The work
Do you have an interest in technology and are you passionate about the disruptive impact of digital, cloud, data & AI? Do you get energy from solving complex puzzles and working in teams? Are you proactive, result-oriented and above all, do you have the ambition to deliver results together with the client? Accenture Technology Strategy & Advisory may just be the place for you! Joining the team means becoming part of a close-knit group of consultants that serves Accenture’s clients with the best and brightest insights regarding business and technology strategy. Our values include challenging our clients’ vision and strategy, building trusted relationships, and embracing diversity as a source of creativity and inspiration. We collaborate closely with experts globally to bring the best to our clients every day and stay relevant to their changing needs.
As a Technology Consultant at Accenture, you will be contributing to the execution of our clients’ strategies. Your job will focus on the one hand to elaborate business & IT strategies into well-defined plans and on the other hand be at the center in combining people, processes & technology leveraging the power of Accenture across consulting, technology & operations to execute Transformations.
Both defining and execution those transformation plans will bring you into a very flexible and dynamic environments covering operating model changes (incl. agility), IT modernization & optimization (e.g. mainframe, cloud, IT/OT, FinOps), data & digital core enabled business reinvention. You will use your experience and affinity with technology to bring expertise in building, advising and executing on the promise of technology. As a continuous learner, you will maintain knowledge of best practices, industry landscapes and emerging technologies and apply these to develop innovative business solutions.
As a Technology Transformation Consultant, you will be expected to:
Understand a client’s business and IT strategy and how to convert an ambition into tangible plans across people, processes and tools with a logical focus on the technology enablement.
Quickly understand our client environment in terms of Technology & (IT) operating model and what’s the potential impacted areas to realize the client strategic ambitions.
Translate client strategies into (transformation) plans that can vary from short term improvements to major business-driven, technology-enabled multi-year transformation plans across the entire organization. The focus can go from future-proof architectures using modern technologies like cloud, data & AI over next-gen connectivity, platform architectures to IT portfolio and cost excellence initiatives (and more).
Create organizational and technology blueprints based on rigorous analysis and that scan as-is state and to make recommendations based on technology & industry knowledge for future state.
Build an opinion and advise our clients on their plans leveraging cloud partners and platforms to drive innovation, flexibility and agility across the client organization.
Participate in C-level communications by developing consistent and compelling storylines.
Guide our clients through the transformation program to successfully implement their strategies.
Who we are - Accenture Strategy & Consulting
In today’s world, business leaders want to reinvent rapidly and confidently to increase resilience, mitigate risk, and grow with sustainable value. That is 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, collaborating with a diverse team of experts to deliver successful tech-enabled transformation and new kinds of value for your clients. Join our global network of people using the latest assets, platforms, and partnerships to help bring ideas to life.
Strategy & Consulting is one of five services that make up one Accenture – the others are Operations, Technology, Song, and Industry X.
Your Team
Our consultants in Strategy & Consulting are changing businesses every day using deep industry insights, knowledge, and innovative ideas. Positioned at the crucial intersection of business, technology, and industry, we devise creative new strategies based on trends, insights and data. With an eye for competitive advantage, digital disruption, operating models, and the future workforce, we take on the challenge of designing and implementing transformative business solutions, using the newest technology.
Our research-based advice and situational analyses enable our clients to act with speed and confidence. Whether we are investigating complex issues or identifying new opportunities, our work always comes down to one thing: unlocking value and creating real, tangible impacts.
Qualifications:
Your background
A Master's degree
At least 3-4 years of experience in Technology Consulting, with a focus on planning for-, leading or contributing to large-scale digital and/or technology transformation initiatives.
Experience in consulting or customer-facing project-based work.
Knowledge of IT Strategy, IT Governance, Enterprise Architecture frameworks (relevant certifications are a plus) and delivery models (e.g. Scaled Agile).
Flexible and able to travel when required, within your work-life balance limits.
Professional proficiency in French, Dutch and English.
Previous experience working in Products industry is a must, with a bonus for Life Sciences (for example linked to topics such as IT/OT integration, SAP, DTLS, Life science compliancy topics …)
Proven experience in at least two of the following domains: Cloud Strategy, IT Operating Models (incl. SIAM), Target Technology Landscape Definition, Data Architecture, IT/OT system integration, IT cost reduction, IT Security Strategy, Platform Assessment, Application modernization trajectories.
Excellent C-Level communication skills, written and oral.
Strong networking skills, building and growing relationships with senior client stakeholders and addressing their needs pro-actively.
Ability to build, manage and foster a project team.
Our offer
Accenture is an incredible place to work - and keep learning. By joining us, you will become part of a global company with a world-class brand and reputation. Besides the work we do for our clients, we are really proud of our vibrant, diverse workplace culture: we believe in openness and honesty, fairness and equality, common sense and realism. We want to get to know the real you and help you explore and grow - whatever it is you are great at. So, you will always have lots of learning opportunities (formal and informal) to improve your role-specific skills and expertise.
Besides our high-profile, challenging projects and our nurturing work environment, we offer excellent employee benefits, including:
13th month + holiday allowance
20 + 12 holidays
Laptop and smartphone
Hospitalization insurance and extensive group insurance package
Bonus program
Training & learning opportunities
Green mobility program: e-bikes, public transport, bike 2 work allowance, …
Flexrewards: decide on your rewards package with our flexible benefits tool.
Discount program: get discounts at your favorite (online) shops.
Employee shares purchase plan
Eco-cheques
And many more!