Operations Solution Architect Senior Manager, Source to Pay

We Are:

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 750,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries.

As a leader in Intelligent Operations, we help clients reimagine and transform their procurement and sourcing functions, making them more strategic, more efficient, and more resilient. Our Operations practice brings together deep domain expertise, advanced analytics, AI-powered tools, and a global delivery network to help clients move from transactional procurement to predictive, outcomes-driven enterprises. We don't just design solutions, we build and run them alongside our clients, driving measurable impact across every stage of the source-to-pay continuum.

You Are:

Accenture is seeking an Operations Solution Architect Senior Manager, Source to Pay to play a pivotal role in designing and implementing complex, outcomes-driven solutions for our clients. You are a seasoned procurement and sourcing professional who combines deep functional expertise with sharp commercial instincts and the ability to build trusted relationships at the senior client level.

You thrive in a client-facing environment, are comfortable leading conversations at the C-suite level, and have the credibility to position yourself as a subject matter advisor. You know how to listen, ask the right questions, and translate what a client is telling you into a solution that draws on the best of what Accenture has to offer, including its people, processes, technology, and AI capabilities.

You operate as a single point of contact, or as part of a team on larger deals, accountable from Stage 1 through deal closure and transition to the delivery organization.

The Work:

• Architect end-to-end solutions for large-scale managed services deals, with a focus on strategic sourcing, spend analysis, category management, supplier relationship management, contract management, buy desk operations, purchase order creation, spot buys, tail spend management, and accounts payable
• Lead client discovery and requirements-gathering sessions, building confidence with senior buyers by demonstrating deep domain knowledge and an ability to connect their business challenges to concrete, deliverable solutions
• Orchestrate Accenture's full range of assets, including talent, processes, technology platforms, and AI and agentic tools, to design solutions that are commercially viable, operationally sound, and aligned to the client's desired business outcomes
• Manage all industry group and vertical relationships, senior client buyer interactions, and functional owner engagements for the designated solution
• Drive the necessary sign-off of the solution with proper input from industry groups and verticals on client business objectives, industry context, risk assessment, budget, and preferences
• Manage the sales team and Subject Matter Experts required during the sales process, and coordinate communication and collaboration with the delivery organization
• Direct and coordinate with legal, commercial and regulatory teams to ensure all solution components adhere to standards and contractual requirements
• Collaborate with industry groups and verticals to provide input to Terms and Conditions, and in some cases be accountable for specific contractual terms
• Develop cost model estimates working with delivery organizations and the pricing and commercial team to deliver the defined scope of services
• Align the final solution architecture, including statement of work, schedules, and other contractual documents, with final terms and conditions
• Identify leadership contacts for service transition and operations, and ensure appropriate solution plan handover for closed deals
• Apply knowledge of AI and agentic tools to identify where intelligent automation, AI-assisted sourcing, and autonomous process agents can be embedded within client solutions to drive efficiency and outcomes
• Stay current on industry trends, emerging technologies, and evolving best practices in procurement managed services, bringing market-leading perspectives to every client engagement

Travel may be required for this role. The amount of travel will vary from 0 to 100% depending on business need and client requirements.