Microsoft Data Team Lead (Associate Director) in London

Location: LondonCareer Level: Associate Managing Director (CL5)Please Note: Any offer of employment is subject to satisfactory BPSS and SC security clearance, which requires 5 years continuous UK address history at the point of application.Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. With our thought leadership and culture of innovation, we apply industry expertise, diverse skill sets and next generation technology to each business challenge.Role: Data Team Lead- ADLocation: LondonSalary: Competitive salary and package dependent on experienceCareer Level: Associate Managing Director (CL5)Please Note: Any offer of employment is subject to satisfactory BPSS and SC security clearance, which requires 5 years continuous UK address history at the point of application.Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. With our thought leadership and culture of innovation, we apply industry expertise, diverse skill sets and next generation technology to each business challenge.We believe in inclusion and diversity and supporting the whole person. Our core values comprise of Stewardship, Best People, Client Value Creation, One Global Network, Respect for the Individual and Integrity. Year after year, Accenture is recognized worldwide not just for business performance but for inclusion and diversity too."Across the globe, one thing is universally true of the people of Accenture: We care deeply about what we do and the impact we have with our clients and with the communities in which we work and live. It is personal to all of us." - Julie Sweet, Accenture CEOAs a team:Working across industry groups, our Data & AI team combines deep technology, business and industry expertise to design and deliver some of the largest, most challenging and highest profile technology solutions in the world.You’ll work on innovative projects with colleagues to drive collaboration from strategy through to implementation. You will be using the latest technologies, with a particular focus on AI and GenAI, with clients to help them get to the next level.You’ll learn, grow and advance in an innovative culture that thrives on shared success, diverse ways of thinking and enables boundaryless opportunities that can drive your career in new and exciting ways.If you’re looking for a challenging career working in a vibrant environment with access to training and a global network of experts, this could be the role for you. As part of our team, you’ll be working with cutting-edge technologies and will have the opportunity to develop a wide range of new skills on the job.Your background will involve contributing across projects including data engineering, technology architecture solution implementation, product selection and application strategy definition, or the introduction of technology to drive business improvement into an operational organisation.Our team has the remit to operate in multiple industries, including Financial Services, Resources, Products, Communications and Health & Public Services.In our team, you will:Help clients harness data and AI technologies to solve business challenges, through the delivery of complex data programmesHelp clients design, develop, deploy, and run high quality data engineering and AI solutions across a range of industries with varying business and organisational challengesWork with latest technology solutions from industry and academia and learn how to apply them to solve real world customer problemsAs a Data Engineering Associate Director, you will:Help manage our wider Data Engineering practice and capabilityLead enterprise Microsoft Data & AI strategy, architecture and transformation initiatives.Define and drive adoption of modern data platforms using Microsoft Fabric, Azure Databricks, Azure Synapse, Azure Data Factory, Azure Data Lake and Power BI.Provide strategic direction across data architecture, engineering, analytics, governance and AI.Own delivery across large, complex programmes, ensuring scope, quality, budget, timelines, risks and outcomes are effectively managed.Lead multidisciplinary data and technology teams and develop senior technical talentEngage with C-suite and senior client stakeholders to shape data strategy and transformation roadmapsEstablish data governance, security, quality and regulatory best practicesDrive innovation and identify opportunities across Data, Cloud and AISupport