Front End Engineering Manager at Accenture · Manchester

Front End Engineering Manager
Location: Manchester, 2 Circle Square
Do you want to help leading organisations launch world class human-centric products that re-imagine experiences with digital, data, AI and technology at their core?
Then come and join our Accenture Song team. Our team accelerates growth and value for our clients through sustained customer relevance. We are a bold and generous team of creatives, designers, technologists, strategists and engineers working together to make possibilities a reality. We are purpose-built to help businesses serve the modern customer and their ever-evolving needs.
You will help transform leading organisations and communities around the world. The sheer scale of our capabilities and client engagements and the way we collaborate, operate, and deliver value provides an unparalleled opportunity to grow and advance.
You will learn and grow within an innovative culture that thrives on shared success, diverse and innovative ways of thinking that enables boundary-less opportunities that can drive your career in new & exciting ways. This is a fast-paced and client-centric focused environment. We have a constant focus on our people development and a collaborative and mutually encouraging culture.
As part of our team, you will be working with cutting-edge design systems and digital platforms, and you will have the opportunity to develop a wide range of new skills on the job.
As a team:
At Accenture Song, you'll be working alongside innovative colleagues on exciting projects that drive collaboration from strategy through to implementation. You'll have access to the latest technologies and work directly with clients to help them achieve their goals.
But it's not just about the work – it's about the culture. Our organisation thrives on shared success and diverse ways of thinking, enabling opportunities that can propel your career in new and exciting ways. With a focus on learning, growth, and advancement, you'll be part of an innovative culture that encourages you to push boundaries and think outside the box.
We’re especially looking for individuals who are experts in front-end engineering for mobile or web platforms, with deep experience in modern frameworks and performance optimization. You’ll bring hands-on experience with generative AI technologies and understand how to apply them to enhance product experiences. Consulting experience is also key — you’ll be comfortable engaging with clients, shaping solutions, and driving strategic outcomes.
This is a hybrid role, with a requirement to work from the office 3 days per week and onsite with client when required.
As a frontend engineering manager, you will:
Support growth within our customer technology product engineering practice
Advise clients on how to build product and platform engineering capabilities and teams
Build strong client relationships focused on customer, digital and platforms
Lead engineering across large digital & agile transformation programmes
Collaborate with Product Managers, Designers, Data Scientists and Engineers to deliver compelling user-facing products and solutions
Propel the use of Generative AI within our work and products
Provide input to technology & engineering thought leadership to our clients and teams
Maximise team performance through mentorship, skills learning and career development
Contribute to developing offerings, assets, capabilities, and attend events
We are looking for experience in the following:
Previous experience leading front end engineering teams/squads
Experience of building with modern frontend technologies on web and/or mobile (e.g. React/iOS/Android/React Native)
Use of Generative AI within your workflows and/or products you are creating
Experience with integrating cloud services directly into complex solutions (GraphQL/Restful APIs)
Previous experience in software engineering senior roles (e.g. Engineering Lead, Team Lead)
Extensive experience in agile environments for digital product creation
Broad experience in modern engineering practices including:
oSystems Architecture
oFront End Engineering
oPlatform & SRE Engineering
oQuality Engineering
oCI/CD
Comfortable in articulating trends in technology and engineering practices
Experience improving speed and quality outcomes using modern engineering practices
Set yourself apart:
Presented your work at an event or conference
Experience developing short & long-term plans for a teams growth and transformation
Track record at engaging with senior leadership as a trusted advisor
Created proven scalable solutions, especially with AI
Academic Requirements:
Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent with MBA or Masters preferred
What’s in it for you:
Our Total Rewards consist of a competitive basic salary, annual performance bonus, opportunities to acquire equity and a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits. These include perks such as:
Up to 30 days of leave to spend each year plus 3 extra volunteering days per year for charitable work of choice.
Family-friendly and flexible work policies.
Attractive pension plan with financial wellbeing support and resources.
Private healthcare insurance plan and Mental Wellbeing support.
Employee Assistance Programme, Career Development and Counselling.
A range of generous Parental Leave offerings.
Flexibility and mobility are required to deliver this role as there will be requirements to spend time onsite with our clients and partners to enable delivery of the outstanding services we are known for.
There is a requirement to work from the office 3 days per week, and on site with client when required.
Please note that with all our roles, you should expect some in-person time for collaboration, learning and building rapport with clients, peers, leaders and communities. As an employer, we will be as flexible as possible to support your specific work/life needs.
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About Accenture
Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.
Visit us atwww.accenture.com
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