AI & Data Strategy Senior Manager
Key Responsibilities
• Drive senior client relationships, business development, sales pipelines and proposals
• Lead programme delivery across Banking, Insurance and Wealth Management clients
• Drive market, client and competitor insights through immersive and data-driven analysis
• Formulate corporate, business unit, and sales and service strategies
• Lead the design of business models, operating models and business architecture
• Conduct value architecture to identify cost-benefit insights for strategic opportunities
• Lead experience, digital, and AI / Generative AI-led transformation initiatives in collaboration with broader Accenture teams (e.g. Accenture Song and Technology)
• Play a leading role in building and growing the Financial Services Strategy & Consulting practice and community
Required Experience and Skills
• 10+ years’ experience with a top-tier strategy or consulting firm (e.g. MBB, Big 4 or equivalent)
• Proven track record in Financial Services, including Banking, Insurance and Wealth Management
• Deep understanding of industry trends, challenges and growth opportunities
• Demonstrated ability to originate, manage and close complex sales opportunities
• Bachelor’s degree as a minimum (e.g. Business Science, Commerce, Engineering or similar)
• Strong foundational Strategy & Consulting skills with extensive consulting delivery experience
• Clear understanding of the opportunities presented by Technology, AI and Generative AI
• Strong client relationship management, stakeholder engagement and commercial negotiation skills
• Excellent problem-solving ability with a balance of conceptual and practical thinking
• Passion for taking solutions to market, from concept through to execution
• Curious mindset, positive attitude and strong team orientation
What We Offer
• A challenging role in a dynamic, professional, international and multicultural environment
• The opportunity to apply your Financial Services expertise with leading banks and insurers
• Exposure to high-impact, strategic engagements while driving solutions from strategy to execution
• Membership of the senior leadership community within one of the world’s leading financial services consultancies
Bachelor’s degree as a minimum (e.g. Business Science, Commerce, Engineering or similar)
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