Cloud First - Salesforce Delivery Lead - Seattle

Job description

ARE YOU READY to step up to the New and take your technology expertise to the next level?

Want a role that provides you with a sense of purpose and satisfaction? Then join Accenture Technology's Cloud First group and build a rewarding career improving the way the world works and lives, as you help clients shift to the New using leading-edge technologies on some of the coolest projects you can imagine.

Focus on leading cloud technology based solutions like SFDC, Google, Pegasystems and other emerging Cloud Applications to offer comprehensive, industry-focused cloud services that includes strategy, implementation, migration and managed services. Drive broader transformational programs for clients. Thrive in our highly collaborative, digitally-driven and innovation-led environment. Nurture your talent for thoughtful and game changing solutions in our inclusive culture that values diversity of ideas, experiences and backgrounds.
  
Job Description

Software as a Service professionals demonstrate skills and experience related to Software as a Service (SaaS) - software delivery model in which software and associated data are centrally hosted on the cloud.

Salesforce.com professionals demonstrate skills in Salesforce.com which is the leader in CRM solutions for customer relationship management software and cloud computing.

The successful candidate will be known as an expert internally and externally. Using technical expertise, business acumen and fluid communication skills to translate the possible into reality. The candidate will be able to design solutions that span multiple platforms and include integration and authentication across systems; articulate design considerations, trade-offs, benefits, and recommendations. Ability to manage the architecture solution implementation and build trusted relationship with clients. The Delivery Lead will have support from the Global Delivery Group as well as from local support resources provided by the global team.

We can hire for this role anywhere in the US,  as long as you are located near an Accenture office, and willing and able to travel domestically approximately 80% of the time to meet client needs.

Key Responsibilities
· Lead Salesforce.com implementation engagement and provide engagement leadership: Assess engagement performance, risks, issues and impact on solution and service delivery commitments, client relationships, etc.
· Own development of plan to review and manage client expectations throughout delivery and ensure the values we are delivering are in line with client expectations.
· Create an integrated project plan from the individual project plans, showing the high-level flow of project milestones and dependencies across projects. Use the plan to rebalance work and manage variances across projects.
· Lead business and functional requirements definition and prioritization/scoping of requirements
· Monitor and control the quality management process, manage expectations, conduct milestone reviews, manage process performance, conduct continuous improvement and causal analysis activities.
· Monitor all issues that affect the team, project, or program and potential risks. 
· Manage program/project's financial, resource strategy and contingency Disseminate best practices on solution positioning and delivery.
· Build and maintain high performance teams.
· Support pre-sales activities inclusive of participating in sales calls and proposal development.

Desired profile

Qualifications :

Basic Qualifications
·  A minimum of 3 years' experience in Agile development and delivery following scrum principles
·  A minimum of 2 years of experience in Cloud Computing (SaaS, PaaS) and Salesforce.com, either through work at industry participants or consulting to the industry.
·  A minimum of 3 years' experience in Cloud Computing project implementation – Well- rounded in both functional and technical aspects of a CRM engagement.
·  A minimum of 2 years of experience leading teams.
Preferred Skills
·  Excellent communication and presentation skills
·  Ability to adapt to dynamic work environment and be creative within a team
·  Customer oriented and great at building client relationships
·  Strong background in Cloud Computing solutions – clouDo you have a passion for using new technologies to make a positive impact on business and cod computing strategy, systems design, integration, implementation and management.
·  Previous experience in leading up an Application Functional team (Configuration, customization, Force.com development) or Application Integration team (including data integration/data modeling)
·  Consulting experience with medium to large consulting firms focusing on cloud computing related consulting (solution architecture, storage, SaaS, multi-tenant computing, large scale computing environments, etc).
·  Experience managing multi-shore projects.
·  PMP and other project management certification preferred.
·  Salesforce.com and other cloud platform certifications.
·  Very strong work ethic with a customer service focus (high intensity).
·  5+ years of consulting experience preferred; executive level sales support experience in consulting/professional services.
·  Bachelor's degree in a related field preferred.
Professional Skill Requirements
·  Proven ability to build, manage and foster a team-oriented environment. Proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment Desire to work in an information systems environment.
·  Excellent communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills.
·  Excellent leadership and management skills.
Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States and with Accenture.

Candidates who are currently employed by a client of Accenture or an affiliated Accenture business may not be eligible for consideration.

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