Priyanka Ponduri
Bloomington,IL
Summary
Self-motivated, customer-focused, and highly organized professional with 8+ years of combined IT and HR experience, supported by a Master’s in Computer Science. Proven expertise in full-cycle HR operations, payroll, SOP development, compliance, and employee service delivery. Strong hands-on background in HR technology with deep practical experience in Workday across global organizations. Skilled in Workday HCM, Payroll, Absence Management, Time Tracking, Compensation, Benefits, Talent & Performance, Recruiting, Reporting, and Integrations. Experienced in leading and delivering Workday implementations, configuration, reporting, and analytics projects with a focus on data integrity, user experience, and operational efficiency. Adept at developing metrics and monitoring integrations to ensure accuracy and continuous system improvement. Highly collaborative partner to system architects, software engineers, and IT leadership, ensuring technology solutions align with strategic business objectives and support scalable HR operations.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Workday HRIS Analyst
State Farm
08.2024 - Current
- Managed full-cycle HR operations: hiring, onboarding, compliance training, orientation, and exits.
- Designed and implemented SOPs across HR to streamline onboarding, offboarding, and leave management.
- Led employee engagement and outreach initiatives, boosting morale through recognition programs, events, and appreciation gifts.
- Oversaw monthly payroll processing for 500+ employees, maintaining 100% accuracy and reducing discrepancies by 25%.
- Monitored biometric and digital attendance systems, generating and analyzing reports for leadership.
- Administered policies while cultivating a culture of transparency, accountability, and diversity.
- Handled high-volume employee service queries, maintaining a
- Processed garnishments, medical support orders, and provided employment verifications.
- Supported employees with HRIS systems and conducted training to resolve technical or procedural issues.
- Conducted quarterly HR audits to ensure 100% labor law compliance.
- Prepared monthly HR MIS dashboards for executive leadership.
- Led and executed firm-wide HR projects under tight litigation deadlines.
- Coordinated integrations, testing, and data management within the firm’s CRM software.
- Implemented systems, procedures, and reporting tools to streamline legal workflows and claim tracking.
- Served as a liaison between attorneys, vendors, and clients to ensure efficient communication and service delivery.
- Managed a complex docket of 20,000+ active legal cases.
- Oversaw client correspondence and ensured real-time updates on case progress.
- Led full-cycle HR operations for a workforce of 500+, covering recruitment, onboarding, orientation, policy enforcement, training, and employee offboarding.
- Designed and rolled out SOPs across all HR functions—onboarding, leave, disciplinary processes, performance management, and payroll—standardizing procedures across multiple departments.
- Managed monthly payroll with zero delay and less than 0.1% error rate; automated calculations, processed variable components, and ensured statutory compliance.
- Spearheaded implementation of a biometric & cloud-based attendance system, reducing absenteeism tracking errors by 40% and ensuring daily HR analytics.
- Resolved 100+ monthly employee queries related to benefits, payroll, HRIS access, and time-off policies within SLA guidelines.
- Experienced in Workday implementations, configuration, integrations (EIB, Studio, Core Connectors), reporting, dashboards, calculated fields, security, UAT/SIT testing, and release management. Skilled in optimizing HR processes, automating workflows, and supporting global compliance.
- Oversaw policy administration and grievance handling, including managing sensitive cases with legal, disciplinary, or behavioral implications.
- Launched employee appreciation and engagement programs, including gift drives, birthdays, awards, and cultural events—increasing participation by 60%.
- Developed and maintained custom Workday reports, dashboards, and calculated fields to provide actionable HR insights, monitor KPIs, validate data, and support executive decision-making. Experienced in Power BI, Tableau, and HR metrics analysis for global workforce management.
- Handling full-cycle HR operations, payroll, onboarding, benefits, time tracking, absence, compensation, and talent management. Hands-on expertise in Workday HCM, Payroll, Absence, Time Tracking, Benefits, Compensation, Recruiting & Onboarding, Position & Org Management, and PeopleSoft.
- Conducted quarterly HR audits ensuring full compliance with labor laws, FMLA, ADA, and EEOC guidelines.
- Developed HR dashboards, attrition reports, and productivity metrics for senior management review.
- Trained 300+ employees on HRIS modules, from self-service portals to benefits enrollment and performance management.
- Supported garnishment and medical support order processing, liaised with courts/agencies, and maintained confidential records.
- Executed high-pressure projects during litigation; coordinated document management, timelines, and legal HR processes with speed and precision.
- Environment / Tools: Workday HCM, Payroll, Absence Management, Time Tracking, Benefits, Compensation, Recruiting & Onboarding, Position & Org Management, PeopleSoft, Workday Studio, EIB, Core Connectors, Calculated Fields, Workday Reporting, Dashboards, Power BI, Tableau, Excel, HRIS Audits, SOPs.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to streamline HR processes and enhance system functionality.
- Analyzed HRIS data to identify trends and optimize workforce management processes.
- Developed and implemented effective training programs for HRIS system users.
- Led initiatives to improve data integrity and accuracy within HRIS applications.
- Established effective communication channels between stakeholders involved in the development, implementation, and maintenance of the organization''s HRIS systems.
Workday Consultant HCM
Discover Financial Service
03.2021 - 08.2024
- Responsible for Business processes like Job Requisition, Job Application, Position Cleanup, Edit Position, Recruiting Grid, Posting on External Career Sites, Candidate Home, Offer Letter Automation.
- Creation of new allowance plans, Compensation Grade, Cost Center, pay groups, earnings/deductions, benefit plans, automated workflows , payroll/benefits calculations and annual Merit Process (configured from scratch).
- Supporting downstream system owners to modify integrations as per Workday XML.
- Developed EIBs to demographic data to Chile HR system.
- Created Studio Inbound integration to update e-mail ID's of new hires.
- Created Outbound studio integration to post critical transactions (Hire, Terminate, Job Change) to API.
- Configured Payroll, Absence, Time Tracking, Benefits, and Compensation modules.
- Configured Payroll Effective Change Interface and transformed the data using studio for CAM countries.
- Creating custom reports and exposing through API for temporary card creation for CAM countries.
- Developing XSLT transformations to transform the data for downstream system requirements.
- Created new pay group, earnings and deductions, vacation payout calculation, termination payout and temporary employees pay.
- Creation of new benefit plans for the new benefit provider, enrollment in the benefit plans.
- Importing Budget, Request Comp Change, Edit Position, Close Position, Close Job Req, Hire, Change Job, Creating Job Profile.
- On boarding business processes like Hire, Contract, Contingent Worker, Termination, Job Change, Notification and Condition Rules. Automation of Reference Letter with DocuSign.
- Drive the vision for how talent acquisition uses Workday Recruiting across the enterprise.
- Participate in the Workday Release adoption processes, including feature adoption and master backlog grooming and prioritization.
- Conducted end-to-end integration validation and data mapping for global HR processes.
- Worked in various capacities as functional analyst, subject matter expert and Product Owner in Workday Implementation and Support projects.
- Process mapping consisting of multi- system and user touchpoints in Workday Recruiting, Legacy Applicant Tracking Systems and HR/HCM.
- Configure the Workday Recruiting assessment strategy involving multiple assessments.
- Lead system alignment activities and Support Workday production functional configurations and Security.
- Extensive experience on EIB Inbound/Outbound integrations, Workday Core Connector, Workday Studio, Workday Report Writer and Calculated Fields, Workday API’s, BIRT’s and Core Connectors in various segments of the Workday system.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to optimize system configurations and processes.
- Good working knowledge of Agile Project Management methodologies.
- Extensively worked on discovery sessions in Workday including requirement gathering as a Technical Workday Consultant.
- Environment / Tools: Workday HCM, Payroll, Absence, Time Tracking, Benefits Administration, Compensation, Recruiting & Onboarding, Position & Org Management, Workday Studio, EIB, Core Connector, Workday API, XSLT/XSD, Calculated Fields, Advanced Reporting, Dashboards, Agile, UAT/SIT, Excel.
- Led implementation of Workday solutions, enhancing efficiency across financial operations.
Junior HRIS Analyst
AbbVie
09.2019 - 03.2021
- Interaction with internal business and external customers to collect requirements, design and build the system.
- Configuration of elements for Workday Core HCM, Recruiting, Payroll, Compensation, Time Entry and Time Off.
- Bridging between business and Workday team to support the maintenance and effectiveness of HCM System.
- Designed and developed Inbound studio integration to update retiree status for eligible terminated employees.
- Designed and developed Inbound studio integration to update organizations for newly contracted contingent workers.
- Performing inbound and outbound integrations in Workday and create new integrations as per business needs.
- Executed inbound/outbound integrations (EIBs, Studio) and data loads using iLoads.
- Create and maintain configuration items like Supervisory Organization, Cost Center, Location, Company, Pay group, Period Schedules and Custom objects.
- Configured security, process flows and notifications for Business Processes within Workday system.
- Maintain major group structures such as job codes and supervisory organizations.
- Create and maintain configuration items like Supervisory Organization, Cost Center, Location, Company, Pay group, Period Schedules and Custom objects.
- Converted the configuration data from legacy ATS systems using the Workday iLoads and EIB's. Developed Advanced reports to validate the conversion data using Workday advanced reports and custom Calculated fields.
- During Global HCM, recruiting implementation, interacted with territory work stream leads to gather functional and integration requirements and configuration workbooks and business processes on Recruiting & On boarding, Global Mobility/International Assignments, Hire, Contract Contingent Worker, Change Job, Transfer, Promotion, End Contingent Worker business processes.
- Recommend process simplification opportunities and improve the efficiency of end to end design decisions.
- Delivered advanced reports to manage Candidate volumes, Hiring Requisitions and Evergreen Requisitions.
- Provided guidance to stakeholders in bulk loads and gathered integration dependencies and schedules during implementation of Workday Core HCM, Recruitment, Absence and Benefits Integrations.
- Worked on integration services which uses XSLT to convert workday xml to a readable format sent to external application.
- Environment / Tools: Workday Core HCM, Recruiting, Payroll, Compensation, Time Tracking, Absence Management, Security Roles, Business Processes, iLoads, EIBs, Studio, Custom Reports, Calculated Fields, Advanced Reporting, Dashboards, Excel.
- Analyzed HRIS data to identify trends and enhance reporting accuracy.
- Led system upgrades, ensuring seamless transitions and minimal disruption to operations.
Business Analyst
Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco
06.2017 - 08.2019
- Collaborated with HR, Payroll, and business stakeholders to gather requirements, translate them into functional designs, and deliver scalable Workday solutions.
- Configured and maintained Workday Core HCM, Recruiting, Payroll, Compensation, Absence, and Time Tracking, ensuring compliance and process efficiency.
- Designed, built, and supported Workday Studio, EIB, and iLoad integrations for inbound/outbound data flows and legacy system migrations.
- Developed custom reports, dashboards, and calculated fields to validate data conversions and provide actionable HR and recruitment insights.
- Configured security roles, business processes, notifications, and organizational structures to support audit readiness and operational effectiveness.
- Partnered with global teams on end-to-end Hire-to-Retire processes including Hire, Change Job, Transfer, Promotion, and Termination.
- Led UAT planning, execution, and defect resolution, ensuring business requirements were validated prior to deployment; tracked issues in JIRA and documented solutions in Confluence.
- Facilitated requirement workshops, JAD sessions, and stakeholder reviews to align system functionality with business needs.
- Delivered Power BI and Tableau dashboards to monitor KPIs, recruitment analytics, and project performance for executive reporting.
- Conducted impact analysis, data governance reviews, and risk assessments to ensure accuracy, compliance, and stability of HR data.
- Championed the transition from Waterfall to Agile/Scrum, improving delivery speed, collaboration, and transparency.
- Created and delivered user training, manuals, and workshops to support smooth Workday adoption across global teams.
- Mentored junior analysts, promoting Workday best practices and business analysis standards.
- Environment / Tools: Workday HCM, Core HCM, Recruiting, Payroll, Compensation, Absence, Time Tracking, Studio, EIB, iLoads, Advanced Reporting, Calculated Fields, Dashboards, Security Roles, Business Processes, UAT/SIT, Power BI, Tableau.
- Analyzed business requirements and translated them into functional specifications for stakeholders.
- Facilitated cross-functional meetings to gather insights and drive project alignment.
Education
Master of Science - Computer Science
University of Missouri At Kansas City
Kansas City, MOBachelor of Science - Computer Science and engineering
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
IndiaSkills
- Workday Functional Expertise : Workday HCM, Workday Payroll, Workday Absence Management, Workday Time Tracking, Workday Benefits Administration, Workday Talent & Performance, Workday Compensation & Advanced Compensation, Workday Recruiting & Onboarding, Workday Position Management, Workday Org Management, Workday HRIS Support
- Workday Reporting & Analytics : Workday Advanced Reporting, Custom/Master Reports, Matrix, Trending & Composite Reports, Workday Dashboards & Analytics, Calculated Fields (Advanced Logic, Date Functions, Conditional Expressions), HR Metrics & Workforce Analytics
- Testing & Project Support : UAT/SIT Execution, Cross-Functional Testing & Validation, Data Mapping & Data Validation, Data Cleansing, Troubleshooting & Root-Cause Analysis, Change Management & Release Readiness, HR Process Optimization, SOP Development
- HRIS & ERP Systems : SAP HR, PeopleSoft HCM, Oracle HCM, ADP, HR Technology & HRIS Administration
- Technical Tools & Languages : SQL / MySQL, XML, XSLT, XSD, Microsoft Visio, Advanced Excel (VLOOKUP, INDEX/MATCH, Pivot, Tables, Power Query), Python 2x–3x
Languages
English
Full Professional
Timeline
Senior Workday HRIS Analyst
State Farm
08.2024 - Current
Workday Consultant HCM
Discover Financial Service
03.2021 - 08.2024
Junior HRIS Analyst
AbbVie
09.2019 - 03.2021
Business Analyst
Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco
06.2017 - 08.2019
Master of Science - Computer Science
University of Missouri At Kansas City
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science and engineering
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
Certifications
Workday Pro HCM – Jan 12, 2024
Workday Pro – Payroll for U.S. – Jan 23 2024
Professional Skills Summary
I bring a comprehensive blend of HRIS and Workday functional expertise across Workday HCM, Payroll, Absence, Security, Benefits, Compensation, Time Tracking, Recruiting, Core HR, and Reporting. My experience includes workflow optimization, report generation, data validation, employee feedback management, software implementation, end-user support, business process configuration, operational process modeling, system maintenance, data security administration, and strong client relations. My technical capabilities span big data, database administration, systems analysis, technical analysis, object-oriented programming, code debugging, troubleshooting, agile methodologies, and quality assurance, including QA threshold development. I am also proficient in business analysis, requirements gathering, data analysis, and Concept of Operations (CONOP) design, enabling informed decision-making and effective problem-solving. Additionally, I excel in teamwork and collaboration, communication, time management, multitasking, organizational skills, reliability, and overall professionalism.