Janeen Ling

• Took a planned career sabbatical following a successful executive leadership tenure, including completion of a 14-week RV journey across the U.S. (13,000 miles, 28 states, 15 national parks).
• Now focused on returning to a People Operations/Systems leadership role where I can build scalable systems, processes, and teams.

• Led global People Operations infrastructure across systems, services, and governance.
• Developed HR tech stack strategy and roadmap for Workday and ecosystem integration
• Increased Workday adoption by 44%; implemented automation (WalkMe)
• Streamlined tech stack and led ATS transformation from Salesforce to SmartRecruiters
• Designed scalable, end-to-end employee lifecycle workflows (hire → exit)
• Built governance model (intake, prioritization, capacity planning)
• Facilitated reporting and insights through Workday, Tableau, and Glint
• Strengthened compliance through global process standardization
• Owned vendor relationships (background checks, I-9), ensuring SLA, compliance, and quality
• Acted as operational owner for external providers (PEO/EOR-like services)
• Built and led high-performing global team

Led global Workday strategy, implementations, and optimization

• Led large-scale system optimization improving experience and efficiency
• Managed People Systems vendors, achieving ~$600K in savings through effective negotiations and vendor performance oversight
• Expanded HR capabilities across 15+ countries (onboarding, absence)
• Accelerated TSA exit (12-18 months → 2 months)
• Built People Tech operating model (PMO, governance, prioritization)

• Delivered global Workday implementation on time and under budget.

• Led global HR operations across 39 countries with 9,300 employees.