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United States

Led an organization-wide Cloud HCM transformation initiative implementing Payroll, Time & Attendance, Recruiting & Onboarding, and Benefits management system globallyLead integrations to and from Workday with various external and internal systems covering business needs on Timekeeping - UKG, Payroll - ADP and NGA, Benefits, Benefit Administration and GL/Accounting - ERPManaged and coordinated multiple work streams within the organization, MSP’s & implementation partnersResponsible for making sure project teams adhered to planned schedules Deployed and maintained UAT and Prod tenants of Workday to make sure business was equipped with environments needed to complete testing before release to prod Led a global rollout across several locations, with multiple implementation partners, onshore and offshore resources, and internal and external stakeholdersLed development and deployment efforts on building a Middleware/Orchestrator to perform necessary ETL functions and pull/post data to and from WorkdayLed and manage cutover activities for for each wave, leading to successful integrations across critical functional areas such as Payroll, Benefits, T&A, Security, and Infrastructure Worked with the technical streams to leverage Workday API’s in preference over flat files to make sure transmission is secure and in real-timeResponsible for timely execution of activities to progress to Go Live on WorkdayIdentified gaps and initiated remedial measures to ensure impact on progressProvide cut-over status reporting to project leadership and key stakeholders involved in the coordination of legacy shutdown activities before application activationDevelop a governance structure, stand-up, planning, and execution for Cutover

Texas, United States

Part of the PMO under the Central Personnel Business Support group, led and managed projects within the HRIS teams supporting Payroll, Benefits, Time & Attendance, Recruiting, Onboarding and several other Fringe Benefit integrationsSupport new System Integrations with various HR vendors in and out of the Core HCM Modules- Peoplesoft Led cutover activities for Pre-Go-Live, Go-Live and Post Go-Live Work with cutover/deployment teams to review checklists and own detailed project management of the cutover Ensure integrations are built and maintained in line with security requirements defined by Central Data Security and Compliance officesDevise fall back/back out plans and coordinate requirements for Go Live Managing a diverse team of highly innovative members driving them through agile processes including sprint planning, playbacks, daily stand-ups, and moreMaintain a constant pulse on the team to understand where potential blockers are arising and work diligently to identify possible alternatives

Texas, United States

Worked with the F&A systems team, optimizing AR, AP, and Inventory functions in SAP ECC environmentsScope, Design and Develop project documents and Build, manage the roadmap for future releases, integrations across the F&A systems orgWork closely with Dev teams on data migration and integration at a functional level, understand and manage business requirements from teams such as Supply Chain & Operations to ensure continuity in business while optimizing transaction lifecycle, MRP, Logistics, Reverse Logistics, Inventory management, and AR/APCoordinate data across all functional teams as it relates to the specific BU master data (Customers, Vendors, Materials, Pricing, Sales Orders, Purchase Orders, Work centers, Inventory, G/L Accounts, etc.)Worked closely with Enterprise and Solution Architect’s to develop a comprehensive cloud migration strategy, including assessing the organization's on-premises infrastructure, selecting the appropriate Azure services, and outlining the migration roadmapOversee preparation of business impact assessments for each phase of the S4 Hana Data Migration Strategy and Program PlanExecute project plan, monitor progress on deliverables, including operational readiness and supervise project team membersIdentified and mitigated potential risks associated with migration, such as data security, compliance, and application performance, ensuring a smooth transition to the Azure cloud

Hyderabad, India

Oversee Product, IT, Operations and Project teams, ensure projects meet organizational KPIs and delivery requirementsIdentifying business and operational needs based upon requirements & organizational objectivesDisplaying a high level of critical thinking in cross-functional process analysis and problem resolutionBuilding strong working relationships with cross functional teams across organizations and geographiesDesign and deploy market research projects to assess customer attitudes to current products and NPIs, Transition product development, prototyping and NPI's to productionManage an overall budget allocation of ~$80MnOversee programs of projects to support teams, report progress and influence positive outcomes for key stakeholdersOversaw system design documents, specifications, and work with implementation partners on replacing legacy systems to SAP ECC/S4Hana - MM, PP, FICO, PO, SO& SD ModulesOversaw the data load plans and coordinated with SAP technical teams in each module with a successful data migration strategyDesigned internal processes and created templates to handle loading of legacy systems in a generic format Oversew business and systems documentation for migration of data from legacy systemsEngage, subcontract and liaison with implementation partners, IT, IT services teams across the organization for seamless integration and migration of data Authored all the internal project documentation and processesWorked with Manufacturing Operations and engineering teams as system expert to provide inputs/recommendations on system level solutions to support business needs

Hyderabad, India

Identify, Acquire and Leverage opportunity for organic revenue growthCreate and maintain a healthy revenue stream ensuring >90% project engagement with high asset utilizationMonitor development and delivery teams closely to ensure business unit goals are metControl costs, improve productivity and decrease total production spendIdentify and explore opportunities for diversification and inorganic growth, develop long term strategy on acquisitionsIdentify, explore & acquire opportunities for PE investmentsLead the CFT and Head New ProgramsResponsible for ensuring all the project requirements and/or objectives are correctly gathered, understood, and properly translated for executionBuilt teams to address specific project goals and objectives for multiple enterprise level projectsCollaborated with customers (internal or external) from requirements gathering through product acceptance and deliveryAligned the program team to customer needs by establishing milestones, goals, and objectives based on input from all functional areas and stakeholders within the projectReview project schedules with functional managers and project coordinators and take actions to ensure milestones are met

Hyderabad, India

Engaged key users and stakeholders in defining data migration requirements for transition to Salesforce.comResponsible for identification and development of project documents, and validation of data migration requirements, from a technology and IT infrastructure perspective in line with requirements and expectationsResponsible for identification of data requirements and assess source data quality (Siebel) Define business rules, transformation, cleansing, etc. for handling source data Experience in preparing and documenting the User Acceptance test (UAT) plan and obtaining the necessary signoffs from the concerned business unitsAssist in the development of account and territory plans and sales quotas (incl adds, moves, and changes)Support sales leadership (AVP+) scheduling for bi-weekly forecast, lead and prospect reviewsReporting on forecast results and deltas, and tracking pipeline activity based on bi-weekly reviewsSupport and manage sales division quota setting and ongoing management based on periodic reassignments and shuffling

Hyderabad, India

Played a key role in decreasing discrepancies that emerged in online financial transactionsLead analyst for the team that built a robust transaction monitoring system that confirmed authenticity, auth, and acceptance, implemented system wide changes to ensure transactions are secureResponsible for defining the scope and implementing business rules, gathering business requirements and documentationResponsible for writing Functional Requirement Specifications (FRS) and User Requirement Specification (URS)Use Case development and UML modeling using modeling tools like MS VisioInvolved in Data Mapping for given set of requirements, Queried the Database using SQL Queries as part of Data Mining and performed analysis, design and Data ModelingCreated and managed tasking and resource allocation for multiple projects using MS ProjectImplemented and maintained compliance to the BS7799 security standards and ISMS standards through awareness trainings and auditsUsed MS Project for GANTT, PERT, and resource management to project plansBuilt templates and dashboards for customized views of the data specific to LOB requirementsImplemented layouts for Suspicious Activity and Pattern analysis under AML regulationsDeveloped templates and forms for Customer Due Diligence, KYC, Risk Rating, document screening and selection, for premium customers, in accordance with Compliance and AML guidelinesDeveloped UML diagrams (use case diagrams, activity diagrams, sequence diagrams, and class diagrams) to validate reference data and verification of the customer records: legal name, address, financial instrument authenticity, legitimacy and analysis of transaction activityContributed to process improvement that helped in minimizing risk and financial loss to the organization, average chargeback protection and reversal of $3Mn/Quarter

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