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Accenture

Industry Principal Director

Houston, TX

We Are:

Accenture Strategy & Consulting. Through deep industry expertise, analytics, and insights, we empower clients to survive and thrive in the new, the now, and the unknown. To stay agile in a world dominated by change, the C-suite must keep the core business running while simultaneously identifying and investing in the new. Accenture Strategy & Consulting enables leaders to act quickly and confidently as they pivot to the future. Known for our ability to execute at speed, we help clients determine clear, actionable paths to competitive agility by bringing them new thinking on business and technology.

You Are:

An Innovation & Thought Leadership subject matter advisor with deep vertical knowledge within the Utility Industry with a passion and expertise in utility emergency planning. You have a proven track record of client success with testimonials and credentials. Your top-flight leadership skills lend to managing the evolving our practice, including how to monetize and operationalize them. You are an expert at developing relationships/establish confidence with C-level clients - develop/collect credentials/testimonials. You thrive on continual learning and mentorship in your craft. You have expert ability to drive consistency in change enablement across North American Utilities Practice through ongoing coaching/teaching. You Lead/Drive/ Support RFP/orals efforts. You have professional certification(s). You flourish as a published and recognized speaker as an Industry Leader.

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The Work:
  • Manage delivery of projects to get the lay of the land of clients' position in the Utility space to find clients' business options in the context of global, economic, technology, and social trends.
  • Mentor and coach teams to deliver world-class business strategy solutions that meet the needs of clients.
  • Earn the trust of senior leaders at client organizations and partner with them to create innovative solutions at the intersection of business, technology, and operations.
  • Build relationships with clients to sustain Accenture's profile as a long-term trusted advisor and partner.
  • Fortify Accenture's Strategy & Consulting practice as a thought leader by creating content and taking part in professional forums, both internal and external.
  • Mentor junior members of the Strategy team and groom them for more responsibility.
  • TRAVEL: For now, all Accenture business travel, international and domestic, is currently restricted to client-essential sales/delivery activity only. Please note: The safety and well-being of our people continues to be the top priority, and our decisions around travel are informed by government COVID-19 response directives, recommendations from leading health authorities and guidance from a number of infectious disease experts.
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Qualifications

Here's What You Need:
  • Minimum 10 years of professional experience within Utility Industry and/or consulting as a trusted client advisor
  • Subject Matter Advisor to Utility industry reflecting over 10 year's of experience in industry emergency planning and/or asset management
  • MBA or equivalent graduate degree in related field or industry
Bonus Points if:
  • Specific experience with competitive agility, cost transformation, cloud, growth strategy, and customer engagement
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills, public speaking and published work
  • Prior experience in driving insights using visualization tools (i.e. Power BI, Tableau, Alteryx) and analytics tools (i.e. Adobe Analytics, Google Analytics)
Our Commitment to You:
  • Your strategic and entrepreneurial spirit and vision will be rewarded, and your success will fuel opportunities for career advancement.
  • You'll make a difference at some pretty impressive clients --Accenture serves many of the Fortune Global 100 companies on high-profile projects.
  • Opportunities to learn daily through training, assignments, and collaborating with experts across the company.
  • Access to leading-edge technology.
  • Along with a competitive salary, Accenture offers a comprehensive package including generous paid time off, an employee healthcare plan and a competitive 401K program. Learn more about our extensive rewards and benefits here .
As required by the Colorado Equal Pay Transparency Act, Accenture provides a reasonable range of minimum compensation for roles that may be hired in Colorado. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, and specific office location. For the state of Colorado only , the range of starting pay for this role is $151,900 - $235,699 and information on benefits offered is here.

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Locations
CA - Los Angeles,TX - Houston

Job ID: AccentureInc-R00017909
Employment Type: Other