Accenture

Business Practitioner - Agentic AI Sr Manager

Accenture$122K — $302K *
Business Services
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years in consulting/technology, with 5+ years in pre-sales for cloud/data/AI solutions, especially on Microsoft tech.
  • Proven track record of developing solution options, estimates, and delivery models in high-stakes environments.
  • Hands-on experience and supervisory expertise with Microsoft Azure technologies and AI services including Azure ML and OpenAI.
  • Experience leading interdisciplinary teams, demonstrating strong coaching capabilities and a hands-on leadership style.
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required; 12+ years of work experience preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Lead end-to-end pursuit leadership for AI solutions, collaborating closely with sales and Microsoft teams.
  • Translate business objectives into technical architectures leveraging Microsoft 365 and Azure AI technologies.
  • Develop scalable proposals and frameworks that align with client needs and risk factors.
  • Craft compelling narratives for C-suite conveyance that drive executive sponsorship.
  • Facilitate executive workshops focusing on transformation strategies and responsible AI governance.
  • Establish reference architectures for AI workflows on Azure, ensuring secure and compliant deployment.
  • Guide teams through building proof of concepts and production-ready solutions using both low-code and pro-code platforms.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Long-term disability and life insurance available.
  • 401(k) plan with employer matching options.
  • Paid holidays and generous paid time off policy.
  • Bonus opportunities and performance-based incentives.
Full Job Description

You Are:

A Senior Manager who is part strategist, part consultant, and part hands‑on practitioner. You’re as comfortable in the boardroom as you are in a whiteboard session with architects. You shape complex deals, craft executive‑ready narratives, and lead multidisciplinary teams to turn agentic AI concepts into secure, production‑ready solutions on the Microsoft stack. You thrive at the intersection of client value, technical depth, and storytelling.

The Work

As a Microsoft-specialized Agentic AI Senior Manager in AMBG, you will lead origination and pre‑sales solutioning for high‑impact opportunities, steer C‑suite conversations, and provide technical leadership across the Microsoft AI platform. You’ll create compelling visions and roadmaps, architect solution approaches (from POV to pilot to scaled deployment), and orchestrate cross‑functional teams from Accenture, Avanade, and Microsoft to win and deliver transformative outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

  • Deal Shaping & Pre Sales Solutioning

    • Own end‑to‑end pursuit leadership for agentic AI opportunities: discovery, value hypothesis, solution blueprint, estimation, risk/RAI posture, and commercial constructs; partner closely with AMBG sellers and Microsoft field teams.

    • Translate business strategies into technical architectures using Microsoft 365 Copilot, Dynamics 365 Copilots, Copilot Studio, Azure AI Foundry (Azure AI Studio), Azure OpenAI Service, Azure AI Search, Azure AI Agent Service, Azure ML, and Microsoft Fabric.

    • Build defendable, scalable proposals and SOWs; align solution scope, staffing model, and delivery approach to client outcomes and risk profile.

  • C-level Storytelling & Executive Advisory

    • Craft crisp, board‑level narratives that connect industry problems to agentic AI outcomes; use data‑backed storytelling to secure executive sponsorship and funding. (Aligned to Senior Manager executive communication expectations.)

    • Facilitate exec workshops to shape transformation agendas, operating models, value cases, and governance for Copilots and autonomous agents.

  • Technical Leadership & Architecture

    • Define reference architectures and patterns for agentic workflows (planning, reasoning, tools, memory), orchestration, retrieval (RAG), evaluation, guardrails, and observability on Azure.

    • Guide teams building POCs and accelerators with Copilot Studio (low‑code) and Azure AI Foundry (pro‑code), including Prompt Flow‑based evals, content safety, and end‑to‑end MLOps/GenAIOps.

    • Ensure secure‑by‑design solutions across identity, data, Responsible AI, compliance, and lifecycle governance for enterprise deployment.

  • Delivery Readiness & Scale

    • Create phased roadmaps (POV  pilot  scaled rollout), acceptance criteria, KPIs, and value tracking to realize outcomes post‑sale.

    • Coach and upskill cross‑functional teams (strategy, industry, data/AI, Modern Work, Security) to deliver repeatable outcomes and reuse accelerators.

  • Ecosystem Orchestration

    • Operate as one with Accenture, Avanade, and Microsoftco‑innovating, co‑selling, and co‑delivering; align to Microsoft programs and co‑funding where appropriate.

Travel may be required for this role.The amount of travel will vary from 05% to 100% depending on business need and client requirements.

Here What You Need:

  • Minimum of 10 years in consulting/technology, including 5+ years leading pre‑sales solutioning or architecture for cloud/data/AI programs, ideally on Microsoft.

  • Minimum of 10 years of experience and ability to craft solution options, estimates, delivery models, and risk mitigations; collaborate with deal teams on pricing, T&Cs, and governance.

  • Minimum of 3 years of hands‑on architecture or supervision experience with Microsoft Foundry, Azure OpenAI Service, Azure AI Search, Azure AI Agent Service, Azure ML, Prompt Flow/evaluations, and Microsoft Fabric; fluency in when to use Copilot Studio vs. pro‑code approaches.

  • Minimum of 10 years of experience leading multi‑disciplinary teams across strategy, industry, data/AI engineering, and change management; strong coaching and lead‑from‑the‑front ethos

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. (If Associates Degree, must have minimum 6 years work experience)

Professional Skills Requirement

  • Practical knowledge of Responsible AI, identity, security, data governance, and deployment guardrails for enterprise AI.

  • Strong, C-level communicationand consulting skills and ability to engage business and technology stakeholders.

  • Ability to lead large, multidisciplinary technical teams.

  • Structured,value-driven,problem-solvingmindset.

Bonus Points If:

  • Youe led end-to-end agentic AI business process transformations.

  • Youe shipped Copilot Studio solutions and Azure AI Foundry agents in regulated industries (FS, H&PS), including content safety, evals, and monitoring.

  • You bring industry POVs (e.g., Fabricenabled data modernization  agentic workflows  function transformation) and can connect them to measurable business KPIs.

Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired as set forth below.
We anticipate this job posting will be posted until 07/20/2026.

Accenture offers a market competitive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability coverage, a 401(k) plan, bonus opportunities, paid holidays, and paid time off. See more information on our benefits here:

Role LocationAnnual Salary Range

California$132,500 to $302,400

Cleveland$122,700 to $241,900

Colorado$132,500 to $261,300

District of Columbia$141,100 to $278,200

Illinois$122,700 to $261,300

Maine$112,900 to $222,500

Maryland$132,500 to $261,300

Massachusetts$132,500 to $278,200

Minnesota$132,500 to $261,300

New York$122,700 to $302,400

New Jersey$141,100 to $302,400

Virginia$122,700 to $278,200

Washington$141,100 to $278,200

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About Accenture

Accenture plc is a multinational professional services company that provides services in strategy, consulting, digital, technology, and operations. The company has more than 537,000 employees serving clients in more than 120 countries. Accenture operates across five business segments: Communications, Media & Technology; Financial Services; Health & Public Service; Products; and Resources. The company is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, and has offices worldwide.
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