Introduction:
Avanade is a company that helps businesses transform with the power of Microsoft technology. Whether enhancing customer experiences, optimizing operations, or improving security, Avanade delivers innovative solutions in close collaboration with Accenture. In this role, you will be part of the Accenture Microsoft Business Group working closely with Accenture Client Leadership to identify and drive Microsoft-based digital transformation opportunities within their client accounts. Your focus will be on originating and leading Accenture’s sales efforts around the Microsoft ecosystem and growing within these established client relationships.
In support of our continued growth, we are looking for a Microsoft Technology Account Lead to capitalize on our capabilities. Our goal is to originate and grow our core business by driving a collaborative growth strategy and supporting Accenture’s sales and revenue targets. As a Microsoft Technology Account Lead, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring these objectives are met.
Come join us
If you are looking for a strategic and collaborative role in technology sales, this position offers an exciting opportunity. You will help clients realize business value from the Microsoft platform while working alongside Accenture, leveraging their client relationships to drive technical thought leadership. You will also position cloud modernization, security, AI-driven solutions, and large-scale transformation projects within Accenture’s accounts, ensuring clients benefit from seamless Microsoft technology adoption.
Together, we do what matters.
What you’ll do:
You will collaborate with Accenture’s account teams to drive Microsoft-focused solutions, ensuring alignment with client strategies and successful execution with an industry focus. Your role involves growing pipeline and sales by supporting, managing or leading the origination and/or closing of sales opportunities in a specific area or across a range of offerings. They progress by deepening sales skills and/or developing new related skills, growing into more complex sales roles, laterally, upward, or in their current role. This role will be responsible for leading client partnership and the successful delivery of the services and corresponding customer satisfaction.
Skills and experiences:
About you:
You thrive in a collaborative, indirect sales environment. You understand the power of partnerships and excel at building strong relationships with Accenture stakeholders and clients alike. You are strategic, detail-oriented, and capable of navigating complex sales cycles while ensuring alignment between Avanade, Accenture, and the client. Your ability to position Microsoft technologies as key enablers of business transformation makes you a valuable asset in this role.
This is an opportunity to make an impact at the intersection of technology, consulting, and strategic partnerships. If you are motivated to drive results in an indirect sales model, we’d love to hear from you.
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A great place to work
As you bring your skills and abilities to Avanade, you’ll get distinctive experiences, limitless learning, and ambitious growth in return. As we continue to build our diverse and inclusive culture, we become even more innovative and creative, helping us better serve our clients and communities. You’ll join a community of smart, supportive collaborators to lift, mentor, and guide you, and to lean on your expertise. You get a company purpose-built for business-critical, leading-edge technology solutions, committed to improving the way humans work, interact, and live. It’s all here, so take a closer look!
We work hard to provide an inclusive, diverse culture with a deep sense of belonging for all our employees. Visit our Inclusion & Diversity | Avanade page.
Create a future for our people that focuses on
• Expanding your thinking • Experimenting courageously • Learning and pivoting
Inspire greatness in our people by
• Empowering every voice • Encouraging boldness • Celebrating progress
Accelerate the impact of our people by
• Amazing the client • Prioritizing what matters • Acting as one
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About AvanadeAs you bring your skills and abilities to Avanade, you’ll get distinctive experiences, limitless learning, and ambitious growth in return. As we continue to build our diverse and inclusive culture, we become even more innovative and creative, helping us better serve our clients and communities. You’ll join a community of smart, supportive collaborators to lift, mentor, and guide you, and to lean on your expertise. You get a company purpose-built for business-critical, leading-edge technology solutions, committed to improving the way humans work, interact, and live. It’s all here, so take a closer look!
Create a future for our people that focuses on
• Expanding your thinking • Experimenting courageously • Learning and pivoting
Inspire greatness in our people by
• Empowering every voice • Encouraging boldness • Celebrating progress
Accelerate the impact of our people by
• Amazing the client • Prioritizing what matters • Acting as one
We work hard to provide an inclusive, diverse culture with a deep sense of belonging for all our employees. Visit our Inclusion & Diversity page. Avanade believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunities, and we do not discriminate against our employees, applicants, or job seekers because of their race, color, gender, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, or any other protect group status as defined by law.
Delivery Management AV
United Kingdom
As a Delivery Lead, you will be responsible for the successful delivery of client engagements, ensuring outcomes are achieved in line with agreed scope, budget, timeline, and quality expectations.
You will work closely with clients and internal teams to manage delivery across the full project lifecycle, ensuring risks are managed, stakeholders are aligned, and value is delivered. This is a hands-on role requiring strong delivery discipline, stakeholder engagement, and problem-solving capability.
Key Responsibilities:
Infrastructure AV
United Kingdom
Avanade is the perfect stage to bring your thoughtful, energetic, and curious approach to technology consulting.
Our talented Azure Platform Practice consists of some of the most dedicated and passionate in the field and we plan to grow! With Avanade, you will be focusing on the Azure Public Cloud, Edge and Hybrid and working with the newest Microsoft technologies on exciting client projects. If you like pushing boundaries by outsmarting challenges, read on!
Come join us
The Azure Platform Practice is at the core of Avanade's excellence: delivering high-quality, complex projects with global impact. We focus on building and running reliable and secure cloud foundations - from large-scale landing zones to data and application platforms. We are committed to making our clients' cloud journey smooth - whether it's moving existing systems to help in datacenter exits, or creating new cloud-native solutions, or improving an existing cloud presence. Innovation and client satisfaction are part of our essence.
Our team is a fast-growing, diverse group of more than 150 passionate enthusiasts and specialists in Azure technologies. We actively acknowledge and reward quality, encourage learning and have a strong focus on the career and development opportunities of all our people, making sure our employees are proud of working at Avanade is central to us!
Together we do what matters.
What you’ll do
• Use your deep knowledge of Azure cloud services to design resilient, scalable and secure cloud environments covering the full breadth of the Azure platform
• Design and implement Azure Landing Zones to establish a scalable, secure and compliant foundation for deploying cloud services.
• Lead complex migrations for on-premises infrastructure, applications, and databases to Azure.
• Develop solutions for Edge and Hybrid scenarios by integrating Azure Stack and other technologies to extend Azure capabilities to on-premises environments and edge devices.
• Architect and deploy Cloud Native solutions using Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Functions, and Azure DevOps.
Software Engineering AV
United Kingdom
Introduction:
Revolutionize Technology: Embrace Your DevOps Expertise and Lead the Way in an Innovation-Driven Journey!
Come join us:
Welcome to the realm of DevOps Engineering! As an accomplished software expert with a broad skillset encompassing cloud infrastructure, OS knowledge, and software delivery, you'll be the driving force behind transformation and speed to value through cutting-edge technology. Thriving in high-pressure situations, you passionately pursue top-quality results while quickly adapting to new technologies and domains. Join us on this innovation-driven journey, and together, let's redefine the future of DevOps Engineering. Elevate your career and make a lasting impact in the world of technology.
Together we do what matters.
What you’ll do:
Skills and experiences:
Data Analytics & AI AV
United Kingdom
Position Summary
This role is ideal for a leader who combines strong commercial drive with exceptional people leadership, and who is motivated to scale a competitive Data & AI capability in a dynamic and evolving market.
About the Role
We are seeking a Region Practice Lead – Data & AI to drive profitable growth, market leadership, and team excellence across the UK.
This is a senior leadership role with end-to-end accountability for sales performance, client impact, and team leadership. You will position the practice as a trusted advisor in Data, AI, and digital transformation, while scaling a high-performing, future-ready organisation.
The role combines commercial ownership, executive client engagement, and leadership of a large multidisciplinary team, aligned with global strategy and focused on delivering sustained regional growth.
Key Responsibilities
1. Sales Leadership & Market Growth (Primary Focus)
• Own regional sales performance, including pipeline growth, revenue, and overall practice contribution
• Lead strategic deal shaping and act as executive sponsor on priority pursuits
• Build and strengthen C-level client relationships, positioning the practice as a trusted strategic partner
• Translate global strategy into clear regional go-to-market priorities
2. Team Leadership & Capability Growth (Primary Focus)
• Lead, inspire, and develop a large Data & AI team across architecture, delivery, and capability areas
• Define and execute a regional talent strategy (hiring, upskilling, workforce planning)
• Drive engagement, retention, and performance, fostering an inclusive and high-performing culture
3. Solutioning, Delivery & Technical Leadership
• Ensure high-quality, competitive solutions across all engagements
• Oversee delivery of large-scale programmes, ensuring client satisfaction and delivery excellence
• Provide thought leadership across Data & AI domains
• Support complex pursuits with strong solution integrity and commercial alignment
4. Strategic Partnerships & Innovation
• Strengthen partnerships with Microsoft, Databricks, Accenture, and key ecosystem players
• Identify and incubate new offerings and capabilities aligned to market trends
• Contribute regional insights to the global innovation and strategy agenda
Key Performance Indicators
• Sales & Revenue Growth
• Practice Profitability (Chargeability %)
• Team Engagement, Retention & Leadership Pipeline
• Utilisation & Skills Development
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