Ecosystems & Alliances Lead

About Accenture

Accenture helps the world’s leading enterprises reinvent by building their digital core and unleashing the power of AI to create value at speed for organizations across industries. Our strategy is to be the reinvention partner of choice for our clients and lead in the safe, widespread adoption of AI, and to be the most client-focused, AI-enabled, great place to work in the world. We bring together the talent of our approximately 786,000 people with proprietary assets and platforms, deep process and industry expertise, and leading ecosystem relationships to deliver end-to-end solutions and measurable outcomes at scale. Through our Reinvention Services, we offer broad expertise across Cybersecurity, Digital Core, Finance, Industry and Enterprise, Song, Supply Chain and Engineering, and Talent, with advanced capabilities in AI and Data, Industry and Process, and Technology. We serve approximately 9,000 clients and generated approximately $70 billion in FY25 revenue. Visit us at accenture.com . #LI-EU

Role Overview

The Ecosystems & Alliances Lead - Commercial is a strategic growth role focused on building and scaling partner-led commercial opportunities across Accenture’s alliance ecosystem. This person will drive go-to-market collaboration, originate and shape joint opportunities, and work closely with internal commercial, sales, deal and account teams to convert ecosystem relationships into measurable business outcomes. The role requires strong commercial acumen, alliance management experience, and the ability to connect partner capabilities with client priorities to accelerate pipeline, revenue and profitable growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and manage strategic relationships with key ecosystem and alliance partners to drive joint commercial success, across all Reinvention Partners.
• Shape and execute joint go-to-market strategies aligned to Accenture’s commercial priorities and growth agenda.
• Identify, originate and progress partner-led opportunities across strategic accounts and priority industries.
• Own alliance-driven pipeline development, including tracking, reporting, revenue forecasting and conversion.
• Partner with account teams, sales teams and commercial leadership to embed ecosystem value into client pursuits and deal strategies.
• Drive joint propositions, campaigns and eminence activities that strengthen market presence and create demand.
• Support bid management, solution shaping and proposal development for alliance-related opportunities.
• Help structure commercially viable opportunities by aligning partner offerings, client needs and Accenture value propositions.
• Track performance against growth, revenue and partnership objectives, ensuring clear commercial accountability.
• Act as the primary commercial interface between Accenture and named strategic alliance partners.

Preferred Skills, Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree required; Honours or Master’s degree preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in business development, alliances, commercial strategy, sales or partner management.
• Proven track record managing strategic enterprise technology partnerships.
• Strong commercial mindset with experience driving pipeline, revenue growth and partner-led opportunities.
• Experience supporting complex client pursuits, proposals and large deal shaping activities.
• Knowledge of enterprise technology platforms such as AWS, Google, Microsoft, Oracle, Salesforce, SAP, ServiceNow or similar.
• Relevant platform certifications across major ecosystem partners preferred.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships internally and externally.
• Deep understanding of enterprise software, emerging technology trends and alliance-driven growth models.
• Demonstrated ability to meet or exceed sales and revenue targets.

What We’re Looking For

• Strategic thinker with strong commercial and growth instincts
• Excellent relationship builder and influencer
• Strong communicator with executive presence
• Ability to work across cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment
• Data-driven and outcome-oriented
• Comfortable operating across alliances, sales, commercial and client account teams

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services - creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.

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