DSP Transformation Advisor Lead

About AccentureAt Accenture, we believe your career is about what you want to be and who you want to be. It's about bringing your skills, your curiosity, and your best true self to your work. Here, you'll match your ingenuity with the latest technology to do incredible things. Together, we can create positive, long-lasting change.We AreDeal Structuring & Pricing (DSP) is Accenture's commercial deal advisory organization. We help shape, structure, and price some of Accenture's most strategic opportunities, enabling profitable growth while delivering value to our clients.Our team works closely with business leaders, sales teams, pricing professionals, and functions across the globe to drive strategic initiatives, operational excellence, and transformation programs that strengthen DSP's impact on the business.You AreA highly strategic and results-oriented Associate Director, Transformation Advisor to help organizations navigate complex business transformations and achieve sustainable growth. This role serves as a trusted advisor to senior executives, translating business strategy into actionable transformation initiatives that drive measurable business outcomes.The WorkThis is an advisory role embedded within the Transformation team, working directly alongside the Transformation Lead to provide independent strategic counsel across core workstreams like Change & Comms, Capability/Learning, AI Transformation, and Markets Mobilization.The ideal candidate brings a strong strategy consulting background with deep experience in organizational transformation, operating model design, business process optimization, change management, and digital and AI-driven innovation. Unlike a delivery role, this position is focused on shaping, challenging, and pressure-testing the transformation agenda — ensuring the right problems are being solved in the right sequence, and that recommendations are grounded in best practice and commercially viable.The role requires executive presence, sound judgement, and the ability to operate across multiple functions and geographies — always in service of the transformation program's objectives rather than as an independent operator.You WillAdvise and challenge — provide independent, objective counsel to the Transformation Lead and workstream owners; constructively challenge assumptions, approaches, and priorities.Diagnose and design — identify gaps in operating models, processes, and capability; design structured recommendations that are practical and implementation-ready.Shape the AI transformation agenda — bring informed perspective on AI adoption, use case prioritization, and the organizational changes required to embed AI at scale.Translate ambiguity into action — structure complex, undefined problems into clear frameworks, action plans, and decision points for senior stakeholders.Support executive engagement — prepare and support the Transformation Lead in senior stakeholder conversations; help build the narrative and case for change at leadership level.Bridge strategy and delivery — produce recommendations in a form the PM and workstream leads can act on; ensure the handoff from strategic advice to execution is clean and unambiguous.Drive value realization — maintain a clear line of sight to commercial outcomes; ensure transformation activity is tied to measurable business impact.Job RequirementOccasional travel may be required.This is a global team, meetings outside of typical business hours are anticipated.Basic QualificationsBachelor's degreeMinimum of 10 years of experience in one or a combination of the following: strategy consulting, management consulting, business transformation, corporate strategy, deal advisory, or transformation leadership.Minimum of 5 years of experience in one or a combination of the following: developing business cases, operating models, transformation roadmaps, pricing strategies, or financial models.Preferred SkillsMaster's degreeMBAExperience advising senior executives or executive leadership teams.Experience analyzing business, operational, financial, or transformation data to support strategic decision-making.Experience with AI transformation, AI adoption, or digital transformation programs.Experience with change management, organizational transformation, governance, risk management, or agile transformation.Experience with enterprise strategy, growth strategy, operating model design, or value realization.Experience with competitive analysis, market assessment, pricing, profitability optimization, or commercial transformation.Executive communication, stakeholder management, negotiation, coaching, and team leadership skills.Compensation 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.We anticipate this job posting will be posted until 08/08/2026.Accenture 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. 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