Accenture Portugal in the news

Manuela Vaz became the first female head of Accenture Portugal in 2023 and ranks 41st in Forbes Portugal's 2025 Most Powerful Women in Business list.

Accenture is cutting jobs of employees who can't be reskilled for AI, while investing in AI capabilities and aiming to grow its workforce next year.

Accenture is upskilling 700,000 employees in agentic AI to enhance its service capabilities amid rising client demand.

Companies are shifting from offshoring to nearshoring technology services to ensure AI data sovereignty and resilience, with Accenture Portugal developing local AI solutions to support this trend.

Accenture in Portugal faces union accusations of psychological abuse, poor pay, and harsh conditions for content moderators, leading to a partial strike.

Accenture faces criticism in Portugal for poor support and harsh conditions for content moderators exposed to violent material, leading to strikes and union protests.

Accenture's content moderators face poor mental health support, low pay, and union resistance despite the company's high global ranking.

Accenture Portugal content moderators face psychological harm from violent content, low pay, and poor conditions, leading to strikes demanding better support and compensation.

Accenture and SAP expanded their partnership with ADVANCE, offering AI-powered, pre-configured cloud solutions to help fast-growing companies modernize operations and boost agility within a year.

Accenture and SAP launched ADVANCE to help fast-growing companies accelerate cloud adoption and business transformation using AI-powered, pre-configured solutions.

Accenture Portugal employees are striking over low pay, poor working conditions, and inadequate mental health support, demanding better treatment and negotiations.

Accenture Portugal employees are on a partial strike demanding higher pay, better conditions, and protesting management intimidation and inadequate mental health support.

Accenture Portugal employees are on a partial strike demanding better pay, improved working conditions, and addressing management intimidation and mental health support issues.

Accenture Portugal workers are striking for better pay and working conditions amid the company's record profits.

Alexandre Vieira, former Air Force lieutenant, now leads marketing at Accenture Portugal, focusing on technology-driven strategies and innovation.

Portuguese business leaders stress AI's transformative role in enhancing competitiveness, operational models, and customer experience amid market disruption.

US markets declined on tariff concerns and Fed caution, with Accenture shares falling over 7% due to potential federal contract delays amid government spending cuts.

Executives recognize AI's urgency for business transformation, but effective integration and strategic use remain challenges, with concerns over Chinese AI platforms' transparency and the need for cultural change in Portugal.

Joana Pinto, ex-Accenture Portugal legal lead, joins Antas da Cunha Ecija as partner to boost their Digital Law practice focusing on AI and technology transactions.

Critical Techworks, Blip, and Accenture are the most searched IT employers by Portuguese tech professionals, with Accenture leading in IT consulting and outsourcing.