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Alderley Edge

Accountable for the delivery of the following global HR IT projects:- Workday Advanced Compensation- Workday Time- Payroll Solutions - Service Now HR Ticketing Tool

- Application Manager for global HR solutions - Workday, SAP Payroll, SABA- Team scope covers project delivery, application maintenance, integration development, reporting, and global data services

- Architect of HR processes and HRIS system design on global HR outsourcing project- ‘Wave 2 country Solution Lead’ – responsible for providing design and implementation support to wave 2 countries- Accountable for ensuring global design is adhered to, with minimal local variance- Collaborate closely with third party to ensure optimisation of design and effective project ways of working

- Established ‘Core HR Projects’ team rapidly ensuring clear ways of working with BAU colleagues, quickly creating a knowledge sharing and delivery focused environment- Successfully managed and led employees based across three countries- Ensured successful allocation of Core HR resource to project demands. Provided expert coaching of resource in project roles to assist with decision making and direction - Change Control Board Chairperson for the ‘hr.1’ (PeopleSoft HCM) system. Owned processes that supported the change request mechanism (including global SOX controls). Held decision-making accountability for prioritisation of demand from all hr.1 countries- Supported Global Template design on the Fast Forward HR Outsourcing Project. Imparted process / system, and project experience on global design

- Joint lead on transition of GHRIS organisation into distinct BAU and Project teams. Defined and implemented ‘Core HR’ (PeopleSoft) ways of working: processes, tools and lines of accountability.- Successfully led transition of UK HRIS team – applying Lean concepts to implement changes that helped support the reduction of staff by 50%. Developed and successfully implemented knowledge transfer plan to new / retained team members.- Maintained consistent high performance of UK BAU team during period of major change- Interim Global Recruitment system team lead – providing direction and escalation decision making

- Project Management of HR Data Management and First Line Query process improvement project. Utilising Lean Methodology, project aligned ways of working across UK, SE and US, and introduced improvements to enable successful service delivery with a reduced headcount. Managed global team across hub countries- Global hr.1 (PeopleSoft HCM) Product Specialist support. Developed excellent relationships with Swedish, UK & US Data Management, First Line Query leads and the HR Delvery Service Leadership team. Seen as impartial, and a valued decision maker - Provided on-site post implementation hr.1 go-live support for Japan. Developed excellent and successful business relations to ease migration, and ongoing support of the hr.1 system- Advocate of leadership team strategy to embed Lean thinking in Delivery Services team. Led Lean training workshops for all UK Delivery Services staff. Also successfully facilitated workshops utilising Lean methodologies to draw out process improvement opportunities. Have proactively identified and implemented process improvements in testing approaches, change control processes and SOX controls.

Ba Hons: 2.1, Business Studies

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