Technology Strategy/Enterprise Architect Senior Manager Accenture Middle East

Accenture Strategy & Consulting

In 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.

Key Responsibilities

• Apply deep technology strategy development, architecting value, operating model and architecture skills to influence C-level client agenda through technology insights

• 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 and Accenture teams until successful sale closure

• Drive leaders to transform the technology function to achieve operational excellence and tight alignment with business strategy

• Collaborate with business, technology and cross-functions to maximize value of technology investments and alignment to strategic priorities

• Lead the creation of well-articulated thought leadership assets that present innovative and action-oriented insights, knowledge, guidance and recommendations on a specific market-relevant technology strategy

• Drive internally technology strategy 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 in delivering core technology strategy offerings - IT & Digital technology strategy, Enterprise architecture, IT & Digital organization and operating model, Cloud, Data & Analytics, IT Cost reduction, IT M&A

• Strong awareness of tech trends in the market s context

• Industry experience in Financial Services/ investment management / asset management sector, specifically within public sector or government owned entities directly or through consulting engagements

• Ability to shape client objectives and influence decision making at senior management levels

• Ability to pull together multi-disciplinary teams for technology strategy, lead and coordinate to achieve shared outcomes

• Ability to pull-through business opportunities and close them

Qualifications

• Minimum 12+ years work experience - at least 8 years in IT/Digital technology strategy

• Proven and relevant past consulting experience; alternatively strong in-house IT & Digital strategy / enterprise architecture division / advanced startup / pre-sales roles (but would have to demonstrate exceptional intrinsic consulting skills)

• Arabic speaker and fluent English