Delivery Lead Manager

Accenture PLC; Dublin; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Continuous learning

Competitive employee benefits

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a Delivery Lead to oversee the successful delivery of complex transformation projects. You will lead end-to-end delivery, coordinate cross-functional teams, manage risks and ensure alignment with client objectives.

In this role, you will work closely with client stakeholders, provide strategic guidance, and drive continuous improvement to enhance delivery efficiency and value. A strong background in energy-related transformations is advantageous.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of delivery experience across full delivery life cycle.
• Experience with waterfall and agile methodologies.
• Proven ability to lead and manage people across teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end delivery of complex projects or programmes.
• Lead a multi-functional team across the project lifecycle.
• Provide functional/technical guidance to design and implementation work.
• Oversee budgeting, forecasting and capacity planning.
• Track and manage project financials to meet objectives.
• Maintain risks, issues and dependencies with mitigation strategies.
• Deliver status reporting to senior stakeholders.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align goals.

Skills

Delivery leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Hybrid & scaled agile

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering

PMP/Prince2 or equivalent

Job description

Delivery Lead:

Work in a culture that encourages innovative ideas to flourish and make a meaningful impact on our clients’ businesses and in our communities. Accenture brings innovation, new technology skills and industry knowledge together to help clients innovate at scale, transform and grow their businesses.

Innovative work. A unique, diverse workplace environment. Unrivalled industry and functional expertise. Core values drive everything we do. These are just some of the reasons why we’re consistently recognized as one of the best companies to work for, and why our people choose Accenture.

• Continuous learning and development opportunities.
• Competitive employee benefits.

Accenture Delivery

We bring together cross-functional expertise to deliver impactful transformation programmes that help our clients achieve their strategic objectives. Our collaborative and inclusive culture encourages new ways of thinking, supports personal growth, and creates opportunities to build a rewarding and varied career. If you’re looking for a challenging career working in a vibrant environment with access to training and a global network of experts, this could be the role for you. As part of our global team, you'll be working with cutting-edge technologies and will have the opportunity to develop a wide range of new skills on the job.

Job Description:

As a Delivery Lead, you will play a pivotal role in overseeing the successful delivery of complex transformation projects. A key element of your role is to lead and manage end-to-end delivery activities, ensuring outcomes are aligned with business objectives and deliver measurable value. Working closely with client stakeholders, you will build trusted relationships, provide delivery leadership and strategic guidance, and help shape solutions that address business challenges and support client goals. You will be responsible for coordinating cross-functional teams, managing risks and dependencies, and ensuring adherence to timelines, budgets, quality standards and operational requirements. Experience delivering transformation and technology programmes within electricity transmission, distribution, generation, or broader energy organisations would be advantageous.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage the day-to-end delivery of high-quality projects and programmes, delivering solutions for our clients.
• Lead a multi-functional team, coordinating delivery activities across the project or programme lifecycle.
• Provide functional and technical management to support design and implementation work.
• Manage resource allocation, budgeting, forecasting and capacity planning for the project or programme
• Tracking and managing project or programme financials, ensuring delivery remains aligned with agreed objectives and targets.
• Integrated project and programme planning.
• Management of delivery risks, assumptions, issues and dependencies.
• Provide comprehensive status reporting and communication to senior stakeholders.
• Collaborate with programme and project management, business owners, development, test and change teams, and operations to ensure alignment on goals and objectives.
• Become a trusted advisor to clients to ensure alignment between their expectations and our delivered solutions.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance delivery efficiency, effectiveness, governance and quality.
• Develop and enhance relationships with clients to identify opportunities where Accenture’s solutions can bring further innovation and value to meet their needs
• Perform sales and solution support in delivery opportunities including solution planning, timeline, estimate and team structure.

Required skillset:

• Strong experience in delivery of complex projects or programmes.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Strong planning, organisation and governance capabilities.
• Ability to communicate findings and status to a non-technical audience
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Proven track record leading delivery across hybrid and scaled agile models.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE:

Point out key skills & qualifications required for the role. Please, see an example below.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• 5+ years’ experience in delivery and leading technology projects through the full delivery life cycle
• Professional qualification in project management. (e.g. PMP, Prince2, etc)
• Experience with waterfall and agile development methodologies
• Proven ability to lead and manage people, within own reporting line and across wider teams, to achieve required outcomes
• Ability to build lasting relationships with clients and colleagues
• Experience delivering projects or programmes within the electricity, energy or utilities sector would be highly desirable.