Enterprise Productivity & Performance Principal Director

Operating Model Transformation Financial Services Why Enterprise Productivity & Performance? In today's environment, CEOs, boards, and investors are under increasing pressure to deliver sustainable growth while improving productivity, expanding margins, and funding future innovation. Enterprise leaders are navigating a complex landscape shaped by economic uncertainty, disruptive technologies, evolving customer expectations, and the rapid acceleration of AI. The organizations that outperform are those that can simultaneously optimize performance, reinvest in strategic priorities, and create long-term enterprise value. Enterprise Productivity & Performance (EPP), part of Accenture's CEO Advisory practice, helps organizations address the questions that matter most to executive leadership teams: What will truly move the needle on enterprise value? How can organizations unlock productivity at scale? How can cost structures be transformed to fund growth, innovation, and reinvention? Working at the intersection of strategy, operations, technology, data, and AI, we help clients identify and realize enterprise-wide performance opportunities that improve investor metrics, strengthen competitiveness, and enable sustained value creation. Our work goes beyond traditional cost reduction programs, focusing on holistic productivity transformation that aligns enterprise resources with strategic priorities and positions organizations for long-term success. As part of CEO Advisory, Enterprise Productivity & Performance plays a critical role in helping Accenture become the first call for CEOs, executive teams, boards, and owners. We bring together deep industry expertise, data-driven insights, AI-enabled solutions, and the full breadth of Accenture's capabilities to shape and deliver large-scale reinvention and transformation programs. Your Role in Enterprise Productivity & Performance Become a trusted advisor to CEOs, executive leadership teams, and business leaders on enterprise productivity, cost transformation, and value creation strategies. Define and shape enterprise-wide productivity and performance agendas that improve financial outcomes, unlock capacity for growth, and enhance long-term shareholder value. Work at the intersection of business, technology, data, and AI to design and deliver innovative approaches to cost optimization, productivity improvement, operating model transformation, and enterprise reinvention. Partner with clients to identify the structural drivers of performance, evaluate opportunities across functions and business units, and develop actionable roadmaps that deliver measurable business impact. Advise clients on AI-enabled productivity strategies and transformation programs that accelerate efficiency, improve decision-making, and create sustainable competitive advantage. Go deep to understand clients' operating environments, business challenges, cost structures, growth priorities, and strategic objectives in the context of industry, economic, technology, and market trends. Lead teams to provide world-class business strategy and performance improvement solutions while coaching and developing junior team members. Drive business development efforts by originating new client opportunities and expanding executive-level relationships. Build your reputation as a thought leader in enterprise productivity, performance improvement, cost transformation, and AI-enabled reinvention. Help develop the next generation of Enterprise Productivity & Performance offerings, methodologies, and assets. Manage and/or support all phases of client engagements, including opportunity shaping, planning, budgeting, execution, deliverables, stakeholder management, and risk assessment. Source and coordinate work across Accenture's industry, functional, technology, and data teams to deliver integrated client solutions. Help attract, develop, and retain top talent. Ability to travel as needed, up to 75–100%. By joining Enterprise Productivity & Performance, you will help organizations solve some of their most critical enterprise challenges while working directly with senior executives to shape the future of their businesses. You will use your expertise to drive meaningful outcomes for clients, accelerate enterprise reinvention, and create growth opportunities for both Accenture and yourself. Ability to travel up to 100%. Here’s What You Need Minimum of 8 years of professional experience in consulting, strategy, transformation, value creation, or operational improvement roles, with experience across one or more of the following areas: Cost Transformation Business Strategy Operational Efficiency Operating Model Transformation Value Creation Commercial Strategy Business Transformation Performance Improvement Enterprise Reinvention A minimum of 8 years of professional experience working with or consulting to Fortune 500 organizations, leading enterprises, top-tier financial institutions, technology companies, consumer-facing organizations, life sciences companies, or other large-scale organizations. A minimum of 8 years of experience identifying and delivering measurable productivity improvements, cost efficiencies, operating model enhancements, margin expansion, or enterprise value creation outcomes. A minimum of 8 years of experience with analytical, problem-solving, and hypothesis-driven thinking skills, with experience translating complex business challenges into actionable executive recommendations. A Minimum Of 8 Years Of Bringing An Informed Industry Perspective And Strategic Point Of View Across One Or More Sectors, Including Financial Services Insurance Retail Consumer Goods Technology Life Sciences and Pharmaceuticals Health and Public Service A minimum of 8 years of experience engaging with senior executives and influencing strategic decision-making across business and functional leadership teams. Bachelor's degree. Bonus Points If You have experience leading large-scale enterprise productivity, cost transformation, performance improvement, or enterprise reinvention programs. You bring expertise in AI-enabled productivity, intelligent operations, digital transformation, or technology-driven performance improvement initiatives. You have experience developing enterprise-wide value creation plans, operating model transformations, or organizational redesign programs. You have experience across multiple industries, including Financial Services, Retail, Consumer Goods, Technology, and Life Sciences. You enjoy developing others and leading interdisciplinary teams, framing, designing, and delivering solutions to complex business challenges. You have experience supporting business development activities, executive-level relationship building, and the origination of transformation opportunities. You have an MBA or equivalent graduate degree. 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 10/08/2026. Benefits 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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