Automotive Strategy Senior Manager

Accenture Strategy Consulting Practice

Are you a dynamic, inquisitive, and motivated team player eager to spark innovation and explore cutting-edge projects? Accenture is actively seeking individuals to join our Strategy Consulting practice in the Automotive sector. This is a unique opportunity to collaborate with top-tier teams, continuously learn and advance your career in a creative and inclusive environment.

In the dynamic landscape of today's business world, leaders are seeking rapid and confident reinvention to increase resilience, mitigate risks, and foster sustainable growth. Accenture Strategy & Consulting plays a pivotal role in this transformative journey. We bring together strategic visionaries, industry experts, practitioners from every enterprise function, business intelligence professionals, change specialists, and data and AI authorities to co-create each client's unique path to reinvention.

About the role

Key Highlights:

• Diverse Expertise: Our team's varied skill sets and backgrounds create an environment rich in perspectives, ensuring holistic solutions.
• Tech-Enabled Transformation: We drive successful tech-enabled transformations to keep our clients ahead by leveraging the latest assets and platforms.
• Trusted Partnerships: As trusted partners to business leaders globally, we deliver innovative solutions tailored to unique challenges.
• Global Network: Integrated with Accenture's larger ecosystem, we collaborate seamlessly across services, tapping into a vast pool of resources and expertise.

As part of Accenture Strategy & Consulting, you'll play a vital role in guiding clients through reinvention. Collaborate with a diverse team to contribute to tech-enabled transformations, delivering impactful solutions that redefine success. Join a global network that values creativity, collaboration, and continuous learning.

Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience.

Responsibilities

• Specialized Expertise: Bring expertise in areas such as Corporate Strategy/M&A, Transformation, Digital/Data and AI, Cost and Productivity, with a focus on Aftermarket, Front Office, Supply Chain and Manufacturing Operations.
• Strategic Vision: Craft strategies and plans that support clients in realizing their vision, navigating competitive landscapes, and creating shareholder value.
• Industry and Functional Insight: Demonstrate a deep understanding of industrial and automotive industry fundamentals, market dynamics, company operations, and key financial metrics.
• Innovative Solutions: Formulate solutions for complex problems using a fact-based, hypothesis-driven approach, leveraging industry knowledge and functional expertise.
• Collaborative Leadership: Lead focused strategy work and larger-scale cross-functional engagements, collaborating directly with and managing client teams.
• Digital Transformation: Apply the latest digital technologies and approaches to drive sustainable value for clients.
• C-Level Relationships: Establish strong credibility and cultivate relationships at the C-level through exceptional outcomes, effective communication, persuasive narratives, and collaborative teamwork.
• Global Network Collaboration: Navigate the global Accenture network effectively, leveraging expertise to generate valuable executive insights and contribute to client business development.

Requirements

Here's What You Need:

• Minimum of 8 years of experience in Consulting or corporate strategy, with a preferred focus on the Industrial sector.
• Bachelor's degree.
• An MBA or equivalent degree from a leading program preferred.
• Presentation Skills: Proficient in delivering formal presentations and communications to senior executives.
• Analytical Thinking: Exhibit intellectual curiosity, strong analytical skills, and a knack for conceptual thinking.
• Time Management: Excellent time management abilities, adept at prioritizing tasks to meet deadlines consistently.
• Team Development: Foster teamwork and enhance team performance through excellent people development skills.
• Communication: Communicate effectively in written and verbal formats, clearly conveying ideas and results across all organizational levels.
• Initiative: Showcase drive, ambition, and initiative to contribute to Accenture's business growth at both the functional and industry levels.

Preferred Professional Skill Requirements:

• Excellent communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills; slide craft/deck creation
• Team mentorship & junior development
• Financial and business case modeling
• Hypothesis-driven problem structuring
• Gen AI awareness and client readiness
• Cross functional stakeholder management