AI & Data Strategy Senior Manager

Accenture in South Africa

Date: 4 weeks ago
City: Midrand, Gauteng
Contract type: Full time

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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