Emerging Technology Delivery Lead

We Are: Accenture Security is a global cybersecurity leader that helps organizations build cyber resilience and protect business value—making security a core part of business and technology strategy, not just defense and compliance. We deliver end-to-end services across advisory, delivery, and managed security, supporting clients as they secure cloud, AI, identity, and critical infrastructure through robust governance, risk management, and continuous monitoring. Our goal is to protect clients, strengthen resilience, embed cyber into reinvention, and bring together human expertise with advanced, AI-enabled capabilities—supported by deep ecosystem partnerships and industry-leading security operations. Accenture’s Emerging Tech Security practice is focused on helping clients prepare for what’s next before it becomes what’s now – we secure the world, from qubits to orbits. You Are: A highly motivated self-starter who excels at translating between engineers and executives, who can lead complex programs with large teams from design and inception to successful completion. You are respected for both your technical acumen and your communication skills, and you love being on the forefront of technology and change, helping people and organizations level up as they navigate challenges. You have a lifelong love of learning, a solid familiarity with the fundamentals of enterprise techno [... source excerpt omitted ...] hinker. You’re excited about emerging technologies such as quantum and space, and how to help clients take advantage of them. The Work: Both assist and lead in all phases of the client project lifecycle, from business development and technical sales to staffing teams and leading large technology transformation programs with multiple workstreams Advise clients on the design of multi-year cryptographic change management journeys, including considerations of tradeoffs both technical and non-technical, and provide suggestions on how to address people, process, and tooling gaps. Work with the project team, team leaders, project delivery leads, and client stakeholders to turn rep [... source excerpt omitted ...] zations Continue cultivating your curiosity about a wide variety of topics, keeping up with new developments in current areas of interest and adding new ones as they arise Visit clients as needed to build relationships and ensure excellence in delivery that exceeds expectations Travel may be required for this role. The amount of travel will vary from 25% to 50% depending on business need and client requirements. Here’s What You Need: Minimum of 12 years of experience in systems architecture, cloud services, networking, OS fundamentals, and related topics Minimum of 9 years of practitioner-level familiarity with fundamental concepts in cryptography and PKI, including the m