Practice Leader Workday France

Accenture France; Paris; Sur place; EUR 90 000 - 120 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Innovative large-scale projects

Extensive education programs and development opportunities

Flexible working hours and opportunity to work from home

Diverse and socially active workforce

Résumé du poste

Accenture France is seeking a Practice Lead for Workday in Paris. The role involves leading and growing a team dedicated to Workday initiatives and closely collaborating with clients on HR transformations. The ideal candidate has over 15 years of experience in HR system implementations, fluency in English and French, and is skilled in managing sales and achieving profitability targets. This position offers the opportunity to shape enterprise reinvention using advanced technologies.

Qualifications

• 15+ years’ experience in HR systems and/or ERP implementation.
• Fluency in English and French.
• Experience in leading diverse teams onshore, nearshore, and offshore.

Responsabilités

• Lead and develop a team focused on Workday.
• Expand the team to enable business growth.
• Manage sales, revenue, and profitability targets.

Connaissances

Leading and expanding a practice of professionals

Experience in sales cycles at large global clients

Delivering large scale transformation in HR

Accountability for achieving business targets

Analytical thinking and problem solving skills

Excellent communication skills

Ability to manage team and client interactions

Formation

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Description du poste

Introduction

Do you get excited when guiding organizations on the transformation of their HR processes based on the next generation of technology? Put your expertise to work as part of the world’s largest independent technology services provider and own the way as a trendsetter in Workday. We’re ready if you are.

Department Overview

The Accenture Workday Business Group is a leading partner to Workday worldwide and has a track record of implementing many of the most significant Workday projects. We advise and collaborate closely with our clients from early strategy discussions, through technology implementations and transformation programs, to support and operations.

What We Offer

• Innovative large scale Workday projects
• A global network of talented and passionate colleagues
• Challenging work for some of the world's largest companies
• Extensive education programs and development opportunities
• Volunteering and career opportunities around the world
• A diverse and socially active workforce
• Flexible working hours and opportunity to work from home
• Friendly and social work environment
• Ability to craft your career based on your own aspirations

As a Practice Lead – Workday

You will build, lead and develop your team in France. You will be part of a group of professionals focused on Workday and closely aligned across all countries in Europe. You have the opportunity to lead, coach and expand a great existing team around you in a priority market. You maintain valuable partnership relations with Workday and other relevant Accenture entities. You are accountable for sales growth together with our sales executives, and for achieving profitable revenues with our client account leaders and our delivery leaders on the various engagements.

In this role, you will manage our Workday business in France:

• Lead our existing team and help them grow professionally
• Expand your team to enable business growth
• Monitor and manage jointly agreed targets for sales, revenues and profitability in close collaboration with sales executives, client account leadership and delivery leaders
• Involve yourself in appropriate sales activities as well as delivery activities tailored to your experience and ambition
• Maintain valuable relationships with Workday and other relevant partners in the domain of Talent
• Develop close relations and collaborate closely with other Accenture entities, keeping our client’s interest at heart
• Develop yourself and grasp the opportunity to be at the forefront of enterprise reinvention at Accenture and our clients, driven by advanced new technologies such as AI and Agentic AI

Required Experience and Skills

• Experience in leading and expanding a practice of professionals
• Experience in sales cycles at large global clients
• Experience in delivering large scale transformation in the HR domain
• Experience in taking accountability for achieving targets for sales, revenues, profitability and people related KPIs
• Ability to meet client travel requirements and efficiently manage a team(s) and client interactions
• Thriving in a diverse, dynamic environment, meeting deadlines despite conflicting demands, analytical thinking and problem solving skills
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, and the ability to clearly articulate complex messages and requirements
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent
• Fluency in English and French

Preferred / Set Your Self Apart

• 15+ years’ experience in HR system and/or ERP implementation
• Experience in Workday implementations and/or sales cycles
• Experience in leading diverse teams onshore, nearshore and offshore
• Experience in large complex system transformations
• Certified in Workday PM/EM and/or other project management/agile methodologies
• Fluency in another European language

Quote

“Across the globe, one thing is universally true of the people of Accenture: We care deeply about what we do and the impact we have with our clients and with the communities in which we work and live. It is personal to all of us.” – Julie Sweet, Accenture CEO