Technology Delivery Associate Manager - Software & Platforms

Accenture; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture in London is seeking a Technology Delivery Associate Manager to lead workstreams delivering software products, digital platforms and technology transformations for clients. You will translate objectives into delivery plans and coordinate multidisciplinary teams.

You will embed AI-enabled delivery practices to improve predictability and outcomes, manage scope, budget and risk, and drive delivery excellence across software engineering, cloud, data, security and UX.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering technology, software, product or platform workstreams.
• Strong stakeholder management, facilitation and communication skills.
• Experience shaping plans, budgets, forecasts and resourceplanning.
• Working knowledge of Agile delivery, SDLC and product management.
• Understanding of cloud-native engineering, DevOps, CI/CD and production support.
• Ability to lead distributed, cross-functional teams and resolve delivery challenges.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery workstreams across discovery, design, engineering, integration, testing, release and transition to operations.
• Own workstream plans, roadmaps, budgets, forecasts, resourcing, risks and delivery reporting.
• Coordinate product, software engineering, architecture, UX, quality engineering, security and data/cloud teams.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies, governance forums and client workshops with accountable decisions.
• Manage delivery against contractual commitments and measurable business outcomes.
• Promote engineering excellence with code quality, automated testing, CI/CD and observability.
• Identify opportunities to improve delivery through automation, assets and AI opportunities.
• Support proposals, estimates and mobilisation activities for Software & Platforms opportunities.

Skills

Delivery management

Stakeholder management

Planning & budgeting

Agile delivery

Cloud-native & DevOps

Cross-functional leadership

Tools

Jira

Monday.com

Anaplan

Job description

Job Description

Technology Delivery Associate Manager - Software & Platforms

Career Level 8: Associate Manager

Location: London

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 Technology Delivery Associate Manager in our Software & Platforms team, you will lead workstreams that deliver software products, digital platforms and technology transformation for our clients.

You will translate objectives into structured delivery plans, coordinate multidisciplinary teams and provide clear control of scope, schedule, quality, cost and risk. You will also embed AI-enabled delivery practices that improve predictability, productivity and client outcomes.

What you will do

• Lead delivery workstreams across discovery, design, engineering, integration, testing, release and transition to operations.
• Own workstream plans, roadmaps, budgets, forecasts, resourcing, dependencies, risks, issues and delivery reporting.
• Coordinate product, software engineering, architecture, UX, quality engineering, security, data and cloud teams.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies, planning sessions, governance forums and client workshops, ensuring decisions and actions are owned and tracked.
• Manage delivery against contractual commitments, acceptance criteria and measurable business outcomes.
• Promote engineering excellence through appropriate controls for code quality, automated testing, CI/CD, observability, resilience, security and technical debt.
• Identify opportunities to improve delivery through automation, reusable assets, platform capabilities and responsible use of generative AI.
• Support proposals, estimates, solutioning and mobilisation activity for Software & Platforms opportunities.

Qualification

What we are looking for

• Experience managing technology, digital, software product or platform delivery workstreams.
• Strong stakeholder management, facilitation, commercial awareness and written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience managing plans, budgets, forecasts, resources, risks and dependencies.
• Working knowledge of Agile delivery, product management and the software development lifecycle.
• Understanding of cloud-native engineering, DevOps, CI/CD, automated quality engineering and production support concepts.
• Ability to lead distributed, cross-functional teams and resolve delivery challenges pragmatically.

Set yourself apart

• Experience delivering SaaS, platform engineering, product modernisation, API ecosystems or cloud transformation.
• Experience with Jira, Monday.com Anaplan or comparable delivery/operational tooling.
• Understanding of product operating models, multi-tenant services and ecosystem partnerships.
• Experience applying AI and automation to delivery management, reporting, engineering or service operations.

About the opportunity

You will work with diverse teams to solve complex client challenges, develop your skills and contribute to inclusive, high-performing delivery. Role requirements may vary by engagement and client context.

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Locations

London

Additional Information

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About Accenture

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