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Accenture

Advises businesses and runs their technology

Delivery Lead

Program ManagementUpdated on Nov 13
Full-timeToronto, ON, CanadaCA$131.7k - CA$278.1k /yrHybrid

About the Job

Requirements

  • At least 10 years of experience leading large-scale business and technology transformation programs.
  • Experience managing complex implementations involving enterprise platforms, cloud technologies, data, digital initiatives, or operational transformation.
  • Demonstrated experience managing program financials, budgets, forecasting, and commercial commitments.
  • Experience leading geographically distributed and cross-functional teams.
  • Strong stakeholder management skills and experience engaging senior client executives.
  • A bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.

Responsibilities

  • Lead end-to-end delivery of complex transformation programs, aligning delivery with client objectives and business outcomes.
  • Translate business requirements into integrated solutions using Accenture capabilities and strategic technology partners.
  • Mobilize and lead cross-functional teams of Accenture practitioners, client personnel, and third-party vendors.
  • Establish program governance structures, operating models, and stakeholder management frameworks.
  • Own delivery outcomes, including scope, schedule, budget, quality, and risk management.
  • Manage program financials, forecasting, profitability, and commercial performance.
  • Develop and maintain delivery plans, resource strategies, and staffing models.
  • Drive issue resolution, risk mitigation, and dependency management across program workstreams.
  • Revalidate estimates, delivery assumptions, and resource plans throughout the program lifecycle.
  • Ensure compliance with Accenture delivery methods, quality standards, and risk management policies.
  • Track key delivery metrics and proactively manage program performance.
  • Lead quality assurance reviews and implement corrective actions to achieve successful outcomes.
  • Build trusted relationships with client executives and participate in steering committees, governance forums, and executive reviews.
  • Identify opportunities to expand client relationships through quality delivery and additional business value creation.
  • Support sales and solutioning activities by contributing delivery expertise to proposals, pursuits, and transformation roadmaps.
  • Mentor and develop delivery managers, project managers, and team members to strengthen delivery excellence across the organization.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience delivering transformation programs in a consulting or professional services environment.
  • Experience managing multi-vendor ecosystems and strategic technology partnerships.
  • Knowledge of agile, hybrid, and waterfall delivery methodologies.
  • Program or project management certifications such as PMP, PgMP, Scrum, SAFe, or equivalent.
  • Proven business development and client relationship management experience.
  • Strong communication, negotiation, and executive presentation skills.
  • A financial industry background.

About the Company

Accenture

Advises businesses and runs their technology

Accenture advises large businesses and public agencies on strategy, builds their technology systems and runs ongoing operations. Its teams connect business planning with implementation, covering areas such as cloud migration, cybersecurity and customer experience. Consultants work with clients to redesign processes, while engineers integrate software from technology partners and maintain the resulting systems for multinational organizations. Clients pay for project work or continuing services, including application support and business processes such as finance and customer service. Accenture was founded in 1989 and has its headquarters in Dublin, Ireland.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Dublin, Ireland
Founded
1989

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