Maximo Functional Lead / SME

Accenture PLC; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days vacation per year

Private medical insurance

Charity volunteer days

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a Maximo Functional Lead / SME to drive end-to-end functional design, configuration and delivery of IBM Maximo/MAS solutions in the UK. You will bridge Solution Architecture and delivery teams, ensuring scalable, fit-for-purpose configurations with minimal customisation.

The role requires hands-on Maximo configuration, strong EAM knowledge, and the ability to coordinate multiple consultants across design, build, and testing phases. Some onsite work with clients is expected.

Qualifications

• Experience leading teams to deliver IBM Maximo / MAS implementations in a functional/techno-functional role.
• Strong understanding of EAM processes (asset, work, maintenance, inventory).
• Hands-on Maximo configuration experience.
• Experience in fit-gap, functional design, and delivery execution.
• Understanding of integration concepts and data models.
• Data migration and data quality considerations.
• Ability to operate between Solution Architecture and delivery teams.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and workshop facilitation capability.

Responsibilities

• Translate solution architecture and requirements into detailed functional designs.
• Lead fit-gap analysis and configure Maximo modules aligned to best practice.
• Define asset structures, workflows, job plans, and maintenance strategies.
• Own functional delivery across design, build, test, and deployment.
• Lead and coordinate functional consultants and configuration teams.
• Support testing (SIT/UAT), defect resolution, and solution validation.
• Facilitate workshops to validate requirements and designs.
• Act as the primary interface between business stakeholders and delivery teams.
• Support adoption through clear articulation of system and process changes.
• Ensure adherence to design standards, governance, and documentation.
• Maintain requirements traceability and configuration integrity.

Skills

Team leadership

Maximo configuration

Fit-gap analysis

Data migration

Stakeholder engagement

Integration concepts

ERP/PLM interfaces

Asset management

Tools

IBM Maximo MAS

Job description

Job Role: Maximo Functional Lead / SME

Location: UK

Career Level: Manager

Salary: Competitive, plus benefits.

Please Note:Any offer of employment is subject to satisfactory BPSS and SC security clearance which requires 5 years continuous UK address history (typically including no periods of 30 consecutive days or more spent outside of the UK) at the point of application.

Note: The above information relates to a specific client requirement

The Opportunity:

To lead the functional design, configuration, and technical delivery of IBM Maximo / Maximo Application Suite (MAS) implementations, ensuring business requirements are translated into scalable, secure, and fit-for-purpos e solutions aligned to enterprise processes, data, and architecture standards.

The role acts as the primary bridge between Solution Architecture and technical delivery, combining deep functional expertise with strong technical awareness to ensure that solutions meet both business outcomes and engineering constraints while minimising customisation and technical debt.

In this role you will:

Functional Design and Configuration

• Translate solution architecture and requirements into detailed functional designs
• Lead fit-gap analysis and configure Maximo modules aligned to best practice
• Define asset structures, workflows, job plans, and maintenance strategies

Delivery Execution, Stakeholder Interface, Quality & Governance

• Own functional delivery across design, build, test, and deployment
• Lead and coordinate functional consultants and configuration teams
• Support testing (SIT/UAT), defect resolution, and solution validation
• Facilitate workshops to validate requirements and designs
• Act as the primary interface between business stakeholders and delivery teams
• Support adoption through clear articulation of system and process changes
• Ensure adherence to design standards, governance, and documentation
• Maintain requirements traceability and configuration integrity

Technical & Integration Alignment

• Work with Technical and Solution Architects to ensure design feasibility
• Define and support integrations with ERP, PLM, and enterprise systems
• Contribute to data migration, mapping, and alignment to target data models
• Support delivery of solutions that meet non-functional requirements

Process and Data Implementation

• Implement and standardise target business processes and ways of working
• Define data structures and ensure alignment to enterprise data models
• Ensure consistent configuration across workstreams

What’s in it for you

At Accenture in addition to a competitive basic salary, you will alsohave 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: 31/10/2026

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

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We are looking for experienceacross aselectionof thefollowing skills:

• Experience leading teams to deliver IBM Maximo / MAS implementations in a functional/techno-functional role.
• Strong understanding of EAM processes (asset, work, maintenance, inventory)
• Hands‑on Maximo configuration experience
• Experience in fit-gap, functional design, and delivery execution
• Understanding of:
• Integration concepts and data models
• Data migration and data quality considerations
• Ability to operate between Solution Architecture and delivery teams
• Strong stakeholder engagement and workshop facilitation capability

Set yourself apartif you candemonstratesome of the areas below:

• Experience in Aerospace & Defence and/or MRO environments
• Familiarity with asset‑intensive, regulated industries
• Knowledge of maintenance and reliability approaches (e.g. FMEA, RAMT)
• Experience integrating EAM solutions with ERP, PLM, supply chain, or IoT platforms