Technology Delivery Lead - Associate Manager

Role Location: Birmingham/Leeds/Manchester/London

Salary: Competitive (based on experience)

Level: Accenture will be hiring at Associate Manager level.

Any offer of employment is subject to satisfactory BPSS and SC security clearance, which typically requires five years continuous UK address history and the declaration of being a British passport holder with no dual nationality at the point of application.

Accenture Technology powers our clients to achieve high performance. We combine business and industry insights with innovative technology to drive growth for our clients, and extend our technology and business capabilities through a powerful alliance ecosystem of market leaders and innovators.

Responsibilities

• Drive forward the delivery of high-quality work on time and on budget.
• Manage the day-to-day delivery of high-quality technology transformation work, delivering solutions for our clients on time and on budget using a variety of delivery methodologies, including Scrum, Kanban and Waterfall.
• Manage end-to-end technical delivery across the entire delivery lifecycle.
• Provide functional and technical expertise to support design and implementation work.
• Effectively manage all risk, assumptions, issues and dependencies.
• Work closely with clients to ensure there are no gaps in their expectations and our delivery assumptions and plans.
• Develop and manage end-to-end delivery plans.
• Manage multi-functional and geographically diverse teams running the end-to-end technical delivery across the entire lifecycle.
• Develop and enhance relationships with clients to become a trusted delivery partner.
• Clearly communicate delivery approaches and decisions to others and take responsibility for ensuring projects are delivered successfully.
• Flexibility and mobility are required to deliver this role to first-class services we are known for.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to successfully manage entire projects or phases of projects across the delivery lifecycle (design, build and test) and effective management of associated budgets.
• Experience using different delivery methodologies: Agile and Waterfall.
• Understanding of risk, assumptions, issues and dependency management.
• Strong communication skills with experience of working with clients and delivery centres in different global locations.
• Strong organisational skills managing multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Experience of line managing resources and project managing a team of resources.
• Strong skill set in technical phases such as Technical Architecture, Solution Architecture, Business Analysis, Technical Design, etc.
• Proven ability of successful project and programme delivery at scale using Scrum, Kanban, and Scaled Agile methodology.
• Extensive experience of project delivery across methodologies and technologies, including programme governance, stakeholder management and budgetary control.
• Must possess necessary visas and work permits for the country of the job, and must have a continuous UK address history of at least five years for security clearance.

What Sets You Apart

• Mastery of managing complex deliveries coordinating with internal teams, client teams and third‑party resources with work plans at scale.
• Experience working within the public or health sector, or a strong interest in working with public sector clients.
• Experience of working with and influencing senior stakeholders.
• Cloud, SaaS or industry certifications and credentials.
• Demonstrate a strong Technical and Emotional Quotient.

Benefits

In addition to a competitive basic salary, Accenture offers an extensive benefits package that includes 25 days of vacation per year, app-based fitness classes and discounts on a range of gyms, private medical insurance, and three days of leave per year for charitable work of your choice.