🚀 Join Accenture as a Data Risk Senior Manager – Strategy & Consulting
Location: Multiple U.S. Locations
Level: Senior Manager
Job Type: Full-Time
Department: Finance Risk Compliance (FRC)
Company: Accenture
📌 “Be at the forefront of enterprise reinvention. Drive intelligent risk management powered by data, AI, and analytics at Accenture.”
🌐 About Accenture
At Accenture, we empower change by blending the power of technology with human ingenuity. With over 775,000 professionals globally, we are one of the World’s Best Workplaces™, innovating daily to transform businesses and industries.
We specialize in Strategy & Consulting, working directly with C-suite executives and industry leaders to architect total enterprise reinvention. Our Finance Risk Compliance (FRC) division guides CFOs, CROs, CCOs, and CDOs to not only manage risk but convert it into opportunity.
🎯 Role Overview: What Is a Data Risk Senior Manager?
As a Data Risk Senior Manager in Strategy & Consulting, you will be instrumental in leading data governance, risk, compliance, and AI-enabled solutions for Fortune 500 clients. This role requires vision, leadership, and expertise in creating robust frameworks that enhance transparency, quality, and decision-making.
You’ll be the go-to advisor for top financial institutions, modernizing their data landscapes while ensuring regulatory compliance and innovation readiness.
🧠 Why This Role Matters
In today’s hyper-digital and regulated environment, organizations demand better ways to manage data-related risk. Your work will:
- Enable faster, AI-driven decisions.
- Build trust and transparency in enterprise data systems.
- Prepare clients to thrive amid uncertainty and regulatory pressure.
💼 Key Responsibilities
🏗️ 1. Architect Enterprise Data Strategies
- Lead the design of enterprise data strategies for finance, risk, and compliance functions.
- Enable AI readiness and modern analytics environments.
- Develop data product models that align with functional needs.
🧩 2. Build Trust in Data
- Implement transparent data movement frameworks.
- Establish data lineage mapping to increase executive confidence.
- Lead data quality and control initiatives to ensure data reliability.
📊 3. Transform with Technology
- Utilize tools for metadata capture, control automation, and compliance analytics.
- Drive cloud migration and data modernization projects.
- Integrate GenAI and machine learning into data ecosystems.
🤝 4. Partner with Executives
- Engage with C-level clients (CFOs, CROs, CCOs, and CDOs).
- Translate business problems into technical solutions.
- Lead strategic conversations around data governance and risk.
📈 5. Deliver and Expand
- Manage teams, timelines, and budgets across complex projects.
- Develop proposals and client presentations that win new business.
- Contribute to practice growth and internal innovation initiatives.
🧾 Required Qualifications
To qualify for this role, you must have:
✅ Core Experience
- 4+ years in finance, risk, and compliance consulting (preferably from a leading firm).
- 7+ years working in finance, risk, and/or compliance with at least one specialization below:
- Data Strategy & Governance
- Data Quality & Controls
- Transparency and Lineage
- AI-enabled Data Modernization
🧠 Functional Knowledge (Preferred in Any or All)
- Finance: Treasury, forecasting, and balance sheet management.
- Risk: Financial/non-financial risk, tech risk, operational resiliency.
- Compliance: KYC, AML, fraud detection, consumer protection.
📚 Education
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
🌟 Bonus Points If You Have
- Experience in GenAI technologies or AI governance.
- Prior work in banking, capital markets, or insurance.
- Knowledge of regulatory frameworks: BCBS, CCAR, SEC, Dodd-Frank, FINRA, etc.
- Experience in operating model transformation, both front- and back-office.
🏢 Work Location Options
You can join us from any of these cities:
New York | San Francisco | Austin | Atlanta | Chicago | Boston | Seattle | Houston | Charlotte | Washington DC
(and over 40 other major U.S. cities—see the full list on Accenture’s official careers site).
🧳 Travel Requirements: Based on client needs – occasional travel required.
💰 Compensation & Benefits
Compensation Range (varies by location):
| Location | Annual Salary Range |
| California | $132,500 – $302,400 |
| Colorado | $132,500 – $261,300 |
| New York | $122,700 – $302,400 |
| Washington | $141,100 – $278,200 |
| Illinois, Minnesota | $122,700 – $261,300 |
| Maryland | $122,700 – $241,900 |
| District of Columbia | $141,100 – $278,200 |
🔗 Learn more about benefits here
🎁 Why Accenture?
- 🌍 Diverse global workforce: Inclusive culture with zero tolerance for discrimination.
- 🧠 Continuous learning: Certifications, mentorship, and on-demand training.
- 🩺 Well-being focus: Support for mental, physical, and financial wellness.
- 🏆 Recognition: Consistently named as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies.
- 🌱 Sustainability Commitment: We lead in helping clients build green, responsible enterprises.
📎 Legal & Equal Opportunity Information
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or any other protected basis. Reasonable accommodations are provided throughout the hiring process and during employment.
🔗 View full Equal Opportunity Statement
📢 Important Disclaimers
- U.S. applicants must be authorized to work without current or future visa sponsorship.
- Current employees of Accenture clients or affiliates may not be eligible.
🛑 Accenture does not discriminate based on salary discussions or disclosures. Learn more via our official Pay Transparency Statement.
✨ Ready to Lead Data-Driven Risk Transformation?
Be the expert who enables tomorrow’s enterprises with trusted data, smart controls, and strategic insight.
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