Talent Strategy Senior Manager - Utilities

Accenture PLC; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a seasoned Talent and Organization strategist to lead AI-enabled workforce reinvention programs for diverse clients in the United States. You will drive analytics-based insights, design future-ready roles, and guide enterprise-wide transformation with human+machine collaboration.

The role requires 8+ years in talent functions and 5+ years consulting experience, plus 1+ year in AI workforce initiatives. Occasional travel up to 80% is expected.

Qualifications

• 8+ years across integrated Talent functions including Talent Strategy, Strategic Workforce Planning, Skills-Based Talent Practices, Talent Intelligence, Strategic Sourcing, Learning Strategy & Development, Workforce Transformation, and Technology Talent Development.
• 5+ years of consulting experience designing and delivering workforce, talent, organization, or change solutions.
• 1+ year of experience helping organizations prepare for AI-enabled workforce transformation.
• 1+ year of experience serving utilities clients (electric, gas, or water) or in a utilities finance, controllership, or regulatory function.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years' work experience). If Associate’s Degree, must have equivalent minimum 6-year work experience

Responsibilities

• Drive insights from data to shape end-to-end Workforce Reinvention programs across Digital, Cloud, Enterprise Wide and Support Functions.
• Lead project teams to use data collection and assessment tools for AI and automation impact on roles and transformation pathways.
• Craft workforce reinvention strategies highlighting future role and work implications for the enterprise, function and workforce.
• Collaborate with Ecosystem Alliance Partners using Gen AI, agentic AI and automation to design cross-functional solutions.
• Identify how roles must evolve, what work shifts to machines, and what uniquely human capabilities to build and why.
• Design AI-enabled operating models where humans focus on judgment and creativity while machines handle routine processing.
• Co-create enterprise-wide reinvention conversations connecting workforce transformation to business strategy.
• Drive change programs moving organizations from analysis to action and managing blended human-machine teams.
• Mentor and develop team members; support business development, including SOWs and client presentations.
• Contribute to practice development initiatives including culture building, internal community involvement, capability development, recruiting, and whitepapers

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years' work experience)

Talent strategy

Strategic workforce planning

Skills-based talent practices

Talent intelligence

Strategic sourcing

Learning strategy & development

Workforce transformation

Technology talent development

Job description

We Are:

Talent and Organization, and we help clients reinvent how work gets done in an AI-enabled world. How? We make decisions based on insights, experience, and business strategy. We give people the tools and roadmaps to do their best work. We create digital experiences employees love. And we teach companies how to grow great, forward-thinking leaders and teams. Our approach and our people put us at the front of the pack for workforce reinvention and Human+Machine strategy. We help clients with workforce reinvention, AI-enabled operating models, role redesign, skills for the machine age, and driving change at enterprise scale. Visit us here to find out more about Talent and Organization (https://www.accenture.com/us-en/to-main-talent-organization-index) .

You Are:

A workforce reinvention strategist who balances thinking and doing. You know that the world is changing and that companies need to change too – connecting business and talent strategies at a global scale. You seek to understand client workforces and help them reinvent how work gets done—moving from analysis to action, from insight to implementation. You leverage AI and analytics to craft talent strategies and new skilling approaches that fit a client’s unique needs. In fact, your experience in the field makes you a leader that people look to for advice while your people and storytelling skills mean you have no problem helping clients understand their choices.

The Work:

• Use data and analytics to drive insights to shape experience led end to end Workforce Reinvention programs for Digital, Cloud, Enterprise Wide and Support Functions

• Manage project teams to use data collection and assessment tools for identifying AI and automation impact on roles, task-level opportunities for Human+Machine collaboration, and transformation pathways at the organization and individual level and the web of associated changes that power these impacts to create meaningful organizational value

• Manage project teams to craft workforce reinvention strategies that highlight future role and work implications for the enterprise, business function and workforce

• Collaborate with Ecosystem Alliance Partners using Gen AI, agentic AI, and automation technologies to design solutions that reshape how work gets done across human and machine workers

• Work with clients and use data to identify how roles must evolve, what work should shift to machines, and what uniquely human capabilities to build and why for each direction

• Design AI-enabled operating models where humans focus on judgment, creativity, and exceptions while machines handle routine processing and pattern recognition

• Co-create and support enterprise-wide reinvention conversations that connect workforce transformation to business strategy and value creation

• Design and drive change programs that move organizations from analysis to action—helping leaders adopt new ways of working and manage blended human-machine teams

• Lead authentically and with a people-first mindset that fosters inclusivity and celebrates diversity. Mentor team members, providing them with experiences to continually learn and grow

• Manage and support business development efforts, including Statements of Work (SOW), proposal development, and client presentations

• Contribute to practice development initiatives including culture building, internal community involvement, capability development, recruiting, and whitepapers

Ability to travel up to 80%; travel as needed based on client expectations.

Here’s what you need:

• Minimum of 8 years of experience working across integrated Talent functions including Talent Strategy, Strategic Workforce Planning, Skills-Based Talent Practices, Talent Intelligence, Strategic Sourcing, Learning Strategy & Development, Workforce Transformation, and Technology Talent Development.

• Minimum of 5 years of consulting experience designing and delivering workforce, talent, organization, or change solutions

• Minimum of 1 year of experience helping organizations prepare for AI-enabled workforce transformation

• Minimum of 1 year of experience serving utilities clients (electric, gas, or water) or in a utilities finance, controllership, or regulatory function.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years' work experience). If Associate’s Degree, must have equivalent minimum 6-year work experience

Bonus points if:

• You have experience working on programs in the Customer Service / Customer Operations domain and / or Field Operations

• You have the ability to work across the Talent practice and apply skills beyond workforce transformation, including change management, leadership development, and operating model development

• You have experience leveraging Generative AI and Large Language Models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Microsoft Copilot, or similar technologies to support workforce analysis, talent strategy development, workforce planning, skills intelligence, or organizational transformation initiatives.

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. 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. We anticipate this job posting will be posted until 08/28/2026.

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Role Location Annual Salary Range

California $132,500 to $338,300 Cleveland $122,700 to $270,600 Colorado $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 Virginia $122,700 to $311,200 Washington $141,100 to $311,200

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