Accenture Opens Technology Delivery Center in Nashville

By Adelina Osan, Associate Editor

Nashville, Tenn.—Accenture recently opened a new technology delivery center in Nashville. The facility is Accenture’s second Tennessee location, having already established a Knoxville office in 2013. The new delivery center will serve clients across industries with a preliminary focus on the public sector, including state and local government, as well as financial services, hospitality and healthcare.

Julie Sweet, Accenture’s group chief executive – North America

“Our investment in Nashville and plans for future expansion reflects our continued commitment to better serve our clients, locally and globally,” stated Julie Sweet, Accenture’s group chief executive – North America. “We are excited to recruit top technology talent from Nashville and beyond, as well as to add to the economic growth and development of the region and in Tennessee.”

Accenture’s team in Nashville will start with an initial staff of 25 people and plans to grow to 250 hires or more. The company seeks to attract future employees from the area’s growing pool of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) talent, including U.S. military veterans. Currently, 25 percent of Accenture’s Nashville employees are military veterans.

“We are offering public and private sector IT leaders more dynamic, agile and cost-effective sourcing options to drive key organizational initiatives forward through technology,” added Prasad Sankaran, senior managing director of Accenture Technology – North America. “Our new delivery center in Nashville provides our clients with access to the right mix of local and global resources, with focused skills close to their operations.”

“There is a wealth of technology talent in Nashville and we are pleased to offer job seekers the opportunity to grow their careers with Accenture,” said Beth Wright, Accenture managing director in Nashville. “As a local resident whose own career started here over two decades ago, I am excited to help Accenture grow our relationships in the community to fuel the diversity of our talent pool. Together, we can drive better business performance for clients through our world-class capabilities.”

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