Workday Extend Lead

Location: Europe (any country/city)

INTRODUCTION

Do you get excited when guiding organizations on the transformation of their HR and Finance 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 Extend Architect:

• Architect, design, develop, and implement new and existing Workday Extend use cases for both Workday HCM & Financials.

• Lead teams of Workday technical resources in the development of new and existing Workday Extend applications.

• Comprehend data integrations from point-to-point systems as well as holistic interchange services rendering effective data quality and dependable exchanges of digital information

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

• Collaborate with client and 3rd parties to develop technical solutions that support business processes

• Closely follow the strategic direction set by client leadership when establishing Workday project goals

• Collaborate with client counterparts to deliver shared objectives (including design and build activities)

• Responsible for timely identification and escalation of risks and development of alternative technical and functional approaches when necessary

• Has some latitude in decision-making - acts independently to determine methods and procedures on new assignments

We are looking for experience in the following skills:

• Hands-on Workday Extend experience & Full lifecycle Workday Implementation

• Strong experience in leading global teams on Workday implementations

• Experience in Workday integration technologies such as Orchestrate and Workday Studio

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

• Thrive in a diverse, dynamic environment and showing effective interpersonal skills and the ability to collaborate across teams

• Think analytically and effectively apply logic to solve problems

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

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

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

Set yourself apart:

• Fluency in any one of the European Languages

• Existing and up to date Workday Extend and Integrations Partner Certifications

• Has consultancy experience and ability to work closely with a global team including offshore delivery teams

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.

Visit us at www.accenture.com

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