AEM Functional Lead

Accenture; New York (NY); On-site; USD 68,000 - 219,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a senior digital platform specialist in New York to drive Adobe Experience Manager implementations, governance, and modern delivery approaches. You will lead cross-functional teams, manage backlogs, and ensure alignment with business objectives across multi-channel deployments.

The role requires extensive experience with AEM Sites/Assets, content migration, taxonomy, and metadata strategy, including headless and edge delivery patterns.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience leading full lifecycle digital platform implementations using SDLC methodologies.
• 3+ years delivering or re-launching Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) or other Web Content Management platforms.
• 2+ years serving as a functional lead, product owner, or business analyst; translating requirements into user stories and managing backlogs.
• 3+ years experience with AEM Sites and Assets, content migration, taxonomy and metadata strategy, governance, and modern delivery approaches (headless CMS, EDS).

Responsibilities

• Plan and perform analysis of content management activities; guide design and implementation of AEM applications.
• Own and prioritize product backlogs; drive feature prioritization aligned to business objectives.
• Lead content migration strategy including inventory, metadata mapping, governance and planning.
• Provide insights on AEM best practices and guide client teams for optimal decisions.
• Serve as SME for integration points, workflows, and platform governance.
• Demonstrate deep understanding of Agile development and user story/backlog management.

Skills

AEM content management backlog

Backlog management

Agile ceremonies

Headless CMS

Content governance

Stakeholder liaison

Tools

Adobe Experience Manager (AEM)

Edge Delivery Services (EDS)

Adobe Cloud Marketing

Job description

We are:

Accenture Song accelerates growth and value for our clients through sustained customer relevance. Our capabilities span ideation to execution: growth, product and experience design; technology and experience platforms; creative, media and marketing strategy; and campaign, content and channel orchestration. With strong client relationships and deep industry expertise, we help our clients operate at the speed of life through the unlimited potential of imagination, technology and intelligence. Visit us at: www.accenture.com/song

You are:

Do clients rely on your impressive ability to define and implement innovative, web-based solutions that transform their ability to acquire and engage customers? Or perhaps you’ve become the go-to thought leader for eCommerce and web content management systems? If driving the business and functional requirements of large-scale projects fits squarely within your digital wheelhouse, Accenture may be the perfect place to build your career.

The work:

• Plan and perform analysis of content management activities and/or functions and guides the subsequent design and implementation or improvement of existing AEM applications
• Own and prioritize product backlogs, facilitate backlog requirement sessions, and drive feature prioritization aligned to business objectives.
• Understanding of modern AEM delivery patterns including Edge Delivery Services (EDS). document-based authoring, and headless content delivery approaches.
• Lead content migration strategy including content inventory, rationalization, metadata mapping, governance, and migration execution planning.
• Familiarity with AI Fundamentals to understand the AI Features Supported by Adobe Ecosystem.
• Offer suggestions and recommendations during AEM solution design and execution phase from a functional perspective to ensure business intent is understood by the project team
• Serve as the bridge/translator between the business team and technical resources during development and implementation to ensure that requirements and dependencies are well understood
• Provide insights and recommendations around AEM best practices and drives client team for optimal decision making across global digital strategy, AEM platform governance, onboarding of net-new sites and other essential AEM digital deliverables
• General understanding of the overall Application Architecture, including: Author, Publisher, Dispatcher, Load Balancing, CDN and other security layers.
• Outline pros and cons to AEM solutions and showcase a forward-thinking approach for both short term and long-term business use cases
• Provide oversight across Adobe Assets/Analytics setup, taxonomy and configurations
• Drive framework for Adobe tools to ultimately interface and integrate with Third Party applications
• Help to identify technical feasibility of requirements while calling out gaps and raising issues accordingly
• Oversee and serve as functional SME for integration points, workflows, content authoring, run management, platform governance as well as documentation deliverables
• Show deep understanding and knowledge in Agile development as well as in User Story/Backlog management
• Lead and contribute to the definition of content governance procedures and business requirements, functional designs, and workflows for creating, managing and publishing web content
• Assist with business process redesign, roadmap planning, and identifying touch points through multi-channel applications
• Organize and assist in 'bringing together' the suite of Adobe Cloud Marketing offerings (Sites, Assets, Analytics, Forms, Campaign, Target, Magento, etc.)
• Mentor and coach team members by sharing perspective and knowledge of Content Management initiatives and maintaining open dialogue with colleagues and clients

Travel may be required for this role. The amount of travel will vary based on the client requirements and business needs.

What you’ll need:

• Minimum 5 years of experience leading full lifecycle digital platform implementations using SDLC methodologies, with responsibility for requirements gathering, solution design, and deployment of enterprise web content management solutions.
• Minimum 3 years of experience delivering or re-launching Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) or other Web Content Management (WCM) platforms, including content governance, authoring workflows, and content publishing processes.
• 2+ years of experience serving as a functional lead, product owner, or business analyst, translating business requirements into user stories, managing product backlogs, facilitating Agile ceremonies, and driving feature prioritization.
• 3+ years of experience working with Adobe Experience Manager Sites and Assets, including content migration, taxonomy and metadata strategy, platform governance, integrations, and modern content delivery approaches such as headless CMS and Edge Delivery Services (EDS).

Bonus points:

• Adobe Experience Manager Business Practitioner
• Adobe Experience Cloud Certifications
• SAFe Agilist / Scrum Certifications

Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired as set forth below.

We anticipate this job posting will be posted until 11/30/2026.

Accenture offers a market competitive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability coverage, a 401(k) plan, bonus opportunities, paid holidays, and paid time off. See more information on our benefits here: U.S. Employee Benefits | Accenture

Role Location and Annual Salary Range

• California $73,800 to $218,800
• Cleveland $68,300 to $175,000
• Colorado $73,800 to $189,000
• District of Columbia $78,500 to $201,300
• Illinois $68,300 to $189,000
• Maine $62,800 to $161,000
• Maryland $73,800 to $189,000
• Massachusetts $73,800 to $201,300
• Minnesota $73,800 to $189,000
• New York $68,300 to $218,800
• New Jersey $78,500 to $218,800
• Virginia $68,300 to $201,300
• Washington $80,200 to $201,300

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