Business Strategy Manager

Business Strategy Manager – Banking

Explore opportunities across Banking, Financial Services and Insurance within Accenture’s Strategy Practice

Why Accenture Strategy?
 

Join Accenture Strategy and help transform leading companies and communities around the world. The sheer scale of our capabilities and client engagements and the way we collaborate and deliver value provides an unparalleled opportunity to grow and advance. With ever changing competitive landscapes we’re creating new opportunities for organizations; operating at the intersection of business, technology and operations. With Accenture Strategy, we have created what we believe is the strategy firm of the future.
Our 8,000+ strong team of strategists globally combine deep business insight and tremendous technology understanding within the context of our client's industry. There is no one player who can bring all of that together at the scale and with the degree of integration that Accenture can. This is what our clients' current challenges and opportunities demand of us and it is what makes us different to any other strategy firm in the market.
Job Description
At Accenture Strategy we look for people with the passion and drive to help companies navigate complexity and create value. Are you eager to use your excellent analytical skills and innovative mind-set to solve the strategic business challenges of leading clients? Can you build and maintain lasting relationships with senior leaders to facilitate the discussions needed to lead companies to high performance? If so, then we would like to talk to you about what a career at Accenture Strategy could mean for you.

Your Role: Business Strategy Consultant – Banking  
There will never be a typical day at Accenture. As a Business Strategy Consultant, the opportunities to make a difference for our clients’ most pressing business challenges are limitless in this ever-changing business landscape.

Why Banking?

Accenture is modernizing core banking operations: turn a mobile banking experience into a social one, or reinvent payment and credit models, our banking consulting services empower clients with data-driven insights and the right tools to adopt a mindset fit for today's—and tomorrow’s—digital landscape.

We use new technologies to help banks and payment providers take bold steps to thrive in the future across: payments, core banking, credit, commercial banking, open banking, intelligent banking, banking cloud.

Here are just a few of your day-to-day responsibilities:

• Shape and lead strategic consulting engagements and project teams serving as a key interface and trusted advisor to our senior level clients  
• Lead workstreams of work as part of strategic transformation programs and be responsible for rigorous data driven insights, to identify and validate value creation opportunities for our clients
• Work within project teams to ideate, develop and design compelling business strategies and transformation solutions
• Develop cohesive conclusions from detailed analysis and present innovative and action-oriented findings to our senior level clients
• Coaching and mentoring junior members of the team with a people-first mindset
• Elevate our brand and presence in the marketplace (e.g. conference participation, thought leadership, offering development, acquiring future talent)

Set Yourself Apart: Skills & Experience

• 8+ years of consulting experience or relevant strategy background
• A strong understanding of industry operations, dynamics and trends through experience in one or more industries (Financial Services, Health, Retail & Consumer Goods or Resources)
• A high degree of expertise with strategy frameworks and strong quantitative and analytical skills to develop financial or operational models
• Knowledge of trends and technology concepts (e.g. Digital Customer and Commerce, Connected Platform, Digital Enterprise, Data-driven business models)
• First class written and verbal communication skills; ability to articulate complex problems and solutions in a simple, logical and impactful manner
• Exceptional problem-solving ability - structural reasoning, sharp with numbers and creative thinking to solve complex client issues
• Demonstrated leadership attributes – comfort with complexity and ambiguity, globally connected and locally relevant, naturally collaborative, bold to change, to learn and stay relevant, non-negotiable standards of high performance
• Solid history of successful program management experience
• Lead roles in business development activities
• Proven track record in client relationship development and stakeholder management
• Proven ability to thrive in a work environment that is international, multi-cultural, competitive & challenging
• Flexibility to accommodate client travel requirements
  Our Commitment to You
• Your entrepreneurial spirit and vision will be rewarded, and your success will fuel opportunities for career advancement
• You'll make a difference for some impressive clients. Accenture Strategy serves 72 of the Fortune Global 100 on high-profile projects
• Opportunities to learn through executive training at Accenture's global Strategy College, assignments and collaboration with experts across the company
• Fantastic team with collaborative spirit
• Access to leading-edge technology and global vendor footprint
• Along with a competitive salary, Accenture offers a comprehensive package that includes a range of market-relevant benefits and programs to help you manage the demands of work and life.
• A diverse and inclusive environment where individual strengths, contributions and unique points of view are recognised and valued

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