Technology Delivery Lead - Associate Manager

Role Location: Birmingham/Leeds/Manchester/London

Salary: Competitive (based on experience)

Level: Accenture will be hiring at Assoc Manager level

Please Note: Any offer of employment is subject to satisfactory BPSS and SC security clearance which typically requires 5 years continuous UK address history usually including no periods of 30 consecutive days or more spent outside of the UK and declaration of being a British passport holder with no dual nationalism at the point of application.

Join Accenture and help transform leading organisations and communities around the world. The sheer scale of our capabilities and client engagements and the way we collaborate, operate and deliver value provides an unparalleled opportunity to grow and advance.

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

You will 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 global 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.

In our team you will learn:

• How to provide solutions to real world problems across Health and Public Service clients in the UK.
• How to help transform leading organisations and communities around the world.
• How best to develop your skills and hone your talents within an innovative technology environment.

As a Technology Project Manager, you will:

• 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 our clients to ensure there are no gaps in their expectation and our delivery assumptions and plans.
• Develop and manage e2e delivery plans.
• Use a variety of delivery methodologies, including Scrum, Kanban and Waterfall.
• 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.

IMPORTANT before applying for a job internally:

• Review this application criteria.
• You must already possess the appropriate visas and/or work permits required to live and work in the country the job is based. Do not apply until you have confirmed these authorizations are in place, or the job description states that international applicants will be considered.
• If you apply and are selected for a job at a higher level, it will be offered at your current level. You will be considered for promotion at the next eligible promotion period, except where subject to local law or contractual obligations.

Priority Skill: Agile Methodology

• Proven ability of successfully managing entire projects or phases of projects across the delivery lifecycle (design, build and test) along with effective management of the associated budgets.
• Experience of using different delivery methodologies: Agile and Waterfall.
• Understanding of key Risk, Assumptions, Issues and Dependency Management.
• Strong communication skills with experience of working with clients and ideally 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 skillset in technical phases in one or more of the delivery 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, Scaled Agile methodology.
• Extensive experience of project delivery across methodologies and technologies including programme governance, stakeholder management and budgetary control.

Set Yourself Apart:

• Mastery of managing complex deliveries coordinating with internal teams, client teams and 3rd party resources with work plans at scale.
• Experience of working within the public or health sector, if not then an interest to work with public sector clients and to build your knowledge of delivering solutions for the UK Government.
• Experience of working with and influencing senior stakeholders.
• Cloud/SaaS/Industry certifications and credentials.
• Demonstrate a strong Technical and Emotional Quotient.

What’s in it for you:

At Accenture in addition to a competitive basic salary, you will also have an extensive benefits package which includes 25 days of vacation per year, access to app based fitness classes and discounts on a range of gyms, private medical insurance and three days leave per year for charitable work of your choice!

Flexibility and mobility are required to deliver this role to deliver the first-class services we are known for.

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.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement: We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences. All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by applicable law. Our rich diversity makes us more innovative, more competitive, and more creative, which helps us better serve our clients and our communities.