Technology Strategy And Advisory Associate Director

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 servicesu2014creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent and innovation led company with 738,000 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 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 360u00b0 value, enable us to help our clients succeed and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360u00b0 value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.

Accenture Strategy & Consulting

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.

Key Responsibilities

• Apply deep technology strategy development, architecting value, operating model and architecture skills to influence C-level client agenda through technology insights.
• Proactively interact and collaborate with senior management levels at client and/or within Accenture.
• Lead complex engagements end-to-end across all delivery components: client satisfaction, value delivered, teams management, financials, etc.
• Originate business opportunities within a client and lead end-to-end the business development effort with client and Accenture teams until successful sale closure.
• Drive leaders to transform the technology function to achieve operational excellence and tight alignment with business strategy.
• Collaborate with business, technology and cross-functions to maximize value of technology investments and alignment to strategic priorities.
• Lead the creation of well-articulated thought leadership assets that present innovative and action-oriented insights, knowledge, guidance and recommendations on a specific market-relevant technology strategy.
• Drive internally technology strategy skills, assets and capability building and identify opportunities for collaboration across Accenture and ecosystem partners to win in the market.

Key Skills

• Strong data-driven consulting with focus on business and technology value architecting and realization.
• Deep understanding and proven skills in delivering core technology strategy offerings - IT and Digital technology strategy, Enterprise architecture, IT and Digital organization and operating model, Cloud, Data and Analytics, IT cost reduction, IT M&A.
• Strong awareness of tech trends in the market's context.
• Industry experience in health and public sector.
• Ability to shape client objectives and influence decision making at senior management levels.
• Ability to pull together multi-disciplinary teams for technology strategy, lead and coordinate to achieve shared outcomes.
• Ability to pull-through business opportunities and close them.

External Hire Archetype

• Minimum 12 years' work experience - at least 8 years in IT and Digital technology strategy.
• Proven and relevant past consulting experience; alternatively strong in-house IT and Digital strategy, enterprise architecture division, advanced startup or pre-sales roles (but would have to demonstrate exceptional intrinsic consulting skills).
• Arabic speaking is a must and fluent English.
• Network of relevant relationships in the Middle East market (UAE and KSA).

Why join us?

We offer a transparent, fast paced approach to career progression, with a focus on your strengths and continuous coaching from senior colleagues. You will benefit from working alongside Accenture experts who are solving some of the biggest industry challenges with innovative thinking and pioneering tools. Flexible work arrangements and a range of benefits including competitive rewards. You will have access to state-of-the-art technology that will give you the opportunity to deepen your existing skills even as you help create the latest business trends. You will also have opportunities to make a difference to the communities in which we work and live.

About Accenture

We work with one shared purpose: to deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity. Every day, more than 775,000 of us help our stakeholders continuously reinvent. Together, we drive positive change and deliver value to our clients, partners, shareholders, communities, and each other. We believe that delivering value requires innovation, and innovation thrives in an inclusive and diverse environment. We actively foster a workplace free from bias, where everyone feels a sense of belonging and is respected and empowered to do their best work. At Accenture, we see well-being holistically, supporting our people's physical, mental, and financial health. We also provide opportunities to keep skills relevant through certifications, learning, and diverse work experiences. We're proud to be consistently recognized as one of the world's best workplaces. Join Accenture to work at the heart of change.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

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