Federal - Technology Strategy Specialist

Organization: Accenture Federal Services

Location: Metro DC

We Are:

Accenture Federal Services, helping our federal clients tackle their toughest challenges while unleashing their fullest potential…and then some. What makes our approach so unique? Operating from the nation’s capital, we bring together commercial innovation and leading-edge technologies to deliver an integrated and interactive experience that far exceeds expectations. How? Our passion meets purpose! Through our diverse culture and inclusive thinking, we embrace our employees' ideas taking them from concept to practical solutions. Not to mention, we sleep well at night knowing our work directly impacts and improves the way the world works. We keep our tech smarts sharp by providing abundant training and certification opportunities. Are you ready to learn and grow in a career, while making a difference?

Technology Strategy is no longer about how technology supports the business strategy, but how technology can create new opportunities and new value.

You Are:

Technology Advisory professionals bring a unique mixture of business and technology expertise to develop strategic plans that define how technology can create value for an organization. Working at the intersection of business and technology, these strategists work alongside client leadership to define holistic strategies that combine business objectives with technology opportunities. Technology Advisory professionals must maintain deep knowledge of evolving trends and the latest advancements in technology, strategy, and management to develop innovation solutions and approaches. These professionals understand best practices and will work to define strategies that may include governance, organization structure and staffing, enterprise architecture models, business capability models, process definitions, and enterprise operating models. At their core, Technology Advisory professionals identify the most important client issues or opportunities, and maximize value by conducting rigorous analysis and developing strategic plans to address issues and/or seize opportunities.

Example Offerings Include:

• Digital Strategy: addressing the issues, decisions, actions and investments required in IT to create a digital business

• IT Value Strategy: shaping the direction of IT to align the overall shareholder and business vision and objectives and drive measurable improvements

• Technology Innovation and Ecosystems: exploring new and emerging technologies to create a vision of how technology will shape the future and invent the next wave of cutting-edge business solutions

• Operating Model: shaping how the IT function will need to operate to achieve the New IT and stakeholder objectives and workforce talent strategy

• Cloud Strategy: enabling companies to access IT-based services, including infrastructure, applications, platforms and business processes, via the Internet to shape organizations’ cloud journeys

• Enterprise Architecture Strategy: developing the foundation for client business and technology capabilities and execution improvement

• AI Strategy: outlining usage and effectiveness of Artificial Intelligence

The Work:

• Conduct research to obtain relevant data and define client needs or problems

• Formulate hypotheses to support client/market positioning and help implement proposed solutions

• Develop Strategic Plans and Roadmaps to set federal clients and their respective organizations down a new path of achieving new and/or improved mission capabilities

• Facilitate executive sessions to assess and drive adoption of new strategic directions established by the team

• Impact analysis of current operating models and digital/technology transformation

• Produce quantitative analysis, including data analytics and financial modelling, and present case team findings to client management

• Provide solutions to complex problems requiring an in-depth knowledge of organizational objectives to analyze situations

• Support the development of comprehensive technology strategies in the following areas: IT opportunity assessment, investment portfolio management, operating models, information/sourcing/ enterprise architecture strategies, target architectures, best IT practice process frameworks & delivery models

• Support senior clients and assist in establishing and implementing a vision, roadmap and governance to address present business needs and support future growth

• Identify where clients can leverage IT for greatest strategic impact, defining a target IT architecture that supports business requirements and reduces costs

• Continuously develop skillsets and remain up to date on innovative solutions, as well as provide coaching for junior consultants inside the practice

Here’s what you need:

• 3+ years of relevant strategy consulting or industry experience

• Experience developing executive level presentations, roadmaps, and strategies

Bonus points if you have:

• Ability to articulate leading business trends, including the associated technology implications within one or more industries

• Strong critical-thinking skills

• Skills to communicate complex ideas effectively

• Experience leading technology or business strategy teams

The extras:

• US Citizenship required

Important information:

Compensation for roles at Accenture Federal Services varies depending on a wide array of factors including but not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture Federal Services provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired in California, Colorado, New York City or Washington as set forth below and information on benefits offered is here.    

Role Location: Range of Starting Pay for role  

California: $82,400 - $133,700

Colorado: $82,400 - $115,500

New York City: $95,400 - $133,700

Washington: $87,800 - $122,900

Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States and with Accenture Federal Services

Accenture Federal Services is an EEO and Affirmative Action Employer of Females/Minorities/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law.

Job candidates will not be obligated to disclose sealed or expunged records of conviction or arrest as part of the hiring process. Accenture Federal Services is committed to providing veteran employment opportunities to our service men and women.

Candidates who are currently employed by a client of Accenture or an affiliated Accenture business may not be eligible for consideration. 

An active security clearance or the ability to obtain one may be required for this role.

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Accenture is committed to providing veteran employment opportunities to our service men and women.

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Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States.

Candidates who are currently employed by a client of Accenture or an affiliated Accenture business may not be eligible for consideration.

Job candidates will not be obligated to disclose sealed or expunged records of conviction or arrest as part of the hiring process.

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