Data & AI Strategy Senior Manager

We are:

Applied Intelligence, the people who love using data to tell a story. We’re also the world’s largest team of data scientists, data engineers, and experts in machine learning and AI. A great day for us? Solving big problems using the latest tech, serious brain power, and deep knowledge of just about every industry. We believe a mix of data, analytics, automation, and responsible AI can do almost anything—spark digital metamorphoses, widen the range of what humans can do, and breathe life into smart products and services. Want to join our crew of sharp analytical minds? Visit us here to find out more about  Accenture Applied Intelligence

Join Accenture Digital and leave your digital mark on the world, enhancing millions of lives through digital transformation. Where you can create the best customer experiences and be a catalyst for first-to-market digital products and solutions using machine-learning, AI, big data and analytics, cloud, mobility, robotics and the industrial internet of things. Your work will redefine the way entire industries work in every corner of the globe.

You are:

As a Senior Manager in our practice you will help shape and sell industry specific programs, including definition of the analytics/AI vision and strategies, redefine operating model and talent strategy, and help guide clients through their data and analytics journeys to deliver sustainable business value.  You will act as the architect for our most transformative opportunities, enabling an end-to-end analytics journey by bringing the best of our Accenture Applied Intelligence organization.  You will also play a key role on the leadership team – building a practice, assets, and thought leadership.

The work:

1. Support Applied Intelligence Consulting activities:

• Lead complex analytics transformation projects from defining the strategy, operating model, value targeting, proof of value and change management to enable data, analytics and AI capabilities and outcomes
• Work with our Canadian Innovation Hub to plan and define immersion sessions in core analytic and digital capabilities specific to client needs

2. Sales Origination & Business Development

• Educate internal Accenture stakeholders about our Analytics offerings and applicability to their industry/clients
• Facilitate the development of “request for proposals” responses and contract development
• Lead the development of businesses cases for further project sales as determined by the practice

 3. Practice & Offering Management

• Shape assets to accelerate sales and delivery
• Drive the analytics innovation agenda, including publishable thought leadership
• Play an active role building a practice including capability development and recruiting
• Identify and help bring into the practice talented individuals both internally from Accenture as well as externally

Qualifications:

Here’s what you need:

• A Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field like statistics/econometrics/mathematics/engineering/computer science
• 10+ years of consulting experience or relevant industry experience with proven track record of making significant client impact and value creation
• Industry and/or industry domain specific experience delivering data-driven capabilities and solutions
• Experience in designing and utilizing analytic solutions in enterprise-wide organizations
• Superior understanding of how to manage client relationship, deliver analytics value, and influence senior clients to define and expand data-driven strategies into new applications and markets
• Relevant experience could include one or more of the following:

• Marketing and Customer Experience analytics
• Pricing and Revenue Management / Optimization
• Personalization and Loyalty
• Selling Strategies and Merchandising
• Distribution & Channels
• Operational Effectiveness (workforce, crew, fuel, supply chain, etc.)
• Compliance, Risk and Fraud prevention
• Ability to travel and work in Canada

Bonus points if:

• Fluency in French language is a great to have.
• Strong Data Management and Data Governance background
• Strong cloud background in delivering data-driven solutions on Azure, AWS and/or GCP
• Exceptional presentation skills – ability to convey technology and business value propositions
• Proven industry knowledge and experience delivering data, analytics and AI solutions driving business outcomes
• Experience interacting with clients or executives of all levels to review expected outputs, applicability to business challenges, and value measurement
• Well versed with leading analytics techniques and confident about how to apply them to generate insights and recommendations
• Experience guiding the data formulation process and exploratory data analysis
• Experience guiding and managing a team of practitioners to execute data and analytics solutions, preferably both onshore and offshore
• Evidence of thought leadership in defining innovative analytics within multiple complex applications spanning marketing, risk, and cost reduction