Senior Manager - Commodity Markets, Trading & ETRM Transformation

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

Job summary

Accenture seeks a Senior Manager to join the Commodity Markets & Trading practice. You will modernize commercial operations, transform trading and risk management, and deliver ETRM solutions for commodity-intensive clients.

You will combine market knowledge with transformation, consulting, and technology delivery to advise executives, lead complex programs, and grow our practice. Role requires travel per client needs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
• 7+ years of experience in commodity trading, energy trading, commercial operations, risk management, ETRM delivery, or related consulting.
• Experience in at least one commodity market (natural gas, LNG, power, NGLs, crude oil, emissions, metals, or agricultural commodities).
• Experience with at least one ETRM/CTRM platform (Endur, RightAngle, Allegro, TriplePoint, Commodity XL, or similar).
• Experience leading business transformation, technology implementation, or complex delivery initiatives.
• Experience managing senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams.
• MBA, advanced degree, or relevant industry, risk, delivery, or technology certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Advise commodity trading, commercial, risk, operations, and technology leaders on transformation priorities and processes.
• Lead ETRM strategy, assessment, implementation, upgrade, optimization and modernization programs from design to deployment.
• Design and improve front-to-back processes across trade capture, P&L, risk, scheduling, settlements and reporting.
• Guide functional solution design, testing, release management, deployment readiness, and change adoption with business and tech teams.
• Help clients use data, cloud, automation, analytics, and AI to improve decisions and resilience.
• Build executive relationships and contribute to pursuits, proposals, and account growth.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams, coach managers and consultants, contribute to recruiting and offerings.

Skills

Executive communication

Workshop facilitation

Strategic problem solving

Client relationships

Program leadership

Team leadership

Pursuit leadership

Data analytics

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Endur

RightAngle

Allegro

TriplePoint

Commodity XL

Job description

About Accenture

Accenture helps the world's leading enterprises reinvent by building their digital core and unleashing the power of AI to create value at speed for organizations across industries. Our strategy is to be the reinvention partner of choice for our clients and lead in the safe, widespread adoption of AI, and to be the most client-focused, AI-enabled, great place to work in the world. We bring together the talent of our approximately 814,000 people with proprietary assets and platforms, deep process and industry expertise, and leading ecosystem relationships to deliver end-to-end solutions and measurable outcomes at scale. Through our Reinvention Services, we offer broad expertise across Cybersecurity, Digital Core, Finance, Industry and Enterprise, Song, Supply Chain and Engineering, and Talent, with advanced capabilities in AI and Data, Industry and Process, and Technology. We serve approximately 9,000 clients and generated approximately $74 billion in FY26 revenue. Visit us at accenture.com.

Role Summary

Accenture is seeking a Senior Manager to join our Commodity Markets & Trading practice. You will help commodity-intensive organizations modernize commercial operations, transform trading and risk management capabilities, and implement industry-leading Energy Trading and Risk Management (ETRM) solutions. You will combine commodity market knowledge with business transformation, consulting, and technology delivery experience to advise executives, lead complex programs, develop business, and grow our practice.

What You Will Do

• Advise commodity trading, commercial, risk, operations, and technology leaders on transformation priorities, operating models, and process improvement.
• Lead ETRM strategy, assessment, implementation, upgrade, optimization, and modernization programs from design through deployment and adoption.
• Design and improve front-to-back processes across trade capture, position and exposure management, P&L, market and credit risk, scheduling and logistics, settlements, invoicing, controls, and regulatory reporting.
• Guide functional solution design, integration, testing, release management, deployment readiness, and change adoption in partnership with business and technology teams.
• Help clients use data, cloud, automation, analytics, and AI to improve commercial decisions, operational resilience, transparency, and scalability.
• Build executive relationships and contribute to pursuits, proposals, solution shaping, statements of work, and account growth.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams, coach managers and consultants, and contribute to recruiting, talent development, offerings, and thought leadership.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
• At least 7 years of experience in commodity trading, energy trading, commercial operations, risk management, ETRM delivery, or related consulting.
• Experience in at least one commodity market, such as natural gas, LNG, power, NGLs, crude oil, refined products, emissions, metals, or agricultural commodities.
• Experience with at least one ETRM/CTRM platform, such as Endur, RightAngle, Allegro, TriplePoint, Commodity XL, or a comparable solution.
• Experience leading business transformation, technology implementation, or complex delivery initiatives.
• Experience managing senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams.
• Ability to travel based on client and project needs.

Preferred Qualifications

• Consulting, advisory, or systems integration experience.
• Experience leading an ETRM implementation, upgrade, or optimization program.
• Depth in one or more front, middle, or back-office functions.
• Experience with cloud platforms, data modernization, advanced analytics, AI, or intelligent automation.
• Experience shaping opportunities, supporting proposals, and contributing to revenue growth.
• MBA, advanced degree, or relevant industry, risk, delivery, or technology certification.

Professional Skills

• Executive communication and workshop facilitation
• Strategic problem solving and business case development
• Client relationship and stakeholder management
• Program leadership and delivery governance
• Team leadership, coaching, and talent development
• Commercial orientation and pursuit leadership

Compensation

Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired as set forth below. We anticipate this job posting will be posted until 12/21/2026. Accenture offers a market competitive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability coverage, a 401(k) plan, bonus opportunities, paid holidays, and paid time off. See more information on our benefits here: https://www.accenture.com/us-en/careers/local/benefit.

Role Location Annual Salary Range

• California $132,500 to $338,300
• Colorado $132,500 to $292,200
• Connecticut $132,500 to $292,200
• District of Columbia $141,100 to $311,200
• Illinois $122,700 to $292,200
• Maine $112,900 to $249,000
• Maryland $132,500 to $292,200
• Massachusetts $132,500 to $311,200
• Minnesota $132,500 to $292,200
• New York $122,700 to $338,300
• New Jersey $141,100 to $338,300
• Ohio $122,700 to $270,600
• Virginia $122,700 to $311,200
• Washington $141,100 to $311,200
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