Ben Day Email & Phone Number

St. Louis, Mo, Us

United States

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

• Responsible for the technical ownership of 11 financial systems operating on various cloud, distributed and mainframe platforms to ensure systems were available, compliant and operating on current technologies • Oversaw the development and implementation of Workday Financials integrations as part of a multi-year, $100+ million CapEx “Finance Transformation” project• Managed 14 remote software development engineers across six time zones to maximize performance, potential and engagement • Led significant upskilling efforts to build growth and leadership mindsets and transitioned the team from the legacy waterfall mainframe and mid-range era to a more modern Agile, DevOps and Cloud approach• Managed resource allocations in an environment of continual change to ensure the team was properly allocated to meet SLAs, product objectives and budget targets• Strategically improved efficiencies by facilitating the retirement or transfer of multiple systems in the portfolio that were no longer justifiable for the team to support • Facilitated bank acquisition efforts by transferring data from 5 acquired systems into the U.S. Bank Financial Systems portfolio

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

• Provided project management and business analysis for mainframe and distributed systems development projects.• Managed third-party relationships with contracted vendors and internal third-party assessment teams.• Analyzed annual engagement survey results and conducted individual discovery sessions to establish departmental goals for improving employee engagement.

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

• Elicited business requirements and conducted testing for the Acquired Loans data warehouse and repository.• Evaluated potential new vendor software for feasibility and presented findings to senior management.• Learned SQL and WebFOCUS coding to assist internal development teams with coding, testing and production support.

St. Louis, Mo, Us

• Elicited and documented requirements for HR and Pricing system enhancements.• Analyzed data and developed reports for continual process improvement. • Provided tier 3 production support and end user training for multiple applications. • Evaluated daily price change requests from the Region Sales Offices against product placement guidelines to make competitive pricing recommendations.

St. Louis, Mo, Us

• Served as liaison between multiple Human Resource and Information Technology groups on major systems development efforts to simplify the development process and ensure the alignment of goals, tasks, people and dependencies. • Developed and delivered the communication plan and numerous training sessions for business users on new software and corresponding business process changes. • Led project presentations to key stakeholders, peers and executive management.

St. Louis, Mo, Us

• Initiated corporate efforts to automate the hiring process by designing and building the proof of concept for the custom-built Applicant Tracking System. • Presented proof of concept to key stakeholders, peers, and executive management to obtain project funding and approval to standardize the hiring process. • Recruited talent, conducted interviews, managed career fairs and filled positions at all levels across the company.

St. Louis, Mo, Us

• Managed special Staffing department projects to streamline processes and develop a new branding campaign. • Managed project to upgrade image and functionality of corporate employment website from initial request for proposal through implementation of final product. • Coordinated with Sales Promotion department and an external marketing company to develop and implement a new recruitment branding campaign to be used on company-wide recruiting materials. • Reduced departmental time to hire by automating the offer letter process and enhancing electronic file management practices. • Developed content, coordinated, and conducted new hire orientation sessions.

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Psychology

Master Of Business Administration (Mba)