4 Accenture jobs in the United Kingdom

Introduction:
Avanade is a company that helps businesses transform with the power of Microsoft technology. Whether enhancing customer experiences, optimizing operations, or improving security, Avanade delivers innovative solutions in close collaboration with Accenture. In this role, you will be part of the Accenture Microsoft Business Group working closely with Accenture Client Leadership to identify and drive Microsoft-based digital transformation opportunities within their client accounts. Your focus will be on originating and leading Accenture's sales efforts around the Microsoft ecosystem and growing within these established client relationships.
In support of our continued growth, we are looking for an Avanade Client Account Lead to capitalize on our capabilities. Our goal is to originate and grow our core business by driving a collaborative growth strategy and supporting Accenture's sales and revenue targets. As Avanade Client Account Lead, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring these objectives are met.
This role has an industry focus within FSI. This includes but is not limited to clients in the sectors for banking, insurance and capital markets.
Come join us
If you are looking for a strategic and collaborative role in technology sales, this position offers an exciting opportunity. You will help clients realize business value from the Microsoft platform while working alongside Accenture, leveraging their client relationships to drive technical thought leadership. You will also position cloud modernization, security, AI-driven solutions, and large-scale transformation projects within Accenture's accounts, ensuring clients benefit from seamless Microsoft technology adoption.
Together, we do what matters.
What you'll do:
You will collaborate with Accenture's account teams to drive Microsoft-focused solutions, ensuring alignment with client strategies and successful execution with an industry focus. Your role involves growing pipeline and sales by supporting, managing or leading the origination and/or closing of sales opportunities in a specific area or across a range of offerings. They progress by deepening sales skills and/or developing new related skills, growing into more complex sales roles, laterally, upward, or in their current role. This role will be responsible for leading client partnership and the successful delivery of the services and corresponding customer satisfaction.
* Build and execute strategic account plans in partnership with Accenture to drive Microsoft-focused growth.
* Lead the sale of large and complex opportunities
* Act as a trusted advisor, engaging C-level stakeholders to shape and drive digital transformation strategies.
* Support Accenture's sales efforts by providing expertise in Microsoft cloud, security, and AI solutions.
* Identify and drive cross-sell and upsell opportunities within Accenture's client base.
* Ensure deal compliance, contract negotiation, and financial performance alignment.
* Advocate for emerging Microsoft technologies and thought leadership within Accenture-led client engagements.
* Drive delivery excellence and client satisfaction by coordinating across Avanade and Accenture teams.
Skills and experiences:
* Experience working in partner-driven sales models, ideally with Accenture or similar strategic alliances.
* Proven success in enterprise technology sales with a focus on Microsoft solutions (Cloud, Data & AI, Modern Workplace, Biz Apps).
* Strong ability to collaborate across multiple teams and stakeholders in a structured sales environment.
* Familiarity with the sector that the roles focuses on, with the ability to engage at the C-suite level.
* Ability to align Microsoft technology solutions to business transformation needs within Accenture's consulting framework.
* Expertise in deal structuring, contract negotiation, pricing strategies, and performance-based contracting.
* Proven track record in large-scale enterprise sales, managing complex multi-million-dollar deals.
About you:
You thrive in a collaborative, indirect sales environment. You understand the power of partnerships and excel at building strong relationships with Accenture stakeholders and clients alike. You are strategic, detail-oriented, and capable of navigating complex sales cycles while ensuring alignment between Avanade, Accenture, and the client. Your ability to position Microsoft technologies as key enablers of business transformation makes you a valuable asset in this role.
This is an opportunity to make an impact at the intersection of technology, consulting, and strategic partnerships. If you are motivated to drive results in an indirect sales model, we'd love to hear from you.
Enjoy your career
Some of the best things about working at Avanade
· Opportunity to work for Microsoft's Global Alliance Partner of the Year (14 years in a row), with exceptional development and training (minimum 80 hours per year for training and paid certifications)
· Real-time access to technical and skilled resources globally
· Dedicated career advisor to encourage your growth
· Engaged and helpful coworkers genuinely interested in you
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A great place to work
As you bring your skills and abilities to Avanade, you'll get distinctive experiences, limitless learning, and ambitious growth in return. As we continue to build our diverse and inclusive culture, we become even more innovative and creative, helping us better serve our clients and communities. You'll join a community of smart, supportive collaborators to lift, mentor, and guide you, and to lean on your expertise. You get a company purpose-built for business-critical, leading-edge technology solutions, committed to improving the way humans work, interact, and live. It's all here, so take a closer look!
We work hard to provide an inclusive, diverse culture with a deep sense of belonging for all our employees. Visit our (2) Inclusion & Diversity | Avanade page.
Create a future for our people that focuses on
- Expanding your thinking - Experimenting courageously - Learning and pivoting
Inspire greatness in our people by
- Empowering every voice - Encouraging boldness - Celebrating progress
Accelerate the impact of our people by
- Amazing the client - Prioritizing what matters - Acting as one
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· (4) People First
· (5) Responsible Business
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Who We Are

BCG pioneered strategy consulting more than 50 years ago, and we continue to innovate and redefine the industry. We offer multiple career paths for the world's best talent to have a real impact on business and society. As part of our team, you will benefit from the breadth and diversity of what we are doing today and where we are headed next. We count on your authenticity, exceptional work, and strong integrity. In return we are committed to supporting you in discovering the most fulfilling career journey possible-and unlocking your potential to advance the world. Our team called Global Services (GS) provides corporate support to business areas such as Finance, Legal, HR, Marketing and IT. This diverse team of experts, operators and specialists represent all levels from Partner to entry level staff, operating across the globe in multiple countries. Global Services is in short, the backbone of BCG.

What You'll Do

Enterprise Services (ES) was established in 2022 to provide resilient, scalable and cost-competitive services to BCGers around the world. It includes a range of business-critical activities including Global Finance Operations, Procurement & Payables, Travel, Meetings & Events, Case Team Services, ClientView, Real Estate, Executive Support Services, and Business Insights and Analytics; supported by transversal expertise in our product portfolios and Service Excellence teams. Approximately 70% of Enterprise Services employees are located in Delhi, with smaller concentrations in London, Boston, Madrid, Munich, and Atlanta.

The Enterprise Services Excellence Team (ESXT) partners across BCG's ES Service Lines to instill a sophisticated analytics-based service management infrastructure, oversee large change programs, drive ES business growth, and advance people-centric learning & development initiatives. ESXT ensures that Enterprise Services sets the standard for BCG operations.

As a Director, you will join at a transformational moment as we elevate the analytics capabilities of our global functions, designing a unified approach to global operations business intelligence. The role will bring strategic insights to light through data analysis, visualizations, and the design of compelling narratives that spur action. Together with your colleagues in the Enterprise Services teams, you will help to embed analyses into executive and management decision-making.

Your role will be to lead business case formulation for new/expanded ES Service Lines, and to lead quantitative storytelling for BCG's senior leaders regarding ES service line value proposition and value delivery, and you will be expected to:

• Work directly with the ES Managing Director / Partner and the ES Service Excellence Senior Director to formulate business cases for new or expanding ES Service Lines

• Support ES Service Line Leaders in defining, measuring, and articulating their Service Lines' value propositions through compelling, data-driven narratives

• Formulate important updates to BCG's most senior leaders - its C-level executives, Operating Committee, and Operations Leadership Team

• Drive critical thinking, and challenge ES Service Line Leaders to articulate and measure the essence of the value that ES delivers

• Collaborate with the Enterprise Services Leadership Team (ESLT), to support their agenda and drive value for BCG

You're good at:

• Listening carefully and thinking independently: You can hear what someone needs, translate it into your own words, and create it effectively.

• Communicating in a mature and thoughtful manner: You demonstrate clear, concise, and persuasive communication valued by senior leaders in discussions and meetings.

• Structuring and analyzing information: You effectively organize and analyze data, turning complex ideas into insightful, high-quality deliverables.

• Considering how complex services drive value for BCG: You identify issues in value propositions and translate complex objectives into effective narratives.

• Working collaboratively with many customers and stakeholders: You manage diverse needs and constraints, maximizing strategic value for the firm.

• Remaining perceptive and willing to quickly familiarize yourself with new topics: You quickly adapt and understand new subjects and environments.

• Maintaining assertiveness and results-orientation: You confidently pursue goals and demonstrate a strong focus on achieving results.

• Acting with openness and professionalism: You show competence, integrity, respect, and professionalism towards both internal and external contacts.

• Exercising good business judgment and a collaborative style: You connect as a trusted peer with all organizational levels and work well with others.

• Synthesizing and visualizing complex data strategically: You create accurate and insightful data visualizations and communicate information clearly to leaders.

What You'll Bring

Experience:

• Experience in business development, consulting, corporate services, or internal strategy.
• The role would suit a current Strategy Consultant - at equivalent BCG PL2 level
• Proven ability to develop, sell, and implement service solutions within large organizations.
• Experience in advanced story telling, stakeholder engagement, proposal writing, and service transformation.
• Background in consulting, shared services, professional services, or corporate operations is preferred.

Skills & Competencies:

• Strong strategic thinking, business development, and negotiation skills.
• Ability to build and manage relationships with senior stakeholders and internal clients.
• Excellent presentation, communication, and storytelling skills to articulate service value.
• Strong problem-solving and process improvement mindset.

Who You'll Work With

BCG Leadership, including Managing Directors and Partners Leaders across BCG's Enterprise Services business Stakeholders in Finance, HR, IT, and other areas of the business

Boston Consulting Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under national, provincial, or local law, where applicable, and those with criminal histories will be considered in a manner consistent with applicable state and local laws.
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**Title and Summary**
Senior Managing Consultant, Program Management, Advisors & Consulting Services
Overview
The Advisors Research Center (ARC) is a dynamic and rapidly growing capability designed to meet the evolving needs of clients through high-quality research support. Our mission is to deliver value by transforming data into actionable insights and strategic recommendations.
We are currently seeking a talented and experienced Research Manager to join our European team, based in London, UK.
Key Responsibilities
Lead and manage end-to-end research projects across multiple sectors, with a focus on financial services, digital technology, and payments.
Design and execute quantitative research (e.g., survey design, data collection, statistical analysis).
Conduct qualitative research (e.g., in-depth interviews, focus groups, online forums).
Manage and mentor a team of researchers, ensuring high-quality project delivery and professional development.
Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to understand business needs and translate them into research objectives.
Synthesize complex data from multiple sources into clear, insightful presentations and strategic recommendations.
Ensure timely and accurate delivery of research outputs in a fast-paced, client-focused environment.
Qualifications & Experience
Minimum 8 years of hands-on experience in primary research (quantitative and qualitative).
At least 2 years of experience leading research teams .
Background in a research agency or consulting environment.
Proven experience in banking, payments, financial services, or digital technology is highly desirable.
Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
Proficiency in PowerPoint, Excel, and Word.
Education & Language Skills
Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree in a relevant field preferred.
Native-level fluency in English is required.
Fluency in other European languages is a plus.
**Corporate Security Responsibility**
All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks comes with an inherent risk to the organization and, therefore, it is expected that every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is responsible for information security and must:
+ Abide by Mastercard's security policies and practices;
+ Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed;
+ Report any suspected information security violation or breach, and
+ Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard's guidelines.