Accenture Federal Services · 1 day ago
Workday Functional Lead
Arlington, VA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$134K/yr - $223K/yr
4+ years expAccenture Federal Services is dedicated to helping the US federal government enhance national security and public welfare. The Workday Functional Lead will oversee multiple functional work streams on a major Workday implementation project, managing teams and driving best practices related to Workday functionality.
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No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Oversee multiple functional work streams/domains on a major Workday implementation project (e.g, function as the overall HCM Lead for the project) or function as the lead for the HCM, Benefits, Compensation, Learning, Security, etc. work streams
Manage functional teams
Lead Functional work stream driving towards decisions and recommending best practices related to Workday functionality including, but not limited to compensation grades, grade ranges, compensation steps, compensation plans, eligibility rules, advanced compensation configuration and processing -Identify strategies, risks, and options, recommend approaches and mitigations to meet client/functional requirements
Lead, mentor, counsel and manage performance of project staff
Architect Workday functional solutioning to ensure that all work streams are cohesive and cross functional impacts are considered and mitigated
Advise clients on industry standards and leading practices
Demonstrate design options using prototyping
Understand and apply Workday and Accenture methodologies
Provide the Project Manager 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
Qualification
Required
Existing and up to date Workday HCM Partner Certification
4+ years of consulting experience, most recently in a Lead role, or similar level role, preferably with a large consulting firm
2+ years of hands-on experience delivering HCM implementations in a leadership role
Experience managing cross functional teams
Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience (if an Associate's Degree, must have minimum 6 years of work experience)
Ability and willingness to travel up to 10%
Preferred
Prior Federal HR experience
3+ years prior experience implementing Workday with a certified Workday implementer
HR knowledge and HR Technology experience in Workday, SAP, Oracle or similar ERP technologies (preferably cloud based)
Demonstrated commitment and achievement to delivery excellence and client relationship management
Demonstrated understanding of the cross functional dependencies and impacts to conversions and integrations
Ability to handle multiple tasks concurrently and meet deadlines, despite conflicting demands
Benefits
Accenture Federal Services offers a wide variety of benefits.
Company
Accenture Federal Services
Accenture Federal Services is a leading US federal services company and subsidiary of Accenture.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
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Ron Ash
CEO and Chairman of the Board
Bharat Patel
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