Workday Certified HCM Functional Lead

Job Description

Location:

Accenture in Overland Park, Kansas, United States.

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.
• Take your skillset beyond Workday technology with our Transformation Powered by Workday Training, helping 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.

• Manage teams in the identification of business requirements, functional design, process design (including scenario design, flow mapping), prototyping, testing, training, and 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.

• Innovate every day. Be at the forefront of designing and delivering Workday solutions that push boundaries and create new opportunities for our clients.
• Lead with the industry’s best. Join an industry‑recognized global cloud leader with more than 2,000 Workday‑certified professionals collaborating to drive enterprise‑wide transformational projects on a global scale.
• Learn and grow continuously. Harness unmatched training and professional development to help you build and advance your Workday, consultative and delivery skills.

We prize diversity in backgrounds and perspectives. Whatever your unique qualities, a few key traits should apply: you’re passionate about technology and motivated to apply the latest technology trends; you’re proactive and collaborative; you’re a leader with effective communication skills; you’re driven by new challenges and motivated to improve; you’re a creative problem‑solver with the flexibility to navigate uncertainty; you’re focused on the future with a desire to develop inclusive, responsible and sustainable solutions to complex challenges.

Travel may be required for this role. The amount of travel will vary from 0 to 100% depending on business need and client 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 HCM functional experience.
• Minimum of 3 years of Workday implementations.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years work experience). If…