Instructional Design Senior Manager - Talent Development and Learning
About the job
- A full-time bachelor's degree is required.
- At least 13 years of experience in learning strategy, design, delivery, and technology is required.
- At least 8 years of experience executing learning programs; managing large and diverse teams; and creating, deploying, and managing talent management and performance management strategies, programs, and solutions linked to business growth objectives in a highly matrixed environment is required.
- At least 5 years of corporate learning experience is required.
- Demonstrated experience as a learning and development leader or broader human resources leader is required.
- Deep experience in adult learning principles, competency modeling, blended learning, and learning in the flow of work is required.
- Collaborative working experience in change, talent, and performance management is required.
- Expertise in talent management and learning and development, with demonstrated success building scalable learning programs, is required.
- Practical experience in learning advisory and business needs consulting is required.
- Experience with global project management and identifying, triaging, and offering risk-mitigation solutions is required.
- Experience leading and managing agile learning programs in a fast-paced environment is required.
- Experience leading and delivering learning solutions for enterprise-wide technology transformation programs, leadership programs, and behavioral skilling programs across industries and functions is required.
- Experience working with global teams, cultures, and industries is required.
- Experience developing strategic business relationships, identifying opportunities, converting them into projects, and driving business development is required.
- Experience selling learning solutions to multiple clients across industries and geographies, including preparing detailed proposals with learning approaches and financial details and presenting proposals to prospective clients, is required.
- Experience applying e-learning technologies innovatively is required.
- Ability to program-manage multiple learning programs simultaneously is required.
- Ability to craft, sell, and deliver fit-for-purpose learning solutions is required.
- Extensive knowledge of learner-centric and performance-based instructional theories, adult learning principles, neuroscience, behavior-backed design methodologies, and integrated learning and change-management solutions is required.
- Expert-level knowledge of new, upcoming, and disruptive technologies affecting industry learning needs is required.
- Strong project management skills, including budget management, project planning, time management, communication, decision-making, presentation, organization, and interpersonal skills, are required.
- Strong analytical skills and experience using and presenting data to make decisions are required.
- Ability to work effectively in an agile, continuously evolving, and sometimes ambiguous environment is required.
- Proven ability to build strong relationships with multiple stakeholders is required.
- Business acumen is required.
- Interpersonal skills with business leaders, team members, and vendors are required.
- Communication, mediation, influencing, and coaching skills are required.
- Innovative and proactive problem-solving skills are required.
- Strong multitasking ability is required.
- Structured problem-solving ability is required.
- Cross-cultural competence is required.
- People leadership skills are required.
- A strategic and creative mindset is required.
- Lead learning efforts for large-scale and niche business transformation programs.
- Develop learning strategies aligned with clients' business and talent strategies to drive organizational change, innovation, and development.
- Collaborate with client business leaders and executives to identify and develop solutions for learning needs and growth.
- Supervise the learning development team on projects.
- Serve as the primary contact for internal and external stakeholders regarding program scope, budget, timelines, progress, risks, escalations, and updates.
- Monitor the effectiveness of learning programs and recommend new approaches to enhance learning solutions.
- Manage multiple learning and talent programs across the practice portfolio.
- Assist practice leads in developing high-performing teams and individuals while ensuring they have required resources.
- Lead business development by spearheading proposals for new work and building client relationships.
- Lead organizational and practice initiatives and develop an adaptable capability aligned with the practice's strategic direction and goals.
- Act as a thought and practice leader and expert in at least one niche area of learning design, technology, or experience.
- Negotiate learning contracts.
- Formal training or education in adult learning, human performance technology, instructional design, learning delivery, and learning evaluation.
- Experience with Lean and Six Sigma operating systems.
- Experience with learning organizations.
- Global experience.
- A Master of Arts or diploma in instructional design.
- A Master of Arts in learning sciences.
- A Master of Business Administration.
About the company
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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What believers are saying
- Business demand grew: October 2026 results showed $74.2 billion annual revenue, up 5% in local currency.
- Eligible US employees buy discounted stock: Accenture's purchase plan sells shares at 15% below market price.
- Client relationships run deep: Accenture has worked with 195 of its top 200 customers for more than ten years.
What critics are saying
- Bookings are not guaranteed revenue: most Accenture contracts let clients cancel quickly with little or no penalty.
- Promotions require AI adoption: Accenture's CEO said in March 2026 that employees must use its tools effectively.
- Federal hiring practices proved costly: Accenture settled discrimination allegations for $25 million in September 2026, without a liability finding.
What makes Accenture unique
- Its AI platform switches models: AI Refinery selects among prebuilt models according to cost, performance and other requirements.
- Accenture owns specialist Microsoft expertise: it cofounded the Microsoft-focused Avanade consultancy with the software maker.
- Consulting includes creative agencies: Accenture Song owns businesses spanning advertising, digital product design and customer engagement.
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Accenture (NYSE: ACN) is betting on enterprise AI as its main growth engine. At its Investor and Analyst Day, the company targeted at least mid-single-digit constant-currency revenue growth in fiscal 2027 and 2028, rising to mid- to high-single-digit growth from fiscal 2029. Chief executive officer Julie Sweet said AI will create new demand that exceeds work lost to automation. The company has grown its AI and data workforce from 40,000 to nearly 110,000. Accenture plans to return $9.5 billion to shareholders in fiscal 2027 and spend about $5 billion on acquisitions. It expects annual operating-margin growth of 10 to 30 basis points. Its network of specialised businesses, now 6% of revenue, could double by fiscal 2029. Fiscal 2026 revenue was $74.2 billion, up 5% in local currency.
Accenture shares rose 10.4% after the company reported higher sales and earnings for its fourth quarter and full year in early October 2026. It confirmed fiscal 2027 guidance, raised its quarterly dividend to $1.71 per share, and completed a long-running share repurchase program. The company also expanded its AI alliances with Dell and Workday and acquired Sagacity. It aims to embed agentic AI into client functions such as HR, finance, and customer engagement. Accenture's narrative projects $86.3 billion in revenue and $10.3 billion in earnings by 2029, up from $8.4 billion today. Pricing pressure and slower discretionary spending remain the main risks.
Accenture will hold an Investor Day on October 14, where it is expected to detail its long-term strategy, AI monetisation plans, growth guidance, and margin expansion goals. The event follows a rebound in its shares after fears that AI would erode traditional consulting work. The stock hit a low of $118.15 in June, down from a January high of $291.09. It has since gained nearly 77%, helped by fourth-quarter results on October 1 and an expanded collaboration with Dell Technologies. Fourth-quarter revenue rose 6% to $18.7 billion, and new bookings reached $22.2 billion. Accenture expects fiscal 2027 revenue growth of 3% to 6% in local currency. It raised its quarterly dividend by 5% to $1.71 per share, payable November 13, 2026. Its market capitalisation is about $139.6 billion.
Accenture has acquired Sagacity, a London-based data and customer intelligence firm, to strengthen Accenture Song's AI-powered customer services. The deal brings more than 140 professionals to Accenture Song's UK and Ireland operations. Terms were not disclosed. Founded in 2005 by Anita Dougall, Malka Townshend, and Harry Dougall, Sagacity offers data assets, AI-enabled technology, and customer intelligence expertise. Accenture says clients want to connect data, AI, and operations into unified programmes that deliver measurable results. The move targets industries with large customer bases, such as utilities, retail, banking, and telecommunications. "Sagacity's deep expertise and outcome-focused approach will enhance our ability to help clients turn insight into action," said Sohel Aziz, senior managing director of Accenture Song, UK and Ireland.
TM Forum has launched a multi-year Trustworthy AI programme with Accenture to help telecoms deploy autonomous operations with verifiable trust standards. The initiative will deliver the industry's first Trustworthy AI Governance Certification, providing a benchmark for trusted AI deployment. Recent TM Forum research found that whilst 72% of communications service providers believe their AI capabilities are trustworthy, only 14% can verify their claims. The programme aims to transform AI trust from aspiration into measurable operational capability. The certification will help organisations assess governance maturity, workforce readiness, and operational accountability needed to scale AI autonomously. It will operate through TM Forum's AI-Native Collaboration Studios, where telecoms operators, vendors, and partners will contribute real-world use cases to shape the framework.