Strategy Principal Director, Data & AI Strategy - Utilities
Accenture · Atlanta, GA
$150,900–$387,800from the description
Jul 16, 2026
Atlanta, GA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior consulting role focused on helping large organizations define and execute data and AI strategies. Day-to-day work involves assessing clients' data and AI maturity, designing technology and operating model blueprints, building business cases and roadmaps, and embedding responsible AI principles — while also originating and advancing new client engagements. Suited to a seasoned consultant with deep experience in data management and AI-driven transformation at the enterprise level.
Senior level · 10+ years · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA · Bachelor's required · Full-time
Advertised as Principal, but the requirements read as Senior.
Posted 4 times — it's one opening, so apply once.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 4,150 people in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (data scientists). range 3,100–5,400
Applicant volume Heavy — This req sits in a large pool with little in its requirements to thin it, and auto-apply tools fire at everything in the occupation. Applying early and leading with the rare skills below is what gets read.
What the occupation pays Median $138,970 (middle half $103,548–$176,968). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (6)
This role is titled 'Principal Director' — an Accenture-specific seniority label that maps to a very senior individual contributor / partner-track level. However, the actual requirements (10 years total experience, 7 years consulting/delivery) are consistent with a Senior-level role on a standard career ladder; the title alone does not evidence org-wide technical authority in the Principal band sense.
The role spans multiple locations across 13 US states/jurisdictions; no single metro is designated as primary. The compensation range ($150,900–$387,800/year) is stated uniformly across all listed locations.
The JD's requirements section names 'Data Management, Data Analysis, Data Management, Requirements Gathering, Responsible AI' as specific skills. 'Requirements Gathering' is a methodology/process rather than a named technology or tool and was omitted from the skills list per extraction rules.
The SOC classification is a judgement call: the role is primarily a consulting strategy role (defining data & AI strategy, business cases, roadmaps, operating models) rather than hands-on data science or people management. 15-2051 (Data Scientists) was chosen as the closest fit given the data and AI technical strategy focus; 11-3021 (Computer and Information Systems Managers) is a plausible alternative given the leadership, client relationship, and sales origination responsibilities.
Nice-to-have items (Master's degree, C-level communication, program management, English fluency, leadership skills, entrepreneurial drive) are soft skills, language proficiency, or degree preferences — none name a specific technology or tool, so none appear in the skills list.
Ignored 2 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): Data Management, Data Analysis.
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