Workday Certified Compensation/Benefits Lead

About the role

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. The enterprise data-reporting software of Workday is a critical component of many of the cloud solutions we design.

Responsibilities

• Manage teams in the identification of business requirements, functional design, process design (including scenario design, flow mapping), prototyping, testing, training, defining support procedures
• Arcitect Workday the entire Benefits/Comp solution to ensure that all work streams are cohesive and cross functional impacts are considered and mitigated
• Formulate planning, budgeting, forecasting and reporting strategies
• Arcitect statements of work and/or client proposals
• Arcitect 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 in 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 working 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 must have equivalent minimum 6 year work experience.

Qualifications

• 6 years of Workday-related implementations
• Demonstrate knowledge of the HR function & processes
• Experience in Education or Government Workday implementations

Skills

• Strong client and stakeholder management
• Subject matter expertise
• Project management
• Vendor management
• Client education
• Industry standards and leading practices
• Workday and Accenture methodologies

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life
• Long-term disability coverage
• 401(k) plan
• Bonus opportunities
• Paid holidays
• Paid time off

Pay

• Annual salary range varies by location

Schedule

• Travel may be required for this role. The amount of travel will vary from 0 to 100% depending on business need and client requirements

Who should join the Accenture Workday team?

Join an industry-recognized global cloud leader with more than 2,000 Workday certified professionals collaborating to drive enterprise-wide transformational projects on a global scale. Accenture has worked with more than 600 clients to deliver Workday deployments to unlock the potential of their organizations.

Why Accenture?

• Innovate every day. Be at the forefront of designing and delivering Workday solutions that push boundaries and create new opportunities for our clients.
• Lead with the industry’s best. Join an industry-recognized global cloud leader with more than 2,000 Workday certified professionals collaborating to drive enterprise-wide transformational projects on a global scale.
• Learn and grow continuously. Harness unmatched training and professional development to help you build and advance your Workday, consultative and delivery skills.

What you need:

• 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 working 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 must have equivalent minimum 6 year work experience.

Bonus points if you have:

• 6 years of Workday-related implementations
• Demonstrate knowledge of the HR function & processes
• Experience in Education or Government Workday implementations

Other Employment Statements

• Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States.
• Candidates who are currently employed by a client of Accenture or an affiliated Accenture business may not be eligible for consideration.
• Job candidates will not be obligated to disclose sealed or expunged records of conviction or arrest as part of the hiring process. Further, at Accenture a criminal conviction history is not an absolute bar to employment.
• We work with one shared purpose: to deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity. Every day, more than 775,000 of us help our stakeholders continuously reinvent. Together, we drive positive change and deliver value to our clients, partners, shareholders, communities, and each other.
• We believe that delivering value requires innovation, and innovation thrives in an inclusive and diverse environment. We actively foster a workplace free from bias, where everyone feels a sense of belonging and is respected and empowered to do their best work.
• We are committed to providing veteran employment opportunities to our service men and women.