Enterprise Solution Architect
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Enterprise Solution Architect
Location: Remote, preferably West Coast
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The Enterprise Solution Architect will be responsible for responsible for leading and managing complex Inside Sales proposals for our BPS business, as well as supporting proposals and sales for other offerings. The role will support our BPS Solutioning Team as the lead Technology Solution Architect in pre-sales / RFP processes. Key activities include management and coordination technology teams in on-and-offshore locations supporting the deals. Will develop technical solution design and create corresponding cost estimates, while presenting and discussing solutions with client executives and internal executive approvers.
Key Responsibilities:
- Focus on the overall BPS Technology Solutions
- Single point of contact for all BPS technology groups
- Drive the solutioning of a new technology offering
- Drive the solutioning of non-standard technology solutions
- Be the senior resource who is capability of discussing the entire technology solution with client / Accenture leadership
- Assists the contract team with the technology related schedules
Required Proficiencies:
- Experience with BPS offering capabilities and services
- Self-motivated and ability to work with remote resources and teams
- Strong communication skills and experienced in communication at executive level
- Well-developed risk analysis and mitigation skills
- Strong problem solving, analysis, and design skills
- Strong analytical skills
- Fluent English
- Executive Presence
Basic Qualifications:
- Minimum of 3 year of experience in Sales Support, Solutioning, Sales Pipeline / Deal Management, or closely related Global Delivery client-facing role
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in a Technical Solution Architecture role
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in Business Process Outsourcing
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer information systems, engineering, business, or related field or equivalent experience
- Experience with Inside Sales offering capabilities and services
- Familiarity with Tech for Ops and other BPS technology solutions and functions
- Familiarity with the BPS organization
- Previous experience working with on / offshore teams.
- Preferred experience working with Accenture Operations and supporting technology teams (e.g. delivery factories, sales teams, TSDMs, etc.)
- Technology Architect certification.
- Experience in Accenture organization (internal candidates).
- Experience with common software utilized by Accenture operations.
- IT Operations experiences
- Experience with outsourcing applications such as CRMs, reporting, telephony and workflow tools
- Experience with other offering-specific capabilities (F&A, HR, Procurement, Health, Marketing, Utilities a plus)
- Experience with contracting for technology services
- IT Security experiences
- IT Operations experiences
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