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Strategy Manager | Sales & Commerce | Insurance

Strategy Manager | Sales & Commerce | Insurance

California StaffingSacramento, CA, US
1 day ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Strategy Manager

Accenture Song accelerates growth and value for clients through sustained customer relevance. Our capabilities span ideation to execution : growth, product and experience design; technology and experience platforms; creative, media and marketing strategy; and campaign, content and channel orchestration. With strong client relationships and deep industry expertise, we help our clients operate at the speed of life through the unlimited potential of imagination, technology, and intelligence.

An experienced professional with deep growth strategy and front office transformation experience with focus in these sub-industries : insurance, wealth management, retirement services. Key areas you focus on may include sales (advisor) effectiveness / enablement, go-to-market strategies, B2B / B2C direct to customer growth, channel strategy, lead management, and sales operating model design. Additional experience across marketing and service strategy and other industries is a plus. You are a problem solver with strong project delivery within industry or consulting experience who is comfortable working in fast-paced, agile environments. You have experience managing executive-level client relationships as a trusted advisor, facilitating workshops, developing business recommendations, and building business cases for new innovative solutions (e.g. AI / Gen-AI enabled capabilities). You know how to balance project delivery responsibilities of your team as well as managing project progress up to account leadership. You also are :

  • Passionate about helping clients solve complex growth and customer experience challenges, as well as supporting them through strategic transformations.
  • Knowledgeable about the nuances of the Financial Services industry broadly as well as front-line sales and commerce organizations and are ready to apply your knowledge to help clients optimize and transform their sales and service solutions.
  • Experienced with managing executive level client relationships, acting as a trusted advisor, while managing junior team members to deliver high-quality solutions.
  • Ready to dive deep into problem solving using creative and analytical thinking to transform challenges into opportunities.
  • Energized by working in an agile, fast-paced environment and are at your best when collaborating with a team.
  • Familiar with the selling processes and have pitched proposals and solutions to help solve client challenges.

The work : As a Strategy Manager, you will apply your expertise in sales & commerce to define and enable front office growth strategies and approaches to help clients achieve top line growth objectives with a focus on sales and channel / distribution. You will deliver on engagements in the following areas :

  • Thought Leadership : Able to understand client needs, support the development of proposed solutions, and deliver high-impact projects by partnering with clients to help them support and transform their sales organizations and advance their position in the Financial Services market. Build client relationships to sustain Accenture's profile as a long-term trusted advisor and partner. Manage and coach junior team members while continuing to grow your own expertise to help Accenture maintain its thought leadership position.
  • Delivery Execution : Design and execute large scale and complex transformation programs and strategy engagements including current state assessments, target state design, and operating model transformations. Implement business changes that drive industry-specific, functional, and digital operating model transformation. Synthesize overall technology needs by analyzing a wide variety of solutions, selecting the most relevant tools & techniques to meet specific client requirements. Manage implementation engagements (requirements, design, test, deployment, etc.), from client buy-in to planning, budgeting, deliverables, and risk assessment, with heavy client engagement and large delivery teams.
  • Sales & Origination : Originate, qualify, and close new opportunities for Accenture with our Financial Services clients, including sales (advisor) enablement, go-to-market strategies, direct to customer growth, lead management, and sales operating model design. Drive pipeline opportunities from initial idea to contract to implementation, leveraging the best capabilities and offerings across Accenture (Song, Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations). Manage performance and profitability of sold deals, and identify opportunities for extension, cross-sell, or up-sell.
  • Here's what you'll need :

  • 5+ years of insurance, wealth management, and / or retirement services industry experience, leading transformations specifically in a sales, operations, product or strategy role. A robust understanding of the industry, along with familiarity with topic areas such as sales enablement, go-to-market strategies, direct to customer growth, lead management, and sales operating model design, is required.
  • 2+ years of experience in strategy consulting, with broad experience in engagement management, business development, and leading complex programs / transformations.
  • 3+ year of experience with :
  • Supporting the development strategic recommendations (or decisions) for critical experiences, products, or services of the organization (and / or)
  • Managing a P&L or a pipeline of business development opportunities (and / or)
  • Providing enterprise level business or technology advisory all the way to various executives (AVP / VP / SVP or c-suite level)
  • Bonus Points If :
  • MBA preferred.
  • You have excellent communication (written and spoken) and interpersonal skills, including compelling story telling skills for an executive audience and the ability to interact with diverse stakeholders.
  • You have strong client relationship development and client management skills.
  • You have experience in delivering CRM, CPQ, Lead to Order, Sales Transformation implementations.
  • You have experience working with onshore and offshore delivery teams.
  • You bring an existing network of relationships within the Financial Services industry at decision-making levels (MD, VP or up).
  • You are familiar with AI, GenAI, or other emerging technologies.
  • 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 $87,400 to $253,000 Cleveland $87,400 to $253,000 Colorado $87,400 to $253,000 District of Columbia $87,400 to $253,000 Illinois $87,400 to $253,000 Maryland $87,400 to $253,000 Massachusetts $87,400 to $253,000 Minnesota $87,400 to $253,000 New York / New Jersey $87,400 to $253,000 Washington $87,400 to $253,000

    Requesting an Accommodation Accenture is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for persons with disabilities or religious observances, including reasonable accommodation when needed. If you are hired by Accenture and require accommodation to perform the essential functions of your role, you will be asked to participate in our reasonable accommodation process. Accommodations made to facilitate the recruiting process are not a guarantee of future or continued accommodations once hired. If you would like to be considered for employment opportunities with Accenture and have accommodation needs such as for a disability or religious observance, please call us toll-free at 1 (877) 889-9009 or send us an email or speak with your recruiter.

    Equal Employment Opportunity Statement : We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences. All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law. Our rich diversity makes us more innovative, more competitive, and more creative, which helps us better serve our clients and our communities. For details, view a copy of the Accenture Equal Opportunity Statement.

    Accenture is an EEO and Affirmative Action Employer of Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities. Accenture is committed to providing veteran employment opportunities to our service men and women. Other Employment Statements : Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States. Candidates who are currently employed by a client of Accenture or an affiliated Accenture business may not be eligible for consideration. Job candidates will not be obligated to disclose sealed or expunged records of conviction or arrest as part of the hiring process. Further, at Accenture a criminal conviction history is not an absolute bar to employment. The Company will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. Additionally, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a

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