Strategic Data & AI Leader — Principal Director

1000 Accenture LLP Company; New York (NY); On-site; USD 151,000 - 388,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a Data & AI Strategy Principal Director to shape vision and lead data & AI driven transformations for top clients. You will build trusted advisor relationships, define strategic roadmaps, and create compelling business cases for AI initiatives across complex organizations.

The role demands extensive consulting experience, strong leadership, and fluency in English, with travel as required to support client engagements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; Master’s preferred
• Minimum 10 years in Data and AI Strategy including data management, data analysis, responsible AI
• 7+ years of high-value consulting experience or equivalent internal consulting
• Proven ability to lead workstreams and meet deadlines (7+ years)
• Strong program management and communication skills, verbal and written
• Fluent in English; ability to interact with C-suite
• Entrepreneurial and client-facing with deal origination ability

Responsibilities

• Shape vision and create opportunities for data & AI led business reinvention
• Build client relationships as a trusted advisor on infusing Data & AI into processes
• Define and structure data/AI strategy and compute business value
• Assess maturity of data/AI foundations
• Define building blocks for AI‑first organization and operating model
• Create the business case, investment profile and roadmap
• Infuse Responsible AI and define ecosystem partnerships
• Identify people, processes, and technologies to develop AI solutions
• Develop strategy for AI‑first products and commercialization opportunities
• Originate new opportunities and drive sales cycles
• Travel as needed based on client expectations

Skills

Bachelor's Degree

Fluent English

Senior client conversations

Program management

Leadership & people skills

Entrepreneurial mindset

Ability to travel

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master’s degree

Tools

Data management

Data analysis

Job description

Accenture is seeking a Data & AI Strategy Principal Director to shape vision and lead data & AI driven transformations for top clients. You will build trusted advisor relationships, define strategic roadmaps, and create compelling business cases for AI initiatives across complex organizations.

The role demands extensive consulting experience, strong leadership, and fluency in English, with travel as required to support client engagements.