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Dynamic IT Strategy & Consulting Leader with 20+ years of experience spearheading SAP SuccessFactors implementations across Manufacturing, TMT, Energy & Utilities, LSHC, Food & Beverage, Banking, Defense & Retail Industries. Recognized for advising executive leadership, shaping enterprise-wide strategies and delivering measurable outcomes on implementations. Adept at orchestrating global teams, mentoring leaders, and aligning technology investments with business outcomes.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience

Work History

Payroll Lead

Firm 1
08.2023 - Current
  • Brownfield implementation to transform Payroll & Benefits from on-premise ECC into EC Benefits & EC Payroll along with integration to S/4 Finance.
  • Responsible & Accountable for driving existing ECC payroll assessment & future state ECP design via workshops.
  • Evaluated current HR Systems & integrations with boundary systems in place to assess impacts with S/4 & other external systems.
  • Provided the impacted areas & supported updates to project plan to implement payroll Solution.
  • Worked with a team of resources & client team to drive design payroll deliverables.
  • Worked with the client, and other S/4 workstream resources to identify & drive build for data exchange between SuccessFactors, EC Payroll & S/4 Finance systems.
  • Duration: Jul 2025 – Till Date
  • Client: 1

HR Implementation Lead

Firm 1
05.2024 - 07.2025
  • The scope of work involves S/4 Transformation in 3 phases along with implementing HCM big bang with early go-live for Recruiting, Recruiting Marketing, Onboarding, Employee Central, Learning Management & Employee Central Payroll.
  • Responsible & Accountable for HCM Assessment & implementation delivery with a team of 35+ resources.
  • Evaluated current HR system landscape and integrations to identify implications for S/4 and external systems.
  • Identified impacted areas and developed the project plan for implementing the HCM solution.
  • Engaged with client leaders and S/4 workstreams to enable seamless data exchange and integrate HR retrofits into the future solution architecture.
  • Drove design, build, testing, and payroll parallel execution to enable a successful go-live.
  • Duration: May 2024 – July 2025
  • Client: 2

ECP Implementation Lead

Firm 1
05.2023 - 03.2024
  • The scope of work involves HR Transformation implementing SF Recruiting, Onboarding, EC, PMGM, & EC Payroll by bringing two HR systems (UKG & Workday) into SAP SuccessFactors.
  • Responsible & Accountable for delivery of build / test / cutover & go live of very complex EC Payroll solution.
  • Understand the current payroll systems & their integration in place to design future state solutions.
  • Driven build & testing of ECP solution with a team of onshore & offshore consultants.
  • Duration: May 2023 – Mar 2024
  • Client: 3

ECP & S/4 Integration Lead

Firm 2
09.2022 - 05.2023
  • The scope of work involves S/4 Transformation including retrofit for Human resource technology.
  • Responsible & Accountable for retrofit design of HR Systems with S/4 Implementation.
  • Understand the current HR Systems & their integrations to evaluate the impacts with S/4 Integration.
  • Provide the impacted areas & project plan to implement the changes for retrofit in line with S/4 implementation by release.
  • Engaged with HR and S/4 stakeholders to ensure seamless data exchange and successful retrofitting of HR into the future solution architecture.
  • Duration: Sep 2022 – May 2023
  • Client: 4

Payroll SME

Firm 2
01.2023 - 03.2023
  • The scope of work involves evaluating & performing fit-gap analysis of current SAP System for all HCM modules implemented globally.
  • Responsible for guiding & driving Canada & USA Blueprint documentation for SAP HCM Time & Pay.
  • Guided payroll resources supporting the client by coordinating with counterparts & stake holders.
  • Understand current system configuration and pain points of client end-users.
  • Perform fit-gap analysis with current system and alignment with country specific payroll legislation.
  • Duration: Jan 2023 – Mar 2023
  • Client: 5

Payroll SME for YE

Firm 2
11.2022 - 12.2022
  • The scope of work involves supporting & guiding Canadian Payroll Year-end activities.
  • Provide SME expertise in implementation of SAP Year-end notes.
  • Guided payroll resource in configuration changes and testing year-end changes till they make it to production on time without issues.
  • Duration: Nov 2022 – Dec 2022
  • Client: 6

Payroll Testing Lead

Firm 2
06.2022 - 09.2022
  • The scope of work involves SF Implementation globally with EC Payroll Implementation for 5 countries including US & Canada.
  • Responsible & Accountable for building end-to-end test strategy.
  • Driven a team of 10+ consultants in understanding test requirements & developing test scripts.
  • Driven very complex end-to-end test scripting with multiple systems involved including SAP.
  • Duration: Jun 2022 – Sep 2022
  • Client: 7

US Payroll Testing Lead

FIRM 3
09.2021 - 03.2022
  • The scope of work involves Canada & US Payroll Implementation.
  • Responsible & Accountable for building end-to-end test strategy.
  • Drive a team of 10+ resources to understand & develop test requirements & scripts.
  • Drive complex end-to-end test scripting with 10+ boundary systems including SAP.
  • Responsible & Accountable for SIT execution, defect tracking and reporting.
  • Duration: Sep 2021 – Mar 2022
  • Client: 8

US Payroll Functional

FIRM 3
05.2021 - 08.2021
  • The scope of work involves Canada & US Payroll Implementation.
  • Responsible & Accountable for supporting US payroll workshops, requirement gathering & solutioning.
  • Drive very complex Workday to SAP Data Integration along with authoring payroll functional specifications.
  • Supporting functional team in other areas as payroll SME based on the need.
  • Duration: May 2021 – Aug 2021
  • Client: 9

Canada Payroll AMS Lead

FIRM 3
02.2021 - 04.2021
  • The scope of work involves Canada & US Payroll Implementation.
  • Responsible & Accountable for supporting Canadian payroll defect fixes & drive support solutions to results.
  • Worked with team of 8+ consultants for driving the payroll support activities and contributing to post go-live change requests, risk management and reconciliation of known differences.
  • Providing PMO the status of the payroll support activities on weekly basis.
  • Duration: Feb 2021 – Apr 2021
  • Client: 10

Canada–Pay Compare & Hypercare

FIRM 3
07.2020 - 01.2021
  • The scope of work involves Canada & US Payroll Implementation.
  • Responsible & Accountable for payroll compare between Legacy and SAP EC Payroll.
  • Worked with team of 10+ consultants for driving the payroll compare activities and contributing to pay compare scope management, risk management and reconciliation of known differences.
  • Manage defect, known difference meetings with stakeholders along with appraising PMO on status & issues.
  • Duration: Jul 2020 – Jan 2021
  • Client: 11

Test & Deployment Lead

FIRM 3
07.2019 - 11.2019
  • The scope of work involves implementing SuccessFactors full suite with EC Payroll & Document Management in 4 releases spanning across 18 months.
  • Responsible & Accountable for Testing & Deployment Strategy development and implementation.
  • Managed a team of 10+ resources by guiding, supporting and prioritizing them on day to day basis for organizing & running the integration testing & cutover activities.
  • Work with Module leads in compiling all the cutover tasks by release and ensure this is being rolled out into overall deployment plan for respective releases.
  • Assist Deloitte leadership in supporting PMO activities and acting as back-up when needed to guide the team through implementation.
  • Duration: Jul 2019 – Nov 2019
  • Client: 12

Global AMS Delivery Lead

FIRM 3
06.2018 - 07.2019
  • The scope of work involves implementing SuccessFactors Suite with EC Payroll.
  • Responsible & Accountable for driving day-to-day support for client system maintenance issues.
  • Help team to identify any process gaps that are not covered/handled during the implementation.
  • Manage a team of 20+ resources by guiding, supporting and prioritizing them on day-to-day incident management & change requests.
  • Provide client leadership health check and progress on activities that are being performed along with stabilization and scope for improvements on weekly basis.
  • Work with client counterpart on formalizing any improvements to make end user operations more manageable and effective by converting them into micro projects.
  • Assist Deloitte leadership in client account financial health check management.
  • Duration: Jun 2018 – Jul 2019
  • Client: 13

Payroll Testing Lead

FIRM 4
05.2005 - 05.2018
  • The scope of work involves SAP On-Premise & SuccessFactors Implementation. The scope of the project includes RCM, Onboarding, Employee Central, PMGM & Payroll.
  • Understanding the existing payroll systems and complex solution of data replication from SuccessFactors to 3 client legacy payroll systems.
  • Led client payroll team throughout the project to ensure all process gaps/replication issues are accounted for smooth payroll run.
  • Identified and closed process gaps not covered by replication logic to prevent payroll impacts.
  • Provided SME guidance to the testing team, triaged defects, and coordinated fixes across functional and technical teams to keep the project on track.
  • Delivered daily progress reports detailing issues, mitigation plans, next steps, and escalated critical roadblocks to the PMO for timely resolution.
  • Duration: Jan 2017 – May 2018
  • Client: 14

Global SF EC Lead

FIRM 4
08.2016 - 12.2016
  • The scope of work involves US & LATAM SuccessFactors Implementation with RCM, Onboarding, Employee Central, PMGM, Succession & Compensation modules.
  • Led the end-to-end global design of the Employee Central solution, overseeing scope, risk, and resources.
  • Conducted Blueprint validation workshops and captured delta EC requirements with the client.
  • Directed onshore and offshore EC consultants to meet project deadlines and ensure high-quality delivery.
  • Identified scope gaps, escalated them to the PMO, and ensured timely resolution.
  • Duration: Aug 2016 – Dec 2016
  • Client: 15

SF Implementation Lead

FIRM 4
02.2016 - 07.2016
  • The scope project involves S/4 FI, SCM & SuccessFactors Onboarding, EC, PMGM along with interfaces to/from FI, Payroll system, Recruiting System & Procurement.
  • Led end-to-end SuccessFactors implementation (Onboarding, EC, PMGM), overseeing project planning, scope, risk, and resource management for the entire HCM workstream.
  • Ran Blueprint workshops, defined requirements, and served as the single point of contact for all HCM matters and cross-functional integrations (Finance, Purchasing, Contract Management, etc.).
  • Directed the HCM consulting team to meet delivery milestones and ensured alignment with project deadlines.
  • Identified scope issues, escalated them to the PMO for timely resolution, and provided regular updates on HCM deliverables, risks, and issues.
  • Duration: Feb 2015 – Jan 2016
  • Client: 16

HR Implementation Lead

FIRM 4
02.2015 - 01.2016
  • The project extended the existing SAP landscape across HR, Finance, and Supply Chain to integrate the New Mexico Gas acquisition. HR scope included Recruiting, OM, PA, Benefits, ESS/MSS, Compensation, Time, and Payroll, along with full FI integration.
  • Led the end-to-end HCM M&A implementation, overseeing project planning, scope, risks, and resource management.
  • Conducted Blueprint validation workshops and captured delta requirements with client HCM lead.
  • Supported configuration of the HCM system based on need along with team to meet delivery milestones.
  • Identified scope issues, escalated them to the PMO, and ensured timely resolution.
  • Provided the PMO with regular updates on HCM deliverables, risks, and issues.
  • Duration: Nov 2014 – Jan 2015
  • Client: 17

SME for SF Integration & Conversion Strategy

FIRM 4
11.2014 - 01.2015
  • The scope of work involves implementing SF EC, ECP, Interfacing Master data with third party vendors for benefits administration.
  • Developed the detailed data conversion strategy and ensured alignment with project goals.
  • Collaborated with all client stakeholders to define data requirements & manage scope changes.
  • Supported the creation of a comprehensive interface strategy to enable smooth system integration.
  • Duration: Oct 2014 – Nov 2014
  • Client: 18

Payroll Functional

FIRM 4
10.2014 - 11.2014
  • The scope of work involves implementing SuccessFactors Employee Central, Employee Central Payroll, Interfacing Master data with third party vendors for benefits administration.
  • Led delivery of benefits interfaces, ensuring accuracy & compliance with business requirements.
  • Collaborated with onsite stakeholders to finalize Functional Specifications.
  • Authored Functional Specifications & served as the functional SME, guiding technical teams throughout interface development.
  • Directed and supported end-to-end testing of all interfaces to ensure successful implementation.
  • Duration: Dec 2013 – Sep 2014
  • Client: 19

Offshore Delivery Lead & Payroll SME

FIRM 4
12.2013 - 09.2014
  • The scope included integrating Labor Costing from Time & Payroll with FICO & Plant Maintenance, building the Training System, simplifying work orders, and providing post-implementation & off-cycle payroll support. Led 4 different work streams (Labor Distribution Re-design, Work order Simplification, Payroll Off-Cycle Workbench, Training System Development).
  • Oversaw delivery across four workstreams, ensuring on-time, high-quality execution.
  • Authored complex Functional Specifications for CATA and Payroll Posting enhancements as part of the Labor Distribution Re-design (LDR) initiative.
  • Guided team members in understanding specifications, delegating updates, and driving successful testing and go-live for the LDR project.
  • Supported change management team in developing training materials to enable smooth end-user adoption.
  • Led cross-functional HR, FI, & SCM team to build a realistic training environment reflecting newly redesigned processes.
  • Collaborated with onsite counterparts to monitor end-user adoption of new time-entry and billing processes under work-order simplification.
  • Coordinated with vendors to ensure the LDR solution operated effectively & met all business expectations.
  • Duration: Mar 2013 – Nov 2013
  • Client: 20

US Payroll Functional

FIRM 4
03.2013 - 11.2013
  • The project involves Implementation of SAP HR system in SAP ECC 6.0 incorporating the industry wise leading practice HR processes. The various modules implemented in SAP HR are OM, PA, Benefits Administration, ESS, MSS, Time & Payroll.
  • Guided client payroll team in terms of data gathering & configuring the payroll related activities.
  • Co-ordinated with external vendors around the HRMS interfacing strategy for Payroll.
  • Co-ordinated with the technical & client team in closing the functional specifications related issues.
  • Assisted client team in fixing issues identified during integration, payroll parallel testing & documenting business process procedures.
  • Duration: Feb 2013 – Mar 2013
  • Client: 21

Payroll Functional–M&A

FIRM 4
02.2013 - 03.2013
  • The project extended an existing SAP ECC 6.0 landscape covering HR, FI, SCM, EAM, and CRB to incorporate the newly acquired Solo Cup employees. Within SAP HR, the scope included implementing OM, PA, Benefits, Time, and Payroll.
  • Analyzed the existing SAP landscape and led Blueprint workshops to capture requirements and identify gaps.
  • Provided day-to-day payroll support, resolving issues and ensuring accurate quarterly report filings.
  • Duration: Dec 2011 – Jan 2013
  • Client: 22

Time & Payroll Support Lead

FIRM 4
12.2011 - 01.2013
  • The project involved implementing SAP HR, FI, SCM, EAM, and CRB in ECC 6.0 using industry leading practices, with SAP HR covering OM, PA, E-Recruitment, Benefits, ESS/MSS, Time, and Payroll.
  • Diagnosed core system maintenance challenges in Time and Payroll and drove automation solutions that significantly reduced manual workload for end users.
  • Led and delivered key Time and Payroll enhancements, overseeing configuration, validation, and end-to-end unit testing in close partnership with the client team.
  • Directed daily project operations, including progress reporting, risk and issue management, and action-item tracking, ensuring consistent, high-quality, on-schedule delivery.
  • Partnered with technical and client stakeholders to quickly resolve Functional Specification gaps and enable smooth implementation of new features.
  • Optimized Time Schema logic, including automation of absence quotas during mid-year eligibility changes, improving accuracy and administrative efficiency.
  • Duration: Aug 2010 – Dec 2011
  • Client: 23

Payroll Functional

FIRM 4
08.2010 - 12.2011
  • The project implemented SAP HR, FI, SCM, EAM, and CRB in ECC 6.0. Within SAP HR covering OM, PA, E-Recruitment, Benefits, ESS/MSS, Time, and Payroll. I served as the sole lead for end-to-end Payroll, managing garnishments, FI/CO postings, third-party remittance, year-end activities, and expense-reimbursement payroll integration.
  • Led end-to-end Payroll Design Workshops, directing client teams through data gathering, solution design, and SAP payroll configuration based on time and budget.
  • Coordinated with external vendors to define & implement the HRMS interface strategy for all integrations.
  • Drove day-to-day project execution, including progress reporting, issue/risk management, and open-item tracking, ensuring consistent delivery quality.
  • Partnered with technical and client teams to resolve Functional Specification gaps and jointly configure, validate, and unit test payroll solutions.
  • Guided the client in developing detailed Business Process Procedures using uPerform and led them through integration testing, parallel testing, and successful go-live.
  • Managed year-end payroll configuration/testing and provided five months of post–go-live support, ensuring a stable transition and sustained performance.
  • Duration: Feb 2009 – Mar 2010
  • Client: 24

SAP PA Lead

FIRM 4
02.2009 - 03.2010
  • The project delivered a global SAP HR implementation (ECC 6.0) using leading practice processes across OM, PA, ESS/MSS, Time, and Payroll. I led Global Personnel Administration and managed a cross-functional team of five client staff, three consultants, and HR data interface vendors.
  • Led Global and Localization Personnel Administration workshops and managed a mixed team of consultants, contractors, and client stakeholders to deliver the core HR solution on time and within budget.
  • Coordinated with external vendors to define and implement the HRMS interface strategy for Identity Management, Training, Time, and Payroll systems.
  • Supported day-to-day project management activities, including status reporting, risk and issue management, and ensuring high-quality, on-schedule deliverables.
  • Duration: Jan 2009 – Feb 2009
  • Client: 25

SAP Functional Testing

FIRM 4
01.2009 - 02.2009
  • The project involved implementing the SAP HR system (SAP ECC 6.0) using industry best-practice processes across OM, PA, Benefits, Time, and Payroll. Responsibilities included integration testing and data validation for Personnel Administration, Benefits, and Payroll.
  • Analyzed business requirements, system configurations, and custom developments.
  • Tested transactions and custom programs, validating all outputs.
  • Logged key issues in Solution Manager and legacy tools, and coordinated with business teams for resolution.
  • Duration: Nov 2008 – Dec 2008
  • Client: 26

Data Conversion & Testing

FIRM 4
11.2008 - 12.2008
  • The project involved a global SAP HR implementation (SAP ECC 6.0) using industry best-practice HR processes across SAP HR OM, PA & Global Mobility. Responsible for integration testing & data validation for Hong Kong, Korea & Australia.
  • Prepared APAC integration test scripts and coordinated with country-specific client teams for end-to-end testing.
  • Led data validation for Organizational and Employee Administration for Hong Kong, Korea, and Australia.
  • Collaborated with client counterparts & consultants to resolve data migration issues and address missing data.
  • Duration: Nov 2007 – Nov 2008
  • Client: 27

SAP OM-PA Functional

FIRM 4
11.2007 - 11.2008
  • This project is a global Implementation with concurrent employment for 21 countries where Deloitte has implemented OM, PA, Recruiting, Compensation, ESS & MSS.
  • Led Global Design and Validation Workshops, aligning SAP leading practices with country-specific requirements and by creating localization questionnaires and materials.
  • Identified gaps between SAP standard processes and client business processes to bridge solutions by performing risks/benefits analysis.
  • Configured Personnel Administration, Time & Payroll enablement configuration for 21 countries.
  • Authored Functional Specifications for master data and payroll integrations (ADP & other third-party vendors) and coordinated reporting requirements with technical teams.
  • Produced configuration & system design documentation & delivered post go-live hypercare support.

Education

Master of XXXX -

YYYY University
State, Country

Bachelor of XXXX - undefined

YYYY University
State, Country

Skills

  • Project management
  • Project planning and development
  • Relationship building
  • Client relations
  • Budgeting and forecasting
  • Risk management
  • Scope management
  • Project estimation and bidding
  • Cross-functional collaboration
  • Coaching and mentoring
  • Team bonding

Timeline

HR Implementation Lead

Firm 1
05.2024 - 07.2025

Payroll Lead

Firm 1
08.2023 - Current

ECP Implementation Lead

Firm 1
05.2023 - 03.2024

Payroll SME

Firm 2
01.2023 - 03.2023

Payroll SME for YE

Firm 2
11.2022 - 12.2022

ECP & S/4 Integration Lead

Firm 2
09.2022 - 05.2023

Payroll Testing Lead

Firm 2
06.2022 - 09.2022

US Payroll Testing Lead

FIRM 3
09.2021 - 03.2022

US Payroll Functional

FIRM 3
05.2021 - 08.2021

Canada Payroll AMS Lead

FIRM 3
02.2021 - 04.2021

Canada–Pay Compare & Hypercare

FIRM 3
07.2020 - 01.2021

Test & Deployment Lead

FIRM 3
07.2019 - 11.2019

Global AMS Delivery Lead

FIRM 3
06.2018 - 07.2019

Global SF EC Lead

FIRM 4
08.2016 - 12.2016

SF Implementation Lead

FIRM 4
02.2016 - 07.2016

HR Implementation Lead

FIRM 4
02.2015 - 01.2016

SME for SF Integration & Conversion Strategy

FIRM 4
11.2014 - 01.2015

Payroll Functional

FIRM 4
10.2014 - 11.2014

Offshore Delivery Lead & Payroll SME

FIRM 4
12.2013 - 09.2014

US Payroll Functional

FIRM 4
03.2013 - 11.2013

Payroll Functional–M&A

FIRM 4
02.2013 - 03.2013

Time & Payroll Support Lead

FIRM 4
12.2011 - 01.2013

Payroll Functional

FIRM 4
08.2010 - 12.2011

SAP PA Lead

FIRM 4
02.2009 - 03.2010

SAP Functional Testing

FIRM 4
01.2009 - 02.2009

Data Conversion & Testing

FIRM 4
11.2008 - 12.2008

SAP OM-PA Functional

FIRM 4
11.2007 - 11.2008

Payroll Testing Lead

FIRM 4
05.2005 - 05.2018

Bachelor of XXXX - undefined

YYYY University

Master of XXXX -

YYYY University

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