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Strategic Partner Mgmt Specialist Accenture Job Summary The candidate will work closely with all internal stakeholders on Cisco Program Management Role service offerings, establishing relationships and understanding various levels of complex requirements for the Cisco partnership program to help Accenture’s Cisco Country Leads and Partner Development Directors. The role includes coaching and supporting team resources to achieve their goals, becoming a subject‑matter expert and driving specific program initiatives. Key Responsibilities Manage, develop, and grow Cisco partner program engagement, working through leadership and stakeholders. Maintain a deep understanding of complex compliance requirements for various partnership levels. Collate and drive the Cisco Partner Channel Certification effort. Maintain a network with respective Cisco Partner POCs and support teams to ensure effective partner level status. Design and execute Cisco Partner certification training plans. Identify risks to Accenture Cisco Country Leads and propose action plans to mitigate them. Work under pressure and tight timescales with minimal supervision. Track Cisco Partner Program enrolments, recertifications, compliance, and budget utilization. Connect with POCs, Country Leads, and PDDs for tracking, follow‑up, and compliance. Maintain a consolidated dashboard and MMS reports. Leverage knowledge of Cisco certifications and products to drive partner program efforts. Attend regular calls with stakeholders, leads, and third‑party vendors. Manage a technical certification program end to end. Basic Qualifications Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a closely related technical field. Preferred Qualifications Proven track record of supporting global clients or internal stakeholders in scoping, planning, execution, and monitoring activities. Experience working across multiple geographic borders and time zones. Fluency in Microsoft Office packages (Word, Excel, PowerPoint). Knowledge of Cisco’s programs and certifications is preferred. Experience in technical program management. Experience in managing external audits. Professional Qualifications Outstanding spoken and written communication skills; able to engage confidently and tactfully with people of different disciplines and at all levels of the organization. Ability to build strong relationships with multiple global stakeholders quickly via virtual tools; listen, understand, and respond to concerns. Comfortable working within a large and complex environment with multiple stakeholders and interest groups. Ability to motivate and influence others to achieve results. Ability to manage a matrix environment. Very good in program and project management tasks. Strategic planning abilities. 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. 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 permite servir mejor a nuestros clientes y comunidades. #J-18808-Ljbffr