Defense Growth Executive

Accenture Federal Services

Job Location:

Arlington, TX - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

At Accenture Federal Services nothing matters more than helping the US federal government make the nation stronger and safer and life better for 13000 people are united in a shared purpose to pursue the limitless potential of technology and ingenuity for clients across defense national security public safety civilian and military health organizations.

Join Accenture Federal Services a technology company within global Accenture. Recognized as a Glassdoor Top 100 Best Place to Work we offer a collaborative and caring community where you feel like you belong and are empowered to grow learn and thrive through hands-on experience certifications industry training and more.

Join us to drive positive lasting change that moves missions and the government forward!

You Are:

The Defense Growth Executive will lead the vision development and implementation of analytics and technology solutions to address mission readiness challenges. You will drive cross-functional collaboration to execute growth strategies. The Growth Executive will have extensive experience and knowledge of the Federal Defense ecosystem including trends challenges major players and market dynamics. They understand and can deftly navigate the federal landscape by leveraging key relationships setting the stage for opportunities that enable Accenture to help improve the quality of growth strategy and design.

The Work:

Keep the AFS Senior Leadership informed of progress on key growth initiatives as well as significant risks and issues within the portfolio of projects and programs.
Produce and grow 35-year market position across current and future work
Implement our overall growth strategy by engaging with senior leaders
Drive and support initiatives to enhance AFS participation in key industry forums
Identify and cultivate strategic partnerships
Develop and foster stakeholder relationships across the client ecosystem
Provide go-to-market thought leadership through lessons learned stakeholder management and industry expertise
Provide QA of inflight programs to confirm alignment with mission goals and help to craft materials to better market successes
Align our capability to our investments
Provide thought leadership guidance and mentorship for people managers technical leaders and business leaders within the organization

Heres What You Need:

Bachelors Degree or 20 years of industry experience
10 years of executive leadership of increasing larger P&L focused on the Federal Defense and/or Intel clients
5 year leading development and implementation of analytics and technology solutions to Federal Defense and/or Intel clients
Experience with large scale P&L management (excess of $100MM)
Track record of building high performing teams and successfully

Bonus Points If:

Motivated and proactive with a desire to understand and address complex areas
Experience leading offensive and defensive practices is recommended
Exceptional in conceptualizing architecting and articulating security solutions for the worlds largest and most complex environments
Proven ability to influence at the practice and firm level
Committed to building and maintaining a consistent compliance program
Curiosity for learning about new technology industry best practices and areas of risk analyzing and turning new insights into concrete action
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Commitment to delivering tangible outcomes for customers and stakeholders
Excellent people management and relationship development skills

The Extras:

US Citizenship
The ability to obtain and maintain a government clearance may be required for this role

What We Believe

As a company wholly dedicated to serving the US federal government we bring together the best talent to help reinvent how federal agencies operate and deliver greater value for their mission and the American people. We have an unwavering commitment to creating a culture in which all our people are respected feel a sense of belonging and have equal opportunity. As a business imperative every person at Accenture Federal Services has the responsibility to create and sustain a culture where everyone feels welcomed and included. This is grounded in our core values and our experience that hiring and developing great people who reflect different perspectives experiences and backgrounds is key to driving innovation and delivering the results that our clients and the country count on.

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 theAccenture Federal Services Equal Opportunity Policy Statement.

Accenture Federal Services is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Additionally as an Affirmative Action Employer for Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities Accenture Federal Services is committed to providing veteran employment opportunities to our service men and women.

Requesting An Accommodation

Accenture Federal Services 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 Federal Services 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 youare being considered for employment opportunities with Accenture Federal Services andneed anaccommodation for a disability or religious observanceduring the interview process or for the job you are interviewing for please speak with your recruiter.

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Candidates who are currently employed by a client of Accenture Federal Services or an affiliated Accenture business may not be eligible for consideration.

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