Job Description 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 centers. With 505,000 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. Improve organizationperformance and achieve program goals by developing and executing end-to-endproject management activities. Demonstrate creativity and flexibility whencreating and driving project plans and estimates, scope and requirements fromimplementation to deployment. Proactively manage and report on execution ofdeliverables. Master communicators across multiple stakeholders aligningpriorities and direction. Key Responsibilities: Leads a medium project, or moderate to high complexity work stream on a project under the direction of a more senior lead. May include managing a project of over 30,000 man hours in scale; Scope includes budget management (as defined by scope, complexity, and scale Manage the program/project from scoping and requirements through deployment for an end-to-end project or specific area of a project (e.g. build or test) Proactively manage and monitor execution of deliverables and status in an effective manner Understand the fundamental solution being developed/deployed
- its business value, blueprint, how it fits with the overall architecture or business operations, risks, etc. Ensure that internal and external project resources with appropriate skill sets are provided Escalate issues to management which cannot be resolved at the program/project level Ensure resolution of cross segment/team project issues, risks, and/or conflicts Manage critical path, dependencies, contingency and overall budget performance (e.g. Estimate At Completion (EAC) vs. budget) Proactively eliminate critical path road blocks to help ensure successful delivery of the solution Take steps to proactively mitigate project risk as defined/required in project plan. Ensure stakeholders clearly understand what risks will or will not be mitigated Ensure project members effectively manage dependencies, budgets, and schedule Ensure the project stakeholders' expectations are understood and managed Report and manage overall project/release status back to the project sponsor and stakeholders Take responsibility for end-to-end solution delivery, ensuring timely delivery of high quality project deliverables through effective team communications and focus on quality Validate that proper deliverable and phase stage containment is occurring where required, e.g., signoffs are scheduled and completed, dependent deliverables are completed, phase plans are completed and agreed to by project leads before the phase starts Manage all change requests, validate all budget/schedule impacts, obtain the stakeholders' commitment, and communicate approved changes to all teams Ensure peer and/or quality reviews are completed for each project and address findings with project team Review and be responsible for the overall development and integration of requirements Define the project iteration strategy. Manage and evaluate iterations Ensure that all requirements, project plans, and changes to commitment are communicated to all affected team members Manage relationships and coordinate work between different teams at different locations Manage relationships with all suppliers and subcontractors. Monitor their progress and adherence to the contract Ensure that the project team follows all quality assurance processes, including periodic reviews and transitions Participate in quality management reviews Ensure that the project's assigned portion of the business case planned value is delivered. READ MORE OF THE JOB DESCRIPTION Qualifications RequiredExperience: Minimum of 4 years’ experience as Delivery Manager Proven experience analyzing digital assets. Planning and organizing Decision-making Communication Influencing and leading Qualification in IT project management or equivalent Knowledge of both theoretical and practical aspects of IT project management Proven experience in people management Proven experience in strategic planning Proven experience in risk management Proven experience in change management Strong leadership skills – Ability to lead a project team and manage high performing resources Ability to work with teams that are not co-located Ability to build relationships at all levels within the organization Fluency with agile software development tools like Azure DevOps, JIRA or waterfall project management tools like MS Project Skills in business supporting applications: Excel, Word, Power-Point, Visio Equal Employment Opportunity Statement All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law. Job candidates will not be obligated to disclose sealed or expunged records of conviction or arrest as part of the hiring process. Accenture is committed to providing veteran employment opportunities to our service men and women.
