Senior Tech Strategy Lead for Growth & Innovation

Accenture; Culver City (CA); On-site; USD 87,000 - 253,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life insurance

Long-term disability coverage

401(k) plan

Bonus opportunities

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a Technology Strategy Manager/Sr. Manager in California to advise clients at the intersection of technology and business. You will lead teams, develop operating models, and shape technology-enabled growth strategies while engaging C-suite stakeholders.

Strong focus on AI-enabled analysis and thought leadership is expected. The role involves client delivery, business development support, and travel as needed, with compensation aligned to location and experience.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year of strategy consulting experience at a consulting firm.
• Minimum 5 years of proven experience in at least one: operating model strategy, M&A, tech value and cost take-out, or technology driven revenue growth strategy.
• Minimum 5 years of experience writing business cases.
• Minimum 2 years of experience leading or managing small teams effectively including planning/structuring analytical work, facilitating team workshops, and developing technology strategy recommendations.
• Bachelor’s degree

Responsibilities

• Serve as trusted advisor to the C-suite defining strategy at the intersection of technology and business.
• Articulate a compelling technology vision with industry and functional expertise.
• Shape the role of technology in business strategies to capture market share.
• Identify and prioritize value creation opportunities based on detailed assessment and analysis of current technology footprint.
• Drive strategic opportunities which incorporate innovative technology solutions into broader business transformations.
• Develop operating models and business cases leveraging disruptive technologies.
• Lead the creation of well-articulated thought leadership assets that present innovative insight, knowledge, guidance, and recommendations on a specific market‑relevant technology strategy.
• Pressure-test assumptions made by leadership teams, including AI-generated insights.
• Validate AI-assisted analysis with logic, experience, and domain knowledge.
• Use AI tools to accelerate research, synthesis, modeling, and scenario analysis.
• Use critical judgement to Know when AI outputs are directionally useful vs. when they are unreliable.
• Lead team, project, and program as well as corresponding deliverables while supervising and mentoring full teams.
• Build strong relationships with senior clients that go beyond the workplace, including beginning to develop C-suite relationships; drive a spirit of collaboration and teaming with client while serving as a true trusted advisor
• Drive thought leadership, asset development, and intellectual capital efforts with targeted input from more senior resources; identify and advance ideas for new opportunities
• Support Business Development, building understanding of how to architect and position proposals and SOWs
• Facilitate to drive results and gain consensus for action; able to address difficult client conversations and engage senior client stakeholders to drive meaningful outcomes
• Travel as needed

Skills

Strategy consulting

Operating model

M&A

Tech value & cost take-out

Business cases

Team leadership

C-suite relationships

Education

Bachelor’s degree

MBA or equivalent graduate degree

Job description

Accenture is seeking a Technology Strategy Manager/Sr. Manager in California to advise clients at the intersection of technology and business. You will lead teams, develop operating models, and shape technology-enabled growth strategies while engaging C-suite stakeholders.

Strong focus on AI-enabled analysis and thought leadership is expected. The role involves client delivery, business development support, and travel as needed, with compensation aligned to location and experience.