Accenture

Workday Delivery Lead

Accenture$131K — $278K *
Business Services
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of consulting experience in a Lead or similar role
  • 4+ years of experience with Workday implementations
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience (12+ years)
  • Experience managing large projects and teams
  • Strong understanding of client and stakeholder management

Responsibilities

  • Lead strategic discussions on technology transformation for clients
  • Negotiate with senior management on significant project matters
  • Deliver exceptional outcomes for Workday implementation projects
  • Manage daily communications with clients
  • Oversee project teams and assess engagement risks effectively
  • Handle engagement financials and ensure project feasibility
  • Develop and mentor team members through training and coaching
  • Apply Workday's Implementation Methodology to all engagements
  • Support business development through proposal and SOW creation
  • Drive innovation through developing new methods and assets

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package
  • Professional development and training opportunities
  • Collaborative work environment
  • Opportunity to impact major client projects
  • Possibility of travel for business needs
Full Job Description


This individual will be part of a team of advisory professionals focused on cloud-based data-reporting operations that integrate and optimize the essential corporate functions of finance, analytics, planning and HR.
For many of our clients, successfully getting their data operations into cloud environments is a major focus. The enterprise data-reporting software of Workday is a critical component of many of the cloud solutions we design, which is why Accenture has assembled a team of more than 2,000 Workday-certified professionals.

As a Workday Delivery Lead, your primary responsibilities may include:
  • Bring thought-leadership on how technology can transform an organization.
  • Interact with senior management levels at a client and/or within Accenture, which involves negotiating or influencing on significant matters.
  • Responsibility to shape and deliver various Workday implementation projects that exceed the expectations of our clients and our own assignment quality criteria
  • Responsibility for a majority of day to day client communications
  • Manage and deliver large projects by developing the project team, assessing engagement risks throughout, driving conclusions, and reviewing / challenging the output produced by the team
  • Responsibility for management of engagement financials
  • Helping to grow and develop our team through hands on training and coaching
  • Have latitude in decision-making and determining objectives and approaches to critical assignments.
  • Understand Workday's Implementation Methodology and apply it on all engagements.
  • Demonstrate strong client and stakeholder management to achieve project objectives
  • Support or lead business development activities such as solutioning, proposal creation, orals support and SOW creation.
  • Drive innovation through the creation of new industry leading methods and assets
  • Travel may be required for this role. The amount of travel will vary from 0 to 100% depending on business need and client requirements.


Here's what you need:
  • Minimum of 8 years of consulting experience, most recently in a Lead or similar level role
  • Minimum of 4 years of Workday Implementations
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years work experience). If Associate's Degree must have equivalent minimum 6 year work experience.


Bonus points if you have:
  • Workday Partner Certification
  • 10 years of Workday-related implementations
  • Demonstrate knowledge of the HR function & processes
  • Experience in Education or Government Workday implementations


Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location,
role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation, based on full-time
employment, for roles that may be hired as set forth below.
The recruiting efforts for this position are intended to fill a brand new position.
The base pay range shown below is intended as a guideline to reflect the majority of offers for this role.
It does not represent a maximum limit - in some cases, actual compensation may exceed the range where appropriate.

Information on benefits is here.

Role Location Annual Salary Range
British Columbia/Ontario $131,700 to $278,100

About Accenture

Accenture plc is a multinational professional services company that provides services in strategy, consulting, digital, technology, and operations. The company has more than 537,000 employees serving clients in more than 120 countries. Accenture operates across five business segments: Communications, Media & Technology; Financial Services; Health & Public Service; Products; and Resources. The company is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, and has offices worldwide.
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