Data & AI FS Lead & Practitioner; WatsonX&Orchestrate

Position: Data & AI FS Offering Lead & Practitioner (WatsonX&Orchestrate)
We Are:

Accenture 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 790,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries.

A leading partner to the world's major cloud providers, including AWS, Azure, and Google and Private Cloud leaders like IBM, Dell, HPE, Red Hat. Our Cloud First group of more than 150,000 cloud professionals delivers a full stack of integrated cloud capabilities across data, edge, integrated infrastructure and applications, deep ecosystem skills, culture of change along with a deep industry expertise to shape, move, build and operate our clients' businesses in the cloud.

To accelerate our customers transformation leveraging omni cloud, we combine world-class learning and talent development expertise; deep experience in cloud change management; and cloud-ready operating models with a commitment to responsible business by design - with security, data privacy, responsible use of artificial intelligence, sustainability and ethics and compliance built into the fundamental changes Accenture helps companies achieve. Visit us at

You Are:

The Data & AI Financial Services Offering Lead & Practitioner (Watson

X & Orchestrate) is accountable for shaping, defining, and scaling Accenture's offerings as a core pillar of clients' Digital Core and AI‑enabled transformation journeys, with a strong focus on enterprise‑scale, regulated, and mission‑critical environments.

You own the end‑to‑end offering lifecycle-from strategy and investment prioritization through industrialization, commercialization, and market adoption-ensuring alignment with Accenture Business Groups, Industry Groups, Service Groups, and Geographies.

This is a leadership (Senior Manager) role with strong practitioner credibility, operating as part of a federated community of capability and tower leads across Data, AI, automation, orchestration, and intelligent operations. You remain actively engaged in shaping complex client transformations while driving scale, repeatability, and differentiation across markets.

The Work:

Practitioner Expertise

+ Own the end‑to‑end lifecycle of IBM Watson

X & Orchestrate offerings, combining hands‑on practitioner credibility with accountability for offering definition, differentiation, adoption, and scale. Act as a trusted advisor bridging strategy, technology, and delivery.

Commercialization & Go-to-Market

+ 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

Federated Leadership & Governance

+ Bring a well‑developed consulting and strategy skillset to client engagements and business development, leading programs, shaping value propositions, and owning opportunities end‑to‑end

+ Establish governance, operating cadence, and decision rights

+ Ensure integrated, end-to-end solutions and consistent market messaging

Strategic Vision

+ 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

Alliance & Ecosystem Leadership

+ Serve as Accenture's global counterpart to Watson

X / Orchestrate offering leadership

+ Shape joint strategy, innovation agenda, and co-investment priorities

+ Influence product roadmaps and accelerate joint solution development

Asset Development & Enablement

+ 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

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

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