Business Strategy PRD Principal Director

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Accenture Strategy & Consulting

In today’s world, business leaders want to reinvent rapidly and confidently to increase resilience, mitigate risk, and grow sustainably.

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 value for your clients.

Key Responsibilities Include:

The role of a Principal Director is a leadership role within the team, responsible for building and maintaining the practice, leading multiple project engagements, opening and facilitating sales for the practice, and acting as an expert in leading strategic discussion and thought leadership (in particular on a topic of Industrial and Manufacturing).

• Lead and manage project delivery in fast-paced and demanding environments.

• Drive a rigorous and structured approach to identifying and solving business problems that lead to strategic insights.

• Lead value analysis to generate business insights and identify value-creation opportunities for clients and Accenture.

• Contribute to the creation of well-articulated thought leadership assets that present innovative and action-oriented information, insight, knowledge, guidance, and recommendations on a specific market-relevant strategy topic.

• Demonstrate skill in people management, leading, motivating, and inspiring people.

• Provide feedback and coaching to others in compliance with the Performance Achievement

• Provide support in career development and address performance concerns as necessary.

• Identify/prioritize account-level value creation opportunities based on assessment activities and an understanding of high-level visions, performance gaps, and needs.

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Job Qualifications - Required Experience

• Minimum 15-20 years of experience and with relevant exposure in Strategy Consulting (ideally Tier 1 or Tier 2 firms).

• Strong current/previous consulting experience in Retail and Consumer Goods space, either doing projects in strategy consulting or having direct experience in the industry.

• Experience and good knowledge of the mobility sector is a plus.

• Strong background in strategic problem solving with demonstrable analytical skills.

• Strong financial understanding.

• Track record of leading and managing project teams to deliver client engagements in demanding environments against tight deadlines.

• Strong communication skills; able to communicate and lead project delivery both orally and written.

• Demonstrated ability to work with multi-cultural teams.

• Must have an undergraduate degree (Business or Engineering degree from a top university is a plus)

• Master of Business Administration degree (MBA) is a plus.

Why join us?  

• We offer a transparent, fast-paced approach to 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 in the communities in which we work and live 

Next Steps 

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