Job DescriptionJob Title: Large Transformation Delivery Consultant Location: London Salary: Competitive Salary & Package (Dependent on Experience) Level: Accenture will be hiring at Consultant levelAccenture 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.
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Julie Sweet, Accenture CEOAs a team: In Industry X, we reimagine the products you make, and how you make them. We combine Accenture’s powerful digital capabilities with deep expertise in engineering, manufacturing and infrastructure and capital projects. Working across multiple industries, we digitise R&D, engineering, construction, factory floors and plant operations, creating software-enabled products, and driving operational safety and sustainability at scale.
We use data and technology such as AR/VR, cloud, AI, 5G robotics and digital twins to build resilient and agile businesses that adapt their engineering, infrastructure & capital projectsand manufacturing operations in the face of change. We build connected products - including consumer products - and software platforms to power businesses into their next wave of growth.
The Opportunity Accenture is looking to recruit Delivery Leads (Consultants and Managers) into Industry X’s Transformation and Delivery practice in the UK, with experience of leading software engineering and business change programmes in fast-paced environments across a variety of industries and sectors.
In this role your key responsibilities will be to: - Oversee the planning, implementation and tracking of complex transformation programmes, or parts of those programmes
- Often be responsible for helping sell, contract and mobilise engagements, including staffing of individuals into roles
- Act as the main point of contact for client stakeholders, ensuring clear communication and understanding of their needs and expectations
- Lead, motivate and manage multi-disciplinary teams, developing strong working relationships and providing regular feedback
- Develop strong client relationships across both Business and Technology
- Ensure that the team delivers to contractual client commitments as well as internal commitments across schedule, delivery scope and costs, whilst managing risks, conflicts and misalignments
- Provide visibility into the programme’s progress through the creation and reporting of key performance metrics and delivery insights
- Ensure financial controls and governance are maintained throughout the project lifecycle, and, where appropriate, be able to identify potential budget overruns early and put in place corrective or mitigating actions
- Support and/or lead wider sales opportunities that are aligned with client agendas, helping craft value-driven sales propositions, with an ambition to shape solutions for delivery and success
- Support internal practice initiatives such as participation in training courses and community events
- Promote a culture of continuous improvement on an engagement, leveraging feedback and lessons learned to improve delivery and client experience.
Key Skills and Qualifications We are looking for experience across aselectionof the following skills:
- Between 4 and 8 years’ experience of delivering complex projects to time, cost and quality objectives using methodologies such as SAFe, Agile, Waterfall
- A strong understanding of software development lifecycle, and experience in technical delivery and systems integration
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work with clients at all levels and build strong relationships
- Track record of successful delivery of a programme or portfolio management service
- Experience working with cross-functional teams, including technical, business, and client-facing personnel
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities, with a focus on finding solutions and driving results
- Demonstrable experience managing risks, issues, and dependencies, and delivering successful outcomes under challenging conditions
- Strong financial and commercial acumen with the ability (where appropriate) to manage budgets, resource plan, track costs, and understand financial performance in relation to programme delivery
- Experience in using project management software (JIRA Align, MS Azure, MS Project, SmartSheet)
Set yourself apart if you candemonstratesome of the areas below:
- Professional qualification in project management, such as the PMP, CSM, PRINCE2, SAFe Agilist or similar
- A strong understanding of both technical and business aspects of programme delivery
- Experience in the delivery and application of AI to businesses or business processes, with measurable impact
- Having experience in sales, helping write proposals and sales materials to support winning new work or securing extensions of existing engagements
- Knowledge of existing, new and emerging digital technologies and being able to identify use cases to apply them across our clients/industries
- Experience of helping contribute to the growth of internal practices and communities by supporting learning curricula, community events, etc.
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 up to 30 days of vacation per year, 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 global professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud and security. Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries, we offer Strategy and Consulting, Interactive, Technology and Operations services-all powered by the world’s largest network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centers. Our 770,000 people deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity every day, serving clients in more than 120 countries. We embrace the power of change to create value and shared success for our clients, people, shareholders, partners and communities. Visit us at www.accenture.com .
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.
Accenture reserves the right to close the role prior to this date should a suitable applicant be found.
Closing Date for Applications: 30/11/2025Accenture reserves the right to close the role prior to this date should a suitable applicant be found.
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QualificationKey Skills and QualificationsWe are looking for experience across aselectionof the following skills:
- Between 4 and 8 years’ experience of delivering complex projects to time, cost and quality objectives using methodologies such as SAFe, Agile, Waterfall
- A strong understanding of software development lifecycle, and experience in technical delivery and systems integration
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work with clients at all levels and build strong relationships
- Track record of successful delivery of a programme or portfolio management service
- Experience working with cross-functional teams, including technical, business, and client-facing personnel
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities, with a focus on finding solutions and driving results
- Demonstrable experience managing risks, issues, and dependencies, and delivering successful outcomes under challenging conditions
- Strong financial and commercial acumen with the ability (where appropriate) to manage budgets, resource plan, track costs, and understand financial performance in relation to programme delivery
- Experience in using project management software (JIRA Align, MS Azure, MS Project, SmartSheet)
Set yourself apart if you candemonstratesome of the areas below:
- Professional qualification in project management, such as the PMP, CSM, PRINCE2, SAFe Agilist or similar
- A strong understanding of both technical and business aspects of programme delivery
- Experience in the delivery and application of AI to businesses or business processes, with measurable impact
- Having experience in sales, helping write proposals and sales materials to support winning new work or securing extensions of existing engagements
- Knowledge of existing, new and emerging digital technologies and being able to identify use cases to apply them across our clients/industries
- Experience of helping contribute to the growth of internal practices and communities by supporting learning curricula, community events, etc.
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