Simply put, Accenture Open Innovation's mission is to drive organic growth for priority startup partners.

Our team is deeply hands on, passionate, and prides itself on being lead-from-the-front technology thought leaders. If you want to largely draw diagrams and pontificate on adding yet another layer to an already bloated monolith, this probably isn't the role for you. However, if you're interested in solving some of the hardest problems in enterprise technology, while transforming and disrupting established industries with innovation solutions from the startup ecosystem, let's talk!

We are looking to add to our Accenture Open Innovation team and global practice community a passionate innovator, technologist, and leader with an entrepreneurial mindset to lead Open Innovation programs in the U.S. West region. You will work closely with the Global Program Lead, Industry and Technology Segment Leads, as well as the Client Innovation Services team in the region's innovation hubs, to ensure clients are leveraging the next generation of priority startup partners to accelerate their digital transformation journey.

As Lead, you will foster a culture of innovation in the region by driving the engagement between local leaders of client accounts, clients and priority startups in the Open Innovation and Ventures portfolio of partners. You will be a catalyst for innovation and grow Accenture's brand in the marketplace and region.

This is a highly visible role, working with Accenture Leadership and other key senior managers. The role involves continuous engagement with the innovation ecosystem and internal Accenture teams. In addition, you will collaborate with industry, digital, technology, and other groups across Accenture to drive awareness, generate interest, and deliver impact for Accenture and its Global 2000 clients.

Open Innovation Go To Market Leads will have the following key responsibilities:

- Drive client impact and partner-related revenue growth by working with regional client account teams, as well as other internal teams to bring relevant, disruptive startup solutions to clients from our portfolio of priority partners
- Create and maintain a regional client sales pipeline, originate and support client opportunities, and support Accenture Open Innovation industry and technology segment leads in growing our key partners' business
- Build an internal network across key Accenture stakeholders to drive local employee engagement, expand awareness of an open innovation approach, and foster and inspire a culture of innovation
- Design, facilitate, and lead client innovation sessions at the region's innovation hubs, ensuring that relevant messaging and startup solutions, from both the local and global ecosystem, are brought to the client
- Identify local startups with enterprise-ready solutions and traction and share with the Open Innovation Segment leads to consider where they align to areas of focus
- Partner with the region's leadership to identify marketing and sponsorship opportunities related to open innovation activities that promote Accenture's brand and leading in the New
- Identify and synthesize key emerging themes that will impact our business (disruptors, new business opportunities, potential plays) to inform our global strategy (roll up to Global Growth & Strategy)

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Qualifications

Here's what you need:

- Bachelor's degree in business, technology, or engineering or equivalent work experience
- Minimum 7 years of professional experience in consulting, business development, sales, and/or product management

Bonus Points if:

- Strong technical acumen and agility to navigate, structure, and pitch business ideas with new technologies (e.g., AI, FinTech, software development, infrastructure, IoT, mobile)

- Startup or entrepreneurial experience with enterprise technologies

- Relationship management, alliance building, or partnership management experience in an entrepreneurial / technology environment
- Project management experience
- Intellectual curiosity with regards to new technologies, business models, or creative solutions that can serve clients in an innovative manor
- Strong interest in and understanding of the latest enterprise technology innovation trends and resulting impacts
- Technology sales experience
- Proven ability to build, manage, and foster a team-oriented environment
- Proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment
- Desire to work in an information systems environment
- Excellent communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills
- Excellent leadership and management skills
- Proven ability to work in an agile environment
- Able to quickly switch between, and balance, strategic thinking and execution
- Proven ability to take personal ownership of projects and drive towards successful completion in spite of complex challenges

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