Enterprise Architect Manager & Senior Manager - CMT

Role: Enterprise Architect Manager / Senior Manager - CMT

Location: London, Manchester, Edinburgh

Industry Comms, Media & Telco Mobility Up to 100%

Career Level: Manager or Senior Manager

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. With our thought leadership and culture of innovation, we apply industry expertise, diverse skill sets and next-generation technology to each business challenge.

We believe in inclusion and diversity and supporting the whole person. Our core values comprise of Stewardship, Best People, Client Value Creation, One Global Network, Respect for the Individual and Integrity. Year after year, Accenture is recognized worldwide not just for business performance but for inclusion and diversity too.

“Across the globe, one thing is universally true of the people of Accenture: We care deeply about what we do and the impact we have with our clients and with the communities in which we work and live. It is personal to all of us.” – Julie Sweet, Accenture CEO As a team: Do you enjoy using innovation, and the latest technologies to solve challenges and realise business goals? Do you enjoy working at the intersection of business and technology, where you’re engaging with senior clients, engineers and architects on a daily basis? Are you a critical thinker that is keen to continue exploring the untouched capabilities of technologies such as Cloud, Big Data, AI and Robotics, and how they can be architected into client’s landscapes to help them achieve their strategic goals?

Joining the team means becoming part of a community of Enterprise Architects that serve Accenture’s clients with the best and brightest insights regarding business and technology architecture. Our mission is to drive industry and enterprise re-invention, powered by Technology and Data. Our values include challenging our clients’ norms, building trusted relationships, and embracing diversity as a source of creativity and inspiration. We collaborate closely with experts globally to bring the best to our clients every day and stay relevant to their changing needs.

Our reinvention partners are changing businesses every day using deep industry insights, technology knowledge and innovative ideas. Positioned at the intersection of business, technology and industry, we devise creative new strategies and target architectures, based on trends, insights and data. With an eye for competitive advantage, digital disruption, operating models, and the future workforce, we take on the challenge of designing and implementing transformative business solutions, using the technology to drive business advantage and create 360 value for our clients.

Our research-based advice and situational analyses enable our clients to act with speed and confidence.

Your responsibilities as an Enterprise Architect Manger will include:- Assess the impact of business strategy on enterprise architecture across organisation, applications, data, infrastructure, and operations - Stay abreast of Comms & Media industry trends and translate them into enterprise architecture implications and transformation opportunities - Lead large-scale IT and digital transformation programs for Comms and media clients, advising on impacts across people, process, technology, data, and AI - Drive BSS/OSS transformation initiatives, leveraging deep understanding of telecom ecosystems and aligning architecture with Accenture offerings - Engage with C-suite stakeholders, leading strategic conversations and influencing key architectural and investment decisions - Co-create client Enterprise Architecture vision, strategy, and roadmaps aligned to business objectives and market dynamics - Lead the creation of end-to-end architecture blueprints, covering applications, integrations, data, and technology landscapes - Conduct as-is architecture assessments across business capabilities, applications, data, and technology, identifying gaps, maturity levels, and pain points - Define target-state architecture, including application rationalisation and modernisation strategies - Bring strong awareness of COTS platforms (e.g., Salesforce, Amdocs, Oracle, ServiceNow, MS Dynamics) and define best-fit enterprise architecture - Apply industry-sta…