Technology Delivery Lead - Newcastle

Accenture UK & Ireland; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture UK & Ireland is seeking a Technology Delivery Lead for Newcastle to drive delivery across multi-disciplinary client projects. The role is hybrid, with a requirement to work from the Newcastle office for a minimum of three days per week.

You will shape delivery strategies, manage stakeholder expectations, and apply Agile methods at scale to both public and private sector initiatives, contributing to Accenture's technology capabilities and growth.

Qualifications

• Ability to manage multiple critical client projects and navigate complex stakeholder landscapes.
• Adaptable delivery approach across multiple tasks and teams.
• Deep understanding of delivery methodologies and best practices.
• Ability to translate technical concepts into business terms with critical thinking.
• Strong organizational skills with experience guiding teams to meet objectives.
• Experience designing and reporting metrics to improve delivery.
• Ownership of improvement activities in software delivery.
• Service-oriented attitude and effective collaboration with client teams.

Responsibilities

• Help transform leading organisations and communities by delivering high-impact client projects.
• Operate in a Truly Human environment with a focus on inclusion and wellbeing.
• Lead delivery across multi-disciplinary teams and manage stakeholders.
• Apply Agile at scale and modern delivery operating models to optimize outcomes.

Skills

Delivery management

Agile delivery

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Agile at scale

Communication skills

DevOps awareness

JIRA

Tools

JIRA

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Title: Technology Delivery Lead - Newcastle

Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne

Salary: Competitive + package (dependent on experience)

Hybrid Working: Please note - This role will require you to work from our Newcastle, Cobalt Business Park office for a minimum of 3 days per week.

Note: The above information relates to a specific client requirement

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.

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.

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.

In our team you will learn:

• Our Advanced Technology Centre is a thriving technology and innovation hub from where we deliver high quality services to a number of private and public sector clients.
• 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 Delivery Specialist, you will:

• 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.
• Be part of a 'Truly Human' environment Accenture provides an extensive network of over 1,300 trained mental health allies and prioritises mental health at the top of our UKI Inclusion & Diversity Agenda.

We are looking for experience in the following skills:

• The ability to successfully and competently manage a number of critical client projects - Navigating complex stakeholder landscapes.
• A adaptable approach to work, with an ability to turn your hand to a number of Delivery orientated tasks.
• A deep, broad understanding of Delivery approaches and best practice.
• Understand technical information and concepts and translate them into business/operational-focused information with the instinct to question things.
• Are highly organised and able to plan for short, medium and long-term objectives and have experience of guiding a team to meeting those objectives
• Are able to design and implement the measurement and reporting of metrics which help to inform delivery improvement activities.
• Are able to identify ways to improve a software delivery and will own the implementation of improvement activities.
• Have a strong service-orientated attitude and have a co-operative and mature approach to working with a client, in a team and as an individual.
• Excellent communications skills
• Experienced in delivering Agile at scale and managing multi-disciplinary teams.
• Aware of modern delivery Operating models (Dev Ops).
• Familiar with Agile delivery tools to provide our clients with clear, concise and dynamic communications.

Set yourself apart:

• Have Agile certifications.
• Have strong knowledge of Microsoft Excel and the other suite of Microsoft Office products.
• Have extensive experience working with Agile Delivery tools (e.g. JIRA).
• Have experience working within the Health & Public Sector, with familiarity with GDS principles.