Delivery Lead Senior Manager

Job Title

Technology Delivery Lead, Senior Manager

Salary

Competitive salary and package (depending on level of experience)

Location

London (must be willing to travel to client sites throughout the UK on an ad hoc basis)

Security Requirement

All offers of employment require satisfactory BPSS and SC security clearance, which requires 5 years of continuous UK address history (no periods of 30 consecutive days or more spent outside the UK) at the point of application.

Responsibilities

• Take overall accountability of technology delivery of programmes (from $500k to $30m)
• Manage day to day delivery of high quality technology transformation work, delivering solutions on time and on budget using Scrum, Kanban, and Waterfall
• Lead technology delivery across small collocated Scrum teams to large programmes with scaled Agile across multiple locations
• Oversee multi functional and geographically diverse teams running end to end technical delivery across the lifecycle
• Communicate delivery approaches and decisions clearly and ensure projects are delivered successfully
• Engage as a trusted advisor, managing senior client stakeholders in technology and business space
• Manage financial health of technology delivery
• Define ways of working and delivery methodologies based on specific customer needs
• Coach and support the personal growth of team members
• Develop and enhance client relationships to identify opportunities where Accenture's solutions can bring further innovation and value
• Build sustainable relationships with senior stakeholders across the ecosystem, providing leadership and direction internally and externally
• Drive high quality delivery on time and within budget by managing delivery plans, risks, assumptions, issues and dependencies across projects and programmes of work
• Provide functional and technical expertise to support programme delivery
• Implement and enforce delivery and management processes and best practices across delivery methodologies

Qualifications

• Strong interest and experience in technology (custom development on open source modern architecture, cloud platforms, SaaS offerings)
• Experience running technical/engineering projects and organising teams for Agile delivery
• Excellent communication and strong stakeholder management skills
• Demonstrable commercial acumen; excellent written and numerical skills; experience writing Statements of Work, project approaches and proposals
• Experience tracking and managing key financial metrics for projects/programmes contracted through various financial models
• Line management experience and ability to develop people and manage teams of resources
• Proven ability to deliver projects and programmes at scale using Scrum, Kanban, and Scaled Agile methodology
• Extensive experience in project delivery across methodologies and technologies including governance, stakeholder management and budgetary control

Set Yourself Apart

• Mastery of managing complex deliveries, coordinating with internal teams, client teams and third party resources with work plans at scale
• Experience or strong interest in working within the public or health sector and delivering solutions for the UK Government
• Experience working with and influencing senior stakeholders
• Cloud/SaaS/Industry certifications and credentials
• Demonstrated strong technical and emotional quotient

Benefits

In addition to a competitive basic salary, you will receive an extensive benefits package which includes up to 30 days' vacation per year, private medical insurance and 3 extra days of leave per year for charitable work of your choice.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Accenture is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of society and does not discriminate on grounds of race, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, or gender identity, or any other basis as protected by applicable law.

Locations

London

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, colour, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.

Additional Information

Job candidates will not be obligated to disclose sealed or expunged records of conviction or arrest as part of the hiring process.