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Accenture · 1 day ago

Partners In Performance - Performance Strategy Associate

Chicago, IL

Full-time

Hybrid

Entry Level

$64K/yr - $206K/yr

2+ years exp

Accenture is a global management consulting firm focused on human performance. The Associate role serves as a frontline change agent, providing reliable data and analysis to support improvement efforts for clients.

Business Information SystemsConstructionConsultingInformation ServicesInformation TechnologyInfrastructureManagement ConsultingOutsourcing

No H1B

Responsibilities

You coach client analysts and line managers, sharing your skills and building relationships across the client site, using your network to ensure improvement plans are firmly based on the real-world clients operate in

Your key responsibility is to provide rigor and accuracy to the improvement effort. As the chief source of insight based on the data you work with, you facilitate the prioritization of improvement opportunities, and use root cause analysis to help resolve day-to-day issues with implementation

You directly support client Idea owners, providing technical and analytical support to ensure improvement ideas are successful

You recognize when ideas are under or over-performing relative to expectations and you’re the primary source for validating the benefit stream generated by these ideas

You draw on and develop your leadership skills to help build the client organization’s “wiring”, to ensure the improvement effort is sustained by a culture of continuous improvement; by doing this, you ensure that our methodology becomes part of way your client does business, long after the engagement is finished

Qualification

Natural Resources experienceAnalytical skillsProblem-solving skillsPowerPoint knowledgeExcel knowledgeCoaching skillsCommunicationLeadership skills

Required

Undergraduate degree

2+ years of professional experience

Preferred

Degree from a top-tier university, with excellent results (distinction average)

Natural Resources experience

Excellent problem-solving skills, including analytics

Demonstrated passion for results

Excellent communication skills, including ability to respond clearly to hard questions under pressure, and to use visual tools without assistance to assist in communicating insights

Above average knowledge of PowerPoint and Excel