Workday Certified Recruiting and Talent Acquisition Architecture Lead
Who We Are
We are Accenture, a global professional services company, searching for a Workday Certified Recruiting and Talent Acquisition Architecture Lead.
This individual will be part of a team of advisory professionals focused on cloud-based data-reporting operations that integrate and optimize the essential corporate functions of finance, analytics, planning and HR.
For many of our clients, successfully getting their data operations into cloud environments is a major focus. The enterprise data-reporting software of Workday is a critical component of many of the cloud solutions we design, which is why Accenture has assembled a team of more than 2,000 Workday-certified professionals.
What’s in it for You
Help HR and Finance leaders define and execute their strategy and give them the adaptability they need in a fast-changing world.
To help you take your skillset beyond Workday technology, our Transformation Powered by Workday Training will help you take your consulting to a whole new level.
Take your Workday skills and career to the next level, mastering complex projects while expanding your leadership and advisory skills with a market-leading team.
As a Workday Certified Talent Acquisition / Recruiting Architect, your primary responsibilities may include:
Architect the entire Recruiting/Paradox solution to ensure that all work streams are cohesive and cross functional impacts are considered and mitigated
Architect the end-to-end Talent Acquisition and Recruiting solution across Workday Recruiting, Paradox, HiredScore, and related upstream/downstream touchpoints to ensure all workstreams are cohesive and cross-functional impacts are identified, managed, and mitigated.
Manage teams in the identification of business requirements, functional design, process design (including scenario design, flow mapping), prototyping, testing, training, defining support procedures
Formulate planning, budgeting, forecasting and reporting strategies
Architect statements of work and/or client proposals
Architect and manage vendor relationships
Lead workshops for client education
Manage resources and budget on client projects
Serve as the escalation point for critical functional issue resolution
Provide subject matter expertise to aid in decision making related to the functional solution
Lead, mentor, counsel and manage performance metrics of project staff
Conduct working sessions with clients to gather, understand, and analyze business requirements.
Advise clients on industry standards and leading practices.
Understand and apply Workday and Accenture methodologies.
Provide the Delivery Lead 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 2000 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.
Travel may be required for this role. The amount of travel will vary from 0 to 100% depending on business need and client requirements
Here's what you need:
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Workday HCM and Recruiting certification
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Minimum of 5 years of consulting or client-side experience, most recently in a Lead or similar level role
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Minimum of 5 years of Workday Implementations
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Minimum of 2 years of hands on Paradox experience
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Minimum of 2 years of hands on HiredScore experience
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Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years work experience). If Associate’s Degree must have equivalent minimum 6 year work experience.
Bonus points if you have:
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10 years of Workday-related implementations
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Demonstrate knowledge of the HR function & processes
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Experience in Education or Government Workday implementations
Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired as set forth below.
We anticipate this job posting will be posted until 07/27/2026.
Accenture offers a market competitive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability coverage, a 401(k) plan, bonus opportunities, paid holidays, and paid time off. See more information on our benefits here:
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Cleveland $68,300 to $175,000
Colorado $73,800 to $189,000
District of Columbia $78,500 to $201,300
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Maryland $73,800 to $189,000
Massachusetts $73,800 to $201,300
Minnesota $73,800 to $189,000
New York $68,300 to $218,800
New Jersey $78,500 to $218,800
Virginia $68,300 to $201,300
Washington $80,200 to $201,300
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