Strategy Manager - Growth & Product Strategy

Accenture; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job description

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in Strategy and Consulting, Song, Technology and Operations, with digital capabilities across all these services. With our thought leadership and culture of innovation, we apply industry expertise, diverse skill sets and next-generation technology to each business challenge.

We believe in inclusion and diversity and supporting the whole person. Our core values comprise of Stewardship, Best People, Client Value Creation, One Global Network, Respect for the Individual and Integrity. Year after year, Accenture is recognized worldwide not just for business performance but for inclusion and diversity too.

“Across the globe, one thing is universally true of the people of Accenture: We care deeply about what we do and the impact we have with our clients and with the communities in which we work and live. It is personal to all of us.” – Julie Sweet, Accenture CEO

Our team:

At Accenture, our purpose is to deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity. No-one brings all of that together at the scale and with the degree of integration as we can. Serving 95 of the Fortune Global 100 and more than three-quarters of the Fortune Global 500, we’re different from every other strategy firm on the market – which makes us an undeniably exciting place in which to forge a career. Technology will continue to be the disruptor in the strategy arena, making Accenture the strategy firm of tomorrow.

The pace of change has been accelerating for a long time, but the range of issues faced by CEOs and boards are now more complex than ever. This is forcing organisations to address their future in more interconnected ways and reshape the path to 360-degree value. Rapid advancements in technology have altered the expectations of customers and businesses and enabled new opportunities to find growth with different business models. Our Corporate Strategy & Growth team is at the forefront of this change, helping drive the CEO agenda on issues related to digital and business model disruption, competitive agility and global operating models.

Together we address issues of protecting core value creation, pivoting to new business models and being more agile with investments for today and tomorrow.

We are a UK-based team part of a broader European network. We collaborate regularly with Accenture’s Applied Intelligence and Innovation teams and partner with across Accenture to turn growth strategies into industry-leading transformation successes. If you’re looking for a challenging career working in a vibrant environment and the opportunity to work on some of the highest impact client challenges, this could be the role for you!

In our team you will:

• Gain exposure to the most strategic challenges and opportunities that occupy the minds of corporate and industry leaders.
• Drive short-term growth and rapid revenue generation through “find and prove the value” analytical methods.
• Develop modern corporate strategies to allow organisations to make choices on customers, geographies, routes to market and products.
• Generate sustained value through next generation growth, commercial and pricing strategies to drive corporate success.
• Anticipate the ways digital and technology innovation (e.g. Generative AI) impacts business models and harness them to create new routes to growth.
• Gain exposure to Accenture’s multi-faceted organisation, working on the key strategic challenges that occupy the minds of leaders whilst also partnering across Accenture to bring those to life.

As a Growth Strategy Manager, you will:

• Manage project workstreams or deliverables in client delivery work, leading a team to deliver effective, high-quality work.
• Be responsible for the delivery of high-quality, data-driven recommendations that exceed client expectations and drive measurable results, leveraging corporate and growth strategy experience combined with market trends.
• Manage and cultivate strong day-to-day relationships with client project leads; present to senior clients to validate analysis and share recommendations.
• Contribute to developing offerings, assets, capabilities and relevant thought leadership as well as business development and sales efforts.
• Collaborate across Accenture, fostering relationships with different teams to support in end-to-end client delivery.
• Apply innovation and data-driven techniques.
• Coach team members and lead them to deliver their best performance aligned to project and professional growth objectives.
• Be responsible for delivery of commercials during project work, shaping and contracting new opportunities and extensions and in scoping, pricing and developing new projects and contracts.

Set yourself apart:

• Knowledge of corporate strategy big bets like digital commerce, subscription models, direct to consumer or membership propositions.
• Experience of driving value and growth-focused transformations in an organisation.
• Proven history of working on strategic projects in a top tier consulting firm or internal corporate strategy team.
• Experience or knowledge of how to apply innovation for growth – for example, Generative AI solutions for growth.

What’s in it for you:

At Accenture in addition to a competitive basic salary, you will also have an extensive benefits package which includes 30 days of vacation per year, access to app-based fitness classes and discounts on a range of gyms, private medical insurance and three days leave per year for charitable work of your choice!

Location:
Your home office will be in London. This role is client-facing and may therefore involve travel, working in other parts of the UK as well as overseas depending on the needs of the project. Flexibility and mobility are required to deliver this role to provide the first-class services we are known for.

Closing Date for Applications: 31/08/2025

Accenture reserves the right to close the role prior to this date should a suitable applicant be found.

We are looking for experience in the following areas:

• 5-7 years’ relevant experience in corporate and growth strategy development; prior management consulting experience is a plus.
• Functional knowledge in one or more of the following areas:
  • Portfolio strategies to identify growth opportunities across markets, customers and products.
  • Customer proposition or new business model development that can unlock identified growth opportunities.
  • Market / opportunity sizing and investment case development.
  • Corporate strategy big bets like digital commerce, subscription models, direct to consumer or membership propositions.
  • Driving value and growth-focused transformations in an organisation.
  • Knowledge of pricing strategy is a plus.
  • Interest and experience in latest innovations and their application to corporate strategy (e.g. Generative AI) is a plus.
• Exceptional strategic thinking and problem-solving skills.
• People management experience, including coaching.
• Client management experience.
• Effective communication skills, both written and oral; ability to present with confidence, empathy and deliver difficult messages; fluency in English.
• Comfortable with working on difficult issues where there can be no definitive “right” answer. Demonstrate the ability to provide the client with what they need, not just what they ask.
• An interest in technology and data and knowledge of innovation and how to apply it to creatively shape new corporate and growth solutions.
• Bachelor’s degree with strong academic record. An advanced degree or MBA is a plus but not essential.