Accenture Launches Forward Deployed Engineering Program with Workday to Reinvent Work for the Agentic AI Era
Business Wire•13/10/2026•15:59 ET
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Key Highlights
- ➤Accenture and Workday launch forward deployed engineering program for HR and finance AI agents
- ➤Program targets faster Workday agent production deployments and earlier return on AI investments
- ➤Accenture engineers will help Workday build new agentic capabilities through enterprise feedback
- ➤Accenture reports approximately 814,000 employees and approximately $74 billion in FY26 revenue
Expert Statements
Julie Sweet, chair and CEO, Accenture
“AI is fundamentally changing work, the workforce and how organizations operate”
Julie Sweet, chair and CEO, Accenture
“Together with Workday, we will help our clients reinvent HR and finance for a future where people and AI agents collaborate in new ways of working that create measurable business outcomes and drive growth.”
Aneel Bhusri, co-founder, CEO and chair, Workday
“When AI is helping run payroll and close the books, almost right isn’t good enough”
Aneel Bhusri, co-founder, CEO and chair, Workday
“Our customers already trust Workday with their people and their money. And now with Accenture, we’ll help them move from experimenting with AI to running their business on it, faster and with greater confidence.”
Accenture Launches Forward Deployed Engineering Program with Workday to Reinvent Work for the Agentic AI Era
New joint program combines Accenture’s transformation and engineering capabilities with Workday’s trusted agentic platform to help global organizations put AI agents to work in HR and finance and accelerate measurable value from AI
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