AI & Data Science Strategy - Senior Manager

6500 Accenture (SA) (Pty) Ltd Company; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture in Johannesburg seeks a senior strategy and consulting professional to lead delivery across Financial Services, including Banking, Insurance and Wealth Management, in Johannesburg. You will drive senior client relationships, shape proposals, and guide transformation initiatives with AI-led insights.

The role requires 10+ years in top-tier strategy/consulting, a Bachelor’s degree, and a proven FS industry track record.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in a top-tier strategy or consulting firm.
• Proven FS industry track record (Banking, Insurance, Wealth Management).
• Bachelor’s degree minimum (e.g. Business Science, Commerce, Engineering).

Responsibilities

• Drive senior client relationships, business development, sales pipelines and proposals.
• Lead programme delivery across Banking, Insurance and Wealth Management clients.
• Drive market, client and competitor insights through immersive and data-driven analysis.
• Formulate corporate, business unit, and sales and service strategies.
• Lead the design of business models, operating models and business architecture.
• Conduct value architecture to identify cost-benefit insights for strategic opportunities.
• Lead experience, digital, and AI/GG AI-led transformation initiatives in collaboration with broader Accenture teams.
• Play a leading role in building and growing the Financial Services Strategy & Consulting practice and community.

Skills

Client relationships

Business development

Sales & proposals

Strategy design

Transformation programs

Industry knowledge FS

Education

Bachelor’s degree (Business Science, Commerce, Engineering)

Job description

Accenture helps the world’s leading enterprises reinvent by building their digital core and unleashing the power of AI to create value at speed for organizations across industries. Our strategy is to be the reinvention partner of choice for our clients and lead in the safe, widespread adoption of AI, and to be the most client-focused, AI-enabled, great place to work in the world. We bring together the talent of our approximately 786,000 people with proprietary assets and platforms, deep process and industry expertise, and leading ecosystem relationships to deliver end-to-end solutions and measurable outcomes at scale. Through our Reinvention Services, we offer broad expertise across Cybersecurity, Digital Core, Finance, Industry and Enterprise, Song, Supply Chain and Engineering, and Talent, with advanced capabilities in AI and Data, Industry and Process, and Technology. We serve approximately 9,000 clients and generated approximately $70 billion in FY25 revenue. Visit us at accenture.com.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive senior client relationships, business development, sales pipelines and proposals
• Lead programme delivery across Banking, Insurance and Wealth Management clients
• Drive market, client and competitor insights through immersive and data-driven analysis
• Formulate corporate, business unit, and sales and service strategies
• Lead the design of business models, operating models and business architecture
• Conduct value architecture to identify cost-benefit insights for strategic opportunities
• Lead experience, digital, and AI / Generative AI-led transformation initiatives in collaboration with broader Accenture teams (e.g. Accenture Song and Technology)
• Play a leading role in building and growing the Financial Services Strategy & Consulting practice and community

Required Experience and Skills

• 10+ years’ experience with a top-tier strategy or consulting firm (e.g. MBB, Big 4 or equivalent)
• Proven track record in Financial Services, including Banking, Insurance and Wealth Management
• Deep understanding of industry trends, challenges and growth opportunities
• Demonstrated ability to originate, manage and close complex sales opportunities
• Bachelor’s degree as a minimum (e.g. Business Science, Commerce, Engineering or similar)
• Strong foundational Strategy & Consulting skills with extensive consulting delivery experience
• Clear understanding of the opportunities presented by Technology, AI and Generative AI
• Strong client relationship management, stakeholder engagement and commercial negotiation skills
• Excellent problem-solving ability with a balance of conceptual and practical thinking
• Passion for taking solutions to market, from concept through to execution
• Curious mindset, positive attitude and strong team orientation

What We Offer

• A challenging role in a dynamic, professional, international and multicultural environment
• The opportunity to apply your Financial Services expertise with leading banks and insurers
• Exposure to high-impact, strategic engagements while driving solutions from strategy to execution
• Membership of the senior leadership community within one of the world’s leading financial services consultancies
• Bachelor’s degree as a minimum (e.g. Business Science, Commerce, Engineering or similar)

About Accenture

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 approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.

Visit us at www.accenture.com

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