Data Management Senior Manager

Accenture UK; Greater London; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Up to 30 days vacation

Private medical insurance

3 extra days leave for charitable work

Job summary

Accenture UK is seeking a Data Management Senior Manager in London to lead complex data governance and management programmes across client engagements. You will shape strategy, manage senior client relationships and drive multi-workstream delivery within the Data & AI practice.

The role requires extensive leadership in Data Management with a track record of delivering measurable outcomes. Accenture offers a comprehensive benefits package and opportunities to collaborate with global experts.

Qualifications

• Typically 10+ years of leadership across Data Management and Governance consulting or transformation programmes.
• Ability to shape and deliver complex, multi-workstream programmes with accountability for outcomes.
• Experience advising senior executives and building trusted relationships across business, data and technology functions.
• Proven leadership of managers and multidisciplinary teams including workforce planning and capability development.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership across complex Data Management and Governance programmes, shaping vision and roadmap.
• Own senior client relationships and advise executives to connect data priorities to business value.
• Direct multiple projects and large teams, accountable for scope, delivery quality and risk.
• Lead, develop and motivate managers and practitioners through coaching and succession planning.
• Lead business development opportunities, from qualification to mobilisation and pricing.
• Own and evolve market-relevant propositions, accelerators and thought leadership.
• Strengthen practice capability through recruitment and cross-industry collaboration.

Skills

AI Data Management

Data Governance

Data Quality

Metadata Management

MDM/Reference Data

Job description

Data Management Senior Manager

Location: London

Salary: Competitive salary package depending on experience

Career Level: Accenture will be recruiting at the following levels: Senior Manager

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." – Julie Sweet, Accenture CEO

As a team:

We have an exciting opportunity for a Data Management & Governance Senior Manager to join our Data & AI Practice. We provide the trusted data foundations and AI ready data to deliver scalable, business critical solutions for our clients to harness the value of data and AI.
We advise across Data Governance, Strategy, Master Data Management (MDM), Data Quality & Observability, Metadata Management and Data Products as well as supporting organisations adoption of AI including Agentic Data Management, AI Observability, Semantic Layers and Ontologies.

We are looking for candidates that have deep experience in one or more core capabilities below and wants to be a trail blazer in reinventing Data Management & Governance for the AI era.

• AI Data Management: awareness or experience of areas such as Agentic Data Management, AI Observability, semantic layers, knowledge graphs and ontologies.
• Data Governance & Strategy: experience supporting the design or implementation of governance frameworks, policies, standards, controls, ownership and stewardship models.
• Data Quality & Observability: working knowledge of profiling, rule definition, controls, monitoring, issue management, remediation and root-cause analysis.
• Metadata Management: experience with business glossaries, data catalogues, lineage, classification, metadata standards or data discovery processes and tools.
• Master & Reference Data Management: understanding of relevant principles, data models, matching, survivorship, workflows, stewardship, technology and common solution components.

You will learn, grow and advance amongst 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 our global training and network of experts, this is the role for you.

In our team you will learn:

• How to grow your skills working on challenging and innovative solutions in the Data Management and Governance space
• Work on new technologies with demanding clients and grow your Data expertise and consulting skillset
• Work in highly skilled teams advising and supporting our clients through some of the most complex data challenges ever faced.

As a Data Management Senior Manager, you will need to:

• Provide strategic leadership across complex Data Management and Governance programmes, shaping the vision, roadmap, operating model and investment case.
• Own senior client relationships, advise executive stakeholders and build sustained demand by connecting data priorities to business strategy, risk and value.
• Direct multiple projects, workstreams or large teams, remaining accountable for scope, commercial performance, delivery quality, governance, risk and outcomes.
• Lead, inspire and grow managers and practitioners through workforce planning, delegation, coaching, performance leadership and succession development.
• Lead business development opportunities, from qualification and solution shaping through proposal, pricing, negotiation and mobilisation.
• Own and evolve market-relevant propositions, methods, alliances, accelerators and thought leadership, translating emerging trends into differentiated client offerings.
• Strengthen practice capability through recruitment, community leadership, knowledge sharing and collaboration across industries, functions and technology partners.

We are looking for experience in the following skills:

• Typically 10+ years of relevant experience, including significant leadership across Data Management and Governance consulting or transformation programmes.
• A strong record of shaping and delivering complex, multi-workstream programmes with accountability for commercial performance, quality, risk and measurable outcomes.
• Experience advising senior executives, influencing strategic decisions and building trusted relationships across business, data, technology, risk and regulatory functions.
• Proven leadership of managers and sizeable multidisciplinary teams, including workforce planning, capability building, performance leadership and talent development.
• Demonstrable success originating or converting business development opportunities and leading proposals, solution shaping, pricing and commercial negotiations.
• Experience creating, owning and taking Data Management propositions, accelerators or thought leadership to market.
• Recognised depth in one or more Data Management and Governance capabilities, supported by broad market awareness and the ability to integrate complementary business and technology disciplines.

Set yourself apart:

• Relevant experience in areas such as Agentic Data Management, AI Observability, semantic layers, knowledge graphs and ontologies
• Relevant certifications e.g. DAMA CDMP, DCAM, technology or cloud accreditations
• Implementation experience with leading technologies in data governance, catalogue, Data Quality, observability, MDM or cloud data platforms.
• Knowledge of regulatory, privacy, risk or compliance requirements and how they translate into proportionate data controls.

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’ 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.

Closing Date for Applications 22/01/27

Accenture reserves the right to close the role prior to this date should a suitable applicant be found.

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-create 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.

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