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The amount of travel will vary from 25% to 50% depending on business need and client requirements.\nBasic Qualifications\nMinimum 8 years of business development, sales, alliance, or consulting experience.\nMinimum 10 years of complex pursuit management and opportunity development experience.\nExperience selling or shaping enterprise technology transformation programs.\nStrong understanding of AI, analytics, data, customer experience, or cybersecurity solutions.\nProven executive relationship management skills.\nBachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. (If Associate’s Degree, must have minimum 6 years work experience) \nPreferred Qualifications\nExperience with selling Microsoft Copilot, Github, Fabric and other Microsoft technologies/offerings..\nExperience originating and shaping AI, Generative AI, data modernization, analytics, or customer experience transformation initiatives in partnership with Microsoft.\nExperience working with Global 2000 organizations.\nStrong executive communication and presentation skills.\nAbility to engage CIOs, CDAOs, CTOs, CISOs, COOs, and Line-of-Business leaders.\nCompensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired as set forth below.\nWe anticipate this job posting will be posted until 10/07/2026.\nAccenture 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: U.S. Employee Benefits | Accenture\nRole Location Annual Salary Range\nCalifornia $132,500 to $302,400\nColorado $132,500 to $261,300\nConnecticut $132,500 to $261,300\nDistrict of Columbia $141,100 to $278,200\nIllinois $122,700 to $261,300\nMaine $112,900 to $222,500\nMaryland $132,500 to $261,300\nMassachusetts $132,500 to $278,200\nMinnesota $132,500 to $261,300\nNew York $122,700 to $302,400\nNew Jersey $141,100 to $302,400\nOhio $122,700 to $241,900\nVirginia $122,700 to $278,200\nWashington $141,100 to $278,200\nAbout Accenture\nAccenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services-creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.Visit us atwww.accenture.com\nWhat We Believe\nWe have an unwavering commitment to diversity with the aim that every one of our people has a full sense of belonging within our organization. As a business imperative, every person at Accenture has the responsibility to create and sustain an inclusive environment.\nInclusion and diversity are fundamental to our culture and core values. Our rich diversity makes us more innovative and more creative, which helps us better serve our clients and our communities. Read more here\nRequesting An Accommodation\nAccenture is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for persons with disabilities or religious observances, including reasonable accommodation when needed. If you are hired by Accenture and require accommodation to perform the essential functions of your role, you will be asked to participate in our reasonable accommodation process. Accommodations made to facilitate the recruiting process are not a guarantee of future or continued accommodations once hired.\nIf you would like to be considered for employment opportunities with Accenture and have accommodation needs such as for a disability or religious observance, please call us toll free at 1 (877) 889-9009 or send us an email or speak with your recruiter.\nEqual Employment Opportunity Statement\nWe believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences. All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, military veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by applicable law. Our rich diversity makes us more innovative, more competitive, and more creative, which helps us better serve our clients and our communities.\nFor details, view a copy of the Accenture Equal Opportunity Statement\nAccenture is an EEO and Affirmative Action Employer of Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities.\nAccenture is committed to providing veteran employment opportunities to our service men and women.\nOther Employment Statements \nApplicants 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.\nCandidates who are currently employed by a client of Accenture or an affiliated Accenture business may not be eligible for consideration.\nJob candidates will not be obligated to disclose sealed or expunged records of conviction or arrest as part of the hiring process. Further, at Accenture a criminal conviction history is not an absolute bar to employment.\nThe Company will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. Additionally, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the Company's legal duty to furnish information.\nCalifornia requires additional notifications for applicants and employees. 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