Make a real difference with an Accenture Strategy career

Make a real difference with an Accenture Strategy career

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The future of business and the future of strategy are changing, as corporate leaders embrace new technologies to transform their businesses. With the boundaries constantly blurring, companies are asking themselves fundamental questions, such as: What business and industry are we actually in? What is our competitive edge, and how is our company anticipating and responding to the quickly changing business world? Is Accenture Strategy the right place for you? If these are the type of questions that get you excited - and if you re looking to make a strong impact with your talent and ideas - then Accenture Strategy may be the place for you. As one of Accenture s five business areas, Accenture Strategy plays a crucial role in helping leading organizations shape and drive their plans for growth and innovation. We are pioneers, constantly helping clients push the limits of what it means to be a highperformance business or government. Join our team to help top companies improve everything - from their approach to the market through dayto-day operations. Use your talent to help clients You want to use your passion and ideas to help companies transform their organizations and businesses in fundamental ways? To define the case for change? At Accenture Strategy, you will work to solve clients most pressing needs across multiple areas - at the intersection of business and technology. You will partner with C-level executives to define what the business needs and then leverage the best of Accenture to implement the how. You will have a critical role in delivering real outcomes from initiatives that transform companies through technology. Accenture is one of the world s leading providers of management consulting, technology services and outsourcing. We ve got more than 380,000 employees, and our offices are located in more than 120 countries. Our clients include 89 of the FORTUNE Global 100. We are appreciated by our clients for our unparalleled experience, comprehensive capabilities across all industries and business functions - especially in the world of digital business - as well as our deep understanding of the world s most successful companies. We are the ones who drive innovation forward and help set trends. All of these capabilities - and our unique passion, energy and style - put us in a position to help clients truly become high-performance businesses. 3

Learn about Accenture Strategy At Accenture Strategy, you ll have the chance to address the wide range of challenges that companies face, including industry convergence, growth and innovation, global operating models, sustainable cost management, enterprise transformation, digital disruption and more. You ll leverage Accenture s experience in designing and managing operations and business functions from the ground up, working together with colleagues in our industry-focused operating groups. Together with professionals in Accenture Digital, Accenture Technology, Accenture Consulting and Accenture Operations, you ll use your skills and expertise to help clients build capabilities across these areas. Accenture Strategy works at the intersection of three key components: Business Strategy Technology Strategy Profitable Growth Operation/ Function Strategy 4

Business Strategy At Accenture Strategy, our work often starts with setting the stage for growth, innovation and competitiveness by developing with the client a practical, integrated business strategy in an industry context, with a strong focus on digital capabilities that are integrated across the enterprise. You might work on projects that include designing a new business model, planning a post-merger integration or developing new digital products and digital revenue streams for companies in any number of industries. You will: address strategy issues unique to an industry. develop strategies that address two or more different but converging industries. apply digital strategies to help clients transform their businesses. Technology Strategy The second area of Accenture Strategy is technology strategy. This area is focused on how to make the most of opportunities that come through digital disruption. Creating a technology strategy is nothing less than drawing a technology-driven roadmap for transformation across the enterprise. Technology strategists identify and enable ways to build and synchronize the IT and operational capabilities required for companies to compete in the digital arena. The fun doesn t stop there. After you leave the drawing board, you ll have the chance to bring various strategies to life by helping to build the actual IT and operational capabilities that companies need to execute them. You ll help companies create information-led revenue streams, digital ecosystems, intelligent capabilities and value-driven governance to become true digital enterprises. You will: help clients design their IT strategy and define the technology and infrastructure to support that strategy. enable new business initiatives and help companies reduce risk with IT security strategies. derive business value from technology innovations such as mobility functions, cloud computing and big data analytics. Operation/Function Strategy The third focus area of Accenture Strategy is operation/function strategy. This is where we help clients work faster and smarter with simplified and digitally-enabled internal functions. You ll be coming up with innovative ways to pull together data and insights from operations, with the goal being to improve the flexibility and agility of the client s business and boost performance whether operations are done inside or outside the enterprise. You will: strengthen a client s finance and enterprise performance management. develop unique pricing and profitability strategies. help to reduce working capital. By combining all three elements - business strategy, technology strategy and operation/ function strategy - we make breakthrough outcomes possible. You ll help clients not just develop business strategies, but differentiate themselves through that strategy - to the point that they even disrupt the marketplace and redefine the terms of competition. 5

It s time to act. Seize your career opportunities now Your career at Accenture Strategy can take you in whatever direction you want to go the breadth of Accenture s work allows you to progress up or across, into leadership, into specialized areas of expertise and into international assignments. Become an integral part of our consulting community more than 8,400 Strategy professionals who work closely with the world s top organizations. Go ahead. Show your talent In our drive to hire top talent, we look for those individuals who are bound and determined to deliver real outcomes to clients: people who think in an entrepreneurial and visionary way to deliver transformational change. In return, we offer a career of unparalleled opportunity, challenge and scope - one in which you can turn your theories into action. At the same time, we believe that a rewarding career is one you shape for your needs and interests one that allows you to manage your personal priorities and commitments. Become better than your best with training opportunities To really make a difference for our clients, we must first build strong and enduring relationships with them. The trust that emerges is based on our competence, capabilities and ideas. Our success in these areas is linked to our focus on hiring the best people and providing the right training and team structures to allow them to unleash their creativity. As part of our commitment to employing the best people, we will do everything we can to help you build your knowledge, apply your skills and become greater than you ever thought possible. One way we ll support your learning is to encourage interaction with senior experts with deep professional skills. What you ll learn at Accenture and the networks you ll build will give you a unique edge throughout your entire career. Each year, we invest in training and professional development of our people. You ll find coaching and support from Accenture leaders, dedicated career counselors, a mentoring program and some 20,000 online courses to help you learn and grow. 6

Contact us now about your Accenture Strategy career If you re looking to work with clients to help them navigate their biggest strategic challenges, Accenture Strategy is the place to be. Whether a student, graduate or experienced professional, you ll work on challenging and interesting projects that tap your creativity and ability to think outside the box. As you help companies go through fundamental change, you ll build deep industry and functional expertise that will help you succeed throughout your career. You ll gain experience with a variety of industries, clients and technology solutions. Join us and help organizations respond to disruption, globalization and increased competition. You ll have the chance to devise, develop and deliver the digitallyenabled industry strategies our clients need to transform their businesses and capitalize on the opportunities of tomorrow. Consider Accenture Strategy to make the maximum difference - for clients and for your career. 7

About Accenture Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services and solutions in strategy, consulting, digital, technology and operations. Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries and all business functions underpinned by the world s largest delivery network Accenture works at the intersection of business and technology to help clients improve their performance and create sustainable value for their stakeholders. With approximately 384,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries, Accenture drives innovation to improve the way the world works and lives. Contact Anna Riessland anna.riessland@accenture.com This document is produced by consultants at Accenture as general guidance. It is not intended to provide specific advice on your circumstances. If you require advice or further details on any matters referred to, please contact your Accenture representative. You can, of course, also apply for your favourite position on our career pages: accenture.at/karriere/strategy accenture.ch/karriere/strategy accenture.de/karriere/strategy Or contact us directly through your social networks: facebook.com/accenturekarriere twitter.com/accenturedach xing.com/companies/accenture Copyright 2017 Accenture All rights reserved. Accenture, its logo, and High Performance Delivered are trademarks of Accenture.