Workday Data Lead

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Through Transformation Powered by Workday, we help HR and Finance define their strategy, technology and approach to become agile, strategic advisors that drive critical business outcomes and revenue. By automating day-to-day tasks, then uniting and orchestrating the data and planning abilities of Finance and HR in one seamless system, organizations can better align to business strategy and ensure that the right skills and resources are available when they are needed.

With in-depth specialization in more than 40 industries and an unmatched, global delivery network, Accenture is uniquely positioned to guide its clients in this transformation, tailoring each journey to your specific needs. For more information, please visit Accenture + Workday

About the role

As a Workday Data Lead, you will lead data strategy, migration, and governance for large-scale Workday implementations and transformations. You will act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders, ensuring high-quality, compliant, and business-aligned data solutions across HR and Finance platforms.

You will own end-to-end data delivery, oversee complex data landscapes, and lead teams to deliver data-driven insights and transformation outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• As a Data Migration Lead, you will be responsible for leading the planning and execution of data migration to ensure data is accurate, complete, and ready for use in the target system.

• You will coordinate teams, define migration approaches and controls, and manage risks to ensure a smooth and reliable transition.

• You are expected to be a subject matter expert, collaborate and manage the team to perform effectively, take responsibility for team decisions, engage with multiple teams, and contribute to key decisions.

• Providing solutions to problems that apply across multiple teams is also a key expectation.

• Expert proficiency in Data Migration Planning is required.

• Expert proficiency in Data Conversions and Data Migration Management is suggested. Develop and implement comprehensive migration strategies that align with project goals and timelines.

• Monitor migration progress and proactively address any issues to minimize disruptions. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure data integrity and compliance throughout the migration process.

• Analyze migration outcomes and recommend improvements for future projects. Support knowledge sharing and continuous improvement initiatives within the team.

Your Skills and Qualifications:

• Extensive experience delivering Workday data migration and data management solutions in enterprise environments.

• Strong expertise in data migration tools, ETL processes, and Workday data structures.

• Proven ability to lead teams and manage complex delivery programs.

• Experience defining and implementing data governance and quality frameworks.

• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, including engagement with senior leadership.

• Ability to solve complex data challenges and define scalable solutions.

Additional Preferred Attributes

• Workday certification (HCM, Financials, or Data/Migration-related).

• Consulting experience within large-scale transformation programs.

• Experience across HRIS or Finance systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, PeopleSoft).

Location

Sydney

Working Rights

Candidates will need to have independent working rights for Australia as Visa Sponsorship will not be provided for this role.

All of our consulting professionals receive comprehensive training covering business acumen, technical and professional skills development. You’ll also have opportunities to hone your functional skills and expertise in an area of specialization. We offer a variety of formal and informal training programs at every level to help you acquire and build specialized skills faster. Learning takes place both on the job and through formal training conducted online, in the classroom, or in collaboration with teammates. The sheer variety of work we do, and the experience it offers, provide an unbeatable platform from which to build a career.

Candidates who are currently employed by a client of Accenture or an affiliated Accenture business may not be eligible for consideration. 

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About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.

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As part of our talent strategy, we hire and develop people who have different backgrounds, different perspectives and different lived experiences. These differences ensure that we have and attract the cognitive diversity to deliver a variety of perspectives, observations and insights which are essential to drive the innovation needed to reinvent, and we hold our leaders accountable for ensuring we have the most innovative and talented people in our industry.

 
We encourage applications from all people, and we are committed to removing barriers to the recruitment process and employee lifecycle. All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, disability status, ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, religion or sexual orientation and we do not tolerate discrimination. If you require adjustments to the recruitment process or have a preferred communication method, please email exectalent@accenture.com and cite the relevant Job Number, or contact us on +61 2 9005 5000.

Learn how Accenture protects your personal data and know your rights in relation to your personal data. Read more about our Privacy Statement