Customer Experience​/Service Technology Business Consultant

You are:

An expert in customer service from customer interactions to back‑office functions including contact centers, with an understanding of the software / technology that enables day‑to‑day operations. You understand the ins and outs of customer service organizations what drives customer interactions & channels, how to unlock and deliver customer value and think about customer support in a digital, self‑service manner and you’re ready to apply your knowledge to help clients optimize and transform their customer service solutions.

You’ve led a customer service transformation previously and are currently experimenting with how GenAI can impact your business and understand large scale technology delivery. Working in an agile, fast‑paced environment energizes you, and you’re at your best when contributing to a team. You’re always ready to dive deep into creative and analytical thinking to solve problems and transform challenges into opportunities.

Leadership and verbal skills Yours are top‑drawer, and you know how to work well with everyone from junior colleagues to executive stakeholders.

• Evaluate clients’ current customer service offerings, identify gaps, shape vision, provide recommendations and propose strategic solutions that address their unique needs and business goals
• Define business and implementation of roadmaps, and execute delivery of solutions
• Lead delivery teams to redesign clients’ organizational structure, processes, and technology capabilities so they can deliver optimal customer service experiences
• Collaborate with visual designers and analytic teams to generate insights and deliver customer centric, insight driven solutions
• Advise clients on ways to measure and improve their customer‑centric metrics
• Establish relationships with client stakeholders and build long‑term partnerships for Accenture
• Work with technology ecosystem partners to design and implement service technology platforms
• Manage and coach junior team members, and continue to develop your own expertise
• Contribute to perspectives and thought leadership to help Accenture maintain its thought‑leadership position

• Travel:
  As required for client support up to 50%
• Location:
  
  Primary residency within 90 minutes of an approved Accenture office

• A minimum of five (5) years of consulting experience with heavy focus working in customer service, customer support, contact center environment or digital customer field including:
• Solutioning and selling new ideas and proposals
• Blending business requirements together with technology platform capabilities
• Incorporating experience design and analytics into customer service, and support processes
• 3+ years of experience working with:
  Cloud (SaaS) solutions for Service and determining how they fit into a client’s larger application ecosystem
• 3+ years of experience working with Customer service platform technologies (such as Genesys, NICE, Salesforce, Microsoft Dynamics, Amazon Connect, Google CES etc.)
• 1+ years of experience working with Artificial intelligence and front‑end digital platforms
• 3+ years of functional knowledge in two or more of the following areas: customer service transformation, customer service experience design and customer service process implementation, contact forecasting and work force management, quality management, center staffing and training, technology support, IVR design and implementation, digital customer service technology platforms/Call routing, reporting metrics/KPIs, and supplier/contract management

• Experience in conducting analysis of Service technology platform requirements and producing recommendations against benchmarks, producing recommendations, and performing implementations as a result of analysis and recommendations
• Have hands‑on experience with artificial intelligence, GenAI and conversational design
• 1+ years of experience with Conversational AI (Conversational AI platforms such as Cognigy, Netomi, Sierra etc.)

Experience in evaluating benchmark data (e.g. customer, process, financial benchmarks); web/chat/ email contacts, social media, contact center technology sales or project management…