Lead Implementation Consultant - Workday Adaptive Planning

Accenture; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days’ vacation per year

Private medical insurance

3 extra days leave for charitable work

Job summary

A leading global professional services company in Greater London is seeking a Workday Adaptive Insights Lead to implement and manage Workday Adaptive Planning projects. This role involves advising clients on maximizing their Workday investments, facilitating common model designs, and leading teams effectively. Ideal candidates will have proven experience in Workday modules and excellent stakeholder management skills. The company offers competitive salary, 25 days of vacation, and additional benefits such as private medical insurance.

Qualifications

• Proven experience and certifications in Workday Adaptive Planning.
• Deep understanding of main Workday modules interdependencies.
• Ability to manage client interactions and travel requirements.
• Willingness to travel as required.

Responsibilities

• Lead Workday Adaptive Planning projects implementation.
• Act as business advisor to clients for ROI.
• Facilitate workshops for model design alignment.
• Coach and connect functional consultants across onshore and offshore teams.
• Share knowledge internally and with clients.

Skills

Workday Adaptive Planning

Excellent stakeholder management

Project management

Analytical thinking

Tools

Workday Adaptive Planning

Workday HCM

Workday Financial Management Core

Job description

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all these services. With our thought leadership and culture of innovation, we apply industry expertise, diverse skill sets and next‑generation technology to each business challenge

We believe in inclusion and diversity and supporting the whole person. Our core values comprise of Stewardship, Best People, Client Value Creation, One Global Network, Respect for the Individual and Integrity. Year after year, Accenture is recognized worldwide not just for business performance but for inclusion and diversity too.

“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

Our Team

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. In addition, we take pride in advising and collaborating closely with our clients from early strategy discussions, through technology implementations and transformation programs, to support and operations. Learn more about our practice at www.accenture.com/workday.

Do you want to work with global talent at the forefront of technological services and seek meaningful projects for top international businesses? At Accenture you have access to specifics trainings for your functional lead role. You will start with training – together with colleagues – and you will join seminars at various international locations. You will be primed, equipped and well‑networked to tackle exciting projects.

As a Workday Adaptive Insights Lead

You'll be part of a team of advisory professionals who deliver more than just technology. From rapid deployments to complete transformations, you'll provide integrated, cloud‑based HR and Finance solutions that put organizations on the fast track to a better way to work.

In this role, you will help our clients get the most out of their Workday investment by:

• Lead Workday Adaptive Planning projects implementation making use of your excellent project management and stakeholder management skills
• Act as business advisor being able to diagnose how Workday Adaptive Planning can add value and how implementation can achieve Return on Investment
• Coordinate, facilitate and host workshops to get to a common model design in line with business objective for Workforce and/or Financial Planning purposes
• Manage, coach and act as linking pin for the functional consultants (from both onshore as offshore locations)
• Effectively transfer knowledge internally at Accenture as well as externally

We are looking for experience in the following skills

Proven experience and certifications in at least one or more of the Workday functional modules:

• Workday Adaptive Planning
• Workday HCM or Financial Management Core

• Deep understanding of the interdependencies between the main Workday modules and the Adaptive Planning models.
• Excellent stakeholder management. You ensure all stakeholders are aligned and client requirements are met.
• Ability to meet client travel requirements as needed and efficiently manage a team(s) and client interactions
• Thrive in a diverse, dynamic environment, meet deadlines despite conflicting demands, analytical thinking and problem solving skills.

Set yourself apart

• Experience in Workforce and/or Financial Planning implementations
• Experience in other data modelling and planning solutions (for example Anaplan)
• Up to date Workday Adaptive Planning certifications
• Fluency in another language beside English, including German, Spanish, French, Dutch a.o.

What’s in it for you

At Accenture in addition to a competitive basic salary, you will also have an extensive benefits package which includes 25 days’ vacation per year, private medical insurance and 3 extra days leave per year for charitable work of your choice!