Transaction Banking Associate Director

Accenture; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 151,000 - 375,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture in Chicago is seeking an Associate Director in Commercial Banking Consulting focused on business and technology transformation within wholesale lending. You will design and implement changes that modernize operating models and technology to deliver value for clients.

You will lead large engagements, manage budgets and teams, develop new offerings, and travel up to 80% across the US and Canada. This role requires senior consulting experience, banking domain expertise, and demonstrated

Qualifications

• Minimum of 12 years in professional services with engagement management and business development.
• Minimum of 10 years in commercial banking (transaction banking, treasury / cash mgmt).
• Experience leading a large-scale commercial credit transformation across operating model, tech, and data/AI workstreams.
• Experience building and managing relationships with C-suite client executives.
• Bachelor's degree.

Responsibilities

• Become a trusted advisor for C-suite clients looking to solve critical business problem
• Define clients' business and technology strategy.
• Re-imagine world-class operating models for Commercial & Corporate Banks.
• Lead Commercial & Corporate Banking systems implementation engagements (requirements, design, test, deployment).
• Manage all parts of projects, from client buy-in to planning, budgeting, and execution.
• Source and coordinate work from other internal workforces.
• Develop of our next generation Wholesale Banking technology offerings.
• Drive business development to originate new client opportunities.
• Build your reputation as an industry thought leader
• Travel, as required, up to 80%, in the United States and Canada.

Skills

C-suite engagement

Strategy development

Operating model design

Program management

Business development

Travel up to 80%

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

We Are:

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent and innovation led company with over 750,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. We combine our strength in technology with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. We are uniquely able to deliver tangible outcomes because of our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Accenture Song. These capabilities, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients succeed and build trusted, lasting relationships. As of 2025, we have been recognized among Fortune's World's Most Admired Companies for 20 consecutive years. And that's just the beginning. Your career is about what you want to be and who you want to be. It’s about bringing your skills, your curiosity, and your best true self to your work. Visit us at www.accenture.com.

We Are:

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent and innovation led company with over 750,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. We combine our strength in technology with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. We are uniquely able to deliver tangible outcomes because of our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Accenture Song. These capabilities, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients succeed and build trusted, lasting relationships. As of 2025, we have been recognized among Fortune's World's Most Admired Companies for 20 consecutive years. And that's just the beginning. Your career is about what you want to be and who you want to be. It’s about bringing your skills, your curiosity, and your best true self to your work. Visit us at www.accenture.com. In today’s world, business leaders want to rapidly and confidently reinvent to increase resilience, mitigate risk, and grow with sustainable value. That’s where Accenture Strategy & Consulting comes in. We bring together strategic visionaries, industry experts, practitioners from across every enterprise function, business intelligence professionals, change specialists, data and AI authorities, and many other specialized skills to co-create each client’s unique path to reinvention. You will be a trusted partner to business leaders, working with a diverse team of experts to deliver successful tech-enabled transformation and new kinds of value for your clients. Join our global network of people using the latest assets, platforms and partnerships to help bring ideas to life. Management Consulting professionals design and implement transformation programs that integrate strategy, technology, and operations to create enterprise value for clients. Accenture is growing our practice to help our clients navigate their transformational journeys.

You Are

The candidate will be an Associate Director within the Commercial Banking Consulting practice with a focus on Business and Technology Transformation within the wholesale lending industry. The Transaction Banking Associate Director designs and implements business changes that drive industry-specific, function and digital operating model transformation, focusing on task relating to people and process. Large wholesale lenders are investing heavily in modernizing their business, technology, and data to optimize straight-through processing, enhance client and employee experience, and reduce cost of ownership. Accenture is growing our practice to help our client navigate their transformational journeys. The Transaction Banking Associate Director will be focused on supporting the development of our lending offerings and the delivery of transformational consulting projects. The Transaction Banking Associate Director will be focused on supporting the development of our offerings and the delivery of consulting projects.

Responsibilities may include:

• Become a trusted advisor for C-suite clients looking to solve critical business problem
• Define clients' business and technology strategy.
• Re-imagine world-class operating models for Commercial & Corporate Banks.
• Lead Commercial & Corporate Banking systems implementation engagements (requirements, design, test, deployment, etc.).
• Manage all parts of projects, from client buy-in to planning, budgeting, and execution.
• Source and coordinate work from other internal workforces.
• Develop of our next generation Wholesale Banking technology offerings.
• Drive business development to originate new client opportunities.
• Build your reputation as an industry thought leader
• Travel, as required, up to 80%, in the United States and Canada.
  

Here’s What You Need

• Minimum of 12 years relevant professional services firm experience in technology or management consulting with broad experience in engagement management and business development
• Minimum of 10 years of equivalent of commercial banking industry (transaction banking, treasury / cash management) industry experience
• Demonstratable experience leading a complex, large-scale commercial credit transformation across operating model, technology, and data/AI workstreams
• Demonstrated experience developing and managing relationships with C-suite client executives.
• A Bachelor's degree

Bonus Points If You Have

• Launched new product offerings in the banking industry.
• Implemented next generation analytic capabilities (e.g., predictive, generative, or agentic AI) for commercial banking.
• Experience with additional commercial banking industry platforms
• An advanced degree or financial industry certification

Professional Skills

• Proven ability to operate within a collaborative environment.
• Demonstrated commitment, teamwork, and collaboration in a professional setting; either military or civilian.
• High energy level, focus and ability to work well in demanding client environments.
• Excellent communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills.
• Strong leadership, problem solving, and decision-making abilities.
• Unquestionable professional integrity, credibility, and character.

Benefits

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:

U.S. Employee Benefits | Accenture

Role Location Annual Salary Range

California $163,000 to $434,000

Cleveland $150,900 to $347,200

Colorado $163,000 to $375,000

District of Columbia $173,500 to $399,300

Illinois $150,900 to $375,000

Maine $138,800 to $319,400

Maryland $163,000 to $375,000

Massachusetts $163,000 to $399,300

Minnesota $163,000 to $375,000

New York $150,900 to $434,000

New Jersey $173,500 to $434,000

Virginia $150,900 to $399,300

Washington $173,500 to $399,300

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