Workday Delivery Lead

Accenture Infrastructure and Capital Projects, LLC; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 220,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a Workday Delivery Lead to guide a large AI-enabled Workday implementation with cross-functional teams in Australia. You will drive value, manage scope, and align technology with business strategy while engaging senior stakeholders to ensure successful outcomes.

The role requires deep Workday Financial Management expertise, a strong delivery background, and the ability to travel as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field and Workday certification preferred.
• Proven delivery leadership experience on large Workday programs.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and executive communication skills.
• Experience embedding AI and automation in large-scale delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead large, complex Workday implementations with a focus on value delivery.
• Direct teams of consultants and client stakeholders to meet goals on time and budget.
• Develop and implement business solutions aligned with industry standards.
• Define scope, gather requirements, and produce cost-efficient blueprints.
• Manage project lifecycle from design to deployment and continuous improvement.
• Embed AI capabilities and responsible data governance into delivery.

Skills

Workday

Delivery Lead

AI in Workday

Stakeholder engagement

Program management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in relevant field

Workday certification

Tools

Workday Financial Management

AI tooling

Job description

Hybrid - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Sep 9, 2026

Accenture is a leading solutions and services company that helps the world’s leading enterprises reinvent by building their digital core and unleashing the power of AI to create value at speed across the enterprise, bringing together the talent of our approximately 786,000 people, our proprietary assets and platforms, and deep ecosystem relationships. Our strategy is to be the reinvention partner of choice for our clients and to be the most client-focused, AI-enabled, great place to work in the world. Through our Reinvention Services we bring together our capabilities across strategy, consulting, technology, operations, Song and Industry X with our deep industry expertise to create and deliver solutions and services for our clients. Our purpose is to deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity, and we measure our success by the 360° value we create for all our stakeholders.Visit us at www.accenture.com .

Through Transformation Powered by Workday, we help HR and Finance define their strategy, technology and approach to become agile, strategic advisors that drive critical business outcomes and revenue. By automating day-to-day tasks, then uniting and orchestrating the data and planning abilities of Finance and HR in one seamless system, organizations can better align to business strategy and ensure that the right skills and resources are available when they are needed.

With in-depth specialization in more than 40 industries and an unmatched, global delivery network, Accenture is uniquely positioned to guide its clients in this transformation, tailoring each journey to your specific needs. For more information, please visit Accenture + Workday

The Role

We are seeking a Workday Delivery Lead who combines strong program management capabilities with strategic thinking, executive stakeholder engagement, and a global perspective. This individual will not only ensure successful delivery across the portfolio but will also proactively identify opportunities to enhance value, drive innovation, and support Rio Tinto's broader people and technology agenda.

Key Responsibilities

As a Workday Delivery Lead, you should expect to lead a large, complex, AI-enabled Workday implementation effort and have the following responsibilities:

Lead teams of consultants and clients to reach their implementation and transformation goals on time and within budget.

Develop and implement business solutions that align with industry standards and organisational goals.

Work from start to finish on a technology transformation project with the ability to step in at any stage of the project lifecycle.

Identify scope and write functional requirements and specifications. Use expertise to develop and support cost effective blueprints, estimates, and conceptual designs.

Implement new requirements and solutions.

Align technology with business strategy and goals, work directly with the client gathering requirements to analyse, design and/or implement technology best practice business changes.

Be an expert internally and externally for your deep functional or industry expertise, domain knowledge, or offering expertise, enhancing Accenture's marketplace reputation.

Serve as a practice thought leader related to digital HR and Finance transformation and the digital employee experience

Collaborate with diverse groups to ensure solutions are comprehensive and effective.

Advise clients in their human capital management and/or financial management technology decisions and strategies

Solution and deliver integrated offerings that enable a client’s digital employee experience through Workday

Own the AI agenda for the engagement, setting the vision for how AI is applied both within the Workday solution and in the way the program is delivered.

Advise clients on adopting Workday’s AI and machine learning capabilities, including Workday Illuminate, and on the process, role and change implications of AI-enabled HR and Finance operations.

Embed Accenture’s AI and automation assets into delivery — accelerating design, configuration, data conversion, testing and documentation — and hold the team accountable for measurable productivity gains.

Establish responsible AI and data governance for the program, covering model transparency, human oversight, privacy and compliance with Australian regulatory obligations.

Build AI fluency across the team, coaching consultants on AI-enabled delivery practices and reskilling as tooling evolves.

Create, implement and manage a program office function in support of the execution of delivery or product work.

Develop and execute end-to-end project management activities.

Define project scope with key stakeholders and effectively manage milestones and dependencies.

Support the management of financial, contractual, and operational commitments.

Monitor delivery performance and quality using metrics and status reporting.

Mitigate risks as defined in project plan.

Oversee and maintain practices and procedures in line with best practice

Financial and operational management of the PMO & governance control

Your Skills and Qualifications:

Master proficiency in Workday Financial Management.

Master proficiency in Account Delivery Management.

A minimum of 12 years of experience in relevant related skills.

Proven experience with the Delivery of at least 2 major Workday Implementations

Demonstrated experience leading AI-enabled transformation, or embedding AI and automation into large-scale delivery

Working knowledge of Workday’s AI capabilities and of responsible AI and data governance practices

Previous consulting experience or congruent professional experience either as an internal consultant or with a consulting/software company.

Ability and willingness to travel

Superior communication skills, both written and verbal

Experience with pre-sale and sales activities

Bachelor's Degree in relevant field of studies.

Key Requirements

Minimum 5 years' Workday experience, with a strong track record delivering complex Workday programs.

Proven experience in a Project Manager (PM) or Delivery Lead