Technology Delivery Lead Specialist - Newcastle

# Job Title: Technology Delivery Lead Specialist - Newcastle **Location:** Newcastle Upon Tyne **Salary:** Competitive + package (dependent on experience) **Hybrid Working:** Please note - This role will require you to work from our Newcastle, Cobalt Business Park office for a minimum of 3 days per week. **Note: The above information relates to a specific client requirement** Any offer of employment is subject to satisfactory BPSS and SC security clearance which requires 5 years continuous UK address history (typically including no periods of 30 consecutive days or more spent outside of the UK) at the point of application. ## As a team: Join Accenture and help transform leading organisations and communities around the world. The sheer scale of our capabilities and client engagements and the way we collaborate, operate and deliver value provides an unparalleled opportunity to grow and advance. Accenture Technology powers our clients to achieve high performance. We combine business and industry insights with innovative technology to drive growth for our clients. We extend our technology and business capabilities through a powerful alliance ecosystem of market leaders and innovators to provide our clients the best specialised skills and tailored solutions. You'll learn, grow and advance in an innovative culture that thrives on shared success, diverse ways of thinking and enables boundaryless opportunities that can drive your career in new and exciting ways. ## In our team you will learn: * Our Advanced Technology Centre is a thriving technology and innovation hub from where we deliver high quality services to a number of private and public sector clients. * You'll learn, grow and advance in an innovative culture that thrives on shared success, diverse ways of thinking and enables boundaryless opportunities that can drive your career in new and exciting ways. ## As a Delivery Lead, you will: * Help transform leading organisations and communities around the world. The sheer scale of our capabilities and client engagements and the way we collaborate, operate and deliver value provides an unparalleled opportunity to grow and advance. * Be part of a 'Truly Human' environment Accenture provides an extensive network of over 1,300 trained mental health allies and prioritises mental health at the top of our UKI Inclusion & Diversity Agenda. ## We are looking for experience in the following skills: * The ability to successfully and competently manage a number of critical client projects - Navigating complex stakeholder landscapes. * A adaptable approach to work, with an ability to turn your hand to a number of Delivery orientated tasks. * A deep, broad understanding of Delivery approaches and best practice - You may have a mix of Service, Transition or Programme Management experience. * Understand technical information and concepts and translate them into business/operational-focused information with the instinct to question things. * Are highly organised and able to plan for short, medium and long-term objectives and have experience of guiding a team to meeting those objectives * Are able to design and implement the measurement and reporting of metrics which help to inform delivery improvement activities. * Are able to identify ways to improve a software delivery and will own the implementation of improvement activities. * Have a strong service-orientated attitude and have a co-operative and mature approach to working with a client, in a team and as an individual. * Excellent communications skills * Experienced in delivering Agile at scale and managing multi-disciplinary teams. * Aware of modern delivery Operating models (Dev Ops). * Familiar with Agile delivery tools to provide our clients with clear, concise and dynamic communications. ## Set yourself apart: * Have additional ITIL Service Management, Project Management, or Agile certifications. * Have strong knowledge of Microsoft Excel and the other suite of Microsoft Office products. * Have experience working with Agile Delivery tools (e.g. JIRA). * Experienced in identifying opportunities for automation and implementing them. familiarity. * Have experience working within the Health & Public Sector, with familiarity with GDS principles. ## About Accenture We work with one shared purpose: to deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity. Every day, more than 775,000 of us help our stakeholders continuously reinvent. Together, we drive positive change and deliver value to our clients, partners, shareholders, communities, and each other.We believe that delivering value requires innovation, and innovation thrives in an inclusive and diverse environment. We actively foster a workplace free from bias, where everyone feels a sense of belonging and is respected and empowered to do their best work.At Accenture, we see well-being holistically, supporting our people’s physical, mental, and financial health. We also provide opportunities to keep skills relevant through certifications, learning, and diverse work experiences. We’re proud to be consistently recognized as one of the World’s Best Workplaces™.Join Accenture to work at the heart of change. Visit us at www.accenture.com **Equal Employment Opportunity Statement** We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences. All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, military veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by applicable law. Our rich diversity makes us more innovative, more competitive, and more creative, which helps us better serve our clients and our communities.

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