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Financial Services Sales Transformation Lead

Accenture, Albany, New York, United States

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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. 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.

Role Overview We are seeking a highly skilled and strategic leader with deep expertise in Sales and Commerce Transformation within Financial Services Industries (Banking, Capital Market and Insurance). This person will shape, sell and deliver Sales and Commerce Transformations with experience across go‑to‑market strategy, sales effectiveness, digital sales/commerce, Customer Relationship Management cross‑sell, branch optimization, and marketplaces within the Financial Service industries.

The Work

Bring both breadth and depth of expertise across Sales and Commerce delivering profitable growth

Implement and improve sales processes to maximize sales effectiveness and efficiency

Understand both Direct and Indirect Channel selling motions to act as a connector across Sales, Operations, Technology including data and AI

Evaluate clients’ current front sales and commerce functions and recommend solutions that address their unique organizational needs

Maintain a strong understanding of industry trends across Sales and Commerce Transformation and emerging technologies; partner with key ecosystem partners

Approach work with a consulting mindset – building strong client relationships across Sales and Delivery

Develop, support, and identify new growth strategies, including maximizing value from new routes to market, driving digital engagement, and deploying advanced analytics

Assess dynamics of client landscape and identify new market opportunities to thrive in the digital era

Create compelling value propositions by helping clients improve their competitive agility by integrating digital and physical sales channels including agents, advisors, relationship managers and other distribution partners

Help clients align and prioritize sales efforts to meet sales goals

Identify capability gaps and guide recommendations to optimize the distinctiveness of your client’s workforce, sales productivity, offerings, or customer strategy

Lead change‑management initiatives that drive adoption, ease implementation, and position clients’ sales and partner transformation solutions for ongoing success

Establish long‑term client relationships and support business development efforts

Mentor junior team members, and continue to grow your own expertise to help Accenture maintain its thought‑leadership position

Here’s What You’ll Need

At least 8 years of professional experience in:

Analyzing and assessing sales processes for GTM, inside sales, field/partner, and operations

Using data analytics sales and business performance

Partner and field sales execution

Building, leading, or advising high‑performing partner programs, partner development, sales, and/or business development teams

Driving or participating in large, complex global transformation programs

Customer and partner satisfaction programs

At least 5 years of experience working large‑scale transformation initiatives with:

SaaS solutions and determining how they fit into a client’s larger sales, channel, and marketing application ecosystem

Hands‑on experience with Salesforce.com, MS Dynamics and other leading CRM, CPQ or ICM applications as well as other tools used for large data collection and analysis

Cloud and on‑premises applications for channel partner compensation or incentives, and for channel sales data collection

At least 4 years of experience in a consulting environment

Bonus Points If

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience; Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in engineering, computer science, information systems, or business

Knowledge of industry trends for partner programs and platforms

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