ANJANEYULU MEDARA

Implement complex Oracle HCM solutions for our global clients that transform, simplify, and drive better insights into their HR functions.

Contribute to large-scale, global work streams requiring specific knowledge of Oracle across the HCM suite, including Core HR, Payroll, Absence, Time, and Compensation, etc.

Support and lead teams to design, configure, prototype, test, and deploy Oracle solutions, and ensure that all the pieces work together seamlessly.

Work with the project team, team leaders, project delivery leads, and client stakeholders to create leading solutions powered by Oracle.

Analyze technical and functional integration requirements.

Guide the testing cycles, teams, as well as perform cutover activities, as required for go-live preparation.

Implementation Leadership: Leading the implementation of Oracle Cloud HCM solutions for clients, including configuring the system to meet their specific business needs.

Requirements Gathering: Collaborating with clients to understand their business requirements, and translate them into HCM system configurations.

Solution Design: Designing and architecting Oracle Cloud HCM solutions based on industry best practices and client requirements.

System Configuration: Configuring Oracle Cloud HCM modules such as Core HR, Payroll, and Absence Management to align with client needs.

Integration Management: Overseeing the integration of Oracle Cloud HCM with other systems, such as ERP, Finance, and third-party applications.

Data Migration: Managing the migration of data from legacy systems to Oracle Cloud HCM, ensuring data accuracy and integrity throughout the process.

Testing and Quality Assurance: Leading testing efforts to ensure that Oracle Cloud HCM solutions meet client expectations and quality standards.

Training and Knowledge Transfer: Providing training and knowledge transfer to clients and internal team members on Oracle Cloud HCM functionality, configuration, and best practices.

Client Relationship Management: Building and maintaining strong relationships with clients, acting as a trusted advisor, and ensuring their satisfaction with Oracle Cloud HCM solutions.

Continuous Improvement: Staying up to date with Oracle Cloud HCM updates, enhancements, and best practices, and proactively identifying opportunities for improvement within client organizations.

• Oracle Cloud HCM
• Roles and Responsibilities:
• Solution Architect with the Oracle Cloud (Fusion) HCM Demo Solution Services (formerly the Global Sales Engineering group) for Oracle HCM Cloud (Payroll, Absence Management, Time and Labor, Benefits, and Compensation Management).
• Implementing new functionality as it's released to GSE.
• Provide expertise, technical solutions, and support to the Oracle Global Sales group.
• Responsible for building and developing payroll scenarios commonly used for demonstrations to prospective customers, supporting Oracle HCM Cloud US commercial product; Canada, UK, UAE, and Mexico localizations; Higher Education, Health Care, Financial Services, Public Sector, and Retail vertical markets.
• Working with Product Strategy, Product Management, Product Development, and Quality Assurance on application functionality and performance.
• Provide guidance to sales and support team members on payroll processing rules and compliance regulations.
• Assists sales consultants and the shared services team in response to Requests for Proposals from potential customers.
• Provides training to a variety of teams, including sales, customer support, demo services support, quality assurance, and demo engineering, on new functionality and enhancements to existing functionality.
• Understand future customers, industry, and information technology trends/strategies, and apply this understanding to improve quality, drive efficiency, and enable Agile/DevOps delivery.
• Collaborate and consult with business and technical groups, or management, to ensure effective technical solutions are provided based on business requirements.
• Manage internal demo services and external team members in the project delivery of various storylines, impacting the delivery of payroll demonstration capabilities.
• Mentor additional payroll resources, providing training and guidance on processes and procedures within Demo Services.
• Results-oriented and accountable: owns successes and failures, and applies learnings from both to the benefit of future efforts.
• Manage cloud HR technology systems: Manage the cloud-based HR technology systems, including HRIS, Payroll, Time and Labor, Absence, benefits, compensation, and talent management systems.
• Ensure the systems are effectively supporting the Demo Services and business operations.
• Oversee HR technology projects: Oversee the implementation, maintenance, and upgrades of cloud HR technology systems.
• Ensure the projects are delivered on time, on budget, and meet the business requirements.
• Manage the cloud HR technology team: Manage a team of cloud HR technology professionals.
• Hire, train, and develop team members to support the needs of the Cloud HCM System.
• Provide cloud HR technology support: Provide technical and functional support to Sales, Solution Engineers, and end-users of the cloud HR technology systems.
• Develop and deliver training programs to ensure that the Sales team is able to effectively use the cloud HR technology systems.
• Ensure cloud HR technology compliance: Ensure that the cloud HR technology systems are compliant with applicable laws and regulations, including data privacy and security regulations.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams: Work closely with Product Strategy, Product Management, Product Development, Sales, Cloud ERP Finance, Legal, Projects, and other departments to ensure the effective integration of cloud HR technology systems and processes with other business functions.
• Oracle Cloud HCM and Payroll Implementation.

· Demonstrating the expertise in the design, execution of implementation and testing.

· Leading client business process workshops, CRPs, requirements gathering sessions and support clients in defining relevant processes.

· Configured Standard and Supplemental Earnings Elements, Employer Liability Elements, Pre-Tax Deductions Elements, Deferred Benefits Compensation Elements, Absence Elements, Voluntary Deduction Elements, Involuntary Deduction Elements, Balances, Costing, Payments, Organization Payment methods.

· Data loaded using PBL and HSDL and object migration using FSM.

· Configured Costing segments, loaded data and from legacy System.

· Coordinating with Oracle for SRs, new product releases, upgrades/patches/fixes.

· Onsite Offshore Coordination on a day-to-day basis for Integrations and Reports.

· Configured workflows for various Business processes. Developed Positive Pay file.

· Working on parallel payroll runs and fixing the issues. Created custom balances for certification pays.

· Configured UDT tables for Longevity and CalPERS. Supporting the client in SIT, UAT testing phases.

· Planning and Strategy Development: Test Planning: Develop detailed test plans, including scope, approach, resources, schedule, and deliverables. - Strategy Formulation: Define the testing strategy, including the types of testing to be performed (e.g., functional, performance, security) and the testing levels (e.g., unit, integration, system, acceptance).

· Team Management/Team Coordination: Lead, mentor, and manage the testing team, assigning tasks based on skills and experience. - Training and Development: Identify training needs, and provide necessary training and resources for the team.

Defined and implemented test processes, ensuring adherence to best practices and standards.

Test Execution and Monitoring: Test Case Development: Oversee the creation and maintenance of detailed test cases, test scripts, and test data. - Test Execution: Coordinate and oversee the execution of tests, including manual and automated testing. Monitoring and Reporting: Monitor test progress, manage test metrics, and provide regular status reports to stakeholders.

Defect Management/Defect Tracking: Ensure defects are accurately documented and tracked.

And prioritized. Resolution Facilitation: Work closely with developers, and other stakeholders, to ensure timely resolution of defects.

Stakeholder Communication/Status Reporting: Communicate test progress, results, risks, and issues to project managers, and other stakeholders. Requirement clarification: Act as a liaison between the testing team and other project teams to clarify requirements, and ensure alignment.

Tool and Environment Management: Tool Selection: Select and manage appropriate testing tools and technologies. Environment Setup: Ensure the test environment is set up correctly and is representative of the production environment.

Risk Management/Risk Identification: Identify potential risks in the testing phase, and implement mitigation strategies. Contingency Planning: Develop contingency plans to handle potential issues that may arise during testing.

Quality Assurance/Standards Enforcement: Ensure adherence to quality standards and guidelines throughout the testing process.

Final Review: Conduct final reviews to ensure that all testing objectives have been met before the software release.

Worked as an implementation consultant for Fusion HCM implementation projects.

Implemented Core HR, Payroll, Compensation, Absence Management, Talent Management (goal management, performance management, talent review, and succession), and security.

Analyze business requirements and develop effective configuration solutions.

Part of business process workshops, CRPs, requirements gathering sessions, and supporting clients in defining relevant processes.

Driving and documenting business requirements and procedures, obtaining sign-off to ensure client alignment of the proposed solution.

Demonstrating expertise in the design, execution of implementation, and testing.

Responsible for the successful testing of developed solutions, including User Acceptance Testing, and working with the users to validate the solution.

Coordinating with Oracle for SRs, new product releases, upgrades, patches, and fixes.

Developing a project plan and delivering it in line with the Fusion Implementation Roadmap and Methodology.

Providing business consulting support and facilitating workshops.

Working as an Oracle Fusion subject matter expert, providing best-practice guidance on HCM business processes.

Sharing suggestions and thoughts to help optimize implementation methodology.

• Hands-on configurations and working with a functional setup manager.
• Analyze business requirements and develop effective configuration solutions
• Demonstrating expertise in the design, execution of implementation, and testing, as well as the ability to work independently.
• Responsible for the successful testing of developed solutions, including User Acceptance Testing, and working with the users to validate the solution.
• Part of business process workshops, CRPs, and requirements gathering sessions, and support clients in defining relevant processes.
• Driving and documenting business requirements and procedures, obtaining sign-off to ensure client alignment of the proposed solution.
• Configured HR and absence management modules.
• Coordinating with Oracle for SRs, new product releases, upgrades, patches, and fixes.
• Provided business consulting support and facilitated discovery workshops.

• And Responsibilities:
• Implemented Oracle Fusion Absence Management for the following seven countries Singapore, Hong Kong, Thailand, Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Vietnam
• Involved in business process workshops/CRPs and requirements gathering sessions and support clients in defining relevant processes
• Configured Absence Accrual, qualification, No-Entitlement Plans and Types, Absence Reasons
• Created DFFs (Descriptive Flex Fields)
• Loaded Absence Balances from Legacy to Cloud HCM
• Designed, Developed, Created Payroll HCM extracts for T2 system
• Written Fast Formulas for Absence and HCM Extracts

• Oracle Fusion HCM Rel. 9 and Rel. 10.
• Client : Oracle
• Roles and Responsibilities:
• Worked as a Fusion HCM Co-Development Partner for Oracle to test the Absence and Benefits Products in Oracle.
• Involved in testing end-to-end functionality of the Absence Management and Benefit modules of releases 9 and 10.
• Planning and Strategy Development: Test Planning: Develop detailed test plans, including.
• Scope, approach, resources, schedule, and deliverables.
• Strategy Formulation: Define the testing strategy, including the types of testing to be performed (e.g., functional, performance, security), and the testing levels (e.g., unit, integration, system, acceptance).
• Process Management/Process Definition: Define and implement test processes, and ensure adherence to best practices and standards.
• Continuous Improvement: Continuously evaluate and improve testing processes to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
• Test Execution and Monitoring/Test Case Development: Oversee the creation and maintenance of detailed test cases, test scripts, and test data.
• Test Execution: Coordinate and oversee the execution of tests, including manual and automated testing.
• Monitoring and Reporting: Monitor test progress, manage test metrics, and provide regular status reports to stakeholders.
• Defect Management/Defect Tracking: Ensure defects are accurately documented and tracked.
• And prioritized
• Resolution Facilitation: Work closely with developers, and other stakeholders, to ensure timely resolution of defects.
• Stakeholder Communication/Status Reporting: Communicate test progress, results, risks, and issues to project managers, and other stakeholders.
• Requirement Clarification: Act as a liaison between the testing team and other project teams to clarify requirements, and ensure alignment.
• Tool and Environment Management: Tool Selection: Select and manage appropriate testing tools and technologies
• Environment Setup: Ensure the test environment is set up correctly, and is representative of the production environment.
• Risk Management/Risk Identification: Identify potential risks in the testing phase, and implement mitigation strategies.
• Contingency Planning: Develop contingency plans to handle potential issues that may arise during testing.
• Quality Assurance/Standards Enforcement: Ensure adherence to quality standards and guidelines throughout the testing process
• Final Review: Conduct final reviews to ensure that all testing objectives have been met before the software release.

• The objective of this implementation is to automate and enhance the current business processes of T. John Group of Institute of Technology.
• PeopleSoft HCM 9.2 is implemented as a part of this project, which will automate the legacy HR system.
• Roles and Responsibilities:
• Provided the solutions to the requirements, with minimal customization for new features.
• Transfer the business needs and requirements to the development team by supporting them hands-on during the initial weeks.
• Do a performance evaluation and implement the feasibility of the high-level design.
• Use the requirements documents to develop system testing specifications.
• Attend the Test Design walkthroughs to help verify that the plans and conditions will test all functions and features effectively.
• Review test plans and test cases to ensure that all requirements are covered, and that the documents are thorough.
• Provides support in preparing critical User Acceptance scenarios.
• Support and manage UAT activity in conjunction with the test team.
• Assisted in deploying or migrating the product within the client environment.
• Provided guidance to resolve detailed system-related issues.
• Provided support to the development team, including consulting with client teams requesting custom functionality, etc.
• Contributed the best of the best throughout the life of a project to the Development Team to clarify the requirements and manage any requirement changes resulting from development issues or business issues.

• Peoplesoft 9.0
• Aditya Birla Minacs is a leading business solutions company that partners with global corporations in the manufacturing, retail, telecom, technology, media and entertainment, banking, insurance, healthcare, and public sectors.
• 20,300 Minacs experts across three continents and 35 centers spanning Canada, Germany, Hungary, India, Jamaica, the Philippines, the UK, and the USA power our solutions through a global delivery model that helps their clients enhance revenues, profitability, and customer service.
• Roles and Responsibilities:
• Requirement analysis and development for new change requests, and preparation of functional and technical designs.
• Designing, implementing, and supporting business issues on a day-to-day basis in a PeopleSoft environment.
• Designing, building, testing, and deploying various PeopleSoft day-to-day issues, and providing solutions.
• Payroll support to Global Payroll and NA Payroll.
• Identifying and addressing client needs, building solid relationships with clients, developing an awareness of Firm services, communicating with the client in an organized and knowledgeable manner, delivering clear requests for information, and demonstrating flexibility in prioritizing.
• Daily business support and user issue resolution.
• Solid relationships with the manager, accounting and payroll, the supervisor, payroll, and the payroll team.
• Handling user support requests using appropriate systems and processes to ensure timely resolution, prioritization, tracking, monitoring, and reporting.
• Communication with other IT teams around the world, and with the business.
• Prepare and amend documentation for all new programs and changes.
• Able to meet deadlines, and always keep the business objectives at the core.
• Self-motivated, with the ability to take ownership of specific issues.

• Design and modify, code, debug, test, and document moderately complex application systems. • Assist with design, analysis, maintenance, documentation, and testing of software. • Code, debug, test, and document routine application programs. • Assist users with procedural or minor technical problems. • Assist in maintaining program libraries, users' manuals, or technical documentation. • Enhancements to existing systems. • Design, implement, and document procedures. • Participation through all aspects of the software development life cycle. • Design, development, review, and implementation of new applications. Interacting with onsite people and resolving the offshore issues. • Attended weekly status meetings and provided a detailed status report to the client.

Assists in the design, development, and operation of the GHRS system, including systems analysis, programming, and operational support.

Analyze well-defined modules within the system, develop enhancements, and new features to existing systems.

Assist in the analysis of various informational problems, in conjunction with personnel of organizational units, and make recommendations on the feasibility and cost benefits of implementing IT solutions.

Preparing system, programmed documentation, and related technical/operational manuals.

Preparing, updating, and maintaining the system’s documentation assists in the development of Service Level Agreements (SLAs) between the HTS and business users for either specific IT services or general IT support.

Assists in the setup and monitoring of software and IT service performance measures.

Responsible for batch issues in the existing system.

Involved in creating a unit test plan and seeking sign-off with HTS.

Responsible for batch issues in the existing system.

Application of the fixes, enhancements, and support from unit tests to the production move.

Interacting with onsite people and resolving the offshore issues.

Attended weekly status meetings, and provided detailed status reports to the client.

Reporting to the onsite coordinator about the status of the abend activities daily.

• CapGemini
• Description: This is primarily a Production support project
• The HRMS and NA Payroll systems are supported for both USA and CAN regions
• Supporting payroll cycles in production, implementing new interfaces/processes required for the system with the Global, executing projects like Open Enrollment, CMS on yearly basis are the main areas
• Besides that, various custom interfaces to various benefit vendors are developed and maintained
• Roles and Responsibilities:
• Application of the fixes, enhancements, and support from Unit test till the production move
• Involved in providing resolutions to Payroll related issues
• Responsible of batch issues in the existing system
• Develop Technical Specifications where applicable
• Develop code and set up walk through with HTS
• Involve/Create Unit Test Plan and seek sign off with HTS
• Ensure the two-level reviews are done wherever possible
• Rework on the issues/changes reported
• Complete and correct Status reporting to Management
• Participating in regular status meetings
• Interacting with onsite people and resolving the offshore issues
• Reporting to the onsite coordinator about the status of the abend activities daily
• Attended weekly status meetings and provided detailed status report to the client.