Lead Product Manager

Role Overview The Red Hat Offering Lead – Private AI, Containers & Automation is accountable for shaping, defining, and scaling Accenture’s Red‑Hat‑anchored offerings as a core pillar of clients’ Private Cloud, Hybrid Cloud, and AI‑enabled transformation journeys. You own the end‑to‑end offering lifecycle—from strategy and investment prioritization through industrialization, commercialization, and market adoption—ensuring alignment with Accenture Cloud First priorities, Business Groups, Industry Groups, Service Groups, and Geographies. This is a senior leadership role with strong practitioner credibility, operating as part of a federated community of offering and capability leads across private cloud platforms, containers, automation, and private AI. You actively shape complex client transformations while driving scale, repeatability, and differentiation across industries and regions. Key Responsibilities Work with practice lead leadership to set the global vision, roadmap, and investment priorities for Red‑Hat offerings that will drive the most revenue (e.g., Private AI platforms on OpenShift). Align the offering to Accenture growth platforms and priority client demand; defining 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 and drive scale, repeatability, and differentiation across industries and geographies. 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 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. Alliance & Ecosystem Leadership Serve as Accenture’s global counterpart to RedHat 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. 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. Travel will be required for role. Travel varies between 0‑100% depending on client/business needs. Here’s What You Need Minimum 6 years of consulting experience, preferably including strategy, platform, or transformation leadership, with the ability to navigate a highly matrixed organization, align multiple stakeholder groups, and drive measurable outcomes. Minimum 6 years of experience in technology or digital transformation roles, with strong understanding of private and hybrid cloud platforms, container ecosystems, and automation‑driven operating models. Minimum 3 years of hands‑on experience with RedHat technologies, including OpenShift, container platforms, automation, and hybrid cloud architectures, with demonstrated practitioner experience shaping and delivering enterprise‑scale initiatives. Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. (If Associate’s Degree, must have minimum 6 years work experience). Professional Skills Requirement Exceptional executive presence, with outstanding communication and presentation skills, and the 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 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. Role Location Annual Salary Range California $132,500 to $338,300 Cleveland $122,700 to $270,600 Colorado $132,500 to $292,200 District of Columbia $141,100 to $311,200 Illinois $122,700 to $292,200 Maryland $132,500 to $292,200 Massachusetts $132,500 to $311,200 Minnesota $132,500 to $292,200 New York $122,700 to $338,300 New Jersey $141,100 to $338,300 Washington $141,100 to $311,200 Equal Employment Opportunity Statement We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences. 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