About the Role
Accenture Digital Core is seeking an experienced Data & AI delivery leader to manage end-to-end delivery of complex, large-scale data migration and modernization programs. This role involves leading multi-functional teams and engaging with client executives and technical leaders to transform legacy data estates into intelligence-first platforms for the AI era.
Responsibilities
- Own end-to-end delivery of large data migration and data modernization engagements, managing scope, budget, timeline, quality, and risk.
- Establish and run delivery governance, including RAID logs, dependency tracking, and status reporting.
- Manage critical risks proactively with structured options and recommendations.
- Drive adoption of Accenture's AI-accelerated migration methodology.
- Build and manage trusted relationships with client technology architects, engineering leads, and delivery counterparts.
- Support senior client conversations on program status, risk, and value realization.
- Translate between business priorities and technical execution.
- Lead and mentor a large, multi-functional team, fostering a culture of ownership and collaboration.
- Partner with resourcing teams to build and flex delivery teams.
- Coach emerging leads and managers within the team.
- Maintain working fluency in cloud data platforms, ETL/ELT processes, data warehousing/lakehouse architectures, and data modeling.
- Champion data governance, quality, and security practices.
- Stay current on cloud data services, AI-ready data patterns, and modernization tooling.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
- 8–12 years of experience in data solutions delivery.
- At least 3–5 years leading delivery teams or workstreams on large-scale data migration or modernization programs.
- Proven experience delivering data solutions on cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud).
- Solid understanding of data architecture, ETL/ELT, data warehousing, and data modeling.
- Working knowledge of Python, SQL, and modern data platform tooling.
- Demonstrated ability to manage RAID logs, dependencies, and cutover planning.
- Strong stakeholder management skills, with experience engaging both client technical leads/architects and senior business stakeholders.
- Experience leading cross-functional and often onshore/offshore delivery teams.
- Understanding of data governance frameworks and experience enforcing data quality, security, and compliance standards.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Skills
- Cloud data platforms (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud)
- ETL/ELT processes
- Data warehousing/lakehouse architectures
- Data modeling
- Python
- SQL
- Modern data platform tooling
- RAID logs
- Dependency tracking
- Cutover planning
- Data governance
- Data quality
- Data security
- Compliance standards
- Databricks
- Snowflake
- Airflow
- Fivetran
- Informatica IDMC/IICS
- GenAI-accelerated migration tooling
- Big data platforms (Cloudera, Hortonworks)
- MySQL/NoSQL
- CQRS/Event Sourcing patterns
Location
- British Columbia
- Ontario
- New Brunswick
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- 8-12 years of experience in data solutions delivery
- 3-5 years leading delivery teams or workstreams
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field
Salary/Compensations
- $172,100 to $323,600
Benefits
- Information on benefits is here.
About the Company
- Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale.
- We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries.
- Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships.
- We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability.
- Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships.
- We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.
- Visit us at www.accenture.com
Equal Opportunity
- 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.
