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About the Role

Accenture is seeking an experienced Programme Manager to lead complex technology-enabled transformation programmes within the Life, Pensions and Retail Investments client base, with a focus on data migration expertise in Pensions administration. This senior delivery role requires strong programme direction, governance, stakeholder, and delivery leadership capabilities to act as a trusted senior advisor to client leadership.

Responsibilities

Drive programme direction for major transformation programmes, including mobilisation, planning, governance, delivery execution and benefits realisation.
Manage senior client relationships with Programme Sponsors, Heads of Change and Operations Directors, acting as a trusted advisor on delivery risk and outcomes.
Ensure integrated delivery across Accenture, client teams and third-party suppliers, establishing clear accountability and effective governance.
Lead multi-disciplinary delivery teams, creating conditions for quality delivery and sustained performance.
Provide thought leadership on programme delivery best practice, including data migration approaches, cutover planning and regulatory data integrity.
Own delivery of a complex, multi-workstream programme, ensuring alignment to client outcomes, quality standards and commercial objectives.
Establish and lead programme governance, including steering groups, risk and issue management, dependency management and escalation.
Manage programme budgets, resource plans, milestones and delivery predictability.
Build trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders across business and technology functions.
Manage supplier and third-party delivery dependencies, including performance and issue resolution.
Translate strategic ambition into executable delivery plans and pragmatic governance.
Provide visible leadership during critical delivery events such as testing, data migration, cutover and go-live.
Mentor and develop managers and delivery leads within the team.

Requirements

Proven experience directing data migration programmes, including migration strategy, cutover planning, dual-running, reconciliation and data quality assurance.
Proven track record as a Programme Manager or Senior Delivery Lead on complex technology-enabled transformation programmes within Financial Services.
Demonstrable success managing programme budgets, delivery forecasts, change control and senior-level reporting.
Strong stakeholder management experience, able to influence and advise senior client stakeholders.
Strong supplier management capability across technology partners and delivery centres.
Experience shaping governance across workstreams including data migration, testing, change management and deployment.
Excellent communication, consulting and problem-solving skills.
Pensions sector experience is highly advantageous.
Direct experience of Pensions administration platforms, scheme migration or regulatory-driven data programmes within a Pensions environment specifically.
Understanding of Pensions scheme administration, member data and the regulatory considerations relevant to data migration in this sector.
Experience of legacy Pensions platform decommissioning, dual-running and reconciliation.
Broader Life & Pensions or Retail Investment platform migration experience is valuable.
Strong market relevance within UK Pensions or Retail Investment platform providers is valuable.

Skills

Data migration
Migration strategy
Cutover planning
Dual-running
Reconciliation
Data quality assurance
Programme management
Delivery leadership
Technology-enabled transformation
Financial Services
Budget management
Delivery forecasting
Change control
Senior-level reporting
Stakeholder management
Supplier management
Governance
Testing
Change management
Deployment
Communication
Consulting
Problem-solving
Pensions administration platforms
Scheme migration
Regulatory data programmes
Pensions scheme administration
Member data
Legacy Pensions platform decommissioning
Life & Pensions platform migration
Retail Investment platform migration
UK Pensions market relevance
UK Retail Investment market relevance

Location

Bath
London
UK regional offices

Work Type

Flexibility and mobility required
Onsite with clients
Onsite with key suppliers
Onsite with ecosystem partners

Experience Level

Level 6 – Senior Manager
Senior delivery role
Senior client advisor

Salary/Compensations

Competitive basic salary

Benefits

30 days' vacation per year
Private medical insurance
3 extra days leave per year for charitable work

About the Company

Accenture is a leading global professional services company helping businesses, governments and organizations build their digital core, optimize operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services.
We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries.
We combine strengths in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability.
Our services include Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song.
We foster a culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value.

Equal Opportunity

All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, 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.