We Are:
We are Technology Strategy. Our vision is to become the world’s leading advisors in harnessing technology and innovation as a force to reinvent and improve every business. Our mission is to help client business executives disrupt their industry and utilize technology to capture market share.
Our Technology Strategy team leverages deep business and technology domain expertise to empower clients to be more competitive by leading initiatives that unlock value and drive growth. In today’s rapidly changing environment, the C-suite must position technology as a differentiator to stay agile in a world dominated by change. New business architectures break away from old ways of doing things, driving agility to compete and grow in the new. Accenture’s Technology Strategy team enables leaders to act quickly and confidently as they pivot to the future. We help clients determine clear, actionable paths to competitive agility by bringing them new thinking on business and technology.
You Are:
A strategy ace with a passion for serving clients and a desire to build our practice. Your talent helps clients craft rapid, data-driven, and practical technology strategies to enable their business strategies. You are results-oriented, self-directed, inquisitive, and entrepreneurial-minded. You maintain knowledge of evolving technology trends and apply those to develop innovative approaches to deliver value for our clients. You have a flair for breaking down issues into logical parts and constructing analyses driving actionable recommendations. You’ve got top notch communication and people skills as well as demonstrated experience building relationships and collaborating on problem solving. You have a track record of rapid development and a strong desire to grow your career.
In Technology Strategy you will:
Serve as trusted advisor to the C-suite supporting the strategy at the intersection of both technology and business
Articulate a compelling technology vision with industry and functional expertise
Support in the shaping of technology in business strategies to capture market share
Identify and prioritize value creation opportunities based on detailed assessment and analysis of current technology footprint
Stay updated on industry trends and incorporate best practices into technology trends, IT architecture, etc.
Drive strategic opportunities which incorporate innovative technology solutions into broader business transformations
Develop operating models and business cases leveraging modern technologies and ways of working
Lead the creation of well-articulated thought leadership assets that present innovative insight, knowledge, guidance, and recommendations on a specific market-relevant technology strategy
Ensure clients are positioned for long-term success with practical road maps for carrying out Digital, IT or Cloud strategy, managing change, monitoring and gauging processes, and taking remedial steps
As a Consultant you will:
- Manage workstreams, small teams and own deliverables
- Establish strong working relationships with primary client contacts early in the project, beginning to be viewed as a trusted advisor to the client
- Lead client meetings and drive to insight, decisions, and actions, balancing understanding client needs / desires with presenting an informed and convincing perspective; able to clearly describe analysis performed, methodology, and implications for client's business
- Be able to define technology transformation, strategies, and capabilities including north star and target blueprints (at business functional level)
- Support thought leadership, asset development, and intellectual capital efforts with support from more senior colleagues.
- Lead client meetings and drive to insight, decisions, and actions, balancing understanding client needs and desires with presenting an informed and convincing perspective; able to clearly describe analysis performed, methodology, and implications for client's business
- Develop self and mentor peers and analysts
- Support a strategy project in shaping the role of technology to impact business value across growth and cost through ownership of a deliverable driving executive storytelling and/or financial analysis
- Form hypotheses and create a robust fact base for analysis
- Develop broad knowledge base along with focus on one or more targeted focus areas across technology strategy, functional, technical, and industry areas
- Proactively seek out and use frameworks, adapting them to client situations
- Clearly communicate ideas, solutions, and business impacts, with information presented in a compelling and organized way
- Support Business Development, building understanding of how to architect and position proposals and SOWs
Here’s What You Need:
- Minimum 3 years of strategy consulting experience at a consulting firm
- Minimum 3 years of experience in at least one of the following: digital strategy, transformation strategy, operating model strategy, technology in M&A, technology cost optimization, or technology driven revenue growth strategy
- Minimum 3 years of experience writing business cases
- Minimum 3 years of experience in planning / structuring analytical work, facilitating team workshops, and developing (technology) strategy recommendations
- Critical thinking, ability to question decisions and provide creative solutions
- Knowledgeable in developing practical roadmaps that support the enabling of technology transformation
- Curiosity about technology and its influences on business and work
- Strong quantitative and analytical skills
- Top-notch communication (written and oral) people skills
- Strong presentation skills: including the ability to synthesize information and bring a message forward
- Minimum A Bachelor’s degree, preferably 1st class honours
Bonus Points if:
- You have an MBA or equivalent graduate degree
- Intermediate proficiency in Technology Architecture Blueprint, Operating model assessment & Roadmap Definition
- Professional certification in relevant related skills
