Workday Delivery Lead (Calgary)

Who We Are

We are Accenture, a global professional services company, searching for a Workday Delivery Lead. This individual will be part of a team of advisory professionals focused on cloud‑based data‑reporting operations that integrate and optimize the essential corporate functions of finance, analytics, planning and HR. For many of our clients, successfully getting their data operations into cloud environments is a major focus. The enterprise data‑reporting software of Workday is a critical component of many of the cloud solutions we design, which is why Accenture has assembled a team of more than 2,000 Workday‑certified professionals.

What’s in it for You

Help HR and Finance leaders define and execute their strategy and give them the adaptability they need in a fast‑changing world. To help you take your skillset beyond Workday technology, our Transformation Powered by Workday Training will help you take your consulting to a whole new level. Take your Workday skills and career to the next level, mastering complex projects while expanding your leadership and advisory skills with a market‑leading team.

Responsibilities

• Bring thought‑leadership on how technology can transform an organization.
• Interact with senior management levels at a client and/or within Accenture, which involves negotiating or influencing on significant matters.
• Shape and deliver various Workday implementation projects that exceed client expectations and our own assignment quality criteria.
• Manage day‑to‑day client communications.
• Develop the project team, assess engagement risks throughout, drive conclusions, and review/challenge the output produced by the team.
• Manage engagement financials.
• Help grow and develop our team through hands‑on training and coaching.
• Have latitude in decision‑making and determining objectives and approaches to critical assignments.
• Understand Workday’s Implementation Methodology and apply it on all engagements.
• Demonstrate strong client and stakeholder management to achieve project objectives.
• Support or lead business development activities such as solutioning, proposal creation, oral support and SOW creation.
• Drive innovation through the creation of new industry‑leading methods and assets.
• Travel may be required; the amount will vary from 0 to 100% depending on business need and client requirements.

Requirements

• Minimum of 8 years of consulting experience, most recently in a Lead or similar level role.
• Minimum of 4 years of Workday implementations.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years work experience). If Associate’s degree, must have equivalent minimum 6 year work experience.

Bonus

• Workday Partner Certification.
• 10 years of Workday‑related implementations.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the HR function & processes.
• Experience in Education or Government Workday implementations.

Compensation and Benefits

Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation, based on full‑time employment, for roles that may be hired as set forth below. The recruiting efforts for this position are intended to fill a brand new position. The base pay range shown below is intended as a guideline to reflect the majority of offers for this role. It does not represent a maximum limit — in some cases, actual compensation may exceed the range where appropriate.

Information on benefits is available through the internal benefits portal.

Location and Salary Range

British Columbia/Ontario: $131,700 to $278,100