Customer Technology & Advisory Manager

Are you ready to take on a new challenge & join our Sales & Service team as a Customer Advisory Manager?

 We are currently looking for talented and motivated people who will:

• Support in shaping the agenda of multiple C-level positions on the customer agenda.
• Operate with a client-first mindset and shape the path to deliver successful outcomes by communicating in a concise way with all our clients.
• Design customer experience to unlock growth and trapped value.
• Design the customer roadmap through identifying needs and translating these into concrete projects & requirements
• Manage end to end customer engagements, including structured planning and governance
• Coach and support our team in delivering client work as well as help them in their career evolutions
• Conduct assessments to help to identify vulnerabilities, challenges, and opportunities in the current state of our clients.
• Help our clients to gain deeper insights in the customer and their needs, behaviors, and frustrations, to define a customer strategy and differentiated value propositions.
• Demonstrate strong analytical skills by developing financial models and business cases, measuring the value generated from improved customer experience and/or reduced cost-to-serve.
• Quickly absorb information and can understand and structure complex problems.

Keep on reading to learn more about the job, your future colleagues & all that Accenture has to offer!

Your job

You will be involved in driving business development opportunities and will focus on delivering innovative and action-oriented business solutions and strategies for our leading clients. You will be responsible for managing a team of advisory professionals, fostering a culture of excellence, and developing strategic initiatives to expand our market presence. Together with your project team, you will develop data-driven insights and formulate recommendations to solve complex challenges on the customer agenda. You will lead and deliver workstreams to drive the ambitioned outcomes, in continuous collaboration with the client. With a people-first mindset, you coach and mentor analysts and consultants to support them in further developing their strengths. Much of the work we do is at the cutting edge of innovation and thinking. We involve our people in the latest and newest innovative trends, and they largely contribute to publishing and sharing this knowledge as thought leadership to benefit clients, industry, and fellow colleagues.

Your team

Accenture Song is world’s largest tech powered creative agency focused on executive-level effort to deliver outstanding creative customer experiences for our clients. You will be part of an exciting environment as we have the energy and pace of a start-up, merged with the stability of a well-established Accenture consultancy.

Accenture Song accelerates growth and value for our 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. Join us and bring to life bold ideas with the biggest impact through the unlimited potential of creativity, technology, and intelligence. Visit us at: www.accenture.com/song.

Song is one of five services that make up one Accenture – the others are Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, and Industry X.

Your background

• Minimum 5-7 years of work experience, preferably related to customer sales & service topics.
• Demonstrate prior consulting experience or have a relevant project management background.
• Functional experience with growth, go-to-market, commercial, customer & distribution strategies.
• Experience in digital/strategic transformation programs & value realization, operating model redesigns or service designs.
• Experience in business analysis, process design, customer journey and maturity assessment.
• Proven presentation and storytelling skills, personal impact and confidence to lead meetings, presentations and workshops.
• First class written and verbal communication skills; the ability to articulate complex problems and solutions in a simple, logical and impactful manner.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and adapt to changing priorities.
• Strong mentoring & coaching skills with the ability to motivate and inspire teams to achieve targets and to lead a workstream within a broader project scope.
• Technology knowledge of CRM platforms, Marketplaces, eCommerce, customer analytics solutions, Engagement centers, conversational AI & chat, customer portals etc.
• Effective communication in Dutch or French, and English.

Our offer

At Accenture, we are committed to creating an inclusive and supportive workplace that values diversity and promotes growth for all. As you join our global company with a world-class brand and reputation, we want to assure you that you will be part of a vibrant, diverse workplace culture. We firmly believe in openness and honesty, fairness and equality, and we celebrate the unique contributions of every individual. We are dedicated to getting to know the real you and supporting your personal and professional growth, so you can excel in whatever you're great at. At Accenture, learning is a continuous journey, and we provide numerous learning opportunities, both formal and informal, to enhance your role-specific skills and expertise.

Beyond the impactful work we do for our clients and the nurturing work environment we provide, we offer a range of excellent employee benefits designed to cater to your diverse needs and well-being. These benefits include:

• 13th month + holiday allowance: Ensuring financial stability and recognition for your hard work.
• 20 + 12 holidays: Providing ample time to recharge and spend quality moments with loved ones.
• Laptop and smartphone: Equipping you with the necessary tools to excel in your role, regardless of location.
• Hospitalization insurance and extensive group insurance package: Prioritizing your health and well-being, so you can focus on what matters most.
• Bonus program: Recognizing and rewarding your exceptional contributions to the team's success.
• Training & learning opportunities: Encouraging continuous growth and skill development to reach your full potential.
• Green mobility program: Supporting environmentally friendly commuting options like e-bikes, public transport, bike 2 work allowance, and more.
• Flexrewards: Empowering you to customize your rewards package with our flexible benefits tool to suit your individual needs.
• Discount program: Offering discounts at your favorite (online) shops, so you can enjoy life outside of work.
• Employee shares purchase plan: Providing an opportunity to become a stakeholder in the company's success.
• Eco-cheques: Promoting sustainable living and environmentally conscious choices.
• And many more!

Interested?

Are you ready to join Accenture for a career where you can be yourself and do what you love? Apply now and change the world around you.

About Accenture

We work with one shared purpose: to deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity. Every day, more than 775,000 of us help our stakeholders continuously reinvent. Together, we drive positive change and deliver value to our clients, partners, shareholders, communities, and each other.We believe that delivering value requires innovation, and innovation thrives in an inclusive and diverse environment. We actively foster a workplace free from bias, where everyone feels a sense of belonging and is respected and empowered to do their best work.At Accenture, we see well-being holistically, supporting our people’s physical, mental, and financial health. We also provide opportunities to keep skills relevant through certifications, learning, and diverse work experiences. We’re proud to be consistently recognized as one of the World’s Best Workplaces™.Join Accenture to work at the heart of change.

Visit us at www.accenture.com 

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