Best Buy Co., Inc. https://www.bestbuy.com and Accenture http://www.accenture.com are teaming to advance Best Buy’s strategic priorities by accelerating technology innovations and developing effective strategies, delivery, and operations.
The teamwork will include work in data science, information security, product development, technology risk management, and user experience design.
Accenture, a global services company with capabilities in digital, cloud, and security, will be able to offer strategy and consulting by utilizing their network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centers.
Best Buy is going to build and grow diverse talent. To do this, Best Buy has an ambitious goal to hire 1,000 employees to become part of their digital and technology team. The company will hire 30% of these employees from diverse groups specifically, Black, Latinos, Indigenous, and Women. Accenture will support Best Buy in this effort by helping to recruit, train, and hire new talent.
Accenture and Best Buy will jointly invest in technology innovation focused on helping to drive incremental value from their existing operations and accelerate growth in key areas like health and membership programs.
Also, Accenture will provide Best Buy’s access to their learning and development programs, including their extensive library of online training courses and their intensive 12 week training boot camps for emerging talent.