Women in Digital

Tanarra Schneider
Senior Manager, Accenture Interactive
Chicago, IL

Describe your role at Accenture Digital.
I am the Senior Director of Business Design at the Chicago Fjord studio. I help clients design/redesign their products and services to better serve their people, their customers and tap into hidden value.

What advice would you give to a woman who's considering a career at Accenture?
This is a place where you can be anything, do anything. Accenture, more than any company I've worked for before, celebrates women at all levels. So, if that's what you're looking for – join us!

What's the best piece of advice you've ever received?
"Take off the Cape. You can't save everyone all of the time." And I realized that when I took off the cape, I could really be a bad ass. And that means way more to me.

Beatriz Peñas  
Senior Manager, Accenture Digital
Madrid, Spain

Describe your role at Accenture Digital.
I am the HR Business Partner for Digital Sales. I am helping Digital leadership to attract and retain Digital Sales people who are those acting as interface / communication channel between Accenture Digital and the OG teams.

What advice would you give to a woman who's considering a career at Accenture?
Accenture is an entire a world in itself. You should try. If you like the culture, there is a place for you, for sure!

What’s unique about Accenture’s culture that enables you to create, innovate, research or lead effectively?
The diversity of the people we have in Digital is both challenging and refreshing for an HR professional having supported a very homogeneous, standard profile in Accenture for so many years!

Vicky Godolphin  
Managing Director, Accenture Digital
Dublin, Ireland

When and why did you join Accenture Digital?
Digital is changing everything – the way we think, the way we communicate, the way we work, and much more. This isn’t a one-off set of changes – it’s a real transformation journey – change leading to change leading to change. I can’t think of anything more exciting than being at the very heart of this!

Describe your role at Accenture Digital.
I count myself as very lucky – my role involves working with and supporting a brilliant, passionate and dedicated digital team to bring the very best of Accenture to our clients – solving challenges, identifying opportunities and driving change.
Our people bring so much diversity, creativity and energy to supporting each other and our clients – it’s a real buzz and privilege to be part of this.

What advice would you give to a woman who's considering a career at Accenture?
Always believe in yourself and believe in your potential – never set limits! I love that quote “Attitude determines Altitude” – it’s not others that determine how high we fly but ourselves.

Nakeya Bennett  
Manager, Accenture Interactive
Atlanta, GA

When and why did you join Accenture Digital?
I was drawn to Accenture because of the strong diversity and inclusion culture, the plethora of great clients, and the exciting promise and growth of Digital.

Describe your role at Accenture Digital.
I manage digital marketing strategies and client delivery processes, defining best practices, and executing operational excellence within the Digital Production and Content Services division.

How do you integrate your work life and personal life?
As a single mother of one, working at Accenture has been a perfect fit for me. I was skeptical at first, as my role was listed as an 80% travel role. What I will say is that for me it is the best of both worlds. I have come to enjoy my time away from home and the ability I have to truly focus on executing the job at hand. I love my job and it makes me happy.

Marine Boulala  
Consultant, Accenture Mobility
Paris, France

When and why did you join Accenture Digital?
I have been working in digital for 5 years now. I have chosen to work in Digital as this is a constant moving sector. I joined Accenture Digital one year ago as it was the opportunity to work on big innovative Digital projects within an international company.

Describe your role at Accenture Digital.
I am part of the Mobility Delivery French team. My role is to ensure that projects are properly delivered to our client with high quality. As a digital expert it is also my role to advise my client about their Digital Strategy.

What’s unique about Accenture’s culture that enables you to create, innovate, research or lead effectively?
I would say the team and people around me. At first, I had some apprehension to join a big company and be lost in the “crowd”... it is all to the contrary! At Accenture, through different events, we have the opportunity to interact with different people, learn from others, create, and innovate within small circles.

Jing Li  
Consultant, Accenture Mobility
San Francisco, CA

When and why did you join Accenture Digital?
I joined Accenture Digital as part of the Mobility Strategy & Corporate Development team in April 2013. I’ve always been passionate about driving change in the world…at Accenture Digital, I could have the opportunity to actually go out and do it!

Describe your role at Accenture Digital.
I currently work on the Mobility Strategy & Business Architecture team within Accenture Digital in San Francisco, where I focus on blending business strategy with cutting edge technology to help our clients “rotate to the new” in the world of digital disruption!

What advice would you give to a woman who's considering a career at Accenture?
Never stop asking questions and take charge of driving your own career path! Accenture is a global powerhouse with many resources and unique skillsets in demand – don’t be afraid to continually ask questions in order to keep growing your network and navigating our organization.

Zoe Wood  
Senior Manager, Accenture Mobility
San Francisco, CA

When and why did you join Accenture Digital?
After 11+ years in our Management Consulting and Strategy Consulting practice, I joined Accenture Mobility which at the time was a standalone Strategic Growth Initiative to work in Offering Development.

What advice would you give to a woman who's considering a career at Accenture?
If you are passionate about what you do and have a desire to deliver excellence to our clients, Accenture could be a great fit. Passion for innovation and thirst for knowledge are factors I often consider when recommending a career at Accenture Digital.

What’s unique about Accenture’s culture that enables you to create, innovate, research or lead effectively?
The people… within Accenture Digital, we have a unique mix of people with technical innovation, creative and business skills and capabilities. It’s a perfect environment to push the envelope and bring truly innovative solutions that solve a business problem.

Tu Ngo  
Consultant, Accenture Interactive
Amsterdam, NL

Describe your role at Accenture Digital.
I work as a Consultant with a focus on Service and UX design. This can range from gathering user insights and mapping out customer journeys to visualizing concepts and implementation of the creative design. I’m doing this cross-industry for mostly eCommerce and app solutions.

What differentiates Accenture Digital?
I believe Accenture Digital is one of the few players with an end-to-end digital proposition across industries at a global scale, mastering both strategy and implementation.

Why is it important that women go into STEM fields? Why did you?
While studying at my University of Technology the male-female ratio was rather skewed; I’ve always been conscious of this issue. I strongly believe that diverse teams achieve better results, and that includes gender diversity. My decision to study Industrial Design Engineering came from my interest in combining users, business and technology to design creative solutions.

Jessica Huang  
Analyst, Accenture Digital
San Francisco, CA

When and why did you join Accenture Digital?
I joined Accenture Digital straight out of college because not only is it the top Digital consulting firm in the world at the cutting edge of business and technology, but also has such a great culture that inspires employees and allows them to thrive in their own unique ways.

What advice would you give to a woman who's considering a career at Accenture?
Accenture Digital is the place to be! I am inspired by our numerous female leaders at the organization, and the encouraging environment here that helps me push myself to learn new things every day.

Why is it important that women go into STEM fields? Why did you?
Women bring a unique perspective to the table regarding problems that many companies are trying to solve. There is a lot of value we can add based on our education and experience, so it's up to us to lean in and step up to these challenges. We are underrepresented in STEM fields – we must change this together!

Lisa Mitnick
Managing Director, Accenture Digital
Washington, DC

Describe your role at Accenture Digital.
I am a Managing Director supporting Digital Sales and oversee our Mobility and IOT practice for Health & Public Service in NA including Accenture Federal Services.

What advice would you give to a woman who's considering a career at Accenture?
Get involved in activities beyond your core job such as the employee resource groups and participate in local market activities. Take advantage of the training opportunities to grow your skills.

What legacy do you hope to create at Accenture Digital?
Creating a culture of learning, sharing, and giving back to the community, where we live and work. It is not enough to just go to work every day – we need to get involved and be part of something larger. I was honored to be asked to be the Digital Inclusion & Diversity and overall Digital location lead for DC.