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Enterprise Architecture Manager - Products
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Enterprise Architect Manager – Products
Technology, Strategy & Advisory Career Level: Manager
About the Role
As a leading global professional services company, Accenture provides specialised expertise in strategy, consulting, interactive, technology, and operations, with digital innovation at its core. Our mission is to help clients transform enterprises using cloud, AI, data, and emerging technologies, delivering measurable business value.
The Enterprise Architecture Manager role sits at the intersection of business strategy, technology, and industry insights. You’ll collaborate with senior executives, engineers, and architects to design target architectures and roadmaps, enabling clients to achieve sustainable growth, resilience, and digital reinvention.
Our core values guide us:
- Stewardship
- Best People
- Client Value Creation
- One Global Network
- Respect for the Individual
- Integrity
“Across the globe, we care deeply about every project’s impact—on our clients and the communities we operate in.” — Julie Sweet, Accenture CEO
Why This Role Excites Us
Do you thrive at the business-technology edge? Are you a visionary problem-solver who combines deep technical expertise with business acumen?
We seek Enterprise Architects who: ✔ Bridge gaps between senior stakeholders, engineers, and scholars of AI, cloud, data, and robotic automation. ✔ Create transformative architectures that marry emerging tech (e.g., AI, Big Data, cloud) with global business strategies. ✔ Deliver pragmatic solutions that cut through complex systems while maximising competitiveness.
As part of Accenture’s Technology Strategy & Advisory (TS&A) practice, our Enterprise Architecture team champions client-centric, future-proof solutions.
Your Responsibilities
Enterprise Strategy & Architecture Leadership
- Evaluate how business strategy impacts architecture (organisational models, applications, data, infrastructure, operations).
- Develop enterprise architecture visions, target states, and roadmaps aligned with client objectives.
- Translate complex technical frameworks into simple narratives for executives.
- Monitor industry trends, AI advances, and emerging tech to drive strategic change.
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Transformation Design & Value Realisation
- Design actionable roadmaps using Lean and Agile methodologies.
- Construct value propositions and investment cases to guide client strategic planning.
- Target business value levers, including:
- Cost reduction
- Revised technical debt strategies
- Platform consolidation
- New digital capabilities.
Architecture Governance & Delivery Assurance
- Champion enterprise architecture governance across transformation programmes.
- Lead cross-functional decision-making (business, technology, and vendor stakeholders).
- Oversee vendor and platform evaluations, ensuring optimised performance.
Capability & Team Leadership
- Lead and develop teams of Architects for high-impact engagements.
- Build and share reusable blueprints and architectures, enhancing operational efficiency.
- Define and implement modern Enterprise Architecture (EA) operating models and maturity roadmaps.
Key Requirements
Experience & Expertise
We’re looking for professionals with: ✅ Proven track record in one or more architecture domains:
- Business, application, data, technology, or security architecture ✅ Experience leading enterprise-scale transformations with global organisations. ✅ Fluent between executive strategy and tactical execution. ✅ Strong stakeholder influence across levels of seniority. ✅ A presumptive mindset to explore and apply:
- AI and Data architecture (e.g., OpenAI, Snowflake, Palantir)
- Cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, Google)
- Plus other industry competitors: ERP (SAP S4), CRM (Salesforce), SCM (O9, Kinaxis), and supply chain tools.
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Nice to Haves
(This differentiates fantastic applicants—even if you don’t have all of these, so apply if you match the core criteria!)
🔹 In-depth Products industry architectural knowledge (ideally with a sub-sector focus). 🔹 Experience shaping enterprise-wide capability models or maturity assessments. 🔹 Expertise in data governance, security, and privacy principles. 🔹 Familiarity with industry-specific frameworks:
- LeanIX, TOGAF, COBIT, Scaled Agile Framework, ITIL infrastructure standards. 🔹 Prior consulting, architecture, or TSA/AI-centric strategic work.
Accenture Benefits
We recognise the value of your contributions with: ✔ ✅ Competitive salary + profit-sharing. ✔ ✅ 30+ days annual leave (plus 3 paid days annually for volunteer commitments). ✔ ✅ World-class medical insurance (UK/EU private cover). ✔ ✅ Flexible and agile mobility (expect 100% mobility across roles). ✔ ✅ A workplace that celebreates diversity, purpose, and career growth.
About Accenture
Founded in 1989, Accenture is a 700,000-member, 120-nation network of technology and advisory experts. Our promise: to help clients solve the most complex business challenges through cutting-edge AI, automation, and operations intelligence.
Strategic and Ethical Commitment
Accenture scores consistently for Kelly Services rewards and global inclusion in sectors like technology and business transformation. Equality is foundational—we welcome diverse talent of any background, experiences, or perspective.
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