Workday Application Management Support – Service Delivery Manager

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About the role
Are you passionate about helping clients realise the value of their investment in Workday and helping them drive further innovative ways of working through Workday’s HCM and Finance platform?
We are hiring and we are one of the World’s largest Workday-certified team of professionals who focus on delivery the move strategic value out of Workday.
As leader in in our value-led Application Management Support (AMS) team, you will be responsible for overseeing and supporting the delivery of Application Management services, ensuring high-quality and efficient resolution of issues, and, most importantly, delivering ongoing innovation by bringing the best of both Accenture’s and Workday’s offerings to our clients.
You will also grow your career with continuous learning opportunities and a global community of 2800+ Workday professionals with deep industry expertise to help solve our clients’ biggest challenges.
Key responsibilities of a Workday AMS Service Manager:
Lead Service Delivery teams responsible for supporting Workday HCM, Finance, and integration technologies.
Ensure high levels of performance in these services, measured against service level agreements (SLAs).
Identify and implement strategies to improve quality of service, user satisfaction, and bring the best of Accenture capabilities to our clients.
Application Support and Issue Resolution:
Oversee the resolution of complex issues and escalated cases related to Workday functionality, configuration, and usability.
Collaborate with client, internal teams and external vendors to ensure effective issue resolution and system performance.
Application Maintenance and Optimization:
Monitor application health and performance, implementing improvements and optimizations as needed.
Manage bi-annual system updates and maintenance activities, ensuring minimal disruption to users.
Client Management:
Serve as the primary point of contact for our clients regarding Workday application support.
Understand and analyze user needs, translating them into actionable service improvements.
Team Leadership and Development:
Lead, mentor, and develop the application support team, fostering a culture of excellence and continuous learning.
Conduct regular performance reviews and manage team resources effectively.
Support sales and growth of our AMS business
Participate and support sales pursuits as a subject matter expert and conveying how your role will deliver value to future potential customers.
Work with sales leads to support new opportunities on existing accounts.
Your Skills and Qualifications:
Skills and qualifications are flexible; however, an ideal candidate would have a majority of these experiences:
Previous Application Management Services experience in a manager role, preferably in Workday
2-3 years experience in the Workday ecosystem
Superior communication skills, both written and verbal
Stakeholder management
Existing and current Workday HCM or Finance Certifications preferred
Experience with pre-sale and sales activities
Additional preferred attributes:
Ability and willingness to travel to meet project needs within COVID guidelines
Additional HCM, Finance, or Integration certifications from a Workday certified implementation partner
3-5 years’ experience in Workday (either as a customer or an implementation partner)
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 specialisation. We offer a variety of formal and informal training programs at every level to help you acquire and build specialised 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.
Preference will go to candidates that have current working rights for Australia or New Zealand.
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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Equal Employment Opportunity Statement for Australia:
At Accenture, we recognize that our people are multi-dimensional, and we create a work environment where all people feel like they can bring their authentic selves to work, every day.
Our unwavering commitment to inclusion and diversity unleashes innovation and creates a culture where everyone feels they have equal opportunity. Our range of progressive policies support flexibility in ‘where’, ‘when’ and ‘how’ our people work to ensure that Accenture is an organisation where you can strive for more, achieve great things and maintain the balance and wellbeing you need.
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 and cite the relevant Job Number, or contact us on +61 2 9005 5000.
To ensure our workplace is inclusive and diverse we are setting bold goals and taking comprehensive action. To achieve these goals, we collect information that allows us to track the effectiveness of our Inclusion and Diversity programs. Learn how Accenture protects your personal data and know your rights in relation to your personal data. Read more about our