Product Delivery Lead

Accenture; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global consulting firm in the UK is seeking a Delivery Lead for their Products division. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in IT-enabled transformation and a strong background in sectors such as Life Sciences and Retail. Responsibilities include collaborating to deliver transformative technology solutions and managing client relationships. The role offers a competitive salary, up to 25 vacation days, private medical insurance, and flexibility to work with clients on-site.

Benefits

Up to 25 days vacation

Private medical insurance

3 extra days for charitable work

Qualifications

• Proven experience in IT-enabled transformation programme teams.
• Experience in technology, function or industry.
• Leadership experience with small teams.
• Ability to manage challenging project timelines.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to identify challenges and opportunities.
• Background in product industries like Life Sciences or Retail.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate to deliver transformative objectives.
• Deliver technology solutions on-time through various methodologies.
• Build strong relationships with clients.
• Support new sales initiatives working with commercial teams.
• Encourage knowledge sharing across Accenture.

Skills

IT-enabled transformation experience

Excellent communication skills

Strong stakeholder management

Commercial awareness

Passion for technology

Job description

Delivery Lead - Products

Locations : UK (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 are hiring at the following levels for this role (Consultant - Career Level 9)

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 :

Join Accenture and help transform leading organisations 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 specialised 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 Consultant you will :

• Be part of a team, collaborating to deliver transformative objectives for our clients.
• Contribute to 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 partner
• Collaborate closely with our clients to ensure there are no gaps in their expectation and our delivery assumptions and plans.
• Support progressions of new sales initiatives, working with our specialist sales and commercial teams.
• Network across Accenture and our partners to build knowledge in 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.
• Be enthusiastic about growing your career in a technology consulting environment.

We are looking for :

• Proven experience in IT-enabled transformation programme teams.
• Experience in a particular subject matter – technology, function or industry.
• Proven experience leading small teams, preferably combining diverse skillsets to maximise outputs.
• Experience working to 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.
• Commercial awareness & familiarity
• 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 509,000 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. 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.