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Accenture

Advises businesses and runs their technology

Talent Strategy Senior Manager - Utilities

Full-Time
$112.9k - $338.3k/yr+ Bonus
Senior, Expert
Bachelor's, Associate's
Boston, MA, USA+38 moreMore locations: Seattle, WA, USA | Houston, TX, USA | Des Moines, IA, USA | Nashville, TN, USA | San Francisco, CA, USA | Austin, TX, USA | Detroit, MI, USA | Cleveland, OH, USA | Bentonville, AR, USA | Los Angeles, CA, USA | Miami, FL, USA | Morristown, NJ, USA | Dallas, TX, USA | Raleigh, NC, USA | Philadelphia, PA, USA | Chicago, IL, USA | Charlotte, NC, USA | Arlington County, Arlington, VA, USA | St. Louis, MO, USA | Milwaukee, WI, USA | Beaverton, OR, USA | Pittsburgh, PA, USA | Sacramento, CA, USA | Walnut Creek, CA, USA | Albany, NY, USA | Scottsdale, AZ, USA | Columbus, OH, USA | Hartford, CT, USA | Oklahoma City, OK, USA | New York, NY, USA | Minneapolis, MN, USA | Denver, CO, USA | Mountain View, CA, USA | Atlanta, GA, USA | San Diego, CA, USA | St. Petersburg, FL, USA | Cincinnati, OH, USA | Overland Park, KS, USA
In PersonTravel up to 80% as needed based on client expectations.
ConsultingHuman Capital & Change Consulting
No H1B Sponsorship

About the job

Requirements
  • A minimum of 8 years of experience working across integrated Talent functions, including Talent Strategy, Strategic Workforce Planning, Skills-Based Talent Practices, Talent Intelligence, Strategic Sourcing, Learning Strategy and Development, Workforce Transformation, and Technology Talent Development.
  • A minimum of 5 years of consulting experience designing and delivering workforce, talent, organization, or change solutions.
  • A minimum of 1 year of experience helping organizations prepare for AI-enabled workforce transformation.
  • A minimum of 1 year of experience serving utilities clients (electric, gas, or water) or working in a utilities finance, controllership, or regulatory function.
  • A Bachelor's degree or equivalent, including a minimum of 12 years' work experience as an alternative. With an Associate's degree, at least 6 years of equivalent work experience is required.
Responsibilities
  • Use data and analytics to drive insights and shape experience-led, end-to-end Workforce Reinvention programs for Digital, Cloud, Enterprise Wide, and Support Functions.
  • Manage project teams using data collection and assessment tools to identify AI and automation impacts on roles, task-level opportunities for Human+Machine collaboration, transformation pathways at organizational and individual levels, and associated changes that create organizational value.
  • Manage project teams to craft workforce reinvention strategies that highlight future role and work implications for the enterprise, business functions, and workforce.
  • Collaborate with Ecosystem Alliance Partners using generative AI, agentic AI, and automation technologies to design solutions that reshape how work gets done across human and machine workers.
  • Work with clients and use data to identify how roles must evolve, what work should shift to machines, and which uniquely human capabilities to build and why.
  • Design AI-enabled operating models where humans focus on judgment, creativity, and exceptions while machines handle routine processing and pattern recognition.
  • Co-create and support enterprise-wide reinvention conversations that connect workforce transformation to business strategy and value creation.
  • Design and drive change programs that move organizations from analysis to action, helping leaders adopt new ways of working and manage blended human-machine teams.
  • Lead authentically with a people-first mindset that fosters inclusivity and celebrates diversity; mentor team members and provide experiences that support their continued learning and growth.
  • Manage and support business development efforts, including Statements of Work, proposal development, and client presentations.
  • Contribute to practice development initiatives, including culture building, internal community involvement, capability development, recruiting, and whitepapers.
  • Travel up to 80% as needed based on client expectations.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience working on programs in the Customer Service, Customer Operations, or Field Operations domains.
  • Ability to work across the Talent practice and apply skills beyond workforce transformation, including change management, leadership development, and operating model development.
  • Experience leveraging generative AI and large language models such as ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, or Microsoft Copilot to support workforce analysis, talent strategy development, workforce planning, skills intelligence, or organizational transformation initiatives.

About the company

Accenture advises large businesses and public agencies on strategy, builds their technology systems and runs ongoing operations. Its teams connect business planning with implementation, covering areas such as cloud migration, cybersecurity and customer experience. Consultants work with clients to redesign processes, while engineers integrate software from technology partners and maintain the resulting systems for multinational organizations. Clients pay for project work or continuing services, including application support and business processes such as finance and customer service. Accenture was founded in 1989 and has its headquarters in Dublin, Ireland.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Dublin, Ireland

Founded

1989

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What believers are saying

  • Business demand grew: October 2026 results showed $74.2 billion annual revenue, up 5% in local currency.
  • Eligible US employees buy discounted stock: Accenture's purchase plan sells shares at 15% below market price.
  • Client relationships run deep: Accenture has worked with 195 of its top 200 customers for more than ten years.

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  • Bookings are not guaranteed revenue: most Accenture contracts let clients cancel quickly with little or no penalty.
  • Promotions require AI adoption: Accenture's CEO said in March 2026 that employees must use its tools effectively.
  • Federal hiring practices proved costly: Accenture settled discrimination allegations for $25 million in September 2026, without a liability finding.

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  • Its AI platform switches models: AI Refinery selects among prebuilt models according to cost, performance and other requirements.
  • Accenture owns specialist Microsoft expertise: it cofounded the Microsoft-focused Avanade consultancy with the software maker.
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Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Professional Development Budget
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • 401(k) Company Match

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Accenture is shifting AI work from pilots to deeply embedded systems, according to recent deals with UMass Memorial Health, Dell, Microsoft and Workday. The UMass Memorial project is a multi-year AI data platform, while the Dell alliance pitches private AI infrastructure to regulated clients. Analysts expect revenue to grow 5.2% a year over the next three years, with profit margins rising from 11.3% to 11.9%. They forecast earnings of $10.3 billion by 2029, up from $8.4 billion today, on revenue of $86.3 billion. The stock trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.2x, against 21.9x for US IT peers. Risks include slower decision cycles in federal and EMEA work, which could curb consulting demand and margins.

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Oct 14th, 2026
Accenture plans $9.5B shareholder returns and $5B acquisitions as it bets on AI reinvention

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) is betting on enterprise AI as its main growth engine. At its Investor and Analyst Day, the company targeted at least mid-single-digit constant-currency revenue growth in fiscal 2027 and 2028, rising to mid- to high-single-digit growth from fiscal 2029. Chief executive officer Julie Sweet said AI will create new demand that exceeds work lost to automation. The company has grown its AI and data workforce from 40,000 to nearly 110,000. Accenture plans to return $9.5 billion to shareholders in fiscal 2027 and spend about $5 billion on acquisitions. It expects annual operating-margin growth of 10 to 30 basis points. Its network of specialised businesses, now 6% of revenue, could double by fiscal 2029. Fiscal 2026 revenue was $74.2 billion, up 5% in local currency.

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Oct 14th, 2026
Accenture shares up 10.4% as dividend rises to $1.71 and AI alliances with Dell and Workday expand

Accenture shares rose 10.4% after the company reported higher sales and earnings for its fourth quarter and full year in early October 2026. It confirmed fiscal 2027 guidance, raised its quarterly dividend to $1.71 per share, and completed a long-running share repurchase program. The company also expanded its AI alliances with Dell and Workday and acquired Sagacity. It aims to embed agentic AI into client functions such as HR, finance, and customer engagement. Accenture's narrative projects $86.3 billion in revenue and $10.3 billion in earnings by 2029, up from $8.4 billion today. Pricing pressure and slower discretionary spending remain the main risks.

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Oct 13th, 2026
Accenture shares up 77% from June low as Oct. 14 Investor Day nears

Accenture will hold an Investor Day on October 14, where it is expected to detail its long-term strategy, AI monetisation plans, growth guidance, and margin expansion goals. The event follows a rebound in its shares after fears that AI would erode traditional consulting work. The stock hit a low of $118.15 in June, down from a January high of $291.09. It has since gained nearly 77%, helped by fourth-quarter results on October 1 and an expanded collaboration with Dell Technologies. Fourth-quarter revenue rose 6% to $18.7 billion, and new bookings reached $22.2 billion. Accenture expects fiscal 2027 revenue growth of 3% to 6% in local currency. It raised its quarterly dividend by 5% to $1.71 per share, payable November 13, 2026. Its market capitalisation is about $139.6 billion.