Lead Implementation Consultant - Workday Adaptive Planning

Responsibilities

• Act as business advisor, diagnosing how Workday Adaptive Planning can add value and how implementation can achieve Return on Investment.
• Coordinate, facilitate, and host workshops to reach a common model design in line with business objectives for Workforce and/or Financial Planning purposes.
• Manage, coach, and act as the linking pin for functional consultants from both onshore and offshore locations.
• Effectively transfer knowledge internally at Accenture as well as externally.
• Lead Workday Adaptive Planning projects implementation, making use of your excellent project management and stakeholder management skills.

• Proven experience and certifications in at least one or more of the Workday functional modules:
  Workday Adaptive Planning, Workday HCM, or Financial Management Core.
• Deep understanding of the interdependencies between the main Workday modules and the Adaptive Planning models.
• Excellent stakeholder management. You ensure all stakeholders are aligned and client requirements are met.
• Ability to meet client travel requirements as needed and efficiently manage teams and client interactions.
• Thrive in a diverse, dynamic environment, meet deadlines despite conflicting demands, and possess analytical thinking and problem‑solving skills.

• Experience in Workforce and/or Financial Planning implementations.
• Experience in other data modelling and planning solutions (for example Anaplan).
• Up‑to‑date Workday Adaptive Planning certifications.
• Fluency in another language besides English, including German, Spanish, French, Dutch, a.o.

At Accenture in addition to a competitive basic salary, you will also have an extensive benefits package which includes 25 days' vacation per year, private medical insurance, and 3 extra days leave per year for charitable work of your choice!

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all these services. With our thought leadership and culture of innovation, we apply industry expertise, diverse skill sets and next‑generation technology to each business challenge.

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. Year after year, Accenture is recognized worldwide not just for business performance but for inclusion and diversity too. "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." - Julie Sweet, Accenture CEO

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

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 specific 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.