Lisa Hoff Email & Phone Number

United States

Chicago, Il, Us

Currently leading an ERP, HCM & EPM Oracle Cloud implementation at a medium size midwestern university. Has effectively lead interdisciplinary team through client requirements gathering, initial design, testing cycles (including Conference Room Pilots, System Integration Testing & Parallel Payroll testing) and development of cutover plan. Utilized proven project management methodology in development and management of program strategy, resource plans, project plans, budgets, and timelines. + Managed day to day activities and strategic direction of team of 40+ + Collaborated with Huron and client teams to develop timeline and workstream strategies; actively managed strategy and timeline as project progressed + Monitored status, milestone tracking, and issues/ risks in collaboration with PMO and Executive sponsors; led action plan development based on findings + Developed and executed integrated functional and technical cutover strategy and accompanying project plan to smoothly transition to the future state

Chicago, Il, Us

Trusted leader with over 20 years of experience in Human Resources, 12 of which were in Higher Education. Has led project teams through Human Capital Management (HCM) system implementations, and has led HR and Benefits operational teams. Her focus areas include Project Management, Benefits, and HR Operations. Has led Oracle Cloud HCM stabilization efforts at a large private university in the Southwest and she was a project management team member in a successful HCM implementation for a New England based consortium of three medium sized colleges.Works hard to ensure that she truly understands client needs by actively listening to SMEs, asking directional questions, and bringing her Human Resources and Oracle HCM experience to bare. Can confidently talk through possible solutions and highlight the pros and cons of each. Approaches her work and the work of the team in an exceptionally organized manner. Accurately assesses the priority of tasks and quickly adjusts them when needed. Breaks down larger activities into smaller tasks, accurately assessing timelines and resources available to complete these tasks, and tracks each milestone to the overall completion of the activity.

Chicago, Il, Us

Led a Pre-Implementation engagement at a medium size Midwestern university as the Project Manager and HCM Lead. The engagement allowed the client to work through some resourcing challenges and to get better familiar with Huron’s methodologies prior to the full Implementation project. + Led effective sessions with the CFO, CHRO, and CIO and their respective teams on Huron’s Essential Cloud Services Methodology, implementation roadmap (including the phases, activities, and deliverables of the implementation), HCM Product review, and Project Roles. + Authored or oversaw the development of all client deliverables culminating in the Statement of + Work for the Implementation engagement (starting immediately after the Pre-Implementation engagement). + Oversaw and coordinated 30+ client sessions; developing agendas and objectives for each, reviewing/developing PPT decks, and ensuring notes and action items were recorded.

Chicago, Il, Us

served as HCM Lead during post go-live stabilization for a large private university in the Southwest.+ Effectively led HR Leadership and project Functional Leads by meeting regularly to keep a pulse on pain points and to make sure the HCM team aggressively worked to address them through period post go-live stabilization+ Developed a HCM Action Items tracker to prioritize and track the progress of each item on the team worklist for status reporting with project leadership, the HR AVP, HR Directors, and project Functional Leads+ Developed trusted advisor relationship with client HR Leadership, drawing on extensive Human Resources experience to make recommendations based in real world experience across all areas of HR, especially in Benefits+ Facilitated cross-modular and cross-pillar conversations to dive deep into client issues to determine the best possible solutions+ Effectively communicated at all levels with the client and project team+ Designed, configured, tested, and deployed multiple solutions within the Benefits module

Shelburne, Vermont, Us

Provides support to College’s HR departments and GMHEC’s Payroll and Benefits shared services teams to assist all towards a more efficient steady state . Review, coordinate, prioritize and test all HCM related Change Requests. For the first Open Enrollment in Oracle HCM, ensured the system was set up and ready for 2,500+ employees to enroll in benefits for the new year, including the creation of 9 new benefit plans. Plan, review and coordinate quarterly Oracle HCM upgrade testing. Facilitate HR Leads group which consists of key HR members from each College to review new change requests, challenges encountered, and discusses possible solutions. Participate in Communities of Practice meetings to bring together users from different areas (Payroll, Benefits, Time & Labor and Absence, and Core HR) to advance the optimization of Oracle HCM. Ensure system security by developing and maintaining procedures for role assignment and quarterly audits.

Shelburne, Vermont, Us

Strategic team member to successfully implement Oracle Cloud HCM for the 3 member institutions (Champlain College, Middlebury College and St. Michael’s College). Implemented solutions, Core HR, Payroll, Time & Labor, Benefits, Absence Management, Compensation, On/Offboarding, Talent and Learn, resulted in streamlined, automated processes with efficiencies and improved data integrity. Implementation includes workflows, self-service, mobile access and custom security roles to separate access to the colleges while implementing the solution in a global single instance. The solution includes custom integrations with multiple downstream systems and third-party benefits and tax-compliance providers.As the only Business Analyst on the HCM implementation, I oversaw the migration of data from the 3 different legacy systems into the single instance, which included multiple rounds of extraction, validation (to legacy), loading, and validation (to Oracle). I worked closely with our implementation partner, Hitachi Vantara, to ensure the system requirements for the 3 colleges were correctly configured and tested in System Integration Testing, User Acceptance Testing, MOCK, and system Go-Live. Additionally, I oversaw the reporting and integration workstreams for the Colleges.Go-Live Dates: April 1, 2020 - St. Michael’s College and GMHEC July 1, 2020 - Champlain College and Middlebury College

Middlebury, Vermont, Us

Was an integral member of Middlebury’s core implementation team on Project Ensemble (https://gmhec.org/project-ensemble/). Lead SME for Benefits, Absence, Time & Labor and Learn modules for the Oracle HCM implementation. Responsible for writing the functional specifications for all of Middlebury’s migrations of data from the legacy Banner system to Oracle HCM. Work with the Hitachi implementation partners to develop system requirements, configuration documentation and fast formula specifications. Helped identify required audits and data that needs to be cleaned up prior to migrating to Oracle. Responsible for day-to-day HR information systems for the Middlebury enterprise. Continuously strived to enhance efficiency and effectiveness of HR systems. Provided expert technology support to all HR functional areas (data feeds, uploads, interfaces, and preparation for open enrollment and annual salary increase processes). Prepared and conducted technology training for new HR staff. Performed role as Security Administrator for HR, granting appropriate access to HR data. Maintained Banner and other HR systems (upgrades, table maintenance, testing). Created and maintained documentation on HR systems processes. Served as primary liaison with ITS staff for all technology related issues. Served as HR's member on all technology related committees/groups. Responded to requests for information from within and outside of HR. Generated and maintained reports, metrics and analytics. Meet reporting needs of HR through training, running published reports, creating ad-hoc reports and facilitating development of complex reports with ITS. Supported campus-wide interfaces and integrations, such as the active directory.

Middlebury, Vermont, Us

As the HRIS/Operations Supervisor, led Middlebury's HR Operations and HRIS groups in providing day-to-day execution of operational, technology, service, and compliance services to all functional areas of HR as well as to customers external to HR. Automated processes, providing consistent service and self-service, ensure the integrity of HR data, and offer organizational decision support through data analytics and reporting. Using Banner, People Admin, and other HR systems led staff responsible for data maintenance and integrity. Additionally, performed the HRIS Specialist functions above except for the work on Project Ensemble.

Middlebury, Vermont, Us

As the Benefits Specialist I was responsible for handling the day-to-day administration of the health & welfare benefit programs for Middlebury College and the Monterey Institute of International Studies. My responsibilities included: employee communication/education/enrollment support, claims problem support, maintenance of benefits records, coordination of benefit changes with both external vendors and the in-house payroll department, insurance billing, etc. I also assists the Benefits Manager in plan compliance, plan design/modification initiatives, and separation programs.

Washington, Dc, Us

Retired after 30 years of service as the Reserve Command Master Chief and Senior Enlisted Reserve Advisor at Base Boston. In this role, I advised the Command Cadre on all matters relating to reservists at the unit, as well as communicating command concerns to the crew. I ensured all members were in compliance with military requirements and received proper training to perform their mission at the highest levels.Prior to this role, I actively managed and led the reserve administrative division to support all administrative and payroll needs for the reservists at Base Boston. While assigned to Base Boston I was selected to be an inaugural member of the Logistic Support Element (LSE). The LSE provides scalable, flexible assessment and logistical support for contingency operations within the U.S and abroad. While assigned to the LSE I attended many Joint & Interagency Logistical & Expeditionary Training courses and exercises including Joint exercises in Busan, S. Korea and Singapore. During the DeepWater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, I supervised a multidisciplinary team in the Critical Personnel Resources Unit to process the over 6,000 mobilization orders and developed reporting tools to provide clarity and foster unity of effort.

Montpelier, Vt, Us

Shelburne, Vermont, Us

Bachelor'S Degree, Business Administration And Management, General

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