Role: Senior Agile Delivery Lead

Locations: Manchester (must be willing to travel to client sites throughout the UK on an ad hoc basis)

Salary: Competitive salary and package (Depending on level of experience)

Please Note: Any offer of employment is subject to satisfactory BPSS and SC security clearance which requires 5 years continuous UK address history at the point of application.

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. With our thought leadership and culture of innovation, we apply industry expertise, diverse skill sets and next-generation technology to each business challenge.

We believe in inclusion and diversity and supporting the whole person. Our core values comprise of Stewardship, Best People, Client Value Creation, One Global Network, Respect for the Individual and Integrity. Year after year, Accenture is recognized worldwide not just for business performance but for inclusion and diversity too.

“Across the globe, one thing is universally true of the people of Accenture: We care deeply about what we do and the impact we have with our clients and with the communities in which we work and live. It is personal to all of us.” – Julie Sweet, Accenture CEO

As a team:

Accenture Next Gen Engineering is over 1,000 people strong and provides end-to-end product engineering solutions which deliver tangible value, fast. We bring together an obsession for technical excellence with agility and scale, to help clients move from project to product at speed.

We work with clients in every sector. They range from scale-ups through to national and international blue-chip names and public sector organisations. Our teams routinely work on products that are used by millions of people.

We offer an exciting career working in a vibrant environment, with access to training and a global network of experts. As part of our Next Gen Engineering 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.

In our team you will:

We typically work hand-in-hand with our clients to build great digital products for them and for their customers. To do this, we need experienced, capable consultants and practitioners who can both deploy their own mastery to get things done hands-on and successfully lead others in doing so. The nature of our work varies from client to client so there will be lots of opportunities to experience new domains and new stacks.

Our team is dedicated to applying great delivery principles to get great outcomes. Our agile delivery leads stand out by keeping one eye on value at all times, and by proposing thoughtful solutions that get the job done efficiently and with low complexity. You’d be a key advocate for this approach within a team.

Beyond client work, our agile delivery leads are essential contributors to our internal and regional engineering communities. There’s loads of scope to get involved and help shape conversations around tech or ways of working you’re interested in, share your knowledge and experience, and learn from colleagues working in very diverse problem spaces.

We are looking for experience in the following skills:

• · You have an in-depth knowledge of agile and lean principles and are experienced in effectively applying a range of frameworks, tools and techniques.

• · You are outcome-focused, with an understanding of the importance of delivering value early, enabling fast feedback loops and making decisions based on data, and experience in establishing these practices.

• · You can manage the cadence of delivery and ensure the effectiveness of agile events for your team, or teams, whilst fostering team autonomy

• · You are able to apply agile and lean principles, and take a pragmatic approach dependent on circumstances, using the appropriate tools and techniques for the context, and can explain the reasons why each has been applied.

• · You are innovative and passionate about the art of delivery, with a thirst to learn and share knowledge.

• · You can demonstrate a proven ability to form, guide, evolve, support and motivate teams.

• · You have experience in coaching teams to optimise for agility, building a culture of safety, inclusion and continuous learning.

• · You have a proven ability to influence, lead and empower others.

• · You understand and are experienced in the differing delivery requirements through the full engagement or product life cycle.

• · You are experienced in developing relationships with business stakeholders, including those in senior positions who may have priorities which may not align with yours.

• · You can recognise dysfunctional teams/organisations, understand the problems to solve and drive improvement.

• · You are experienced in ensuring deliveries meet requirements for governance/compliance / regulatory management and adherence.

• · You're used to working in devops teams with industry-standard practices

• · You love working with people to build things and solve problems together in an egoless way, regardless of their level of experience or your role in the team

• · You’re comfortable with change and always happy to learn something new; as consultants we flex our individual roles and tech stacks as required to get the best outcomes for our clients

• · You have experience leading a team and growing the careers of team members

What’s in it for you

At Accenture in addition to a competitive basic salary, you will also have an extensive benefits package which includes 25 days’ vacation per year, private medical insurance and 3 extra days leave per year for charitable work of your choice!

Flexibility and mobility are required to deliver this role as there will be requirements to spend time onsite with our clients and partners to enable delivery of the first-class services we are known for.

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. We combine unmatched experience and specialized capabilities across more than 40 industries — powered by the world’s largest network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centres. With 509,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries, Accenture brings continuous innovation to help clients improve their performance and create lasting value across their enterprises. Visit us at www.accenture.com

Accenture is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of society and does not discriminate on grounds of race, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, or gender identity, or any other basis as protected by applicable law.

Closing Date for Applications 30/12/2024

Accenture reserves the right to close the role prior to this date should a suitable applicant be found.

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About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with 774,000 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. Visit us at www.accenture.com 

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