Director Solution Architect

PwC; London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global consulting firm is seeking a Director of Workday Financials to lead a consulting team tackling complex financial transformation projects. The successful candidate will have extensive experience in business development and Workday Financials, with strong leadership qualities and project management skills. This role offers the opportunity to work with multinational clients in a collaborative and dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in leading business development in Workday Financials.
• Background in Finance Transformation is preferred.
• Experience managing large-scale transformation projects.

Responsibilities

• Oversee a team to solve complex client business issues.
• Lead business development and project strategies.
• Manage and deliver large transformational projects.

Skills

Business development

Leadership

Workday Financials expertise

Strategic thinking

Interpersonal skills

Job description

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PwC is celebrating a decade of successful Workday project delivery with major UK and global clients.

To capitalize on this success, we are currently looking for experienced Workday Financials consultants to join our established and growing Workday Consulting Team. If you want to take your career to the next level and apply your skills to challenging, business-focused customer transformation programmes, then this could be for you.

PwC doesn't simply configure Workday but treats Workday as a fundamental element of our business transformation services. Our team members create and apply Workday and broader solutions that re-imagine the possible, bringing business value and improved user and customer experience.

Successful applicants will enjoy working for prestigious multinational organizations, offering exposure to the latest industry trends and fulfilling projects, as part of our collaborative and supportive team.

Responsibilities:

As a Director, you will oversee and work closely with a team of problem solvers with extensive consulting and industry experience, helping our clients solve their complex business issues from strategy to execution.

Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Lead business development activities to help identify and research Workday-enabled finance transformation opportunities on new/existing clients
• Develop project strategies to solve complex technical challenges for our clients leveraging Workday technologies
• Manage and deliver large projects by developing diverse, highly skilled project teams, assessing engagement risks throughout, driving conclusions, and reviewing/challenging the output produced by the team
• Shape and deliver projects to meet and exceed the expectations of our clients and our own quality criteria
• Support collaborative and ambitious recruitment processes to grow the team, and train, coach, and supervise team members for continuous organic growth
• Continue to develop internal relationships and enhance your PwC brand

Experience:

• Proven demonstrable business development and implementation experience in Workday Financials, preferably at large, complex multinationals, and considered an expert with market eminence in your field
• Background in Finance Transformation
• Experience driving the growth of a transformation team would be preferable
• Strategic thinker with strong leadership abilities across business development, engagement management, project delivery, and team management
• Experience working in a complex, multi-capability environment, understanding key drivers and relationships across onshore and offshore teams to build a practice and deliver successful large-scale transformation programmes, often across multiple countries
• An engaging, self-motivated approach, with excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and some evidence of a c-suite level network – comfortable consulting with CFOs and CEOs