Industry X Maximo Delivery Lead

We are Industry X:

We are Industry X: We embed innovation, intelligence, and sustainability in the way the world makes things and the things it makes. Industry X enables leaders to act quickly and confidently as they pivot to the future. We define Industry X as digital reinvention of manufacturing / engineering and believe that smart, sustainable, connected digital products and assets are about to create hyper-personalized industrial experiences, completely new levels of operational efficiency, transparency and traceability, tangible impact on sustainability and brand-new sources of revenue growth. Known for our ability to execute at speed, we help clients determine clear, actionable paths to competitive agility by bringing them new thinking on business and technology. Join us and become an integral part of our experienced Industry X team with the credibility, expertise, and insight clients depend on. Visit us here to find out more about Industry X.0

The Practice:

Intelligent Asset Management, With A Team of Leading Practitioners having deep functional & industry knowledge specializing in the areas of Asset Integrity and Reliability Management, Master Data Management, Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) & Maintenance Execution, Material & MRO Management, Industry Analytics and Digital Industrial Workforce. We serve across various industry verticals, and we are looking for candidates with EAM experience in Discrete & Process manufacturing verticals, covering Auto / Aero & Defense / Oil & Gas / Chemicals / Pharmaceuticals / Consumer Goods / Hi-Tech segments.

Role Summary

The Maximo Delivery Lead is accountable for the end‑to‑end delivery of IBM Maximo and Maximo Application Suite (MAS) programs. This role provides senior delivery leadership across complex initiatives including implementations, upgrades, de‑customization, and sustainment, ensuring outcomes are delivered on time, on budget, and to agreed quality standards.

The Delivery Lead serves as the primary point of accountability for the client, leading integrated delivery across functional, technical, and integration teams while managing risk, governance, and stakeholder expectations.

Key Responsibilities

Delivery & Program Leadership

• Own end‑to‑end delivery accountability for large, complex Maximo / MAS programs.
• Lead integrated delivery planning across functional, technical, testing, data, and integration workstreams.
• Manage scope, schedule, dependencies, risks, issues, and financials in line with contractual commitments.
• Drive delivery execution across multiple phases including design, build, test, deployment, and hypercare.
• Act as the primary escalation point for delivery issues and ensure timely resolution.

Client & Stakeholder Management

• Serve as the primary delivery interface with client leadership and senior stakeholders.
• Lead delivery governance forums, executive status reviews, and steering committees.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships through transparent communication and outcome‑focused delivery.
• Align delivery approach to client operating models, site constraints, and regulatory environments.

Maximo / MAS Leadership

• Provide senior functional leadership across IBM Maximo and Maximo Application Suite (MAS) solutions.
• Guide decisions related to configuration vs. customization, upgrade strategy, and technical debt reduction.
• Ensure delivery aligns with Maximo/MAS best practices, architectural standards, and long‑term roadmap considerations.
• Partner closely with technical architects and SMEs to validate solution design and delivery feasibility.

Team Leadership & Coaching

• Lead and coordinate cross‑functional teams including functional consultants, developers, architects, testers, and integration resources.
• Coach delivery team members on delivery discipline, quality standards, and client engagement expectations.
• Manage blended teams across onshore, offshore, and third‑party resources.
• Support onboarding and ramp‑up of new team members to ensure delivery continuity.

Risk, Quality & Governance

• Proactively identify, assess, and mitigate delivery risks across the program lifecycle.
• Ensure strong quality assurance across design, build, testing, and deployment activities.
• Enforce delivery governance, change control, and reporting standards.
• Support audits, compliance requirements, and delivery in regulated environments where applicable.

Required Experience & Qualifications

Experience

• Minimum 10 years of experience delivering IBM Maximo solutions, including leadership roles.
• Minimum 10 years of delivery leadership experience managing complex enterprise programs or projects.
• Proven experience leading Maximo or MAS implementations, upgrades, or major transformations.
• Experience delivering in asset‑intensive industries such as utilities, energy, transportation, or infrastructure is strongly preferred.

Core Skills

• Strong end‑to‑end delivery leadership and accountability mindset.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and executive presence.
• Ability to balance functional, technical, and commercial priorities.
• Strong risk management and problem‑solving capabilities.

Technical & Functional Awareness

• Deep understanding of Maximo functional processes (e.g., work management, asset management, inventory, maintenance planning).
• Solid understanding of Maximo/MAS architecture, integrations, data migration, and upgrade considerations.
• Ability to lead and challenge technical teams without being hands‑on technical.

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.
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