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Lindsey Hayden

Indianapolis,Indiana

Summary

Dynamic Employee Data Partner at Salesforce with deep expertise in employee data, Workday systems, and process optimization. Experienced in leading complex, high-visibility initiatives from strategy to execution, driving accuracy, efficiency, and compliance. Skilled in cross-functional collaboration, stakeholder management, and change enablement. Known for mentoring teams, delivering innovative solutions, and ensuring the success of large-scale programs that enhance organizational impact.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

People Data Program Strategist

Salesforce
04.2024 - Current
  • Recruited for high-visibility projects to reset timelines, clarify priorities, and mitigate risks, serving as a stabilizing force when initiatives stall or veer off course.
  • Lead employee data quality efforts to support Workday tenant readiness for implementation.
  • Function as a thought partner with global collaborators to build seamless, end-to-end employee data migration strategies for sophisticated, high-visibility employee programs.
  • Leverage CTQs, VOC, and UAT to drive innovative process improvement across partner groups.
  • Support the business in forming or improving process and systems solutions that embed scalable frameworks and methodologies to satisfy both tactical and strategic business needs.
  • Communicate system and process changes for Employee Success (referred to as 'ES' hereafter) programs to global partners.
  • Drive project and initiative progress, including consistent and effective communication, and handling critical issues and risks.
  • Maintain up-to-date documentation and controls for systems and processes supporting ES programs.
  • Collaborate across functions within ES—and beyond—finding opportunities to provide thought partnership for processes, procedures, and training that will shape the way ES operates now and in the future.
  • Use deep expertise in Salesforce's approach to ES to provide support and counsel on complex issues.

Senior Employee Data Analyst

Salesforce
06.2022 - 03.2024
  • Acted as an Employee Data Lead to migrate data in the very first Workday to Workday data implementation.
  • Selected as an Employee Data Lead for our annual Go for Growth (G4G) compensation and promotion program.
  • Assisted with the coordination and implementation of the Job Architecture project updating hundreds of employees' information to align with the new structure.
  • Served as a thought partner to drive project and initiative progress, including updating existing and creating documentation based on enhancement made to existing processes and tools.
  • Led innovative process improvement efforts, using data insights and championing clean data initiatives to ensure accurate employee information.
  • Mentor junior members of the Employee Data Team as well as served as a consultative partner.

Employee Data Administrator

Salesforce
05.2021 - 06.2022
  • Consulted on the development of a process to manage Contingent Worker information within Workday, while providing high-quality and accurate solutions.
  • Processed complex data loads into Workday in order to reflect up to date and accurate information for employees, while also assisting with development opportunities of how data loads were processed.
  • Developed advanced reports and dashboards in support of key Employee Success programs.
  • Coordinated and completed global end to end testing of Workday updates to ensure security access, business processes, and mass data loads functioned as expected.
  • Supported training and development of onboarding new Employee Data Administrators.

Employee Data Specialist

Salesforce
07.2019 - 05.2021
  • Developed a weekly compensation audit to flag missing compensation plans to ensure accurate information for all employees.
  • Assisted with the implementation of E-verify with Truescreen, our remote I-9 vendor, during COVID-19 for a direct efficiency of I-9 completion within the first three days of employment for all new hires and reverifications.
  • Conducted weekly audits in Workday to find and correct inconsistencies in employee data.
  • Processed Post Placement new hire changes, terminations, promotions, among other tasks within Workday using a case management system.
  • Served as the I-9 subject matter expert for the Employee Data and People Advisor teams.
  • Collaborated cross-functionally with multiple stakeholders to resolve data inconsistencies and maintain system integrity.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Human Resource Management, International Studies

Indiana University
Indianapolis

Skills

  • Workday (HCM)
  • Process improvement
  • Program management
  • Employee data management
  • Cross-functional, global collaboration
  • Excel
  • Asana
  • Employee training

Certification

SHRM-CP

Awards

  • Crown Club Top Performer, 2017
  • SHRM-CP

Languages

English

Timeline

People Data Program Strategist

Salesforce
04.2024 - Current

Senior Employee Data Analyst

Salesforce
06.2022 - 03.2024

Employee Data Administrator

Salesforce
05.2021 - 06.2022

Employee Data Specialist

Salesforce
07.2019 - 05.2021

Bachelor of Science - Human Resource Management, International Studies

Indiana University

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