Job DescriptionClient Manager - Marketing Enablement. Marketing AdvisoryLocation: London
About Marketing Advisory:A consulting practice within Accenture Song, Marketing Advisory is uniquely positioned to help clients on their Marketing Re-invention journey. We build close relationships with our clients to fully understand their growth objectives. We then work collaboratively with them to help shape their transformation and support them on all aspects of this journey. This can encompass supporting them on developing a strategic vision, brand strategy, operating model, new ways of working, embracing new technologies, driving a culture change or building people capabilities and skills. We bring strong client-centred, Marketing practitioner skills and partner across the Accenture organization to help our clients create winning customer experiences and drive their Marketing performance. Helping to guide people in Marketing through a transformation journey is a particular strength.
You'll learn, grow and advance in an innovative culture that thrives on shared success and diverse ways of thinking. We offer boundaryless opportunities that can drive your career in new and exciting ways. We work collaboratively, sharing insights and learning to help each member of the team to succeed with world leading clients across industries.
If you’re looking for a stimulating career working in a vibrant environment, with access to training and a global network of experts, this could be the role for you. As part of our global team, you'll be exposed to cutting-edge technologies and capabilities and will have the opportunity to develop a wide range of new skills on the job.
In our team you will learn:- How to architect the future of marketing re-invention by integratingGenerative AI and agentic technologiesinto a client's strategic roadmap, driving significant growth, performance, and efficiencies.
- How to combine human ingenuity with technology to make change happen in practice, supporting the people who work in our client businesses to navigate and thrive through times of change
- How to help our clients plan, develop and deliver winning customer experiences
- How to support our clients to address today’s financial reality: optimizing marketing investments, and identifying opportunity to fuel growth, using proprietary analytics tools and benchmarks
- Build strong people capabilities with clients to enable them to deliver marketing re-invention in practice
- Accelerate your learning and development by working at the cutting edge of marketing and consulting
As a Manager in Marketing Advisory you will:- Engagewith marketing leadership teams to explore their vision and purpose for the function in driving business objectives and strategies
- Manage clients to build strong and enduring, trusted relationships - building our business with existing clients and winning new clients
- Support business development activities including proposal development and delivery
- Lead engagements with marketing leadership teams to define their vision for a marketing function transformed byGenerative AI, focusing on its impact across people, processes, and technology.
- Act as the key client advisor who can cut through industry hype and half-truths, guiding them to unlock tangible, bottom-line value fromagentic and AI technologies.
- Partner with other capabilities across Accenture and our Ecosystem partners to architect and deliver end-to-end marketing-led transformations
- Assess organisational capability gapsin areas such as Insights, Segmentation & Portfolio Strategy, Marketing Strategy & Planning, Omnichannel Strategy, Customer Engagement, Digital & AI
- Lead client projects to shape and co-create Capability Strategies, Operating Models, Transformational Roadmaps and Change Management programmesto drive organisational growth and performance improvement in teams to deliver tangible results
- Manage client project commercials, timelines and deliverables, demonstrating excellent project management skills
- Support our continued business growth agenda and contribute to our Marketing Advisory team spirit, community andculture
We are looking for experience in the following skills:As a Client Manager you will lead client relationships, projects and drive business development. You will also have opportunities to hone your functional skills and expertise in an area of specialisation. The sheer variety of work we do, and the experience it offers, provide an unbeatable platform from which to further build your career.
- 5-7 years previous experience gained in a senior client-side marketing role and/or marketing agency or marketing consultancy
- Expertise across marketing, with a strong, opinionated perspective on howGenerative AIis reshaping insight, strategy, content, and omnichannel customer engagement.
- Experience in advising clients on the transformative impact ofGenerative AI and agentic technologieson marketing capabilities, coupled with practical, hands-on knowledge in areas such asprompt engineering.
- Exceptional communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to make complex technological concepts simple and compelling for senior leadership.
- Strong conceptual and analytical thinker with excellent attention to detail
- Strong commercial acumen and experience of managing a P&L
- Able to demonstrate an understanding/appreciation of how to build client relationships and create client centric solutions
- Experience in leading a team in a functional or matrixed structure
- Commercially astute with good business acumen
- Ability to influence, collaborate, partner and build productive working relationships
- Ability to shape a compelling future vision for Marketing, with a clear point of view on howagentic technologieswill redefine operating models and customer experiences
QualificationWe are looking for individuals with experience in Life Sciences and Consumer Healthcare, Financial Services, Consumer Goods and Communications, Media and / or TechnologyWhat’s in it for youAt Accenture in addition to a competitive basic salary, you will also have an extensive benefits package which includes 30 days’ vacation per year, gym subsidy, private medical insurance and 3 extra days leave per year for charitable work of your choice
Flexibility and mobility are required to deliver this role as there will be requirements to spend time on-site with our clients and partners
About AccentureAccenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, marketing, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. We combine unmatched experience and specialized capabilities across more than 40 industries - powered by the world’s largest network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centers. With over 750,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries, Accenture brings continuous innovation to help clients improve their performance and create lasting value across their enterprises. Visit us at www.accenture.com
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