Keith Pressley Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

New York, Ny, Us

Head of HR Operations Delivery (01/2021 – Present) VICE PRESIDENT & SENIOR DIRECTOR, Project Management (12/2012 – 12/2020)Steering the human capital management (HCM) strategy operations, I oversee core HR services, including payroll, tax, financial controls, compliance, regulatory reporting, risk management, talent acquisition, portfolio management, outsourcing, and MIS. I direct 100+ internal cross-functional employees and consultants and support 350K other professionals. Delivering program management and guidance across operations, I drive quality, cost-effective, responsive HR solutions for $2B in payroll while serving as a trusted adviser to enterprise-wide teams. Key contributions include: ★ Synchronizing 70+ global HR infra-squad members working in full virtual mode to diagnose, shape, and carry out technical modifications across enterprise HR systems throughout the pandemic★ Negotiating a 5-year LBI contract renewal, leading RFI review, risk assessments, KPI definitions, scoping, terms, and continuous improvements through procurement, yielding $3M in cost savings over 5 years ★ Spearheading the migration of 10 AXA US subsidiaries onto the HR Shared Services Operations, Admin and IT platform★ Supporting all separation activity following AXA Group and Equitable divestiture★ Governing a $22M multiyear IBM outsourcing arrangement, overseeing PeopleSoft administrative, operational, and technical infrastructure business process★ Coordinating all dimensions of PeopleSoft HCM v9.2 and Oracle HCM★ Shifting PeopleSoft HCM infrastructure to next-gen globally hosted cloud-based data centers in partnership with IBM ★ Leading infrastructure changes to set forth a new enterprise hybrid synchronization model★ Transitioning the 401K administrative platform from Alight to Fidelity★ Transforming HR Peoplesoft and Thrive-related technology stack to enable enterprise agility (NWOW)

New York, Ny, Us

Leading the deployment of global applications, critical implementations, and upgrades, I supported HR operations and a shared services footprint in a heavily outsourced environment with $1.5B in payroll, $400M in taxes, and $200M in benefits.Key contributions included: ★ Orchestrating a $4M Oracle PeopleSoft Human Capital Management upgrade for 5K employees and 10K field professionals★ Overseeing the transition from Global PeopleSoft v.9 to Global Core HR Taleo inclusive of learning management system integration while serving as group relationship manager★ Directing a $2M implementation of secondary core HR “hub” in Oracle HCM Cloud to enable talent management processes with PeopleSoft HCM Core HR “parent” environment★ Executing the portfolio of change requests and business initiatives impacting HR shared services★ Building a risk management culture, partnering with the Sr. VP of Corporate HR Operations on SOX compliance, risk management financial audits, and internal controls★ Guiding all vendor contracting processes, including RFI/RFP vendor assessments, risk assessments, selection, and contracting★ Strategizing with talent management and business partner teams to develop and execute effective performance management, learning & development, and workforce planning systems, tools, and analytics ★ Developing and delivering continuous improvements, introducing efficiency gains, automation, machine learning, and robotics while leveraging critical design thinking, agile, and custom waterfall methodologies to roll out employee-centric solutions ★ Overseeing online workforce administrative updates to employee and financial planning records, mass load updates, and internal/external third-party recordkeeper inbound interfaces in a customized environment★ Deploying enterprise-wide Oracle PeopleSoft ePay and eProfile functions ★ Supporting implementation of gamification tools and digital mentoring programs

New York, Ny, Us

Executing on the vision and strategy of HR, equity, payroll, and benefits initiatives from conception to realization, I drove performance excellence while directing and mentoring highly skilled teams comprised of 70 project staff, consultants, and subcontractors. I facilitated strategic planning as a leadership team member, influencing large-scale and granular changes to impart change and proposed and delivered complex technical and functional solutions in collaboration with internal analysts, developers, consultants, finance/accounting, tax, and financial planning teams to overhaul payroll and benefits systems. Other key contributions: ★ Onboarding and training staff and contractors on system use ★ Stewarding consulting agreements and resources★ Orchestrating key stakeholder meetings to set forth the project roadmap, requirements, tracking mechanisms, and updates ★ Ensuring compliance with federal, FICA, state, and local payroll income tax and unemployment tax laws across enterprises ★ Streamling issue-resolution reporting and analyses; supported deferred compensation harmonization under Karr Barth★ Guiding internal and external audits, responding to auditor questions and inquiries ★ Accomplishing PeopleSoft v9.0 and self-service fit-gap workstream to completion in <6 months★ Solidifying a compliance framework and structure, facilitating SOX 404 compliance, standards, and control mechanisms ★ Reducing costs and boosting efficiencies by outsourcing paychecks, W-2s, 1099s, and related payroll administration ★ Revamping the total rewards website and new security model to elevate the employee experience for 12K+ personnel★ Defining ownership and related controls to heighten oversight of 50+ interfaces and updates to systems

New York, Ny, Us

My emphasis was to enhance the employee experience by outsourcing health and welfare administration for 20K+ active and retired employees. Key contributions included:★ Transforming critical business functions by leading a massive relocation from NYC headquarters to an upstate Syracuse facility★ Overseeing payroll administration of $1B★ Directing a team of 10 internal and 30 external staff ★ Cultivating an agile, learning culture by gathering, monitoring, and incorporating salient employee engagement and feedback★ Resolving internal and external audit issues and executing compliance for SOX 404 requirements

New York, Ny, Us

I supported the design, configuration, and transition phase from inception to deployment for conversion of Tesseract to PeopleSoft 7.5. I also carried out PeopleSoft configuration management and project management support for AXA Client Solutions conversion to AXA Distribution Holding and a new AXA GITO company. Other key contributions:★ Maintaining deferred compensation plan subsidiary ledgers, totaling $50M+ in payouts and transactions★ Overseeing reconciliation of ~350 payroll & nonpayroll taxing jurisdictions with $250M in annual activity ★ Preparing reconciliations, remittances, and informational returns, including the filing of forms W-2, W-2C, quarterly FIT Form 941, and annual Form 940 for equitable subsidiaries

New York, Ny, Us

I coordinated and tested system upgrades and business application changes in HRA. Liaising with the data center daily, I served as chief point of contact for job runs. Other key contributions: ★ Advising and guiding 200+ employees through complex problem-solving and benefits & payroll issues★ Acting as backup to Director of Payroll★ Maintaining W-2 and 1099-M forms★ Ensuring quality control for 30K employees

New York, Ny, Us

New York, Ny, Us