Delivery Lead

About Accenture 

 
Accenture is a leading solutions and global professional services company that helps the world’s leading enterprises reinvent by building their digital core and unleashing the power of AI to create value at speed across the enterprise, bringing together the talent of our approximately 779,000 people, our proprietary assets and platforms, and deep ecosystem relationships. Our strategy is to be the reinvention partner of choice for our clients and to be the most AI-enabled, client-focused, great place to work in the world. Through our Reinvention Services we bring together our capabilities across strategy, consulting, technology, operations, Song and Industry X with our deep industry expertise to create and deliver solutions and services for our clients. Our purpose is to deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity, and we measure our success by the 360° value we create for all our stakeholders. Visit us at accenture.com. 

  

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The Delivery Lead Manager is accountable for end‑to‑end delivery leadership of large, complex Digital Core transformation programs within Reinvention Services. The role integrates technology delivery excellence, client value realization, and people leadership, enabling clients to modernize their digital foundations and unlock enterprise‑wide reinvention.

Operating at the intersection of cloud, platforms, data, architecture, and engineering, the Delivery Lead Manager ensures predictable, high‑quality outcomes while shaping delivery strategy, governance, and operating models aligned to C‑suite priorities (CIO / CTO / CDO).

1. Delivery & Execution Leadership

• Own end‑to‑end delivery accountability for large‑scale Digital Core programs across multiple workstreams, geographies, and partners
• Lead program mobilization, delivery planning, and execution across cloud, enterprise platforms, data, integration, and modernization initiatives
• Establish and enforce delivery governance, cadence, and controls to ensure on‑time, on‑quality, and on‑value outcomes
• Proactively manage delivery risks, dependencies, and complexity across technology, clients, and third parties
• Drive continuous improvement in delivery performance, quality, and productivity

2. Client Leadership & Value Realization

• Act as the senior delivery counterpart to client executives, partnering with CIO / CTO / CDO organizations
• Translate Digital Core strategy into executable delivery roadmaps aligned to business outcomes
• Shape delivery approaches that balance agility, scale, security, and resilience
• Support value realization by linking technology delivery to measurable business benefits
• Contribute to account growth through delivery excellence, renewals, and expansion

3. Digital Core & Reinvention Capability Leadership

• Lead delivery across core Digital Core domains, including:
  • Cloud & infrastructure modernisation
  • Enterprise platforms (ERP, CRM, Core Systems)
  • Data, integration, and core architecture
  • Engineering and DevOps at scale
• Embed Reinvention Services principles across delivery: industrialisation, AI‑enabled delivery, reusable assets, and modern engineering practices
• Partner closely with architects, engineering leads, and platform experts to ensure technical integrity and scalability

4. Financial & Commercial Accountability

• Own delivery financials including budgets, margins, and forecast accuracy
• Manage commercial commitments, assumptions, and contractual delivery obligations
• Drive delivery efficiency through right‑shoring, automation, and optimized team models

5. People, Culture & Talent Leadership

• Build, lead, and inspire high‑performing, diverse delivery teams across multiple locations
• Set clear expectations for performance, behaviors, and outcomes in line with Senior Manager standards
• Actively coach and develop future delivery leaders and career talent
• Drive a culture of accountability, inclusion, and continuous learning within delivery teams

Required Experience & Qualifications

Delivery & Leadership Experience

• Proven Senior Manager‑level experience leading large‑scale, complex technology transformation programs
• Strong background in technology delivery leadership, ideally within consulting or professional services environments
• Demonstrated experience managing multi‑vendor, multi‑geography delivery models

Digital Core Expertise

• Deep understanding of Digital Core transformations, including cloud, platforms, data, integration, and enterprise architecture
• Experience delivering modern engineering and operating models (Agile, DevOps, product‑centric delivery)

Client & Commercial Acumen

• Strong executive‑level client engagement and stakeholder management skills
• Experience managing large delivery budgets and commercial performance

People Leadership

• Proven people leader with experience managing senior delivery and technical leaders
• Track record of talent development and building inclusive, high‑performing teams

Key Skills & Attributes

• End‑to‑end program and delivery leadership
• Strong governance, risk, and issue management
• Executive communication and influence
• Financial and commercial management
• Ability to operate decisively in complex, ambiguous environments
• Strong coaching, collaboration, and leadership presence

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.

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