Strategic Programs Associate Manager

Job Title: Strategic Programs Associate Manager - Product, Data & Agentic AIManagement Level: CL8 - Associate ManagerLocation: Bengaluru / OpenRole ContextThe Office of the COO is responsible for orchestrating corporate operations across all Accenture organizations and bringing the firm’s strategies to life. Within this scope, the Enterprise Operations and Profitability Management team plays a pivotal role in advancing Accenture’s profit ambitions, with a sharp focus on unlocking structural efficiencies and driving sustainable enterprise-wide profitability.The team is structured into three strategic towers: Activation, Realization, and Modernization. This role sits within the Modernization Tower, a team dedicated to reimagining how we operate, accelerating innovation, and shaping the next generation of executive capabilities.The Associate Manager will work closely with CIO / Global IT, Finance, and senior business leaders to design, test, and scale AI powered products used by leadership.This is a fast paced ambiguous environment where problems are not predefined and solutions require strong product thinking and hands-on execution.Role SummaryAs an Associate Manager, you will act as a Product Manager for Agentic AI and data driven products focused on executive decision support and profitability outcomes. You will own product vision, problem definition, and delivery for AI powered capabilities that leverage deep enterprise data.The role is heavily weighted toward product management and Agentic AI, from identifying user problems and defining product requirements to shaping AI agent behavior through prompt engineering and partnering with CIO teams to move solutions toward production.Key ResponsibilitiesProduct Management & Product Ownership

• Own end-to-end product management for internal data and Agentic AI products, from problem discovery to adoption
• Define product vision, user personas (e.g., executives, finance leaders, delivery leaders), success metrics, and roadmaps
• Translate ambiguous business problems into clear product requirements, user stories, and prioritized backlogs
• Drive adoption by continuously iterating based on user feedback, usage data, and business outcomesAgentic AI & Prompt Engineering
• Design and evolve Agentic AI solutions that interact with enterprise data to answer complex business questions
• Own prompt engineering, agent behavior design, and response quality tuning to ensure accuracy and executive usability
• Test and validate AI agents against real-world leadership scenarios and edge cases
• Partner with CIO / engineering teams to transition Agentic AI concepts from prototype to production grade solutionsEnterprise Data driven product design
• Accenture Economic Model understanding, including Finance, HR, and Sales acumen as it relates enterprise datasets to inform product and AI agent behavior