Anand Subramanian
Pleasanton,CA
Summary
- Experienced Professional with 19 years of extensive techno-functional experience and focus on Systems Implementations (Workday, Oracle E-Business Suites, BlackLine Systems) and Information Management.
- Rich experience and skillset cutting across multiple job roles of Product Implementation - Team Management, Client Consulting, Software Development, System Testing, Performance Testing and System Administration.
- Hands-on experience working on different software full life-cycle methodologies like SCRUM and Waterfall models.
- Certified Six Sigma Green Belt with a strong ability in performance improvement and optimization.
- Analytical and conceptual thinker, ultimate team player with excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Associate Director, People Technology
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
01.2020 - Current
- Manage multiple job roles of Product Implementation - Team Management, Client/Stakeholder Consulting, Software Development, System Testing, Performance Testing and System Administration.
- Lead a team of business analysts, contractors and vendors to design and support highly complex systems to maintain the Performance/Rewards/Security/Reporting functions for a $25B Global Company as part of the People Technology team.
- Serve as a consultant to various COEs and responsible for identifying the need for HR programs or strategies to support business objectives, as well as strategic direction.
- Responsible for gathering requirements from stakeholders, ensuring they are technically viable and executing system changes necessary to ensure success.
- Responsible for the wellbeing of the technical system infrastructure which includes the proper function and maintenance of security.
- Conduct thorough retrospective reviews to ensure the team learns from the design, implementation and support activities for up to 12 large projects per year.
- Influence managers to make important changes in organizational structure or processes and/or take a course of action when necessary.
- Develop and conduct presentations for employees and other leaders in the company on a variety of HR subjects.
- Participate as a group lead on broad, global HR initiatives; or may independently lead smaller-scale, local HR projects.
- Conduct semi-annual SOX Audits of the Workday application in partnership with the internal and external SOX auditors.
Sr. Business Systems Analyst
Intuit
06.2018 - 12.2019
- Led the Annual Year End Talent & Pay cycle in Workday for over 8500 employees across Intuit.
- Built custom dashboards using Matrix and Composite Reports to track merit, bonus and stock budgets for Managers, Compensation Partners and HR Business Partners in Workday.
- Acted as the Scrum Master for the HCM and Payroll Scrum to prioritize and work on various user stories.
- Coached and mentored the HR Business Intelligence team on Workday Reporting and Security.
- Worked closely with Product Managers to showcase and demonstrate various functionalities of Workday for increased end user adoption, leading to streamlined and efficient processes.
Workday Applications Specialist
Symantec Corporation
01.2014 - 06.2018
- Design, document, build, test, deploy integration solutions that meet business requirements.
- Worked directly with key business and IT stakeholders to confirm requirements, consider design alternatives, and facilitate discussions of design alternatives.
- Automated manual processes and improved performance using Workday Studio, developed employee verification letters and pay statements using BIRT solution.
- Rolled out Absence, Recruiting and Onboarding modules.
Workday Integrations Consultant
Deloitte LLP
01.2013 - 12.2013
- Member of the Human Capital Group, responsible for developing integrations in and out of Workday to other third party systems.
- Built integrations out of Workday using PICOF, Custom Reports and Workday Studio.
Senior Consultant
Ernst & Young LLP
07.2010 - 01.2013
- Responsible for rolling out Finance Transformation Programs for clients in the financial sector.
- Single Point of Contact for configuring and implementing BlackLine Systems – a SaaS-based General Ledger Account Reconciliation Software.
IT Consultant & Team Lead
TATA Consultancy Services
04.2007 - 04.2009
- Responsible for implementation and administration of Oracle FInancials for leading Management Consulting Firm.
Consultant & Team Leader
Patni Computer Systems
06.2004 - 04.2007
- Responsible for implementation and administration of Oracle Procurement module for a leading diversified technology, media and financial services company.
- Implemented a 'Six Sigma Green Belt Project' on an Accounting Interface which generated annualized savings of $33,000 for the client.
Education
Executive Leadership Development Program
Stanford University
Palo Alto, CA05-2022
Masters of Information Systems Management -
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA05.2010
Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics
University of Mumbai
Mumbai, India05.2004
Skills
- Technical implementation
- Product Management & Administration
- Strategic leadership
- Team Management
- Key relationship & Vendor management
- Human Resources Information Systems (HRIS)
- Workday
- Reporting & Security
Certification
- Certified Scrum Product Owner - 10/2021
- Workday Integrations Certified - 02/2013
- Certified Six Sigma Green Belt - 11/2005
Technologies
- Workday: Workday HCM, Workday Recruiting, Workday Onboarding, Workday Security, Core/Advanced Compensation, Performance, Benefits, Absence Management, Workday Time Tracking, Business Processes, Tenant Configurations.
- Workday Integrations (Studio, Custom Reports (Advanced, Matrix, Composite), EIBs
(Inbound, Outbound), PICOFs, Core Connectors, WD Web Services), Business Intelligence Reporting Tool (BIRT). - Oracle: Oracle Applications E-Business Suites (11.0.3, 11.5.9, 11.5.10, R12)
Modules: Financials (GL, AP, AR, FA), Purchasing (iProcurement, iSupplier Portal) - Tools: Workday Studio, Oracle Forms and Reports (4.5, 6i), Oracle Workflow Builder
Timeline
Associate Director, People Technology
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
01.2020 - Current
Sr. Business Systems Analyst
Intuit
06.2018 - 12.2019
Workday Applications Specialist
Symantec Corporation
01.2014 - 06.2018
Workday Integrations Consultant
Deloitte LLP
01.2013 - 12.2013
Senior Consultant
Ernst & Young LLP
07.2010 - 01.2013
IT Consultant & Team Lead
TATA Consultancy Services
04.2007 - 04.2009
Consultant & Team Leader
Patni Computer Systems
06.2004 - 04.2007
Executive Leadership Development Program
Stanford University
Masters of Information Systems Management -
Carnegie Mellon University
Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics
University of Mumbai
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