Senior Delivery Lead Banking

Job Description

As a Banking Senior Delivery Lead at Accenture Financial Services – Technology, specializing in Asset Management and Capital Markets, you will lead innovative digital and operational transformation projects for the world’s leading investment managers, pension funds, custodians, and institutional investors.

You will orchestrate complex change programs across the front, middle, and back office, involving emerging technologies such as cloud-native portfolio management platforms, ESG and alternative data integration, OMS/EMS modernization, and regulatory tech (e.g., DORA, SFDR, MiFID II). Your expertise will help clients navigate market shifts, regulatory complexity, and evolving investor expectations.

To guide our clients through complex transformation programs and support them to become high performing organizations we need delivery leaders like you. Are you ready for the next step in your career and work side-by-side with highly motivated colleagues to shape and deliver innovative solutions?

Your main responsibilities as a Delivery Lead at Accenture

Delivery

• Plan, execute, and oversee large-scale delivery programs across investment lifecycle processes (e.g., trading, settlement, performance, compliance, and reporting).
• Ensure projects are delivered on time, on budget, and aligned with strategic outcomes, particularly in data-driven, regulatory, and technology-driven transformations.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate delivery risks, especially those related to third-party platforms (e.g., BlackRock Aladdin, SimCorp, MarkitWire, DTCC).
• Build and lead cross-functional, multi-geography teams with specialized skills in asset servicing, market data integration, or capital markets infrastructure.

Stakeholder alignment

• Act as a strategic technology partner to asset managers, custodians, and institutional investors, aligning delivery with business goals (e.g., cost efficiency, risk mitigation, ESG transparency).
• Build strong working relationships across investment, risk, operations, IT, and compliance departments.
• Navigate multi-stakeholder environments, including regulators and vendor platforms (e.g., Murex, FlexTrade, Thinkfolio).

Communication

• Lead communication across global stakeholders on progress, blockers, KPIs, and delivery value.
• Translate complex technical roadmaps into business language relevant to portfolio managers, risk officers, and operational heads.
• Negotiate and align delivery scope with clients and third parties (e.g., custodians, software vendors, data providers).

Leadership

• Motivate and lead high-performing teams focused on financial services transformation, particularly in capital markets infrastructure and asset management operations.
• Solve challenges in data governance, legacy system migration, performance attribution, or client reporting using structured analysis and innovative technology approaches.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, agility, and compliance-conscious delivery.