Renuka Sista
South Windsor,CT
Summary
Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy. Project Lead with 14 years of experience coordinating complex programs and supervising teams to attain business goals. Directs employees, mitigates project risks, solves standard and non-standard problems and reports to senior management.
Hold a MS in Information Technology Project Management, Boston University and an ITIL Certified Customer Service Professional. Worked on various strategic initiatives on merger and acquisitions, life-cycle management, capacity and performance, technology transformations, migration, optimization, and consolidation. .
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Workday HRMS/ Project Manager
Precision Castparts
10.2022 - Current
- As Project lead / manager , responsible for driving various aspects of this project and ensuring each phase is completed on-time and within budget.
- Responsible for project management and technical leadership for Projects on Merger& Acquisitions, Life-cycle management, Capacity & Performance, Technology Transformations, Migration, Optimization and Consolidation and other business and IT driven strategic initiatives.
•Lead key strategic initiatives, driving HR Transformation, process reengineering to increase HR process effectiveness and efficiency and reducing cost of HR operation.
•Partner with configuration partner, IT and third-party consultants as need be, in developing and deploying of data interfaces/systems integration
•Lead HRIS system analyst for the entire corporation. - Provided integrations support out of HRIS system.
- Implemented HRIS system as corporate lead for data conversion, data validation, Benefits, HCM and reporting.
- Lead workday deployment for various division from planning scope , requirement gathering, identifying stakeholder and business value to testing final delivered product
- Project managed and partnered with Division leadership on job and compensation structure implementation for 3,000 employees to ensure consistency across enterprise
- Provided technical support to various teams within HRIS system and Payroll system
- Created sustainable monthly headcount process for 80 companies condensing headcount process from 2+ weeks to 2 days
- Managed and SPOC various reporting initiative such as compensation scorecard, performance scorecard, Headcount report and budget and cost analysis
•Build various report like Headcount report, compensation score card, performance scorecard .
•Working with workday implementor for configuring benefits plans, eligibility rules along with benefits partner.
•Working on benefit integration alongside integration team and third-party vendor.
•Working closely with various internal stakeholders to help with migration and transformation to new HR tools
•Manage large enterprise implementations of Workday platform (HCM, Compensation, Recruiting, Benefits, Time Tracking, Absence Management, Benefits)
•Prepare workday Test Strategy, Test Plans and Exit Reporting.
•Performed testing on version upgrades of Workday on critical Business Processes and identified upstream and downstream integrations.
• Build workday support team and governance model from bottom up. - Planned, designed, and scheduled phases for large projects.
- Developed comprehensive project plans with clear timelines, milestones, and budget requirements, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality results.
- Collaborated closely with senior management to align project objectives with strategic company initiatives, ensuring that efforts contributed to overall business growth.
- Provided detailed project status updates to stakeholders and executive management.
Project Specialist
Independent Consultant
07.2020 - 04.2022
- Worked on multiple projects for various clients from diversified domains
- Helped clients to streamline business/process by introducing various initiatives
- Supported project manager activities like process management, scope, project documents
- Worked on BRD documents and in agile method
- Managed multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring timely completion and high-quality output.
Workday Lead/ Project Manager
Atos
10.2017 - 07.2020
- Gather functional requirements, Design, Build and test different phases for work day implementation
- Lead the Core HCM, Recruiting and Core compensation module
- Experience working with intersect security
- Configuring Workday for business processes for Recruiting, Core HCM, Compensation, implementation (64 countries in scope)
- As a Project manager,responsible for driving various aspects of this project and ensuring each phase is completed on-time and within budget
- Planned, organized and managed the department's functions including strategy, resource plan, operations and budget
- Developed and sustained cost effective and efficient operations for HRIS and Reporting functions
- Facilitate strategic planning sessions with HR Leadership Team to identify operational priorities
- Mentor Project team and workday consultant on development of actionable project plans to effectively manage scope, schedule, budget and resources
- Lead prioritization of cross divisional system enhancement request in partnership with key business leaders and IT
- Resulted 20 system enhancements completed annually
- Responsible for communications to executive system stakeholder on system outages, upgrades and enhancements
- Partner with configuration partner, IT and third-party consultants as need be, in developing and deploying of data interfaces/systems integration
- Working with the Project and Technical Manager(s) for requirements, feasibility assessment, Solution Design, Estimations and plans for the projects and decompose them among the various tracks
- Planning and tracking, managing schedules, Delivery, Implementation of process standards and Vendor Management
- Responsible for Project Delivery/Quality/Budget and On-time Delivery
- Participate in status reporting and executive client communications & escalations
- Manage relationships with HR & business stakeholders to proactively identify and address issues and provide timely support
- Led development of comprehensive project plans, incorporating scope definition, risk mitigation strategies, and budgeting considerations.
- Improved overall client satisfaction with clear communication, consistent status updates, and proactive issue resolution.
- Adapted swiftly to changing business requirements or unforeseen challenges without compromising on deliverables or timelines.
Workday Lead Consultant
Quant Systems Inc
12.2015 - 09.2017
- Gather functional requirements design, build and testing phases for work day implementation
- Configuring Workday for business processes for Recruiting, Core HCM, Compensation, Time and Absence Management for global implementation (16 countries in scope)
- Take end to end ownership of key deliverables, facilitate meetings and update project documentation throughout project life cycle
- As workday functional consultant worked on various challenges on both External and Internal resources and work streams on project (e.g., how data will be extracted and formatted, how integrations will be developed)
- Assisted in development of test scenarios for all Workday Prototypes for HCM, Recruitment, Security, Compensation and Talent modules by analyzing initial design decision, submitted workbooks and investigating current and intended working practices
- Responsible for providing functional and technical knowledge and expertise related to Customer's integration and data conversion to wider project governance structures
- Lead efforts to establish, document, and audit clear, consistent, and efficient processes for the maintenance, data integrity and security of HR-related information for workers including organizational structure management
- Provide comprehensive analysis of all Master Data maintained in HCM systems along with all other upstream and downstream business systems
- Provide guidance and mentoring project delivery, issue management and staffing needs
- Responsible for providing functional and technical knowledge and expertise related to Customer's integration and data conversion to the wider project governance structures
- Work with various division in phase wise manner for implementing Workday HCM suite
- Lead reporting analyst for four divisions
- Responsible for providing functional and technical knowledge and expertise related to Customer's integration and data conversion to the wider project governance structures.
- Streamlined internal processes for better resource allocation and improved operational efficiency.
- Performed gap analysis and provided plans based off of identified recommendations.
Workday Consultant
Deloitte
05.2010 - 12.2015
- Worked on HR Transformation projects for multiple clients
- As part of second largest Workday Implementation to date, for Phase 1 Go -live led International Time keeping and Absence Work stream and Payroll Integration Work stream from end to end, recognized as one of the most challenging in program
- Understand and document workday Business Processes, Workflows and their relationships to current and future states of processes and solutions for Time and Absence
- Take end to end ownership of key deliverables for Core HCM and Absence module (22 countries in scope), facilitate meetings and update project documentation throughout the project life cycle
- Track and manage required actions and key decisions
- During the stabilization period helped the Client team fix the issues on the time and absence Bps and related Reports/Integrations
- Involved in Requirement Gathering Phase, Development and Testing of the Integrations
- Actively involved in Data conversion activities for pre-load and post load in all 3 Proto type phases during the implementation
- Created Reports for HCM, Time and Absence
- Handled Implementation and support for workday HCM modules
- Created Functional and Technical design documents from business requirements
- Configured and Tested Business Process and notifications in core HR: Hire, Job Change, Termination, Create Positions, Requisitions, Termination, & Contract Contingent
- Designed and configured workday HCM & Security configuration objects including Management Hierarchies, Regions, and Locations, edited Domain and Business Process Security Policies and Tenant setup
- Involved in the meeting with business process owners, Subject matter experts (SME) and Security Audit team for requirements gathering for Phase 1 go-live for both US and International (EMEA, LATAM, APAC and Canada) total of 40 countries
- As part of the Phase 2 Supported the implementation of Time and Absence and Payroll work streams for the USA
Human Resources Specialist
Prolifics
08.2008 - 04.2010
- Reviewed and screened applicant resumes to identify qualified candidates.
- Managed benefits administration for company-wide staff, ensuring timely processing and accurate recordkeeping.
- Conducted routine HR audits to ensure data accuracy in personnel files, payroll records, and benefit enrollments.
- Facilitated smooth onboarding processes for new hires, leading to faster integration into workplace culture.
- Enhanced employee satisfaction by implementing streamlined HR policies and procedures.
Human Resources Specialist
Callzone
04.2008 - 08.2008
Education
Master of Science - Information Technology Project Management
Boston University Metropolitan College
Boston05.2020
MBA - HR
Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies
India05.2010
Skills
- Business Systems Analysis
- Business Relationship Management
- Business Planning
- Data Analysis
- Workday HCM
- SAP HCM
- Requirements Gathering
- Business Workflows
- Business process understanding
- Business Process Analysis
- Stakeholder Management
- Testing Strategies
- Project scope analysis
- Project scope assessment
- Project Documentation
- Resource Planning
- Transition management
- Risk Management
- Budgeting and forecasting
- Agile Methodology
Websites
Certification
- Leadership Essential - Harvard University
- Workday Certified Integration consultant - Workday
- Certified customer service professional ITIL - ITIL Certified
- Workday core - Workday
- Workday functional consultant - Workday
- Management essential - Harvard University
- Strong up to Management - Harvard University
- Leadership Transition - Harvard University
- Workday Time off - Workday
- Workday Absence management - Workday
- Workday Prism Analytics - Workday
- Workday BIRT - Workday
- Data Analytics: Dashboards vs. Data Stories - LinkedIn
Timeline
Workday HRMS/ Project Manager
Precision Castparts
10.2022 - Current
Project Specialist
Independent Consultant
07.2020 - 04.2022
Workday Lead/ Project Manager
Atos
10.2017 - 07.2020
Workday Lead Consultant
Quant Systems Inc
12.2015 - 09.2017
Workday Consultant
Deloitte
05.2010 - 12.2015
Human Resources Specialist
Prolifics
08.2008 - 04.2010
Human Resources Specialist
Callzone
04.2008 - 08.2008
Master of Science - Information Technology Project Management
Boston University Metropolitan College
MBA - HR
Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies
- Leadership Essential - Harvard University
- Workday Certified Integration consultant - Workday
- Certified customer service professional ITIL - ITIL Certified
- Workday core - Workday
- Workday functional consultant - Workday
- Management essential - Harvard University
- Strong up to Management - Harvard University
- Leadership Transition - Harvard University
- Workday Time off - Workday
- Workday Absence management - Workday
- Workday Prism Analytics - Workday
- Workday BIRT - Workday
- Data Analytics: Dashboards vs. Data Stories - LinkedIn
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