Senior Manager | Sales Reinvention | Insurance

Accenture; Scottsdale (AZ); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture in the United States is seeking a Senior Manager to lead end-to-end sales and origination initiatives within Insurance, focusing on advisor enablement, go-to-market strategies, and direct-to-consumer growth. You will drive growth through innovative, data-driven approaches and act as a trusted advisor to executive clients, shaping transformation programs across sales and service functions.

The role requires deep industry expertise, strong workshop facilitation, business-case

Job description

We are:

Accenture Song accelerates growth and value for our clients through sustained customer relevance. Our capabilities span ideation to execution: growth, product and experience design; technology and experience platforms; creative, media and marketing strategy; and campaign, content and channel orchestration. With strong client relationships and deep industry expertise, we help our clients operate at the speed of life through the unlimited potential of imagination, technology, and intelligence. Visit us at: www.accenture.com/song .

You are: An experience d professional with deep growth strategy and front office transformation experience with focus in these sub - industries: insurance , wealth management, retirement services . Additional experience across other services industries is welcome. Key areas you focus on may include sales (advisor) enablement, go-to-market strategies, direct to consumer growth, lead management, and sales operating model design . You are a problem solver with extensive consulting (preferred) and/or industry experience who is comfortable working in fast-paced, agile environments . You have experience managing executive level client relationships as a trusted advisor , facilitating workshops, developing business recommendations, and building business cases for AI/GenAI. You know how to balance leading your team with contributing to the team’s collective work products.

You also are:

• Passionate about helping clients solve complex growth and customer experience challenges , and supporting them through st rategic transformations .

• Knowledgeable about the nuances of the Financial Services industry broadly, and insurance specifically, as well as front-line sales and commerce organizations, and are ready to apply your knowledge to help clients optimize and transform their sales and service solutions.

• Experience d with managing executive level client relationships , acting as a trusted advisor , while managing junior team members to deliver high-quality solutions.

• Ready to dive deep into problem solving using creative and analytical thinking to transform challenges into opportunities .

• Energized by working in an agile, fast-paced environment and are at your best when collaborating with a team.

• Familiar with the selling processes and have pitched proposal s and solutions to help solve client challenges.

  The work:

  As a Senior Manager , you will apply your deep expertise in sales & commerce to define and enable front office growth strategies and approaches to help clients achieve top line growth objectives with a focus on sales and channel / distribution. You will deliver on engagements in the following areas:

  Thought Leadership

• Able to understand client needs, develop proposed solutions , and deliver high - impact initiatives by consulting and partnering with our clients to help them support and transform their sales organizations and advance their position in Insurance.

• Build client relationships to sustain Accenture’s profile as a long-term trusted advisor and partner .

• Develop unique points of view on customer strategy topics or insurance markets relevant to our clients such as improving client satisfaction, achieving sales and revenue targets, and operational efficiency .

• Manage and coach junior team members while continuing to grow your own expertise to help Accenture maintain its thought leadership position .

  Delivery Execution

• Design and execute large scale and complex transformation programs and strategy engagements including current state assessment s , target state design, and operating model transformations .

• Implement business changes that drive industry-specific, function al, and digital operating model transformation .

• Synthesize overall technology needs by analyzing a wide variety of solutions, selecting the most relevant tools/techniques to meet specific client requirements .

• Manage implementation engagements (requirements, design, test, deployment, etc.), from client buy-in to planning, budgeting, deliverables, and risk assessment, with heavy client engagement and large delivery teams .

  Sales & Origination

• Originate, qualify, and close new opportunities for Accenture with our Insurance industry clients, including sales (advisor) enablement, go-to-market strategies, direct to consumer growth, lead management, and sales operating model design .

• Drive pipeline opportunities from initial idea to contract to i mplementation, leveraging the