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Technology Cloud Advisory Senior Manager

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Technology Cloud Advisory Senior ManagerLocation: Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaAbout Accenture   Accenture is a global professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud and security. Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries, we offer Strategy and Consulting, Interactive, Technology and Operations services—all powered by the world’s largest network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centers. Our 537,000 people deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity every day, serving clients in more than 120 countries. We embrace the power of change to create value and shared success for our clients, people, shareholders, partners and communities. Visit us at www.accenture.comAccenture Strategy & ConsultingIn today’s world, business leaders want to rapidly and confidently reinvent to increase resilience, mitigate risk, and grow with sustainable value. That’s where Accenture Strategy & Consulting comes in. We bring together strategic visionaries, industry experts, practitioners from across every enterprise function, business intelligence professionals, change specialists, data and AI authorities, and many other specialized skills to co-create each client’s unique path to reinvention. You will be a trusted partner to business leaders, working with a diverse team of experts to deliver successful tech-enabled transformation and new kinds of value for your clients. Strategy and Consulting is one of four services that make up one Accenture –the others are Interactive, Technology and Operations A Cloud Advisory Senior Manager owns the cloud agenda and responsibility to drive key opportunities at select clients. You will carry conversation around all facets of the Cloud business and draw in other resources as appropriate; You will also have experience in selling and/or and delivering Cloud programs. You will be providing the highest level of consultative support on enterprise-wide information cloud technology-based systems including selection of cloud providers through your understanding of best practices with respect to the planning, design, implementation and use of information technology and information management systems and processes on the Cloud. You will leverage Accenture cloud assets: myNAV, A4C, ACP, etc. You will set the direction and provide critical support in the strategic and tactical planning for the design and use of Cloud Technology whilst acting as the Client C-Suite trusted advisor for all Cloud related initiatives.  Key Responsibilities
  • Define cloud technology roadmaps and industry/functional solutions, advising clients on cloud-enabled enterprise transformation agendas within an industry context
  • Drive the creation of the value case, and exploit the innovation of cloud using higher-order products (AI, IOT, Advanced analytics, 5G) and industry/functional solutions to create new business value
  • Deliver cloud optimization services across the lifetime of a cloud transformation journey, driving up client value across architecture, economics and service delivery
  • Enable the adoption of DevSecOps and continuous ‘everything’, with a new workforce and operating model underpinned by enterprise change management
  • Pro-actively interact and collaborate with senior management levels at client and/or within Accenture
  • Lead complex engagements end-to-end across all delivery components: client satisfaction, value delivered, teams management, financials, etc.
  • Originate business opportunities within a client and lead end-to-end the business development effort with client, ecosystem and ACN teams until successful sale closure
  • Drive internally cloud advisory skills, assets and capability building and identify opportunities for collaboration across Accenture and ecosystem partners to win in the market


Key Skills
  • Strong data-driven consulting with focus on business and technology value architecting and realization
  • Deep understanding and proven skills on cloud-oriented practices and approaches – Containers, PaaS, Hybrid cloud, Datacenter modernization, Migration & modernization of applications using cloud, Big Data, DevSecOps…
  • Strong awareness of tech trends in the market’s context
  • Ability to operate cross industry, with preferred cloud experience in Banking, Telcos, Oil&Gas, and/or Government
  • Ability to shape client objectives and influence decision making at senior management levels
  • Ability to pull together multi-disciplinary teams for cloud journey, lead and coordinate to achieve shared outcomes
  • Ability to pull-through business opportunities and close them
Qualifications
  • Minimum 8-15 years’ work experience - at least 8 years in cloud advisory or transformation
  • Proven and relevant past consulting experience; alternatively global technology services firm, cloud firm, or senior industry position focused on cloud transformation (but would have to demonstrate strong intrinsic consulting skills)
  • Cloud certifications: Azure, AWS, GCP, Alibaba, Oracle…
  • Arabic speaking preferred and fluent English
Why join us?  
  • We offer a transparent, fast paced approach career progression, with a focus on your strengths and continuous coaching from senior colleagues 
  • You will benefit from working alongside Accenture experts who are solving some of the biggest industry challenges with innovative thinking and pioneering tools 
  • Flexible work arrangements and a range of benefits including competitive rewards 
  • You will have access to state-of-the-art technology that will give you the opportunity to deepen your existing skills even as you help create the latest business trends 
  • You will also have opportunities to make a difference to the communities in which we work and live 
Next Steps
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