AI Retail Strategy Manager – Strategy & Consulting
About the role
We Are As part of Accenture’s Data & AI practice embedded in Strategy & Consulting, we help organisations use data, analytics, generative AI and automation to reinvent themselves. Our mission: accelerate clients’ path from data-rich to AI-enabled, guiding them through strategy, technology and change.
You Are You are a seasoned Manager who combines business insight with data fluency, AI acumen and Retail experience. You work with clients to define strategy, manage delivery workstreams and ensure alignment between ambitious AI visions and pragmatic execution pathways.
The Work- Manage AI strategy projects and workstreams: use-case definition, roadmap creation, value modelling, cost/benefit analysis, strategic documentation and executive briefings.
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Support development of target-state AI operating models: define capability requirements, governance, talent design, delivery model, data/AI lifecycle and platform implications.
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Coordinate with technology, architecture and delivery teams to translate strategy into feasible execution plans; support prototyping and solutioning of AI/LLM-enabled workflows.
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Actively contribute to business case development: assess AI/LLM consumption models, estimate cost/benefit, identify risks and define measures of success.
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Mentor and manage junior team members; contribute to staffing, performance feedback and capability development within the AI Strategy practice.
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Contribute to proposals, go-to-market content, internal thought-leadership and capability-building initiatives within Data & AI Strategy domain. What You Need- 7+ years of consulting, analytics, or digital transformation experience within Retail with exposure to AI/data strategy or transformation engagements.
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Demonstrated ability to engage with business and technology stakeholders, craft strategic recommendations and manage delivery workstreams.
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Understanding of AI/ML, generative AI, LLMs and how they map to business value; familiarity with cloud data-AI platforms.
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Strong analytical thinking, communication, facilitation and team leadership skills.
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English is required for this position as this role will regularly interact with stakeholders across Canada, US and other countries across our Global footprint where English is the common language. Due to the significant high volume of interactions with these English-speaking stakeholders, which is inherent to this position, it is not possible to reorganize the company's activities to avoid this requirement.
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A University Degree is required for this position Bonus Points- Experience with generative AI, prompt engineering, agentic workflows, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) or LLM-based applications.
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Prior involvement in organisational change management or AI adoption programmes. 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, based on full-time
employment, for roles that may be hired as set forth below.
The recruiting efforts for this position are intended to fill a brand new position.
The base pay range shown below is intended as a guideline to reflect the majority of offers for this role.
It does not represent a maximum limit — in some cases, actual compensation may exceed the range where appropriate.
Information on benefits is here.
Role Location Annual Salary Range
British Columbia/Ontario $108,800 to $220,400
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 serving clients in more than 120 countries. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.
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AI Retail Strategy Manager – Strategy & Consulting
About the role
We Are As part of Accenture’s Data & AI practice embedded in Strategy & Consulting, we help organisations use data, analytics, generative AI and automation to reinvent themselves. Our mission: accelerate clients’ path from data-rich to AI-enabled, guiding them through strategy, technology and change.
You Are You are a seasoned Manager who combines business insight with data fluency, AI acumen and Retail experience. You work with clients to define strategy, manage delivery workstreams and ensure alignment between ambitious AI visions and pragmatic execution pathways.
The Work- Manage AI strategy projects and workstreams: use-case definition, roadmap creation, value modelling, cost/benefit analysis, strategic documentation and executive briefings.
-
Support development of target-state AI operating models: define capability requirements, governance, talent design, delivery model, data/AI lifecycle and platform implications.
-
Coordinate with technology, architecture and delivery teams to translate strategy into feasible execution plans; support prototyping and solutioning of AI/LLM-enabled workflows.
-
Actively contribute to business case development: assess AI/LLM consumption models, estimate cost/benefit, identify risks and define measures of success.
-
Mentor and manage junior team members; contribute to staffing, performance feedback and capability development within the AI Strategy practice.
-
Contribute to proposals, go-to-market content, internal thought-leadership and capability-building initiatives within Data & AI Strategy domain. What You Need- 7+ years of consulting, analytics, or digital transformation experience within Retail with exposure to AI/data strategy or transformation engagements.
-
Demonstrated ability to engage with business and technology stakeholders, craft strategic recommendations and manage delivery workstreams.
-
Understanding of AI/ML, generative AI, LLMs and how they map to business value; familiarity with cloud data-AI platforms.
-
Strong analytical thinking, communication, facilitation and team leadership skills.
-
English is required for this position as this role will regularly interact with stakeholders across Canada, US and other countries across our Global footprint where English is the common language. Due to the significant high volume of interactions with these English-speaking stakeholders, which is inherent to this position, it is not possible to reorganize the company's activities to avoid this requirement.
-
A University Degree is required for this position Bonus Points- Experience with generative AI, prompt engineering, agentic workflows, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) or LLM-based applications.
-
Prior involvement in organisational change management or AI adoption programmes. 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, based on full-time
employment, for roles that may be hired as set forth below.
The recruiting efforts for this position are intended to fill a brand new position.
The base pay range shown below is intended as a guideline to reflect the majority of offers for this role.
It does not represent a maximum limit — in some cases, actual compensation may exceed the range where appropriate.
Information on benefits is here.
Role Location Annual Salary Range
British Columbia/Ontario $108,800 to $220,400
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 serving clients in more than 120 countries. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.
This LinkedIn company page is moderated. When engaging with Accenture, we encourage everyone to:
- Use common courtesy and be respectful of others.
- Create your own original content and avoid content that you know to be fraudulent.
- Never repost someone else's copyrighted work, unless you have permission.
- Never post personal, identifying, or confidential information.
We reserve the right to delete comments or posts we deem to be:
- Profane, obscene, inappropriate, offensive, abusive material.
- Spam, repeated comments and commercial messages and personal advertisements.
- Discriminatory or that contain hateful speech of any kind regarding age, gender, race, religion, nationality, sexual orientation, gender identity or disability.
- Threats; personal attacks; abusive, defamatory, derogatory, or inflammatory language; or stalking or harassment of any individual, entity or organization.
- False, inaccurate, libelous, or otherwise misleading in any way.