Global Learning Technology Lead

About Accenture Cloud First

Accenture is a leading partner to major cloud providers like AWS, Azure, and Google. With a $3 billion investment over three years, Accenture Cloud First demonstrates a strong commitment to delivering greater value to clients and offers significant growth opportunities. This group, comprising over 70,000 cloud professionals, provides a full stack of integrated cloud capabilities across data, edge, integrated infrastructure, and applications, coupled with deep ecosystem skills and a culture of change. We leverage deep industry expertise to shape, move, build, and operate client businesses in the cloud. To accelerate customer transformation, we combine world-class learning and talent development with expertise in cloud change management and cloud-ready operating models, ensuring responsible business by design through integrated security, data privacy, AI ethics, sustainability, and compliance.

About The Accenture Google Cloud Business Group (AGBG)

The Accenture Google Business Group (AGBG) is a team of innovators dedicated to changing the world with advanced cloud-native solutions. As a key part of Accenture’s Cloud First investment, we deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity, guiding clients through their most significant transformations. If you are passionate about solving challenging problems and shaping the future of technology, we encourage you to connect with us.

The Opportunity

We are seeking a transformative leader to build and scale our global "LearnVantage" practice—Google Cloud's premier center of excellence for learning and enablement. This executive role is founded on the principle that true digital transformation is powered by human capability.

The Work of a Global Learning Technology Lead

You will be responsible for creating the engine that empowers customers, partners, and internal teams with the deep skills and strategic vision required to harness the full potential of Google Cloud's Data, AI, and agentic technologies. Your mission is to build a world-class learning organization that not only teaches technology but also instills the mindset and methodology of innovation, fostering a global community of experts ready to lead the next wave of digital change.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Vision and Practice Development: As the founder and global leader of the LearnVantage practice, you will architect the comprehensive vision, strategy, and operating model for technical education and enablement within Google Cloud. This includes defining curriculum philosophy, creating industry-standard tiered certification paths, and building a scalable global organization to deliver world-class learning experiences to millions, from C-level executives to developers.
• Curriculum and Content Innovation: You will oversee a content-creation powerhouse, developing the most advanced and effective learning materials in the industry. Your teams will build a rich portfolio of content, including immersive labs, role-based learning paths, executive workshops, and generative AI-powered educational tools, all focused on practical application of Google's Data, AI, and agentic services. You will ensure the curriculum remains cutting-edge and prepares learners for real-world digital transformation challenges.
• Audience Enablement and Go-to-Market: You will lead a multi-faceted enablement strategy targeting customers, partners, and internal teams. For customers, you will create programs that accelerate Google Cloud adoption and build self-sufficiency. For partners, you will deliver elite training to ensure deep expertise for customer success at scale. For internal teams, you will foster continuous learning to stay ahead of the market. You will also own the go-to-market strategy, packaging enablement into large transformation deals and demonstrating the correlation between learning and business value.
• Thought Leadership and Community Building: As the public face of Google Cloud's commitment to education, you will be a prominent thought leader and evangelist. You will represent Google at industry and academic events, build strategic relationships with universities and learning platforms, and foster a vibrant global community of certified Google Cloud professionals. You will champion continuous learning in the AI era, establishing LearnVantage as the definitive source for cloud expertise.
• Business Acumen and Operational Excellence: You will run the LearnVantage practice as a strategic business unit within Google Cloud. This requires strong operational rigor, including managing a global budget, defining and tracking key performance indicators (KPIs) linked to business outcomes (e.g., product consumption, certification growth, customer satisfaction), and building a data-driven organization that constantly measures impact and optimizes its approach.

Travel may be required for this role, varying from 0 to 100% based on business and client needs.

Here's What You Need

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Education, Business, or a related field, or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. (If Associate’s Degree, must have minimum 6 years work experience)
• Minimum of 15 years of experience in a senior leadership role within a technology company, focused on technical education, professional services, learning and development, or a related field.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience and proven track record of building and scaling large, global enablement or training programs that have had a measurable impact on business performance.
• Minimum of 7 years of demonstrated experience leading large, cross-functional teams and managing a significant global budget.

Professional Skills Requirement

• Strong understanding of cloud computing concepts and the enterprise technology landscape.

Bonus Points If You Have

• Master's degree or MBA.
• Deep expertise in data analytics, machine learning, and artificial intelligence.
• Direct experience with Google Cloud Platform's Data and AI services (e.g., BigQuery, Vertex AI).
• Experience designing and launching industry-recognized technical certification programs.
• Exceptional executive presence and communication skills, with a history of public speaking and evangelism.
• Experience building a P&L or running a training/consulting practice as a business.

Key skills/competency

• Learning & Development
• Cloud Technologies
• Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• AI/ML Education
• Strategic Planning
• Curriculum Design
• Global Program Management
• Thought Leadership
• Business Unit Management
• Operational Excellence