Workday Adaptive Growth Lead, Senior Manager

PwC UK; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Private medical cover

24/7 access to a qualified virtual GP

Six volunteering days a year

Job summary

PwC UK is seeking an experienced Workday Adaptive Growth Lead to join their growing Workday Consulting Team in Greater London. The role involves owning multi-workstream programmes, defining modelling standards, and driving market growth through strategic initiatives.

The ideal candidate will have strong Workday Adaptive Planning delivery experience, be Workday certified, and have a proven track record in leading teams and building client relationships.

Benefits include flexible working arrangements, private medical cover, and volunteering days.

Qualifications

• Strong Workday Adaptive Planning delivery experience and understanding of financial/operational planning processes.
• Demonstrable record of managing people, including onshore and offshore resources.
• Ability to adapt communication style to suit the audience.

Responsibilities

• Own multi-workstream Adaptive programmes from strategy through deployment.
• Define modelling standards and integration patterns with Workday Financials.
• Lead executive workshops and deliver business value cases.

Skills

Workday Adaptive Planning

Finance Transformation

Integration with third-party sources

Relationship building

Education

Workday certification (Financials/Adaptive)

Job description

About The Role

PwC is celebrating a decade of successful Workday project delivery with major UK and global clients. To capitalise on this success, we are currently looking for an experienced Workday Adaptive Growth Lead to join our established and growing Workday Consulting Team.

What Your Days Will Look Like

• Own multi-workstream Adaptive programmes (FP&A, workforce, revenue, capex/ops), from strategy and roadmap through design, build, deployment and adoption.
• Define modelling standards (dimensions, versions, governance), integration patterns with Workday Financials/HR and reporting frameworks.
• Lead executive workshops; challenge requirements and land business value cases; set delivery governance and quality bars across on/offshore teams.
• Drive market growth: shape offerings, contribute to proposals, and build reusable accelerators and industry content.
• Develop talent pipelines; coach managers/senior consultants; embed best practice and assurance.

This Role Is For You If

• You are a Finance Transformation leader with strong Workday Adaptive Planning delivery experience and understanding of financial/operational planning processes.
• You are Workday certified (Financials/Adaptive); experience integrating Adaptive with Prism/Accounting Centre and third-party sources.
• You have a demonstrable record of managing people, including onshore and offshore resources.
• You can quickly build relationships with our clients and across our networked organisation, being able to gain immediate credibility and adapting your style to suit your audience.
• You have a passion to invest in others, to help them develop in their careers as part of our team.

What You’ll Receive From Us

No matter where you may be in your career or personal life, our benefits are designed to add value and support, recognising and rewarding you fairly for your contributions.

We offer a range of benefits including empowered flexibility and a working week split between office, home and client site; private medical cover and 24/7 access to a qualified virtual GP; six volunteering days a year and much more.