Workday Delivery Lead

Accenture; Toronto; On-site; CAD 99,450 - 209,900; Full time

Job summary

Accenture in Toronto is seeking a Workday Delivery Lead to lead and shape Workday implementation projects, while managing client communications and delivering quality outcomes. You will interact with senior client and Accenture stakeholders, drive project delivery, and oversee team performance.

The role emphasizes advisory leadership, risk and financial management, and opportunities to grow through mentoring and cross-functional collaboration within a market-leading team. Travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of consulting or client-side experience, most recently in a Lead or similar level role.
• Minimum of 5 years of working as a WD Delivery Lead.
• Minimum of 3 years of Workday Implementations.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years work experience).

Responsibilities

• Lead Workday implementation projects and manage client communications.
• Shape and deliver projects that meet client expectations and quality criteria.
• Manage engagement financials and project risks.
• Coach and develop team members through hands-on training.
• Travel may be required (0–100%).

Skills

Lead role

Stakeholder management

Project delivery

Client interactions

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Workday

Job description

Workday Delivery Lead

Business Architecture Manager | Senior Level | Full time

Job No. R00343229 | Toronto, Ontario

Who We Are

We are Accenture, a global professional services company, searching for a Workday Delivery 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 Delivery Lead, your primary responsibilities may include:

• Bring thought-leadership on how technology can transform an organization
• Interact with c-suite 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 5 years of consulting or client-side experience, most recently in a Lead or similar level role
• Minimum of 5 years of working as a WD Delivery Lead
• 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

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.

Role Location Annual Salary Range

British Columbia/Ontario/New Brunswick $99,450 to $209,900

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