Workday Data Lead

About the Position

We are seeking a Workday Data Lead to manage data strategy, migration, and governance for large-scale Workday implementations in Australia. This role is pivotal in ensuring high-quality, compliant, and business-aligned data solutions across HR and Finance platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end Workday data workstreams, including data strategy, migration, validation, and governance.
• Define enterprise data architecture and frameworks to ensure consistency, quality, and scalability across systems.
• Engage senior stakeholders to align data strategy with business objectives and transformation goals.
• Oversee data conversion, cleansing, and validation activities, ensuring accuracy and compliance across complex datasets.
• Establish and manage data governance frameworks, including standards, controls, and risk management.
• Lead and mentor delivery teams, providing guidance across analysts and consultants.
• Drive delivery governance, including financials, resourcing, risk mitigation, and reporting.
• Collaborate with functional and technical leads to ensure integrated, end-to-end solution delivery.
• Support business development activities, including proposals, solution shaping, and client presentations.

Requirements

• Workday Data Conversion: 4+ years of specific Workday Data Conversion experience.
• ETL processes: Strong expertise in data migration tools, ETL processes, and Workday data structures.
• Data Governance: Experience defining and implementing data governance and quality frameworks.
• Team Leadership: Proven ability to lead teams and manage complex delivery programs.
• Stakeholder Management: Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, including engagement with senior leadership.

Nice to Have

• Workday Certification: Workday certification (Data/Migration-related plus HCM, Financials, or).
• Consulting Experience: Consulting experience within large-scale transformation programs.
• HRIS or Finance Systems: Experience across HRIS or Finance systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, PeopleSoft).

We Offer

• Comprehensive Training: All of our consulting professionals receive comprehensive training covering business acumen, technical and professional skills development.
• Career Development: Opportunities to hone your functional skills and expertise in an area of specialization.
• Learning Opportunities: A variety of formal and informal training programs at every level to help you acquire and build specialized skills faster.

About the Company

Accenture is a leading solutions and services company that helps the world’s leading enterprises reinvent by building their digital core and unleashing the power of AI to create value at speed across the enterprise. Our strategy is to be the reinvention partner of choice for our clients and to be the most client-focused, AI-enabled, great place to work in the world.

Locations

• Melbourne, Australia
• Canberra, Australia
• Sydney, Australia

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