, or talent consulting.
• Minimum of 3 years in a consulting or professional services environment, with demonstrated ability to design and architect end-to-end consulting solutions and translate them into commercially viable delivery and pricing models.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience leading client engagements at senior levels, including C-suite stakeholder management and executive advisory.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in the Utilities Industry.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end learning strategy engagements, setting strategic direction, architecting solutions, overseeing delivery quality, and driving measurable outcomes for clients.
• Operate at senior client levels (CLO, CHRO, SVP Talent) alongside Managing Directors, building trusted relationships, shaping the strategic agenda, and advancing long-term commercial partnerships.
• Identify and develop new commercial opportunities within existing and prospective accounts, contributing to proposals, pricing and commercial models, and go-to-market strategy for the Learning Performance & Innovation offering.
• Design and architect learning strategy solutions that are both intellectually rigorous and commercially viable, translating client needs into well-structured, scalable, and deliverable programs with clear business cases.
• Advise clients on learning vision, strategy, and operating model design, repositioning L&D as a strategic driver of business performance and workforce reinvention in the age of AI.
• Lead learning capability diagnostics and needs assessments, developing prioritized transformation roadmaps grounded in data, market benchmarks, and business context.
• Design AI-enabled learning operating models that embed automation, personalization, and analytics, spanning governance, roles, processes, technology, and vendor ecosystems.
• Connect learning strategy to business performance outcomes, defining measurement frameworks, learning KPIs, and analytics approaches that demonstrate ROI and inform strategic investment decisions.
• Shape and deliver agentic learning strategies, helping clients embed AI-powered performance support and intelligent enablement tools into the everyday flow of work.
• Drive thought leadership in the learning advisory space, developing original points of view, building reusable IP and frameworks, and shaping Accenture’s go-to-market capabilities as AI continues to disrupt how organizations design, deliver, and measure learning.
• Coach and develop Manager-level practitioners, raising the standard of delivery quality and building a strong team culture across engagements.
• Represent Accenture at industry forums, client events, and thought leadership platforms to build eminence in the learning advisory space.
• Travel: Be ready to build those air miles with travel as needed.

Education

Advanced degree or certification in adult education, learning science, organizational development, I/O psychology, or related field

Tools

Workday

SAP SuccessFactors

Cornerstone

Job description

Accenture is seeking a Learning Strategy Advisor to lead end-to-end engagements focused on learning strategy, capability development, and talent consulting. You will operate at senior client levels, shape the strategic agenda, and drive measurable outcomes while building long-term partnerships.

You will identify new commercial opportunities, design scalable programs with solid business cases, and guide teams to deliver high-quality results in an AI-enabled learning landscape.