Job Description

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all these services. With our thought leadership and culture of innovation, we apply industry expertise, diverse skill sets and next-generation technology to each business challenge

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. Year after year, Accenture is recognized worldwide not just for business performance but for inclusion and diversity too.

“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

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.

Our Team

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.

Workday Projects Functional Lead

The Resource Allocation project is a Workday‑based initiative focused on designing and implementing a pilot resource allocation solution within an already established Workday landscape.

The goal is to enable more transparent, skills‑driven allocation of people to projects, improving visibility, prioritization, and governance across delivery units and competence centers. The solution is built primarily on Workday Projects, complemented by Workday Extend apps to address functional gaps and align with the organizations operating model, with functional integrations to existing Workday modules deployed such as Core HCM, Talent & Performance, Career Hub. etc. The engagement covers global design, configuration, and pilot delivery for selected business groups, with potential to scale following a successful pilot.

Key Roles/Responsibilities:


  • Creating a project and project hierarchy and maintaining project plans
  • Assign and manage project resources and associated budgets
  • Prepare and analyze project analytics and reports
  • Facilitating design sessions with clients
  • Designing and building Workday configurations
  • Ensure knowledge transfer to Support organization
  • Review functionality, validate a configuration decision and check conversion data to ensure validity
  • Review planned test scenarios/scripts and enhance them to test specific functionality of interest/concern
  • Document global requirements for configuration (create workbooks)
  • Facilitate prototype review sessions
  • Facilitate demos and train the trainer sessions
  • Solve test findings and defects, support during UAT


  • Key Requirements (Must‑Have)


  • Hands-on experience designing and configuring Workday Projects
  • Strong understanding of adjacent Workday HCM domains relevant to Resource Allocation, including Core HCM, Absence, Talent, and Skills
  • Certification in either Workday Project Services or Workday Project Administrator
  • Proven experience across end-to-end implementations and/or AMS engagements
  • Client-facing delivery experience
  • Solid, relevant experience working with Workday across multiple project phases


  • Nice‑to‑Have


  • Workday certifications on C2C, as this would implicate someone having experience with Workday Projects
  • Resources/Energy Industry experience
  • Prior Tier‑1 SI experience



  • Job Details

    Role Level: Mid-Level Work Type: Full-Time
    Country: United Arab Emirates City: Dubai
    Company Website: http://www.accenture.com Job Function: Strategy & Planning
    Company Industry/
    Sector:
    Business Consulting and Services

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