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You Are:
The Mainframe Innovation and Digital Core Financial Services Offering Lead & Practitioner is accountable for shaping, defining, and scaling Accenture’s global mainframe‑led innovation and modernization offerings as a core pillar of clients’ Digital Core transformation journeys.
The role owns the end‑to‑end offering lifecycle—from strategy and investment prioritization through industrialization and market adoption—ensuring alignment with Accenture Business Groups, Industry Groups, Service Groups, and Geographies.
This is a strategic leadership role part of a federated community of capability and tower leads across mainframe modernization, hybrid cloud integration, automation, AI‑enabled operations, and technical debt reduction.
The Work:
Work with practice lead leadership to set the global vision, roadmap, and investment priorities for the offerings that will drive the most revenue: examples include (Mainframe Modernization, AI, Fin Ops and Tech Debt ++)
Align the offering to Accenture growth platforms and priority client demand; defining the value proposition, target clients (with market leads), priority industries and competitive differentiation – established overall desirability, feasibility, and viability.
Work with Delivery Leaders to ensure delivery readiness and capabilities are included based on business case.
Commercialization & Go-to-Market
Business liaison to lock down commercialization including packaging, pricing, and sales motions with proper parts of the firm.
Partner with Sales, Industry Groups, and Geographies to generate pipeline and revenue
Act as executive sponsor and offering SME for priority pursuits and flagship clients
Federated Leadership & Governance
Hire, lead and coordinate Tower Offering Leads across capability domains
Establish governance, operating cadence, and decision rights
Ensure integrated, end-to-end solutions and consistent market messaging
Alliance & Ecosystem Leadership
Serve as Accenture’s global counterpart to IBM offering leadership
Shape joint strategy, innovation agenda, and co-investment priorities
Influence product roadmaps and accelerate joint solution development
Asset Development & Enablement
Oversee industrialization of reusable assets, accelerators, and delivery models
Ensure offerings are delivery-ready and scalable globally with Delivery and BG Lead
Drive enablement across sales, solutioning, and delivery communities
Strategic Vision
Travel may be required for this role. The amount of travel will vary from 0 to 100% depending on business need and client requirements.
Here’s What You Need:
Minimum 6 years of consulting experience (preferably strategy consulting) to communicate at a c-level, communicate across a highly matrixed organization, align multiple stakeholder groups, and drive outcomes.
Minimum 6 years of experience with in-place or cloud Mainframe Modernization and integration with the Hybrid Cloud and use of Linux One + Integration with Public Cloud platforms, covering both functional and technical aspects with hands on experience in the Modern Mainframe versions (16 and 17).
Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. (If Associate’s Degree, must have minimum 6 years work experience.
Professional Skills Requirement:
Exceptional executive presence, with outstanding communication and presentation skills, and the ability to act as an influential industry evangelist.
Ability to structure and lead story-driven narratives for offerings across industry specializations and technology stacks.
Proven track record of leading large-scale business transformation initiatives driven by technology.
Knowledge of cloud business models, and value realization across public, private, hybrid, and sovereign cloud environments.
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We anticipate this job posting will be posted until 06/24/2026.
Accenture offers a market competitive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability coverage, a 401(k) plan, bonus opportunities, paid holidays, and paid time off. See more information on our benefits here:
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Role Location Annual Salary Range
California $132,500 to $338,300
Cleveland $122,700 to $270,600
Colorado $132,500 to $292,200
District of Columbia $141,100 to $311,200
Illinois $122,700 to $292,200
Maine $112,900 to $249,000
Maryland $132,500 to $292,200
Massachusetts $132,500 to $311,200
Minnesota $132,500 to $292,200
New York $122,700 to $338,300
New Jersey $141,100 to $338,300
Virginia $122,700 to $311,200
Washington $141,100 to $311,200
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