You are the delivery and client leadership layer of the Secure AI practice. You own workstreams or full engagement programs, bring specialized depth in one or more Secure AI domains, and operate as trusted advisors to senior client stakeholders. Each Senior Manager is expected to engage credibly across adjacent AI areas and should be able to drive sales opportunities from RFP/RFI to proposals and Statements of Work / staffing plans. Experienced leading client-facing engagements from scoping through delivery, develop and coach manager-level teams, contribute to pursuit activity, and maintain frontier expertise that keeps Accenture's methods current and differentiated. They translate complex AI security concepts into clear, business-relevant narratives for director and C-suite audiences. Contribute to the offering development of Secure AI services and asset / accelerator development to differentiate Accenture Cyber Security.

The Work (Key Responsibilities):

• Cybersecurity Secure AI solutions that transform clients’ Enterprise AI adoption and secure their AI-enabled operations

• Design, set-up, and test prototype and production secure AI deployment solutions and ensure that all the pieces work together seamlessly

• Work with the project team, team leaders, project delivery leads, and client stakeholders to create stand-out [AI Security and Governance] offerings powered by [LLM platforms, frontier grade models, agentic frameworks, and AI/MCP gateways (Anthropic Claude, OpenAI, Azure OpenAI as representative examples]

• Develop strong relationships with clients and gain the trust of key advisors

• Make the business case for the [most effective and appropriate secure AI] solution recommended to the client

• Pitch in on Accenture sales efforts when needed

• Continue to learn and develop your technical [foundational AI, AI security, emerging technology] and related business expertise

• Deliver services that meet Accenture Project quality specifications

• Ability to take initiative to communicate, interact, and collaborate with others to ensure that all aspects of a task are addressed

Travel may be required for this role.  The amount of travel will vary from 75% to 100% depending on business need and client requirements.

Here’s What You Need

• Minimum 8 years of experience in Cybersecurity with domain expertise in at least one discipline (AppSec, SecOps, IAM, cloud, GRC, or offensive security)
• Minimum 1 year of experience in at least one Secure AI domain: AI security architecture, adversarial AI, or cloud/infrastructure security for AI
• Minimum 1 year of experience in Agentic coding fluency: Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, or Codex — used in daily delivery practice
• Minimum 1 year of experience in AI architecture: LLM deployment patterns, agentic/multi-agent systems, RAG pipelines, MLOps, A2A, AI Gateways, MCP Gateways
• Minimum 1 year of experience in AI-specific security: OWASP LLM Top 10, prompt injection, model extraction, supply chain attacks
• Minimum 1 year of experience with AI governance frameworks: EU AI Act, NIST AI RMF, model risk management
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. (If Associate’s Degree, must have minimum 6 years work experience)   

Bonus Points If You Have

• Build strong client relationships and partner with organizations to reimagine their business through innovation
• Collaborate across diverse communities—including domain experts, engineers, and designers
• Proposal and SOW development, solution shaping, and client commercial engagement
• Executive workshop facilitation and C-suite / CISO-level communication
• Structured analytical thinking and hypothesis-driven problem decomposition
• Team leadership: developing and coaching managers and consultants through delivery

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 10/07/2026.

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 Location Annual Salary Range

California $132,500 to $338,300

Colorado $132,500 to $292,200

Connecticut $132,500 to $292,200

District of Columbia $141,100 to $311,200

Illinois $122,700 to $292,200

Maine $112,900 to $249,000

Maryland $132,500 to $292,200

Massachusetts $132,500 to $311,200

Minnesota $132,500 to $292,200

New York $122,700 to $338,300

New Jersey $141,100 to $338,300

Ohio $122,700 to $270,600

Virginia $122,700 to $311,200

Washington $141,100 to $311,200