Vijay Talluri
Folsom,CA
Summary
Seasoned IT Professional with 15+ years of experience specializing in PeopleSoft Human Capital Management (HCM) modules. Proven expertise in test planning and execution within agile environments, integration testing, data analysis, and system performance evaluation. Demonstrated ability to manage full project documentation cycles and ensure successful stakeholder communication. Adept at identifying system issues and driving high-quality solutions.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
HCM Transformation Lead
Magnit Global Inc
09.2022 - Current
- Conducted deep-dive sessions with business and clearly defined and captured the As-Is and To-Be processes based on the Fit/Gap analysis and business system analysis.
- Liaison between the stakeholders and implementation partners for the re-implementation of HR application from PeopleSoft HCM to Ceridian Dayforce.
- Interacted with IT, business, client, and end user resources to identify project requirements, solutions, alternatives, and recommendations.
- Reviewed Business requirements documentation and created Functional design documents. Worked with Development team for the technical design clarifications.
- Monitored the Quality thru metrics and mentored team thru the project management processes.
- Lead end-to-end testing for multiple PeopleSoft HCM module implementations and upgrades.
- Designed and executed test strategies in agile sprints, ensuring coverage of functional and integration requirements.
- Coordinated daily defect triage meetings and maintained test artifacts in JIRA and HP ALM.
- Performed detailed data analysis and validation for payroll and HR transactions.
- Authored documentation including test plans, traceability matrices, and UAT sign-off reports.
- Collaborated with developers, BAs, and QA to align test deliverables with business goals.
- Resolved several issues and tickets as part of Parallel testing and UAT testing.
- Interacted with business effectively and pro-actively to address any open issues after go-live.
- Facilitated Change Management and communication planning activities through project lifecycle.
- Provided daily communications, scrum notes, sprint reviews reports, project retrospectives, and regular snapshots of project velocity and budget burn rate.
- Experienced with agile project management plan including scrum and Kanban to build requirements log (product backlog) with cost estimates and priority.
Sr. Business Systems Analyst
Magnit Global Inc (Formerly PROUnlimited Inc)
05.2017 - 09.2022
- Reporting to the executive Project Manager, I was responsible for supporting overall project delivery and establish core program process. Working with sub-project managers to identify revenue opportunities and scope & cost reduction.
- Directing the creation and managing the acceptance process and sign-off for the functional and paper deliverables. Completed Fit/GAP analysis, resource planning for development, testing, documentation and training.
- Single point of contact for the entire Re-implementation of HCM application with multiple modules like Core HR, NA Payroll, Global payroll, and Benefits and reduced the project costing by a huge margin.
- Implemented Fluid candidate gateway for contingent workforce in both US and UK as per the diversity compliance requirements.
- Implemented Absence Management and Time and Labor for Staff employees.
- Implemented W2 consent form in PeopleSoft.
- Regularly interacted with stakeholders to understand the needs and the business expectations.
- Assisted Security team with Security for Payroll panels, Query security and data security.
- Performed system and user acceptance testing for PeopleSoft HCM enhancements.
- Implemented Agile testing protocols and sprint planning procedures.
- Provided expertise in test data management and regression analysis.
- Reviewed and updated business process documentation and impact assessments.
- Delivered regular testing status reports and defect logs to project stakeholders.
- Resolved several issues and tickets as part of Parallel testing and UAT testing.
- Interacted with business effectively and proactively to address any open issues after go-live.
- Performed Root-cause analysis and suggested solutions to reduce the recurrent issues. Facilitated Change Management and communication planning activities through project lifecycle.
- Regularly interacted with stakeholders to understand the needs and the business expectations.
PeopleSoft HCM Analyst
CBRE
09.2015 - 05.2017
- Created matrix mapping sheets for data conversions.
- Worked on analyzing the functional flow and impact analysis for new enhancements.
- Implemented Retro Payroll Processing to save manual effort and hours for the Client.
- Configured and tested Retro Pay including both Online and Mass processing.
- Monitored payroll processing and closely worked with Payroll team to resolve any data issues or operational issues on timely manner.
- Helped business with UAT testing of Retro Payroll processing.
- Reviewing the project activities through daily stand-up meetings.
- Implemented Time and Labor for Puerto Rico and EMEA population.
- Worked on analyzing the functional flow and impact analysis for new enhancements.
- Built or modified new time and labor rules to support various business requirements.
- Have worked on Smart Hires (Template based Hires)
- Implemented Fluid transformation based on the client’s business needs.
- Worked on analyzing the functional flow and impact analysis for new enhancements.
- Worked on various customizations for e-Performance pages, templates and reports.
- Involved in configuring and modifying the workflow routing rules for various recruitment approval processes using Approval workflow engine (AWE).
- Performed System Integration testing and helped users with User Acceptance Testing.
- Implemented Absence management for Latin American Countries.
- Wrote SQL queries to reconcile data and support the test case results.
- Planned and executed Cut-over activities for Production go-live
- Conducted meetings with Project planning (PMO) team and Business Users throughout the project life cycle.
HCM Functional Consultant
Juniper Networks
03.2015 - 09.2015
- Designed a custom process to populate the NA Payroll's pay slip with Payroll interface data from ADP.
- Worked on enabling Approval Workflow engine for both delivered transactions and custom transactions.
- Handled escalations and re-routings in AWE and created custom User Lists using PS Query.
- Worked on email approvals and created customized email templates as per business requirement.
- Designed and tested customized fluid timesheet for mobiles for Employee Self Service with online edits and validations to support business requirements.
- Performed fit/gap analysis, configurations and testing for Absence Management for countries in different regions.
- Ran Calculate Absence process and reconciled data for correct absence pins, entitlements and balances.
- Configured benefits plans and rate tables based on union policies
- Designed Benefits vendor interfaces for health, vision, COBRA and Life.
- Worked on creating and configuring the Pivot grids, Dashboards and Work centers.
- Performed the analysis on customizations, interfaces and reports to identify the changes that needed to be made and documented the impact from both the technical and functional perspective.
- Wrote SQL queries to reconcile data and support the test case results for Core HR tables.
- Involved in Unit testing, System Integration testing and User Acceptance Testing.
- Reviewed the test activities through daily stand-up meetings.
HCM Functional Consultant
Textron India Pvt Ltd
10.2013 - 03.2015
- Worked on various customizations for Human Resource Self-service applications.
- Designed and tested Mass Hire process for new company acquisition using Application Engine, Component interface and File layout.
- Loaded all the Configuration tables using Excel to CI and Application Engine processes.
- Supported functional configuration and testing of Core HR and Benefits modules.
- Created comprehensive test scripts, conducted test cycles, and tracked issues.
- Maintained change logs, system diagrams, and documentation standards.
- Created export and import DMS scripts for migration of Payroll Interface Data between environments.
- Analyzed and documented system requirements for HR systems.
- Supported defect analysis and contributed to performance improvement initiatives.
- Implemented Ad-hoc approver process and Delegation framework as part of AWE.
- Designed and tested a run control page and a process to create merit letters for employees. HR users run this on yearly basis to generate PDF merit letters to be sent to employees through email.
- Created batch scripts in DOS commands specifically for FTP on Windows.
- Worked on several reports relating to FSCM modules AP, AR, PO and GL relating to aging, vendors, matching, Stock Status and payments.
- Worked closely with Finance/Accounting personnel and technical support to trouble shoot and resolve system issues related to PeopleSoft Financials and Human Capital Management (HCM) applications.
- Leading the team to ensure that all the tasks are completed and tracked.
PeopleSoft – Senior Consultant
Honeywell Technologies Solutions Lab Pvt ltd
01.2011 - 09.2013
- Participated in fit/gap analysis meetings and system configuration.
- Extensively worked on Analysis of the Business requirement document and derived requirements.
- Involved in various Customizations for North American payroll in HCM 9.1 as per the business needs.
- Configured and maintained all the payroll tables like Company, Paygroup, Earnings, Deductions, Tax data, Pay calendar and Pay Run IDs.
- Worked on End-to-End implementation of benefits interface including Design, Analysis, Implementation and Testing to send Deductions data.
- Retrofitted and tested all the customizations for Tax Updates including Online and Batch changes like SQR, COBOL for both US and CANADA.
- Extensively worked on Shell Scripting, good understanding about UNIX.
- Worked with STAT tool for all the enhancements and change requests.
- Ran weekly and biweekly payroll with functional team and error solving.
- Supported Mergers/Acquisitions and Divestitures from Payroll perspective.
- Involved in performance fine-tuning of the SQLs and SQR programs.
- Helped client understand PS HCM 9.1 changes with respect to Core HR, NA Payroll, Benefits and AWE.
- Leading the team to ensure that all the tasks are completed and tracked.
PeopleSoft Techno-Functional Lead
Trigent Software Ltd
03.2010 - 01.2011
- Interacted with end users on daily basis to understand more about the PeopleSoft customizations required by them. Also worked closely with the end users in resolving their issues
- Analyzed the Business Requirements and Rules and worked with Business Analysts and Business Users, technical developers.
- Worked extensively on Government Furlough shutdown requirements – Furlough requirements analysis, design, development (interface development, setup new time reporting codes, people code development, SQR process modifications and SQL queries) and testing.
- Worked on Timecard Default pay and Mass approval requirements analysis, development, unit testing and documentation.
- Developed Interface programs using AE, to load the Legacy data from Third party systems into PeopleSoft Billing, AP and AR.
- Gone thru the Functional Specifications and implemented their technical aspect in System and Integration testing.
- Troubleshoot various testing, production and performance issues using Indexes & tuning SQL Scripts.
- Worked with Payroll Team to resolve various issues identified during Payroll Calc Process.
- Analyzed the tickets and provided reliable solutions to the customer.
PeopleSoft Technical Consultant
Inanshu Technologies
01.2007 - 03.2010
- Worked on inbound and outbound interfaces using Application Engine, Component Interface and SQR.
- Created new reports and customized the existing reports using SQR.
- Extensively worked on People code with object orientation (Row set, Row, Record, and Field, stand-alone row sets in people code).
- Demonstrated good skills in writing/reviewing technical specifications.
- Designed, developed and tested custom SQR reports in NA Payroll, T&L and Benefits.
- Retrofitted HR and Payroll components based on new requirements and customizations.
- Monitored production incidents/issues and addressed them on-time with quality.
- Involved in various enhancements and maintenance of existing programs.
- Worked on Data Mover Scripts(DMS) on HR and Benefits tables to validate in different environments.
- Created Unit test scripts to test the business functionality for the delivered code based on requirements.
- Performed coding, peer review and unit testing before delivering to business for UAT testing.
- Active member of production support team
Education
Bachelor of Technology - Computers Science Engineering
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
01.2006
Skills
- ERP/PeopleTools versions: PeopleSoft HCM 92/91/90/88/83 & PeopleTools 857/855/853/850/849
- ERP – Core HR, NA Payroll, Base Benefits, Ben Admin, Payroll Interface, Time and Labor, Global Payroll and Absence management, Portal Solutions (ESS, MSS) and PeopleSoft Security
- People Tools: App Designer, App Engine, People Code, Component Interface, File Layout, Integration Broker AWE, and Application Packages
- Reporting Tools: SQR, PS Query, XML (BI) Publisher, Crystal reports, nVision
- Atlassian Tools: JIRA, Confluence, Zephyr, and Easy BI
- Other Tools: TOAD, WinSCP and STAT tool, AutoSys, Siebel, Serena, HPQC, HP ALM
- Languages: People Code, Shell Scripting, SQR and SQL
- Database: Oracle, IBM DB2, MS SQL Server
- Operating System: Sun Solaris, Linux, Windows, MVS, UNIX, MS-DOS
Certification
Certified Agile Product Owner.
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience in Implementation, Upgrade, and Production Support of ERP suites including PeopleSoft Human Resource Management (HCM/HRMS) and Financial Applications.
- Well acquainted with industry standard methodologies including Software Development Life Cycle, Agile Methodologies and Software Testing Life Cycle.
- Extensive experience in implementing Full Life-cycle implementations of PeopleSoft HR modules like Core HR, TAM (Talent Acquisition Manager), Compensation, NA Payroll, , Payroll Interface, Global Payroll, Benefits, Time and Labor, Absence Management and ESS/MSS applications.
- Expertise with the implementation phases including requirement gathering, Scope management, process analysis, Fit/Gap analysis, Testing, Go-live, post live support and training.
- Experience in designing and architecting custom bolt-on applications in PeopleSoft HCM.
- Worked with HR Data Analytics in PeopleSoft including Pivot grids, Dashboards and Work centers.
- Demonstrated strong SQL Skills and built complex reports to help business.
- Experience in developing client relationship, managing and directing the client requirements to meet their specific business needs.
- Proficient in developing end to end solutions, performance tuning, designing best scalable solutions.
- Expertise with Tax Updates and PUM updates.
- Experience in working with Onsite/offshore model.
- Have experience in leading team and coordinating with extended teams.
- Strong Communication, Presentation skills and Project Management skills.
- A quick learner and an analytical thinker with excellent researching ability and motivation to implement new technologies with flexible work practice.
Timeline
HCM Transformation Lead
Magnit Global Inc
09.2022 - Current
Sr. Business Systems Analyst
Magnit Global Inc (Formerly PROUnlimited Inc)
05.2017 - 09.2022
PeopleSoft HCM Analyst
CBRE
09.2015 - 05.2017
HCM Functional Consultant
Juniper Networks
03.2015 - 09.2015
HCM Functional Consultant
Textron India Pvt Ltd
10.2013 - 03.2015
PeopleSoft – Senior Consultant
Honeywell Technologies Solutions Lab Pvt ltd
01.2011 - 09.2013
PeopleSoft Techno-Functional Lead
Trigent Software Ltd
03.2010 - 01.2011
PeopleSoft Technical Consultant
Inanshu Technologies
01.2007 - 03.2010
Bachelor of Technology - Computers Science Engineering
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University