Accelerate Graduate Programme- Intelligent Industry in Glasgow

Intakes: Glasgow and Manchester - June 2026. Graduates are required to have completed their degrees or postgraduate degrees in 2025 or earlier. Please note that once we receive a sufficient number of applications, we will close the application process without prior notice so please complete your applications as soon as possible.

WHAT IS THE INTELLIGENT INDUSTRY ACCELERATE PROGRAMME PATHWAY?

The Intelligent Industry (II) pathway of the Accelerate programme is designed for talented graduates, passionate about leveraging a human‑centric approach to transform and reinvent our customers' and suppliers' ways of working and processes. The Accelerate Programme consists of 2 parts:

• The Institute (circa 3 months)
• The II Academy (circa 18 months)

Your first 3 months of the Accelerate Programme will be spent within The Institute, where you will learn core consulting skills and gain a broad understanding of everything we do at Capgemini Invent within a feedback rich environment.

YOUR ROLE

As an Associate Consultant you will embark on a stimulating and exciting journey where you will develop key skills that influence how our clients evolve the way they work, perform, and achieve their goals. You’ll have the opportunity to work on large scale transformation programmes whereby you will ensure the smooth delivery of end‑to‑end projects by working flexibly, demonstrating intellectual capability, and delivering innovative solutions for clients. The day‑to‑day tasks can vary from engagement with senior stakeholders, conducting analysis of data or business requirements, designing business strategies through to delivering workshops and collaboratively working in cross‑functional teams to drive continuous business performance improvement.

YOUR PROFILE

Ideally, you will have some (or all) of the following:

• A curiosity or familiarity with emerging and innovative technology such as: Agentic AI, Generative AI, IoT, Edge Computing, Cloud Computing, 5G, Digital twins, Automation, Process Mining, Sustainable technologies and more
• A passion for problem solving, with a focus on driving value‑led transformation through optimisation and enhancement of operational efficiency
• Natural curiosity about how technology can solve business and world problems
• A strong desire to work in a fast‑paced environment alongside senior client stakeholders to articulate the value of using intelligent data to customers as a key part of any business’ growth and transformation strategy
• The ability to work from your base location office and away from home on client engagements.
• An interest in any of our target sectors for where we work with leading multinational companies: Consumer Products & Retail, Energy, Utilities & Nuclear, Aerospace & Defence, Manufacturing & Automotive, Life Sciences, Financial Services, Public Sector

WHAT YOU'LL LOVE ABOUT WORKING HERE

When you enter the Intelligent Industry Academy, a heavy emphasis is placed on your development and being able to learn a variety of skills in a multitude of environments. Capgemini has an existing suite of trainings with 3600+ courses from 160+ internationally recognised universities to support your development across all industry critical topics. During the programme you will benefit from wider learning opportunities and can choose from a suite of accreditations and courses. Alongside the courses you will have the opportunity to deepen your content knowledge in your specific areas of interest through our Accelerate Core Consulting Pathways, designed to upskill you in areas such as strategic analysis, operating model transformation and cloud computing among other topics. You’ll also benefit from Leadership Connect sessions to help you learn more about your leadership team in Intelligent Industry and bring you closer to the team, alongside monthly deep dive sessions into the work we conduct in our Intelligent Industry sub team.

At Capgemini we don't just believe in inclusion, we actively go out to making it a working reality. Driven by our core values and Inclusive Futures for All campaign, we build environments where you can bring your whole self to work. We aim to build an environment where employees can enjoy a positive work‑life balance. We embed hybrid working in all that we do and make flexible working arrangements the day‑to‑day reality for our people. All UK employees are eligible to request flexible working arrangements. Employee wellbeing is vitally important to us as an organisation. We see a healthy and happy workforce a critical component for us to achieve our organisational ambitions. To help support wellbeing we have trained 'Mental Health Champions' across each of our business areas. We have also invested in wellbeing apps such as Thrive and Peppy.

NEED TO KNOW

To be successfully appointed to this role you will need to undergo Baseline Personnel Security Standard checks. There are no nationality or residency restrictions, although if you have resided outside of the UK within the last 3 years, further checks may be required. There are other criteria and checks required for BPSS, and throughout the recruitment process, you will be asked questions about your security clearance eligibility such as, but not limited to, country of residence and nationality. Note: You will have lived in the UK for the last three years with no more than 6 months out of the country (in order to meet security clearance requirements). You may be required to work away from home during the week after the initial training period.

ABOUT CAPGEMINI

Capgemini is a global business and technology transformation partner, helping organisations to accelerate their dual transition to a digital and sustainable world, while creating tangible impact for enterprises and society. It is a responsible and diverse group of 340,000 team members in more than 50 countries. With its strong over 55-year heritage, Capgemini is trusted by its clients to unlock the value of technology to address the entire breadth of their business needs. It delivers end‑to‑end services and solutions leveraging strengths from strategy and design to engineering, all fueled by its market leading capabilities in AI, cloud and data, combined with its deep industry expertise and partner ecosystem. The Group reported 2024 global revenues of €22.1 billion.