Technology Strategy and Advisory Manager | IT Operating Model
Technology Strategy and Advisory Manager | IT Operating Model
Location: Dublin
Career Level: 7
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About TS&A Ireland
Technology Strategy & Advisory a key part of our growing Strategy & Consulting service. Here, we develop company-wide IT and digitalisation strategies that exploit ground-breaking technologies and strategically advise our Fortune 500 CIO clients on how to reinvent their IT operating models, enterprise and data architectures, take advantage of cloud, and improve the value they are getting from their IT investments. Our practice has been consistently rated as the best team in the industry by the Financial Times based on client ratings and was key for Accenture to be named a leader by Forrester.
The Opportunity for You
As an IT Operating Model Manager, you will:
- Partner with senior technology and business leaders to architect ‘how’ technology functions unlock business value and agility through the right operating model blueprint.
- Lead the design and delivery of Technology Operating Model strategies – from product and platform structures to organisation, governance, and process design.
- Shape value cases and transformation roadmaps aligned to business objectives.
- Conduct Agile and modern engineering maturity assessments and recommend actionable improvements.
- Guide clients through the adoption of modern engineering capabilities including Platform Engineering, DevOps, SRE, Automation, Data & AI, and Cloud.
- Lead multi-disciplinary teams to shape, sell, and implement operating model transformation programmes.
- Provide insights on industry trends and emerging technologies to inform operating model evolution.
- Lead and coach client teams through change, embedding new ways of working and mitigating transformation risks.
Qualifications & Background:
We are looking for experienced technology leaders who can develop and cultivate long-term client relationships, become key contributors within multidisciplinary cross-functional project teams, embrace diversity and inclusion, and are creative problem solvers with a passion for transforming enterprise technology organisations.
Required:
- 6+ years of experience in technology strategy, operating model design, or engineering leadership roles
- Proven experience in defining and delivering impactful, effective and pragmatic operating model projects
- Strong understanding of modern IT, Data, AI, and Cloud operating model components and methodologies
- Ability to simplify complex technology challenges and influence senior stakeholders
- Experience leading cross-functional teams and managing large-scale transformation programmes
- First class written and verbal communication skills
- Experienced storyteller with data and ability to communicate findings to a non-technical audience
- Drive, enjoy a challenge, proven ability to adapt and remove obstacles to achieve results, determination and optimism
- Strategic thinker with a passion for innovation and continuous improvement, with the skills to lead teams developing proposals
Desirable:
- BA, BSc or MSc qualified, preferably in an engineering, technology or business-related field
- Experience within the Financial Services, Health and Public Sector, Resources (Energy & Utilities), Software or Products (Consumer Goods & Services, Retail) industries
- Knowledge of, and passion for, business and technology trends such as GenAI, Microservices/Containers/APIs, Blockchain, ZBx, Platform Business Models, Big Data, Internet of Things
- Experience in one or more of the following:
- Mentoring teams to become more agile and adopting Agile delivery methods
- Architecting operating model change, workforce transformation, or product management
- Shaping enterprise architectures to meet business strategy
- Modern engineering practices
- ALM (Application Lifecycle Management) and/or PPM (Project and Portfolio Management) tools
- Certifications on:
- SAFe, LeSS or other Agile frameworks
- Cloud practitioner for leading cloud providers (AWS, GCP, Azure)
- Architecture (e.g. TOGAF, TOG Certified Architect, DAMA Data Management)
Does this appeal to you? If so, we would love to hear from you!
Please advise if you have any particular requirements, so we can look into arranging reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process. You can contact us at accessIErecruitment@accenture.com.
What’s in for you:
At Accenture Ireland, in addition to a competitive base salary, you will also have an extensive benefits package which includes pension, private health insurance, discounts through our employee discount scheme, 25 days of holidays and 2 days’ leave per year for charitable work of your choice! Flexible working arrangements can be discussed depending on the position.
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