Performance Strategy Business Analyst
This role is with our Partners in Performance team, part of Accenture.
Partners in Performance, Part of Accenture is a global management consulting firm with a focus on human performance working alongside client partners to make change happen. We’ve got offices in Australia, New Zealand, South-East Asia, Africa, North and South America and Europe but prefer to spend as little time in them as possible. Instead, we work alongside our clients to unleash their potential and deliver lasting impact that you hardly ever achieve by sitting in a boardroom.
As a Principal Director you will be responsible for developing relationships with senior client staff, heading up major projects and ensuring lasting impact in business improvement. You will also be responsible for business development, nurturing and optimising existing client relationships as well as working on new acquisitions.
Your experience will include a proven strategy consulting tool kit that also includes the ability to deliver large scale transformation projects and frontline productivity improvements.
You will be proactive, driven and take a team approach when interacting with stakeholders & ensuring recommendations are sustained.
Finally, you will have proven experience in a leadership role and will have prior experience working in a similar role with a global management consulting firm. Ideally you will have worked with a variety of clients in both delivery and business development.
Background and Experience:
Outstanding academic results
University degree or equivalent experience with a strong emphasis on quantitative skills, especially:
Engineering, Commerce/Economics & Mathematics/Science (While we consider candidates from a broad spectrum of degrees, we place a strong emphasis on quantitative skills studied in commerce, engineering and science-based courses)
MBA would be an advantage
Double degrees and Postgraduate degrees are highly regarded in our firm
Demonstrated passion for results, with a track record of achieving tough targets under pressure
Excellent problem-solving skills, including ability to structure and prioritise effort within an area, and ask the right questions to get to root causes
Excellent interpersonal skills, including ability to coach, influence and build trust with senior managers, and achieve results though managing a team, prioritising the professional development of team members
Propensity to coach and guide younger consultants to deliver results and work through the line to achieve outcomes
Strong communication skills, including ability to construct compelling arguments supported by the right facts
Show an ability to influence and effectively multitask and manage expectations/deadlines
Demonstrated alignment with Partners in Performance values
Based on business requirements, candidates applying for this role can also be assessed for other opportunities within Accenture.
London
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