Workday Integration Architect

Accenture PLC; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Extensive education programs

Flexible working hours

Work from home opportunities

Global network of colleagues

Volunteering and career opportunities

Job summary

Accenture PLC is seeking a Workday Integration Architect to deliver cloud-based HR solutions and drive rapid Workday deployments across global clients. You will lead integration design, development, and testing, guiding a team of consultants while engaging with client counterparts to shape robust, scalable solutions.

You will participate in pre-sales activities, share integration insights, and work with a global team to ensure successful project outcomes.

Qualifications

• Experience in integrating Workday with external applications across financial domains.
• Leading design, build, and testing of Workday integrations using Studio, EIB, or similar tools.
• Ability to manage virtual teams and coordinate with clients and offshore delivery teams.

Responsibilities

• Share best practices for Workday integrations and lead integration workshops.
• Lead discovery sessions with clients for domain-specific integrations.
• Deliver requirements and design documents to developers; guide a team of integration consultants.
• Liaise with clients, Accenture colleagues, and Workday to ensure robust solutions.

Skills

Workday integration

Client engagement

Team leadership

Problem solving

Tools

Workday Studio

EIB

Document Transformation

Orchestrate for Integrations

Job description

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 INTRODUCTION

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.

ARE YOU INTERESTED?

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.

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.

“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

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 Workday Integration Architect:

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 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:

• Sharing leading practices and your experiences on integrating Workday HCM and/or Finance with Payroll and other systems, including rationalisation of the integration inventory


• Hosting workshops and leading discussions on topics across the integration domain


• Lead Discovery session with client for each domain specific integration


• Deliver requirements and design documents to developers


• Managing and guiding a team of Workday Integrations consultants


• Liaising closely with client counterparts, Accenture colleagues and Workday to achieve a robust solution


• Active involvement in (pre-)sales activities to shape the right offering for our prospective clients

We are looking for experience in the following skills:

• Identify, assess, and solve complex business problems for integrating the Workday cloud application with external applications across a wide array of Financial functional areas, where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors


• Lead the design, build, and support testing of Workday integration code base including Studio, EIB, Document Transformation, Orchestrate for Integrations and supporting 3rd party coding


• Experience from several full-cycle Workday implementations, including requirements gathering, integration design, testing and deployment


• Ability to meet client travel requirements as needed, and efficiently manage virtual team and client interactions


• Thrive in a diverse, dynamic environment


• Think analytically and effectively apply logic to solve problems


• Ability to handle multiple tasks concurrently and meet deadlines despite conflicting demands


• Effective interpersonal skills and the ability to collaborate across teams


• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, and can clearly articulate complex messages and requirements


• Strong desire to work with clients and provide exceptional client experiences


• Fluency in English

Set yourself apart:

• Workday up-to-date Integration certification


• Cloud Connect Third Party Payroll and Benefits experience


• Workday Studio Certification


• Ability to work closely with a global team including offshore delivery teams


• Workday Reporting/PRISM/Extend experience


• Workday HCM or Financials functional / consulting experience


• Fluency in another language