Full-Time
Senior Manager
Talent Development and Learning
Updated on 9/4/2026
Accenture
10,001+ employees
Global professional services and technology consulting
No salary listed
Gurugram, Haryana, India
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Bachelor's, Master's, MBA
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- 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.
- Proven 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.
- 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 mitigating risks 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 orally to prospective clients, is required.
- Experience applying e-learning technologies innovatively is required.
- 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, including using and presenting data to make decisions, are required.
- Ability to work effectively in an agile, continuously evolving, and sometimes ambiguous environment is required.
- Ability to build strong relationships with multiple stakeholders is required.
- Business acumen, interpersonal skills with business leaders, team members, and vendors, and communication, mediation, influencing, coaching, multitasking, structured problem-solving, cross-cultural competence, people-leadership, strategic, creative, innovative, and proactive problem-solving skills are required.
- Lead learning efforts for large-scale and niche business-transformation programs.
- Develop learning strategies aligned with clients' business and talent strategies to drive change, innovation, and development.
- Collaborate with client business leaders and executives to identify and develop learning solutions for organizational learning needs and growth.
- Supervise the learning development team on projects.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for internal and external stakeholders regarding program scope, budget, timelines, progress, risks, escalations, and updates.
- Monitor learning-program effectiveness 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 and ensuring they have the 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, build on the practice's strengths, and bring new perspectives to the team.
- Serve as an expert in at least one niche area of learning design, technology, or experience.
- Craft, sell, and deliver fit-for-purpose learning solutions.
- Program-manage multiple learning programs simultaneously.
- 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's degree or diploma in instructional design.
- A master's degree in learning sciences.
- An MBA degree.
- Project Management Professional certification.
- Must-have skill in instructional design, storyboarding, or Articulate Storyline.
- Experience with Whatfix, WalkMe, and the ADDIE model.
Accenture is a global professional services firm that helps companies navigate technology-driven change. It offers strategies and services across consulting, digital, technology, and operations, with a strong emphasis on cloud, artificial intelligence, security, and enterprise reinvention. Accenture works by delivering end-to-end solutions, combining advisory work with implementation, technology platforms, and managed services to transform how organizations operate and compete in today’s digital world. The company differentiates itself through its long history as a dedicated tech-advisory arm that gained independence in 2001, its scale, and its active acquisitions—particularly since 2013—to expand capabilities in digital, cloud, and security. Its goal is to help the world’s largest corporations rethink and reshape their operations to stay ahead of rapid technological shifts.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
Dublin, Ireland
Founded
1989
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- June 2026 revenue reached $18.7 billion, up 6%, with 17% operating margin.
- Accenture doubled cyber spending to $9 billion, adding $208 million ARR immediately.
- AI services and partner launches, including Radisson and ChatGPT, expand monetizable demand.
What critics are saying
- FY26 revenue guidance fell to 3%-4% local currency growth after June 2026.
- LearnVantage faded by June 2026, signaling failed product focus and shifting priorities.
- DoJ continues investigating Accenture Federal Services, threatening contracts and a prolonged reputational overhang.
What makes Accenture unique
- Accenture Edge targets $240 billion mid-market demand with repeatable enterprise-grade solutions.
- Dragos, runZero, and NetRise create a differentiated OT cybersecurity platform around critical infrastructure.
- Accenture still pairs consulting, cloud, and AI delivery across 770,000 employees worldwide.
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Company News
Accenture is shifting its growth strategy, de-emphasising LearnVantage, a learning and training business it built and promoted heavily in 2024. The company mentioned LearnVantage only once on its June 2026 earnings call, listing it amongst AI enablers rather than highlighting it as a standalone growth driver. Meanwhile, Accenture is redirecting resources toward cybersecurity, which has grown from $700 million in fiscal 2016 to $10 billion in fiscal 2025. The company is acquiring a majority stake in an operational technology security specialist, alongside two smaller firms, combining them into a platform for critical infrastructure. These assets generate $208 million in annual recurring revenue, growing at 48%. Accenture's acquisition budget for fiscal 2026 is approximately $9 billion against $73.1 billion in trailing twelve-month revenue. The company has also launched Accenture Edge, targeting mid-market companies. The stock is down 24.3% over the past year.
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Accenture has agreed to acquire COMWARE Co., Ltd., a Tokyo-based provider of end-to-end technology services for mid-market companies.
Accenture has agreed to acquire McCoy, a Dutch SAP transformation partner specialising in mid-market companies. Upon closing, McCoy will join Accenture Edge, the firm's mid-market business serving companies with annual revenues between $300 million and $3 billion. Founded in 2012, McCoy operates from the Netherlands with offices in Spain and the Philippines. The company employs over 380 professionals who design, implement and manage SAP solutions across ERP, data and business applications. McCoy holds SAP Gold Partner status and serves clients in high-tech, manufacturing, public sector, utilities and retail. The acquisition will strengthen Accenture Edge's position in the EMEA mid-market whilst expanding SAP modernisation capabilities in the Netherlands. The deal is subject to regulatory approvals. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Accenture and Automatic Data Processing continue demonstrating steady revenue growth, though at single-digit rates, as both companies explore AI opportunities to expand their service offerings. Accenture, which provides strategy, consulting, technology, and operations services globally, reported an approximately 13% net income margin for the quarter ended May 31, 2026. The company is experiencing significant traction for AI services and targeting a more than $240 billion addressable market with Accenture Edge, offering cybersecurity solutions to mid-sized organisations. Automatic Data Processing, delivering cloud-based human capital management and payroll outsourcing solutions, posted an approximately 18% net income margin for the quarter ended June 30, 2026. The company recently launched a Canadian wage tracking tool. Accenture's quarterly revenue reached $18.7 billion in Q2 2026, whilst Automatic Data Processing reported $5.5 billion for the same period.