Workday Advanced Comp Lead

  • Full-Time
  • Charlotte, NC
  • Accenture
  • Posted 3 years ago – Accepting applications
Job Description

Workday Advanced Comp Lead

We are…

We are a global collective of innovators applying the New every day to improve the way the world works and lives. New doesn’t mean being ahead of the curve; new is pushing forward the curve, riding the edge where the impossible meets the transformational and making it reality where it matters. Help us show the world what’s possible as you partner with clients to unlock hidden value and deliver innovative solutions. Empowered with innovative tools, continuous learning and a global community of diverse talent and perspectives, we drive success in a new business architecture that disrupts conventional practices. Our expertise spans 40+ industries across 120+ countries and impacts millions of lives every day. We turn ideas into reality.

You are…

As a member of one of the world’s largest Workday-certified teams, you’ll be part of a team of advisory professionals who deliver more than just technology. From rapid deployments to entire transformations, you’ll deliver integrated, payroll, cloud-based HR and financial management solutions that put organizations on the fast track to a better way to work.

As a Workday Advanced Comp Associate Manager your primary responsibilities may include:

  • Serve as an escalation point for critical advanced comp issue resolution.

  • Provide subject matter expertise to aid in decision making related to the advanced comp solution.

  • Architect Workday Adv Comp solution to ensure that all work streams are cohesive and cross advanced comp 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

Why should I join the Accenture Workday team?

  • 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 1,200 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.

  • Learn and grow continuously. Harness unmatched training and professional development to help you build and advance your Workday, consultative and delivery skills. With learning resources, interactive classroom courses, real-life client simulations and ongoing mentoring available when you need it, you’ll expand your thinking beyond the core Workday implementation.

Who will be successful at Accenture?

It’s not just what you know or where you’ve been that propels success at Accenture: It’s who you are, fundamentally, as a person. We prize diversity in backgrounds and perspectives. Whatever your unique qualities, a few key traits should apply: You’re passionate about technology and motivated to apply the latest technology trends. You’re proactive and collaborative; a leader with effective communication skills. You’re driven by new challenges and are motivated to improve. You’re a creative problem solver with the flexibility to navigate uncertainty. You’re focused on the future with a desire to develop inclusive, responsible and sustainable solutions to complex challenges.


For now, all Accenture business travel, international and domestic, is currently restricted to client-essential sales/delivery activity only.

Please note: The safety and well-being of our people continues to be the top priority, and our decisions around travel are informed by government COVID-19 response directives, recommendations from leading health authorities and guidance from a number of infectious disease experts.

Unless expressly indicated, this role is not open in the state of Colorado


Here’s what you need:

  • Existing and up to date Workday Adv Comp Certification

  • 3+ years of consulting experience, most recently in a Sr. Consultant, or similar level role, preferably with a large consulting firm

  • 2+ years of Workday Implementations, most recently in a leadership role

  • Experience managing teams of 1+ persons.

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. (If Associate Degree, must have minimum 6 years of work experience) & ability to travel up to 80%


Bonus points if:

  • 2+ years prior experience implementing Workday with a certified Workday implementer.

  • Desire to broaden your expertise by obtaining Workday certifications and/or gaining deep expertise in additional functional areas

  • Thrive in a diverse, fast paced environment.

  • Think analytically and can effectively apply logic to solve problems.

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

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