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his role can sit anywhere in the US as long as it is near an Accenture Corporate Office

WHO WE ARE:

We are Industry X: We embed innovation, intelligence, and sustainability in the way the world makes things and the things it makes. Industry X enables leaders to act quickly and confidently as they pivot to the future. We define Industry X as digital reinvention of manufacturing/engineering and believe that smart, sustainable, connected digital products and assets are about to create hyper-personalized industrial experiences, completely new levels of operational efficiency, transparency and traceability, tangible impact on sustainability and brand-new sources of revenue growth. Known for our ability to execute at speed, we help clients determine clear, actionable paths to competitive agility by bringing them new thinking on business and technology. Join us and become an integral part of our experienced Industry X team with the credibility, expertise, and insight clients depend on. Visit us here to find out more about Industry X.0
THE PRACTICE:
This role will align with our Engineering Digitization R&D practice and falls under the Engineering Systems capability.
Product Engineering & Servicing professionals link engineering and product development spend to business value, unlocking new sources of growth for our clients. They operate at the core of our clients’ product and service value chains; fusing hardware, software, connectivity and cloud, coupled with supporting engineering systems, to drive competitiveness while ensuring business results.
Engineering Systems professionals are focused on digitizing, optimizing and transforming our clients' traditional and next-generation R&D and engineering processes and tools. They combine deep knowledge of engineering systems, solutions, and tools that power process digitization including but not limited to deep PLM, Digital Thread/Twin, AI-powered engineering decision-making cloud, MBSE tools, analytics tools, lab optimization, engineering compute, and security.
THE WORK:
Work with clients of various industries in the areas of product development,
electrical/mechanical/software
development, integration with manufacturing, and impacts on supply chain.  
Go deep to get the lay of the land of the industry, product development, impacts on manufacturing, and supply chain challenges that clients are facing to grasp clients’ transformation opportunities in the context of global, economic, technology, and industry trends.  
Apply strong analytical skills to dig deep into clients’ R&D and PLM capabilities to identify where clients can leverage Digital Thread & Twin technologies for the greatest strategic impact and to drive business outcomes.
Help your team pinpoint the right Digital Thread & Twin strategies, capabilities, and technologies to meet the needs of clients and help draw up practical transformation road maps that position clients for long-term success.
Utilize foundational and emerging technology in advanced topics such as environmental and regulatory compliance, product variance, bill of process, sustainability, and product service management.  
Lead your and the clients’ teams through large Digital Thread & Twin transformation journeys 
Build relationships with clients to maintain Accenture’s profile as a long-term trusted advisor and partner.
Keep deepening your prowess in business and technology strategy to reinforce Accenture’s reputation as a thought leader.
Responsibilities of the role may include:
Perform project management activities in the areas of Product Engineering and Manufacturing & Digital Operations.  Generate your own plans, manage logistics, and provide internal and external status.  Familiar with methodologies such as waterfall and Agile.  
Work closely with the Accenture team and key stakeholders to understand requirements, owning specifications and design documents, and deploy the applications.
Assist in the analysis, design and development of a roadmap and implementation based upon a current vs. future state in a cohesive architecture viewpoint 
Lead customer workshops and facilitate process and technical discussions.  
Accountable for quality deliverables such as traceable requirements, process maps, user stories, and functional specifications
Lead global functional and technical teams
Coach the implementation team with members from internal Accenture and the client
Provide Functional system solutions for PLM/ ALM / MES systems.
Lead in the functional design and the functional Architecture of the solution.
Design and implement application configurations to meet business process and application requirements. Review and approve functional specifications and conduct code walk-through.
Gather and analyze data and develop architectural requirements at project level.
Act as an advocate of Product Lifecycle Management best practices, methods, and processes.
Develop test plans to ensure that developed solution satisfies client requirements.
Management and follow-up on internal and external sales campaigns.
Continuing development and refinement of offerings and collateral to support/promote the sales of offerings (overviews, case studies, account planning, marketing information).
Successfully supporting the sales process from origination to successful closing (including offering fine-tuning, solution shaping, proposal preparation, and client presentations).

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