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Software & Platforms Strategy Manager, Northeast

AT Accenture
Accenture

Software & Platforms Strategy Manager, Northeast

Boston, MA

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 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. Visit us here to find out more about Accenture's Software & Platforms practice ( www.accenture.com/us-en/industries/software-and-platforms )

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You Are:
A Strategy guru with professional experience working across the Software and Platform industry. You are high energy and have a passion for solving complex problems and driving at speed to value. You are constantly seeking new ideas to bring to our clients. As a strategist, you are an expert at defining the future state of the industry and developing a path to enable our clients to get there. You consider yourself to be very adept at establishing and nurturing client relationships and are equally capable of applying those interpersonal skills to develop and maximize the talents of your team members. You are flexible and adaptable to client's needs and the ever-changing industry and broader business landscape. These skills enable you to thrive on a wide range of engagements that help your clients set and achieve their strategic and operational objectives.

The Work:
- Play a wide variety of roles related to delivery and sales, shaping solutions for clients and maintaining and growing industry as their center of gravity.
- Lead teams to deliver world-class business strategy solutions that meet the needs of clients in the Software & Platform Strategy.
- Earn the trust of senior leaders at client organizations and partner with them to create strategic solutions at the intersection of business, technology, and operations.
- Lead project delivery to make sure clients are positioned for long-term success with practical road maps for carrying out strategy, managing change, monitoring and gauging processes, and taking remedial steps.
- Provide overall guidance on quantitative analysis and research to generate recommendations and insights and drive outcomes.
- Build relationships with clients to sustain Accenture's profile as a long-term trusted advisor and partner.
- Fortify Accenture's Strategy practice and role 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:
- A Bachelor's degree
- Minimum of 5 years of professional experience consulting for or working in the Software, Platforms, and Media industry
- Minimum of 3 years of experience at a consulting firm
- Strong client communication skills
- A proven track record of delivery on complex and impactful client engagements

Bonus Points if:
- You have an MBA or equivalent graduate degree
- Prior experience in driving insights using visualization tools (i.e. Power BI, Tableau, Alteryx) and analytics tools (i.e. Adobe Analytics, Google Analytics)

Accenture is a global professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud and security. Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries, we offer Strategy and Consulting, Interactive, Technology and Operations services-all powered by the world's largest network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centers. Our 506,000 people deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity every day, serving clients in more than 120 countries. We embrace the power of change to create value and shared success for our clients, people, shareholders, partners and communities. Visit us at www.accenture.com.

As required by theColorado 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 $177,500 - $192,499 and information on benefits offered is here.

What We Believe

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Inclusion and diversity are fundamental to our culture and core values. Our rich diversity makes us more innovative and more creative, which helps us better serve our clients and our communities. Read more here

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Locations
CT - Hartford,MA - Boston,NJ - Florham Park,NY - New York,PA - Philadelphia

Client-provided location(s): Boston, MA, USA; Philadelphia, PA, USA; New York, NY, USA; Hartford, CT, USA; Florham Park, NJ, USA
Job ID: AccentureInc-00965612
Employment Type: Other