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Accenture

Advises businesses and runs their technology

Talent Development and Learning - Manager

Full-TimeUpdated
No salary listed
Expert
Bachelor's, Master's, MBA, Certification
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
In PersonThe description also lists Gurugram, Bangalore, Mumbai, Pune, Hyderabad, Kolkata, and Chennai as locations.
TrainingInstructional Design & Curriculum Development

About the job

Requirements
  • A full-time Bachelor's degree is required.
  • At least 10 years of experience in instructional design, learning delivery, and learning technology.
  • At least 5 years of experience executing corporate learning programs and managing large teams.
  • Experience leading and managing agile learning projects in a fast-paced environment.
  • Experience leading and delivering learning solutions for enterprise-wide technology transformation programs, leadership programs, and behavioral skilling programs across industries and functions.
  • Experience working with global teams, cultures, and industries.
  • Experience providing client consulting services to facilitate the design, development, and implementation of learning solutions.
  • Experience developing strategic business relationships to identify opportunities and convert them into projects and business development.
  • Experience designing new-age learning solutions and applying e-learning technologies innovatively.
  • Expertise in at least one niche area of learning design, technology, or experience.
  • Knowledge of learner-centric, performance-based instructional theories and adult learning principles and their implementation.
  • Awareness of emerging and disruptive technologies affecting industries and learning needs.
  • Project management skills, including managing multiple priorities while delivering results.
  • Analytical skills and experience using and presenting data to make decisions.
  • Ability to work in an agile, evolving, and sometimes ambiguous environment.
  • Ability to review training materials, proposals, training budgets, effort, and staffing requirements.
  • Ability to build relationships with multiple stakeholders.
  • Experience using rapid development tools such as Articulate Studio, Storyline, Captivate, and Camtasia, and working with learning management systems and learning experience platforms.
  • Structured problem-solving ability.
  • Business acumen and an integrated business perspective.
  • Effective visual, oral, and written communication.
  • Interpersonal and coaching skills.
  • Cross-cultural competence.
  • Program management skills.
  • People and team management skills.
Responsibilities
  • Analyze learning needs, prioritize skill gaps, develop learning and curriculum strategies, and recommend interventions aligned with business needs.
  • Collaborate with clients to identify business needs, propose appropriate learning solutions, and build trusted advisory relationships.
  • Identify opportunities to implement innovative learning strategies as business priorities and learning needs evolve.
  • Set up projects by defining processes, team structures, and ways of working; create and manage workplans to mitigate risks; establish collaborative relationships; and support successful project execution.
  • Manage and mentor instructional designers and media/technology designers across locations, guiding development of instructionally sound, creative, high-quality solutions with high-impact outcomes.
  • Manage ecosystem partners to address learning needs as needed.
  • Manage budget, scope, timelines, and effort for learning-solution design and development across programs, aligning with internal and external stakeholders to fulfill business expectations and commitments.
  • Monitor project performance and report progress and outcomes to internal and external stakeholders and forums.
  • Adapt learning solutions to evolving business and audience needs.
  • Contribute to organizational and practice initiatives.
  • Develop proposals for new work and build client relationships to support business development.
Desired Qualifications
  • Graduate or postgraduate education, preferably with a background in human resources or learning.
  • A Master's degree or diploma in Instructional Design, a Master's degree in Learning Sciences, an MBA, or Project Management Professional certification.
  • Knowledge of Whatfix, WalkMe, and the ADDIE model.

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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Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Professional Development Budget
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • 401(k) Company Match

Company News

Yahoo Finance
Oct 23rd, 2026
Accenture jumps 19% on earnings beat as SEC opens private assets to retail investors

Accenture shares rose about 19% after the consulting firm beat earnings and revenue expectations for its fiscal 2026 year, and guided fiscal 2027 slightly above Wall Street forecasts. Revenue grew 5% in local currency; management expects 3% to 6% growth next year. Non-GAAP operating margin edged up to 15.8%. The stock had dipped below 10 times expected earnings and now trades at about 14 times. Accenture said 65% of new bookings came from outcome-based fixed-price projects, which a Motley Fool contributor called a counterweight to AI's unpredictable costs. Separately, new US Securities and Exchange Commission rules aim to open private assets to retail investors. They raise the performance fee cap for registered advisers, add professional licences as a route to accredited investor status, and give private funds more leeway on redemptions.

Yahoo Finance
Oct 22nd, 2026
Accenture eyes $1.5B Greater China sale while building Gemini AI launchpads for US agencies

Accenture's federal arm, Accenture Federal Services, is working with Google Public Sector on Gemini launchpads for US federal agencies. The tools aim to help agencies build generative AI models into mission workflows and internal operations. Separately, Accenture is reviewing options for its Greater China business, including a possible sale. A deal was reported at up to $1.5 billion, and the company has hired JPMorgan to explore options. Accenture, a US-based IT consulting and managed services group, has a market value of about $141.3 billion. Investors are watching for contract wins from the Gemini work and any formal update on the China review.

Business Wire
Oct 21st, 2026
TÜV SÜD and Accenture unveil physical AI safety suite to bring factories online up to 30% sooner

TÜV SÜD and Accenture are working with NVIDIA technologies to speed up safety certification of robots in factories and warehouses. They unveiled a joint "Physical AI Safety Suite" at NVIDIA GTC Berlin. The suite uses digital twins, AI agents, and simulations to partly replace manual assessments. TÜV SÜD estimates the digital process could bring production online up to 30% sooner. Certification against standards such as ISO 3691-4 is mandatory in many industrial countries before automated facilities can start. At a medium-sized plant, agreeing on safety concepts can take several weeks. The suite checks layouts, robot fleets, and individual robots before deployment. TÜV SÜD provides independent assessment and keeps responsibility for certification.

Yahoo Finance
Oct 16th, 2026
Accenture caps staff AI spending at $29 a month after $1,000 bills

Accenture has capped employee AI spending at $29 (£21.75) a month after some staff ran up bills of $1,000, according to a report by 404 Media. The consulting firm wants to curb runaway costs as employees use AI for more everyday tasks. Companies are typically billed by usage, like a utility. Last week, some staff were told their access to Anthropic's Claude had been pulled entirely. Others are also reining in costs. Uber capped engineers' Claude spending at $1,500 a month after using up its AI budget in four months, while Microsoft has reportedly cut its Claude spending by about a third. The curbs come as Anthropic prepares for a public listing, targeting a valuation as high as $2tn. Investors are reportedly considering about $1.5tn.

Yahoo Finance
Oct 16th, 2026
Accenture's AI push: analysts see earnings reaching $10.3B by 2029 on 5.2% yearly revenue growth

Accenture is shifting AI work from pilots to deeply embedded systems, according to recent deals with UMass Memorial Health, Dell, Microsoft and Workday. The UMass Memorial project is a multi-year AI data platform, while the Dell alliance pitches private AI infrastructure to regulated clients. Analysts expect revenue to grow 5.2% a year over the next three years, with profit margins rising from 11.3% to 11.9%. They forecast earnings of $10.3 billion by 2029, up from $8.4 billion today, on revenue of $86.3 billion. The stock trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.2x, against 21.9x for US IT peers. Risks include slower decision cycles in federal and EMEA work, which could curb consulting demand and margins.