Workday Certified HCM Functional Lead

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. What’s in it for You 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. As a Workday Functional Lead, your primary responsibilities may include: Manage teams in the identification of business requirements, functional design, process design (including scenario design, flow mapping), prototyping, testing, training, defining support procedures   Architect Workday the entire HCM solution to ensure that all work streams are cohesive and cross functional impacts are considered and mitigated  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.   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    Why should I join the Accenture Workday team?   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 2000 Workday certified professionals collaborating to drive enterprise-wide transformational projects on a global scale. Accenture has worked with more than 600 clients to deliver Workday deployments to unlock the potential of their organizations.    Learn and grow continuously.  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.  Who will be successful at Accenture?   It’s not just what you know or where you’ve been that propels success at Accenture: It’s  who you are , fundamentally, as a person. 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;