Practice Leader Workday France

Do you get excited when guiding organizations on the transformation of their HR processes based on the next generation of technology? Put your expertise to work as part of the world’s largest independent technology services provider and own the way as a trendsetter in Workday. We’re ready if you are. 

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 www.accenture.com/workday. 

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 specifics 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.  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. 

“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. It is personal to all of us.” – Julie Sweet, Accenture CEO 

You will build, lead and develop your team in France. You will be part of a group of professionals focused on Workday and closely aligned across all countries in Europe. You have the opportunity to lead, coach and expand a great existing team around you in a priority market for Workday and Accenture in France. You maintain valuable partnership relations with Workday and other relevant Accenture entities. You are accountable for sales growth together with our sales executives, you are accountable for achieving profitable revenues with our client account leaders and our delivery leaders on the various engagements.

In this role, you will manage our Workday business in France:

• Lead our existing team and help them grow around you professionally
• Have the ability to expand your team to enable growing our business further
• Monitor and manage jointly agreed targets for sales, revenues and profitability in close collaboration with our sales executives, client account leadership and delivery leaders
• Involve yourself in appropriate sales activities as well as delivery activities tailored to your experience and ambition
• Maintain valuable relationships with Workday and other relevant partners in the domain of Talent
• Develop close relations and collaborate closely with other Accenture entities keeping our client’s interest at heart
• Develop yourself and grasp the opportunity to be at the forefront of enterprise reinvention at Accenture and our clients driven by advanced new technologies such as AI and Agentic AI.

• Experience in leading and expanding a practice of professionals
• Experience in sales cycles at large global clients
• Experience in delivering large scale transformation in the HR domain
• Experience in taking accountability for achieving targets for sales, revenues, profitability and people related KPIs
• Ability to meet client travel requirements as needed and efficiently manage a team(s) and client interactions
• Thrive in a diverse, dynamic environment, meet deadlines despite conflicting demands, analytical thinking and problem solving skills.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, and can clearly articulate complex messages and requirements
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent
• Fluency in English and French

• Extensive experience in HR system and/or ERP implementation
• Experience in Workday implementations and/or sales cycles
• Experience in leading diverse teams onshore, nearshore and offshore
• Experience in large complex system transformations
• Certified in Workday PM/EM and/or other project management/agile methodologies
• Fluency in another European language

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