Program & Project Mgmt Associate Manager

Accenture in India; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture in India is seeking a Program & Project Mgmt Associate Manager to lead technology mobilization for BPS projects. You will support North America clients with global deployment patterns, ensuring high-quality technology solutions and strong program controls.

The role requires experience across finance/process domains, shift flexibility for global clients, and a strong track record in program and project leadership within Accenture-like environments.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience managing programs, projects and teams.
• 6+ years with BPS mobilizations.
• Experience coordinating mobilization with account leads and risk analysis.
• PMP or equivalent certification and Agile delivery experience.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with client Tech Lead to align workplans and milestones.
• Own the master project plan and deployment readiness sign-off.
• Manage technology risk, RAID logs and issue resolution.
• Lead cross-technology teams and govern mobilization for global clients.

Skills

Program management

Agile

Client facing

Team leadership

Risk management

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Blackline

Tradeshift

Trintech

Celonis

Job description

Skill required: Tech for Operations - Agile Project Management

Designation: Program & Project Mgmt Associate Manager

Qualifications:Any Graduation

Years of Experience:12

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What would you do? The TSS Technology Mobilization Lead (TML) – This role is responsible for technology mobilization governance of Business Process Services (BPS) mobilization projects. This role is to support our North America market and will require shift pattern to support US and/or Canada clients. A key growth area for Accenture is working with our partners in the implementation of new technology solutions. Recent implementation experience with Blackline, Tradeshift, Trintech or Celonis will be an excellent addition. Following Accenture methodologies and industry best practices, this role will be accountable for ensuring that Technology for Operations delivers BPS technology solutions with high quality and appropriate program controls, that technology leadership is appropriately aware of issues and risks, and that mobilization projects Start Green and Stay Green.Educational Requirements - Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer information systems, engineering, business, or related field or equivalent experienceTravel Requirement - Travel is expected as there may be a requirement to attend meeting or sessions in person. Typical travel is 15-25% of the time but can vary. Shift is subject to change as it will be based on client region and requirements given this is a global support roleExperience -

• 8+ years of experience managing programs, projects, and teams
• 6+ years with previous experience working on BPS mobilizations
• Experience at working with Mobilization team and account leads to analyze issues and risks and work through approach and strategy to resolve or mitigate.
• Preferred experience working with Accenture Operations and supporting technology teams. What are we looking for? Must Have Skills -
• Techno-functional knowledge of any F&A domain – P2P, R2R or O2C is must to have.
• Experience in deployment of F&A related assets is required
• Strong project management skills, specifically proven experience on BPS Mobilizations
• Skills in deployment and/or project management of Blackline, Tradeshift, Trintech or Celonis.
• Well-developed risk analysis and mitigation skills
• People management demonstrated ability to build and lead virtual teams
• Proactive issue/conflict identification and resolution ability
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Proven client facing skills
• Candidate must be willing to work modified shifts to support global clients in other regions (e.g., North America). Shift allowances may be available in accordance with organization policies and practices.
• Nice to Have skills -
• Experience with QA activity
• Hands-on experience with multiple BPS Offerings
• Familiarity with Tech for Ops core technology solutions and functions
• PMP or equivalent certification and experience with Accenture Delivery Methods and/or Agile delivery model Roles and Responsibilities: Coordinate with client Tech Lead to align Accenture and client workplans for dependencies and milestones
• Responsible for overseeing the overall implementation and is the owner of the master project plan
• Coordinate with client Tech Lead to gain and track client signoffs for technology projects deliverables
• Work with client Tech Lead to schedule and run regular overall project status meetings and RAID log review calls
• Responsible for overall technology risk and issue resolution management from Accenture
• Manage the overall technology Stabilization/Hypercare activities/status with the client stakeholders
• Handle client escalations to assign appreciate resources and inform client and Accenture stakeholders of progress/status
• Interact with client tech and business resources to execute any joint activities
• Coordinates all Accenture internal cross technology activities related to project
• Manages the PMs/Leads for each individual technology component of the solution.
• Sign off on Deployment Readiness
• Manage Final Go/No-Go Decision
• Manage defect and Change Request escalations
• Review and approve the selected solution or action proposal from RCA
• May participate in regular periodic status calls with account leadership and Steering Committee
• Responsible for overall technology financials, including providing appropriate financial inputs into Accenture financial management systems
• Responsible to submit overall project status updates into MyWizard.
• Manages the creation and estimate for technology CRs. May also be involved in the CR process definition with the client and account leadership