About Accenture
Accenture is a global professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud and security. Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries, we offer Strategy and Consulting, Interactive, Technology and Operations services-all powered by the world's largest network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centres. Our 506,000 people deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity every day, serving clients in more than 120 countries. We embrace the power of change to create value and shared success for our clients, people, shareholders, partners and communities.
As a Strategy Principal Director, you will apply strategy development, value architecting and operating model design skills to make bold decisions on priority C-Suite issues at the intersection of business, technology and operations. You are also expected to lead consulting engagements and project teams as well as play a key role in business development and practice building activities.
Here are just a few of your day-to-day responsibilities:
- Shape and lead strategic consulting engagements and project teams serving as a key interface and trusted advisor to our senior level clients
- Lead workstreams of work as part of strategic transformation programs and be responsible for rigorous data driven insights, to identify and validate value creation opportunities for our clients
- Work within project teams to ideate, develop and design compelling business strategies and transformation solutions
- Develop cohesive conclusions from detailed analysis and present innovative and action-oriented findings to our senior level clients- Coaching and mentoring junior members of the team with a people-first mindset
- Elevate our brand and presence in the marketplace (e.g. conference participation, thought leadership, offering development, acquiring future talent
Set Yourself Apart:
- A strong understanding of industry operations, dynamics and trends through experience in one or more industries
- A high degree of expertise with strategy frameworks and strong quantitative and analytical skills to develop financial or operational models
- Knowledge of trends and technology concepts (e.g. Digital Customer and Commerce, Connected Platform, Digital Enterprise, Data-driven business models)
- First class written and verbal communication skills ability to articulate complex problems and solutions in a simple, logical and impactful manner
- Exceptional problem-solving ability - structural reasoning, sharp with numbers and creative thinking to solve complex client issues
- Demonstrated leadership attributes - comfort with complexity and ambiguity, globally connected and locally relevant, naturally collaborative, bold to change, to learn and stay relevant, non-negotiable standards of high performance
- Solid history of successful program management experience
- Lead roles in business development activities
- Proven track record in client relationship development and stakeholder management
- Proven ability to thrive in a work environment that is international, multi-cultural, competitive & challenging
- Flexibility to accommodate client travel requirements
