Pensions Data Migration Programme Lead

Accenture PLC; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days vacation per year

Private medical insurance

Extra leave for charitable work

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a senior Programme Manager to lead multi-workstream technology-enabled transformation programmes in the UK Insurance domain, with a focus on pensions data migration. The role requires strong governance, budget, and stakeholder-management capabilities across Life, Pensions and Retail Investments client base.

The successful candidate will direct complex delivery, build senior client relationships, and ensure on-time, within-budget outcomes while overseeing data migration and

Qualifications

• Proven experience directing data migration programmes, including migration strategy, cutover planning, dual‑running, reconciliation and data quality assurance.
• Proven track record as a Programme Manager or Senior Delivery Lead on complex technology-enabled transformation programmes within Financial Services.
• Demonstrable success managing programme budgets, delivery forecasts, change control and senior-level reporting.
• Strong stakeholder management experience, able to influence and advise senior client stakeholders.
• Strong supplier management capability across technology partners and delivery centres.
• Experience shaping governance across workstreams including data migration, testing, change management and deployment.
• Excellent communication, consulting and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Own delivery of a complex, multi-workstream programme, ensuring alignment to client outcomes, quality standards and commercial objectives.
• Establish and lead programme governance, including steering groups, risk and issue management, dependency management and escalation.
• Manage programme budgets, resource plans, milestones and delivery predictability.
• Build trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders across business and technology functions.
• Manage supplier and third-party delivery dependencies, including performance and issue resolution.
• Translate strategic ambition into executable delivery plans and pragmatic governance.
• Provide visible leadership during critical delivery events such as testing, data migration, cutover and go-live.
• Mentor and develop managers and delivery leads within the team.

Skills

Programme management

Data migration

Stakeholder management

Governance

Budget management

Supplier management

Delivery leadership

Job description

Accenture is seeking a senior Programme Manager to lead multi-workstream technology-enabled transformation programmes in the UK Insurance domain, with a focus on pensions data migration. The role requires strong governance, budget, and stakeholder-management capabilities across Life, Pensions and Retail Investments client base.

The successful candidate will direct complex delivery, build senior client relationships, and ensure on-time, within-budget outcomes while overseeing data migration and