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Reston, Virginia, Us

Charleston, Sc, Us

Milwaukee, Wi, Us

Project manager for multiple Workday projects with a focus on talent and compensation.  Collaborate with COEs to define requirements, project scope, and project planning. Manage all aspects of projects including internal resources, vendors/consultants, project plans, coordination with all stakeholders, status reporting, risk management, change management, and testing. Assess project impacts to broader Workday processes, security, and integrations.  Research and provide recommendations and guidance on enhancements and new Workday functionality.

Chicago, Il, Us

Test manager for Workday implementation and ongoing projects for multiple clients.  Partnered with clients to create test strategy and test plan using Alight best practices. Managed all aspects of testing, including creation of test scenarios, test plan, integration testing, scenario and defect metrics and reporting, status reporting, and coordination with additional teams (e.g. development, conversion, and third-party vendors). Provided Test Management Tool (Zephyr) training and support to clients.  Integration test lead for 30 complex Workday integrations for large HCM implementation for international financial institution. Assisted with Workday release testing for HCM, Learning, Performance, Time, and Absence modules.

Chicago, Il, Us

Consultant and project manager for Workday HCM Operations Services clients. Partnered with clients to define Operational Process Requirements for Workday HCM implementations, championing Alight Point of View and best practices.  Managed all aspects of project including process requirements, testing, project plans, status reports, risk management, scope, and integration with internal and external teams through transition to the Operations Team. Worked with clients to define a Limited Transaction Window and Cutover Strategy to ensure successful cutover and EIB loads from legacy systems to Workday.  Coordinated a multi-functional team of analysts within and outside the U.S.  Completed Alight Workday HCM Configuration training.

Chicago, Il, Us

Consultant and project manager for Talent system projects (compensation, learning, performance management) on several technology platforms.  Project manager for Success Factors Learning system acquisition/conversion of over 8 million records. Project manager for Performance Management system decommission.  Identified areas for process improvement and opportunities to implement best practices.

Chicago, Il, Us

Project manager and consultant for human resources systems, including total rewards and benefits portals. Managed implementation and ongoing services for a multi-client portfolio. Partnered with clients’ human resources subject matter experts to define requirements for benefits information and data, including health and welfare plans, 401(k) plans, pension plans, deferred compensation plans, and executive compensation, while championing Total Rewards best practices. Translated business requirements and data requirements into technical specifications for development teams.

Chicago, Il, Us

Progressed from analyst to consultant for compensation system and portal implementation projects.  Consultant for a $1.2 million compensation implementation for an annual compensation planning cycle and an executive compensation cycle for approximately 10,000 employees. Implemented three annual compensation planning cycles encompassing base pay and incentives for approximately 22,000 employees.  Led business requirements definition to transform a monthly paper-based process into a streamlined annual process using Alight's proprietary compensation tool. Coordinated integration with other systems to ensure a seamless transformation (e.g. PeopleSoft, SuccessFactors, Workbrain, Central Data Store).  Developed business requirements documents, reporting requirements, system testing scenarios, and training presentations. Project manager and lead portal consultant for a large multi-process Human Resources outsourcing implementation for approximately 20,000 employees.  Led the portal and content implementation for more than 40 Human Resources processes in the U.S. and UK. Developed creative solutions to deliver additional capabilities within existing processes, resulting in significant cost savings to the client.

Chicago, Il, Us

 Implemented 14 clients on Your Benefits Resources (YBR), a self-service employee benefits administration web application; services included defined benefit, defined contribution, and health and welfare. All projects delivered on time and at, or under budget.

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 Developed and managed marketing and public relations activities, including Requests for Proposals (RFPs), press releases, news articles, direct mail campaigns, trade shows, sponsorships, charitable events, and client, technical, and sales presentations.