Pre - sales Solution Architect Application Managed Services (all Genders)
Accenture
Solution Architect
As a Solution Architect, you are involved in designing solutions that address business, technical, personnel, and commercial requirements for both the client and Accenture. You will primarily support pre-sales and sales activities and collaborate with Sales, Business, Technology, Delivery, and Commercial teams from both Accenture and the client to develop mutually beneficial solutions.
This role maintains an enterprise perspective that encompasses Business and Technical analysis, development of Operating, Delivery, and Governance models, as well as responsibilities in estimation, costing, pricing, transition, and transformation initiatives. This position is important as it contributes to future business opportunities for clients and Accenture.
At Accenture, you use your magic to create an environment to flourish in – employing methods that align seamlessly with what you want to achieve in your career. You remain flexible as part of a team full of unique people who make a difference together.
Your daily work:
Lead RFI/RFP Activities : Manage end-to-end RFI/RFP or pre-sales activities.
Client Collaboration : Work closely with clients to understand their current business and technical context, challenges, and future needs.
Design and Analysis : Design sourcing strategies, operating models, and business/technical processes for clients, including setting up multi-location delivery organizations.
Single Point of Contact : Act as the main liaison between clients and Accenture delivery centres to ensure effective solution development and handover.
Process Compliance and Business Development : Apply knowledge of Accenture's methodologies to design solutions, ensure process compliance, and meet business development targets.
Your qualifications:
Over 7 years of professional experience, including at least 2 years as a solution architect or in comparable roles, with expertise in application outsourcing and IT offshoring/nearshoring.
Bachelor's degree required and an additional Master's degree will be an added advantage.
Demonstrated experience in application development, maintenance, project management, pre-sales, and service management, with the ability to formulate, present, and implement System Integration and Application Outsourcing solutions from both technical and commercial perspectives.
Good understanding of technologies, emerging trends, and various methodologies, with proficiency in multiple technologies and industries.
Strong communication abilities, experience managing diverse stakeholders, and fluency in both English and German.
What we offer:
Flexible working model that includes working from different locations & home office
Besides our high-profile, challenging projects and our nurturing work environment, we offer excellent employee benefits.
Extensive career opportunities and improve your role-specific skills and expertise.
A diverse, inclusive & human-centered work culture
Life at Accenture
In this role, you'll be part of Technology Solutioning Team. Ongoing change is opening exciting opportunities for companies. By providing holistic strategies, we help clients leverage these to the fullest and reinvent themselves.
The Accenture culture : Here, YOU are the catalyst for change. Your unique combination of skills, personality, and aspirations sets you apart. When distinct talents, strengths, and perspectives merge, the result is nothing short of extraordinary: ideas that propel the world forward. This is we champion diversity and personal development at Accenture. Create a working environment where you truly thrive; with responsibilities that resonate deeply; with a workload that is perfectly aligned with your capabilities; and methods that are tailored to your objectives. How you wish to connect, further your development, and personally evolve rests in your hands. This is your career. We are mere facilitators, helping you shape it exactly as you envision.
Contact us
Any question? Please write to us - recruiting.ch@accenture.com.
We look forward to meeting you!
About Accenture
Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world's leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world's leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.
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