Accenture is a leading global professional services company that provides a vast range of services in strategy, consulting, technology, and operations. With a workforce of over 700,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries, it is a powerhouse in digital transformation, cloud services, and cybersecurity. The company is recognized for its massive scale and its ability to integrate business and technology to drive value for the world's largest organizations. In Spain, Accenture is one of the largest private employers in the professional services sector, maintaining a significant presence across several regions including Madrid, Barcelona, and Málaga. The company is highly attractive to international professionals due to its diverse project portfolio, multicultural teams, and structured career development paths. It frequently recruits for specialized roles in Industry X, Salesforce, and cloud engineering, often serving as a major entry point for foreign talent into the Spanish corporate landscape.

Originally the consulting arm of Arthur Andersen, the firm became independent in 1989 as Andersen Consulting. It officially rebranded to Accenture in 2001 and has since grown into a global leader through organic growth and hundreds of strategic acquisitions.

Senior Manager Client Account Lead - Life Science

Accenture

Requirements

More than 15 years of professional experience in client account leadership, technology consulting, or senior client-facing roles, ideally within Life Sciences environments.
Proven track record managing large, complex technology accounts and driving sustained growth at Senior Manager or Director level.
Strong commercial and strategic mindset, with experience in deal shaping, contract negotiation, and executive stakeholder management.
Solid understanding of Life Sciences industry challenges and technology-driven transformation trends.
Advanced level of English and Spanish, both written and spoken.
Ability to reside and work in Madrid or Barcelona, with flexibility to engage with clients and teams as required.

Benefits

At Accenture, a company recognized as a Great Place To Work®, we are committed to a hybrid working model that, supported by technology and our offices, allows us to maintain the essential human connection when working with our teams and clients. This connection enables us to foster a culture of inclusion and diversity and to be, according to Refinitiv, the most diverse company in the world.
In addition, we offer benefits such as:
Private health, life and accident insurance
Medical services and wellbeing programs
Flexible compensation program and employee share purchase plan
Flexibility programs (working hours, time off, vacation days...)
Individualized learning and career development path
Sustainability programs and Accenture Foundation
Employee diversity networks
Other benefits: Bankinter office with special conditions and profit-sharing plans

Original Advert

At Accenture, we believe in technology as the engine for the total reinvention of the enterprise. We work with leading platforms and partners to help our clients drive their businesses through digitalization, AI, and data. If you want to be part of a Great Place To Work® and join a team of more than 801,000 professionals worldwide, keep reading.

Role overview

We are looking for a Senior Manager Client Account Lead (CAL) for our Life Sciences Technology area. This role is designed for a senior professional with more than 15 years of experience who will own and grow strategic Life Sciences client relationships, acting as a trusted advisor to executive stakeholders and driving large-scale technology-enabled transformations.

As a CAL, you will be accountable for client value, commercial growth, innovation, delivery excellence, and talent development, orchestrating Accenture's end-to-end technology capabilities to deliver measurable business outcomes in Pharma, Biotech, and MedTech environments.

Functions:

Own and lead strategic Life Sciences technology accounts, defining multi-year account strategies, digital roadmaps, and growth plans aligned with client business and IT priorities.
Drive revenue growth by identifying and shaping technology-led opportunities, coordinating complex deals, and integrating consulting, technology, data, and operations capabilities.
Act as a trusted technology and business advisor to C-level stakeholders, leading conversations on digital transformation, platforms, data, AI, cloud, and operating model evolution.
Ensure end-to-end account governance, overseeing delivery performance, financials, risk management, and client satisfaction across large and complex technology programs.

Responsibilities

Build strong executive relationships with CIO, CTO, and business leadership, positioning Accenture as a long-term strategic technology partner in the Life Sciences sector.
Lead integrated account planning covering commercial strategy, technology roadmap, innovation agenda, delivery model, and talent strategy.
Leverage deep knowledge of Life Sciences technology landscapes, including core platforms, cloud, data and analytics, AI, digital, and system integration.
Coordinate multidisciplinary teams across consulting, technology, data, cloud, and industry experts, ensuring consistent value delivery and collaboration across One Accenture.
Drive innovation by connecting clients with Accenture technology assets, platforms, accelerators, and ecosystem partners relevant to Life Sciences transformation.
Mentor and develop senior talent within the account, building high-performing teams and future leaders.

Requirements

More than 15 years of professional experience in client account leadership, technology consulting, or senior client-facing roles, ideally within Life Sciences environments.
Proven track record managing large, complex technology accounts and driving sustained growth at Senior Manager or Director level.
Strong commercial and strategic mindset, with experience in deal shaping, contract negotiation, and executive stakeholder management.
Solid understanding of Life Sciences industry challenges and technology-driven transformation trends.
Advanced level of English and Spanish, both written and spoken.
Ability to reside and work in Madrid or Barcelona, with flexibility to engage with clients and teams as required.

Benefits and compensation

In addition, we offer benefits such as:

Private health, life and accident insurance
Medical services and wellbeing programs
Flexible compensation program and employee share purchase plan
Flexibility programs (working hours, time off, vacation days...)
Individualized learning and career development path
Sustainability programs and Accenture Foundation
Employee diversity networks
Other benefits: Bankinter office with special conditions and profit-sharing plans

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world's leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services-creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world's leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.

Visit us atwww.accenture.com

Declaración de igualdad de oportunidades en el empleo

Creemos que nadie debe ser discriminado por sus diferencias. Todas las decisiones de empleo se tomarán sin importar la edad, raza, credo, color, religión, sexo, origen nacional, ascendencia, discapacidad, condición de veterano militar, orientación sexual, identidad o expresión de género, información genética, estado civil, ciudadanía ni ningún otro criterio protegido por la legislación aplicable. Nuestra rica diversidad nos hace más innovadores, competitivos y creativos, lo que nos ayuda a servir mejor a nuestros clientes y comunidades.