Workday Certified HCM Functional Lead

Accenture • Kirkland, WA

6h • Hybrid

About The Position

We are Accenture, a global professional services company, searching for a Workday Functional Lead. 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. Help HR and Finance leaders define and execute their strategy and give them the adaptability they need in a fast-changing world. To help you take your skillset beyond Workday technology, our Transformation Powered by Workday Training will help you take your consulting to a whole new level. Take your Workday skills and career to the next level, mastering complex projects while expanding your leadership and advisory skills with a market-leading team.

Requirements

• Workday Partner Certification
• Minimum of 3 years of consulting or client-side experience, most recently in a Lead or similar level role
• Minimum of 3 years of working of HCM Functional experience
• Minimum of 3 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.

Nice To Haves

• 6 years of Workday-related implementations
• Demonstrate knowledge of the HR function & processes
• Experience in Education or Government Workday implementations

Responsibilities

• Manage teams in the identification of business requirements, functional design, process design (including scenario design, flow mapping), prototyping, testing, training, defining support procedures
• Formulate planning, budgeting, forecasting and reporting strategies
• Architect statements of work and/or client proposals
• Architect and manage vendor relationships
• Lead workshops for client education
• Manage resources and budget on client projects
• Serve as the escalation point for critical functional issue resolution
• Provide subject matter expertise to aid in decision making related to the functional solution
• Lead, mentor, counsel and manage performance metrics of project staff
• Conduct working sessions with clients to gather, understand, and analyze business requirements.
• Architect Workday the entire HCM solution to ensure that all work streams are cohesive and cross functional impacts are considered and mitigated
• Advise clients on industry standards and leading practices.
• Understand and apply Workday and Accenture methodologies.
• Provide the Delivery Lead with status updates and keep them apprised of overall project status.
• Demonstrate strong client and stakeholder management to achieve project objectives
• Ensure the client takes advantage of Workday best practices.
• Support innovation through the creation of new industry leading methods and assets

Benefits

• Accenture has worked with more than 600 clients to deliver Workday deployments to unlock the potential of their organizations.
• Harness unmatched training and professional development to help you build and advance your Workday, consultative and delivery skills.
• With learning resources, interactive classroom courses, real-life client simulations and ongoing mentoring available when you need it, you’ll expand your thinking beyond the core Workday implementation.
• We have an unwavering commitment to diversity with the aim that every one of our people has a full sense of belonging within our organization.
• As a business imperative, every person at Accenture has the responsibility to create and sustain an inclusive environment.
• Inclusion and diversity are fundamental to our culture and core values.
• Our rich diversity makes us more innovative and more creative, which helps us better serve our clients and our communities.
• Accenture is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for persons with disabilities or religious observances, including reasonable accommodation when needed.
• Accenture is committed to providing veteran employment opportunities to our service men and women.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees