Senior Pensions Data Migration Programme Lead

Accenture UK; Bath; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days vacation per year

Private medical insurance

Mobility for client delivery

Job summary

Accenture is seeking an experienced Programme Manager to lead complex technology-enabled transformations across Life, Pensions and Retail Investments with a focus on pensions data migration. You will direct multi-workstream programmes, govern delivery, manage budgets and stakeholders, and act as a trusted advisor to senior client leadership, with significant pensions administration experience preferred.

Flexible location across Bath, London or UK regional offices with mobility for client

Qualifications

• Experience directing data migration programmes, including migration strategy, cutover planning 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.

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

Data migration

Programme management

Stakeholder management

Budget management

Governance

Client relationships

Job description

Accenture is seeking an experienced Programme Manager to lead complex technology-enabled transformations across Life, Pensions and Retail Investments with a focus on pensions data migration. You will direct multi-workstream programmes, govern delivery, manage budgets and stakeholders, and act as a trusted advisor to senior client leadership, with significant pensions administration experience preferred.

Flexible location across Bath, London or UK regional offices with mobility for client