Strategy Manager

Role: Strategy Manager

Career Level: 7

Location: Dublin

Accenture Strategy is a division within Accenture that focuses on shaping the future of businesses. Our team works on growth, cost, operating model, sustainability and transformation agendas, to provide strategic insights and solutions to help organisations transform, create value, and thrive in a constantly evolving world. As the intersection between business and technology continues to close, our Strategy team is supported by the wider technology expertise of Accenture, to truly help our clients transform.

Your Role

As a Strategy Manager you will be a trusted advisor to our clients. You will have the opportunity to shape and complete their business transformation agendas. You will help them navigate their largest strategic initiatives and most critical problems at the intersection of business and technology.

You will create plans to define how a business should evolve to realise our client’s vision, address their competitive landscape and generate shareholder value. You will maintain knowledge of best practices, industry landscapes and emerging technologies, and apply these to develop leading business strategies.

Key Responsibilities

• Understand a client’s business, the industry, competitive landscape and customer expectations and link these insights to tangible business value by identifying key strengths and areas for improvement.
• Frame complex problems and develop recommendations based on industry and business knowledge and rigorous analysis.
• Build strong credibility and relationships at C-level based on exceptional outcomes, effective communication, compelling storylines and the positive impact of your team.
• Facilitate workshops and stakeholder engagements to drive alignment and gather insights.
• Lead and mentor a team of consultants and analysts, fostering a collaborative team environment and encouraging professional development.
• Navigate through the Accenture global network and leverage the necessary expertise to develop relevant executive insights and perform business development at our clients.
• Identify new business opportunities and develop growth strategies to expand client relationships.

Desired Skills and Experience

Our Strategy Managers typically have the following competences:

• 5+ years of experience in relevant Strategy domains in consulting or customer facing project-based work, with excellent people management skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a data-driven approach to decision-making.
• Extensive professional experience in industry – either as a strategy consultant or within corporate roles.
• First class written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Excellent academic records.
• Skills in market sizing, data analysis, competitive assessment, business case development and business model innovation.
• Passion for maximising business value.

Our Commitment to You

Accenture is an incredible place to work - and keep learning. By joining us, you’ll become part of a global company with a world-class brand and reputation. Besides the work we do for our clients, we’re really proud of our vibrant, diverse workplace culture: we believe in openness and honesty, fairness and equality, common sense and realism. We want to get to know the real you and help you explore and grow - whatever it is you're phenomenal at. So you will always have lots of learning opportunities (formal and informal) to improve your role-specific skills and expertise.

Does this appeal to you? If so, we would love to hear from you!

Please advise if you have any particular requirements, so we can look into arranging reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process. You can contact us at [email protected].

What’s in for you:

At Accenture Ireland, in addition to a competitive base salary, you will also have an extensive benefits package which includes pension, private health insurance, discounts through our employee discount scheme, 25 days of holidays and 2 days’ leave per year for charitable work of your choice! Flexible working arrangements can be discussed depending on the position.

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and improve citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent and innovation led company with 732,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. We are uniquely able to deliver tangible outcomes because of our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Accenture Song. These capabilities, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients succeed and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities. Visit us at www.accenture.com.

Accenture reserves the right to close the role prior to this date should a suitable applicant be found.

About Accenture

We work with one shared purpose: to deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity. Every day, more than 775,000 of us help our stakeholders continuously reinvent. Together, we drive positive change and deliver value to our clients, partners, shareholders, communities, and each other.We believe that delivering value requires innovation, and innovation thrives in an inclusive and diverse environment. We actively foster a workplace free from bias, where everyone feels a sense of belonging and is respected and empowered to do their best work.At Accenture, we see well-being holistically, supporting our people’s physical, mental, and financial health. We also provide opportunities to keep skills relevant through certifications, learning, and diverse work experiences. We’re proud to be consistently recognized as one of the World’s Best Workplaces™.Join Accenture to work at the heart of change.

Visit us at www.accenture.com 

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