Mainframe Innovation and Digital Core FS Lead & Practitioner

Job Overview

The Mainframe Innovation and Digital Core Financial Services Offering Lead & Practitioner is accountable for shaping, defining, and scaling Accenture’s global mainframe‑led innovation and modernization offerings as a core pillar of clients’ Digital Core transformation journeys.

The role owns the end‑to‑end offering lifecycle—from strategy and investment prioritization through industrialization and market adoption—ensuring alignment with Accenture Business Groups, Industry Groups, Service Groups, and Geographies.

This is a strategic leadership role part of a federated community of capability and tower leads across mainframe modernization, hybrid cloud integration, automation, AI‑enabled operations, and technical debt reduction.

• Work with practice lead leadership to set the global vision, roadmap, and investment priorities for the offerings that will drive the most revenue.
• Align the offering to Accenture growth platforms and priority client demand; define the value proposition, target clients with market leads, priority industries and competitive differentiation—established overall desirability, feasibility, and viability.
• Work with Delivery Leaders to ensure delivery readiness and capabilities are included based on business case.

• Business liaison to lock down commercialization including packaging, pricing, and sales motions with proper parts of the firm.
• Partner with Sales, Industry Groups, and Geographies to generate pipeline and revenue.
• Act as executive sponsor and offering SME for priority pursuits and flagship clients.

• Hire, lead and coordinate Tower Offering Leads across capability domains.
• Establish governance, operating cadence, and decision rights.
• Ensure integrated, end‑to‑end solutions and consistent market messaging.

• Serve as Accenture’s global counterpart to IBM offering leadership.
• Shape joint strategy, innovation agenda, and co‑investment priorities.
• Influence product roadmaps and accelerate joint solution development.

• Oversee industrialization of reusable assets, accelerators, and delivery models.
• Ensure offerings are delivery‑ready and scalable globally with Delivery and BG Lead.
• Drive enablement across sales, solutioning, and delivery communities.

• Contribute to the overall practice strategy and act as a GTM leader for priority AI opportunities, shaping the evolution of offerings in line with market demand and technology trends.

Travel may be required for this role. The amount of travel will vary from 0% to 100% depending on business need and client requirements.

• Minimum 6 years of consulting experience (preferably strategy consulting) with strong C‑level communication, stakeholder alignment, and outcome delivery.
• Minimum 6 years of experience with in‑place or cloud Mainframe Modernization and integration with Hybrid Cloud and Linux One integration, and use of Public Cloud platforms, covering functional and technical aspects with hands‑on experience in the Modern Mainframe versions 16 and 17.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years of work experience); if Associate’s Degree, required at least 6 years of work experience.

• Exceptional executive presence with outstanding communication and presentation skills and ability to act as an influential industry evangelist.
• Ability to structure and lead story‑driven narratives for offerings across industry specializations and technology stacks.
• Proven track record of leading large‑scale business transformation initiatives driven by technology.
• Knowledge of cloud business models and value realization across public, private, hybrid, and sovereign cloud environments.

Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, including but not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. Roles may be hired as set forth below. Accenture offers a market competitive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and long‑term disability coverage, a 401(k) plan,…