Graduate & Junior Strategy Professionals – Industry & Process Strategy

Are you a recent graduate or about to graduate from university? Are you interested in helping organizations answer some of their most important business questions?

Accenture's Industry & Process Strategy graduate track is designed for graduates who want to build a career at the intersection of business, growth and transformation. From day one, you'll work alongside experienced strategy professionals on real client challenges, helping organizations make decisions about where to compete, how to create value and how to position themselves for long-term success.

As part of the graduate track, you'll gain hands-on experience, continuous coaching and mentorship, and develop the analytical, business and leadership skills needed to thrive in an increasingly complex and AI-enabled business environment.

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company helping organizations reinvent through strategy, consulting, technology and operations. We combine industry, functional and technology expertise to help clients turn ambition into measurable business outcomes.

Accenture offers graduate opportunities across Technology, AI & Data, Industry & Process Strategy and Industry & Process Consulting.

About Industry & Process

Industry & Process is one of Accenture’s core business areas alongside Technology and AI & Data. It brings together industry and , functional and technology expertise to help organizations create sustainable value.

Within Industry & Process, professionals typically focus on either Strategy or Consulting.

This graduate track focuses on Industry & Process Strategy.

About the Industry & Process Strategy Graduate Track

The Industry & Process Strategy graduate track focuses on helping organizations determine where to compete, how to create value and what actions are needed to achieve their ambitions.

Depending on your team and project assignments, you may work on strategic challenges with either an industry or functional focus, such as growth, customer strategy, supply chain, finance, sustainability and AI-enabled transformation.

Industry & Process Strategy focuses primarily on defining direction and strategic choices, while Industry & Process Consulting focuses primarily on translating ambitions into operational change and execution.

Strategy helps organizations answer questions such as:

• Where should we compete?
• How should we grow?
• How can we create value?
• How can we improve competitiveness and performance?
• How can AI create competitive advantage and reshape our business?
• What capabilities, investments or operating models are needed to achieve our ambitions?

Strategy Topics and Focus Areas

Depending on your team and area of specialization, you may work with topics such as:

• Growth & Business Strategy
• Customer Strategy
• Supply Chain & Operations Strategy
• Finance Strategy & Enterprise Value
• AI & Business Strategy
• Operating Model Strategy
• Sustainability & Growth

Over time, you'll build strong strategic capabilities while developing deeper expertise in selected business and transformation topics.

What You Will Do

As part of project teams, you'll help clients solve complex business challenges and develop strategies that create long-term value.

Examples of work may include:

• Conducting market, competitor and business analysis
• Developing business cases and strategic recommendations
• Identifying growth opportunities and sources of value creation
• Supporting strategic decision-making and stakeholder discussions
• Evaluating business models, operating models and competitive positioning
• Assessing industry trends and market developments
• Applying data, analytics and AI-enabled approaches to strategic challenges
• Developing recommendations and presentations for client leadership teams
• Supporting transformation initiatives from assessment through roadmap development

You will work closely with experienced strategy professionals while receiving ongoing coaching to accelerate your development.

What's In It for You?

Joining the Industry & Process Strategy graduate track provides:

• A dedicated strategy-focused graduate track
• Early exposure to strategic business challenges
• Extensive training, coaching and mentorship
• Opportunities to develop AI capabilities and understand how AI is reshaping industries and business models
• Exposure to senior stakeholders and high-impact strategic topics
• Access to Accenture's global expertise and knowledge networks
• A strong foundation for a long-term career in strategy and business transformation

The program is designed to help you develop the analytical, strategic and communication skills needed to help organizations navigate change and create sustainable value.

Who We Are Looking For

We're looking for curious, ambitious and analytically minded graduates who enjoy solving complex problems and working with others.

You:

• Have a master's degree or will receive your degree before September 2027
• Can start at Accenture in September 2027
• Have strong academic results in a relevant field
• Are an analytical problem-solver with strong business acumen
• Have an interest in strategy, growth, transformation and business development
• Are curious about how organizations create value and sustain competitive advantage
• Are excited by AI's impact on industries, business models and strategic decision-making, and eager to apply AI-enabled thinking to business challenges
• Have strong written and verbal communication skills
• Are collaborative, proactive and eager to learn
• Are fluent in English and Swedish both verbally and in writing

Relevant educational backgrounds may include Business & Economics, Industrial Engineering & Management, Engineering, Finance, Mathematics, Information Systems, Data Analytics and related disciplines.

Office and Start Date

We are recruiting graduates to our offices in Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö, with a start date in September 2027. Depending on the assignment, work may take place from an Accenture office, a client location or remotely as part of multidisciplinary teams. Flexibility and mobility are therefore expected.

Application Process

Please submit:

• CV including GPA on a five-grade scale
• Cover Letter
• University Transcripts/Grades

Please upload all documents under Upload Resume/CV.

Only complete applications will be reviewed.

In your cover letter, we would like to learn:

• Why you are interested in Industry & Process Strategy
• Which strategic topics interest you most
• Relevant academic, professional, extracurricular or leadership experiences
• Which office location you are applying to

The screening and selection process is conducted on an ongoing basis.

Candidates progressing to the next stage will be invited to complete assessments designed to evaluate analytical and problem-solving capabilities.

We look forward to receiving your application and welcoming the next generation of strategists to Accenture.

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 at www.accenture.com 

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