Workday Certified Compensation/Benefits Lead

Accenture is a global professional services company with a team of more than 2,000 Workday‑certified professionals delivering cloud‑based data‑reporting operations that integrate finance, analytics, planning, and HR. As a Workday Certified Compensation/Benefits Lead, you will help HR and Finance leaders define and execute strategy, master complex projects, and expand your leadership and advisory skills through Accenture’s Transformation Powered by Workday Training.

Responsibilities

• Manage teams in the identification of business requirements, functional design, process design (including scenario design, flow mapping), prototyping, testing, training, and defining support procedures
• Architect the entire Workday Benefits/Compensation solution to ensure all work streams are cohesive and cross‑functional impacts are considered and mitigated
• Formulate planning, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting strategies
• Architect statements of work and/or client proposals
• Architect and manage vendor relationships
• Lead workshops for client education
• Manage resources and budget on client projects
• Serve as the escalation point for critical functional issue resolution
• Provide subject‑matter expertise to aid decision‑making related to the functional solution
• Lead, mentor, counsel, and manage performance metrics of project staff
• Conduct working sessions with clients to gather, understand, and analyze business requirements
• Advise clients on industry standards and leading practices
• Understand and apply Workday and Accenture methodologies
• Provide the Delivery Lead with status updates and keep them apprised of overall project status
• Demonstrate strong client and stakeholder management to achieve project objectives
• Ensure the client takes advantage of Workday best practices
• Support innovation through the creation of new industry‑leading methods and assets

Requirements

• Workday Benefits or Compensation Partner Certification
• Minimum of 3 years of consulting or client‑side experience, most recently in a Lead or similar level role
• Minimum of 3 years of Benefits and/or Compensation functional experience
• Minimum of 3 years of Workday implementations
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years work experience); if Associate’s degree, minimum 6 years work experience

Preferred Qualifications

• 6 years of Workday‑related implementations
• Demonstrated knowledge of the HR function and processes
• Experience in Education or Government Workday implementations

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life, and long‑term disability coverage
• 401(k) plan
• Bonus opportunities
• Paid holidays and paid time off
• Unmatched training and professional development (learning resources, interactive classroom courses, real‑life client simulations, ongoing mentoring)
• Collaboration with an industry‑recognized global cloud leader and 2,000+ Workday‑certified professionals
• Opportunity to work on enterprise‑wide transformational projects for 600+ clients

Compensation

• California: $73,800 – $218,800
• Colorado: $73,800 – $189,000
• Connecticut: $73,800 – $189,000
• District of Columbia: $78,500 – $201,300
• Illinois: $68,300 – $189,000
• Maine: $62,800 – $161,000
• Maryland: $73,800 – $189,000
• Massachusetts: $73,800 – $201,300
• Minnesota: $73,800 – $189,000
• New York: $68,300 – $218,800
• New Jersey: $78,500 – $218,800
• Ohio: $68,300 – $175,000
• Virginia: $68,300 – $201,300
• Washington: $80,200 – $201,300

Travel may be required; the amount varies from 0% to 100% depending on business need and client requirements. This posting is anticipated to remain open until 12/04/2026.