Delivery Lead - Products

Technical Account Delivery Lead - Products

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

Salary: Competitive salary and package (Depending on level of experience)

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.

Join Accenture and help transform leading organizations 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 specialized skills and tailored solutions.

Our Products Technology practice provides delivery expertise to major Life Science, Retail, Consumer Goods, Travel and Automotive firms in order to help our clients to inject innovative technologies, new methodologies and new ways to deliver innovation to the business.

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.

As a Technology Services Manager you will:

• Lead a team, collaborating to deliver transformative objectives for our clients.
• Be responsible for delivering technology solutions for our clients on-time, using a variety of delivery methodologies and managing across the entire delivery lifecycle.
• Build strong relationships; nurturing and developing strong relationships with clients to become a trusted advisor and partner
• Collaborate closely with our clients to ensure there are no gaps in their expectation and our delivery assumptions and plans, then manages scope & schedule changes appropriately.
• Support identification and progressions of new sales initiatives, working with our specialist sales and commercial teams.
• Network across Accenture and our partners to introduce clients to new technologies and innovative solutions to drive value and unlock new business opportunities with the client.
• Bring out the best in those around you and encourage sharing of knowledge and best practices across Accenture & client teams.
• Be enthusiastic about growing your career and coaching your team in a technology consulting environment.

We are looking for:

• Proven experience planning, initiating or delivering IT-enabled transformation programmes.
• Experience advising clients or internal stakeholders on a particular subject matter – technology, function or industry.
• Proven experience leading teams, preferably combining diverse skillsets to maximize outputs
• Experience working to and managing challenging project timelines
• Ability to quickly identify key challenges, opportunities, and levers for change, working creatively and collaboratively in complex environments
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, preferably demonstrated in a client-supplier relationship
• Strong commercial acumen
• Background in one or more product industries – Life Sciences, Retail, Consumer Goods, Travel or Automotive.
• Passion for technology and innovation.

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 25 days' vacation per year, private medical insurance and 3 extra days leave per year for charitable work of your choice!

Flexibility and mobility are required to deliver this role as there will be requirements to spend time onsite with our clients and partners to enable delivery of the first-class services we are known for.

About Accenture:

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. We combine unmatched experience and specialized capabilities across more than 40 industries — powered by the world's largest network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centers. With over 700,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries, Accenture brings continuous innovation to help clients improve their performance and create lasting value across their enterprises.

We work with one shared purpose: to deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity. Every day, more than 775,000 of us help our stakeholders continuously reinvent. Together, we drive positive change and deliver value to our clients, partners, shareholders, communities, and each other. We believe that delivering value requires innovation, and innovation thrives in an inclusive and diverse environment. We actively foster a workplace free from bias, where everyone feels a sense of belonging and is respected and empowered to do their best work.

At Accenture, we see well-being holistically, supporting our people's physical, mental, and financial health. We also provide opportunities to keep skills relevant through certifications, learning, and diverse work experiences. We're proud to be consistently recognized as one of the World's Best Workplaces™. Join Accenture to work at the heart of change.