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AI & Data Strategy Senior Manager

Full-time

ATS Client

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.
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We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences. All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by applicable law. Our rich diversity makes us more innovative, more competitive, and more creative, which helps us better serve our clients and our communities.
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