SUMMARY

• Strategic and Innovative HRIS Professional with over 13 years of experience in implementing HRIS solutions (e.g. SAP, Kronos and SuccessFactors) utilizing best practices
• 9+ years in leadership role in effectively managing and leading large cross functional teams i.e. HR, Payroll, Time Management, Benefits, Compensation/Performance Management, Recruitment and Learning
• Experience in managing budgets up to $6+ million including software maintenance, offshore and onsite contracts
• Define project governance, get a buy in from stakeholders and participate in Steering Committee meetings to address escalations related to technical teams
• Hands on experience with both Agile & Waterfall project management methodologies
• Account & Stakeholder Management (including VP level) and Vendor Management
• Genuine influencer who thrives on tough challenges and translates visions and strategies into actionable, value - added goals
• Multiple full life cycle implementations, upgrades, acquisitions, mergers and divestitures
• Experience with Shared Service, Outsourcing, Off-shoring models and working with third party vendors
• Continuous improvement process to identify & analyze the issues and to propose long term sustainable solutions
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Trained in Lean six sigma methodology

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

• Account and Stakeholder Management
• Project Planning and Development
• Cost Reduction Strategies
• Risk & Issue Management
• Workforce Planning and Development
• Cost/Benefit Analysis
• Leadership Development
• Best Practices and Continuous Improvement

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Glendale, CA

Program Management & HRIS Manager

Responsibilities:

• Promoted to be the HRIS Manager responsible for managing recruitment, learning and complimentary home built applications teams with a total team of 20 resources
• Managed department budget of $6+ million utilizing the resources and reducing costs to maintain and sustain fiscal responsibility
• Spearhead HRIS team in a monthly Operational Steering Committee consisting of VP level stakeholders from various business units to help prioritize projects and review service delivery
• Provided strategy and leadership in reorganizing the roles & responsibilities in team’s transformation and move from Glendale headquarters to Arlington, VA
• Collaborated with business portfolio management to define the RACI and roadmap for implementing contingent workforce management solution, Fieldglass
• Managed the resources to extend Cornerstone learning solution to 3 Canadian factories
• Managed the project and provided leadership in implementing the Position Management in North America using the Agile methodology as part of the Global HR Transformation project
• Provided technical leadership to harmonize Paid Time Off across multiple Operating Companies within Confidential USA providing 20%+ cost savings

Confidential, Glendale, CA

Program Management & Payroll, Time & Benefits Manager

Responsibilities:

• Promoted to manage a team of 15 consisting of people manager, project manager, architects, specialists and contractors
• Successfully program managed the implementation of payroll control center to optimize payroll processing resulting in 15%+ savings in the US. In process of rolling it out Globally
• Lead the team in defining the Global Time Management Strategy covering White Collar, Blue Collar and Retail employees. Solutions include SF Timesheet, Kronos Time & Attendance and Scheduling
• Managed the team of consisting of PM and experts to migrate and consolidate the existing multiple Benefits and Pension vendors to Willis Towers Watson (WTW)
• Coached and provided guidance to the payroll lead in managing the implementation of Payroll Control Center in the US for the 11 Payroll areas and participated in Steering Committee meetings
• Worked closely with SAP SF and Kronos to help develop the integration between Employee Central and Kronos Time Keeping solutions
• Managed the Kronos North America system upgrade from version 6.3 to 7.10 including the Teletime
• Managed the technical implementation of Kronos version 8 cloud solutions for the salaried employees in the US
• Implementation of Time and Attendance of 3 Confidential Canada factories including the integration with payroll vendor Ceridian
• Mobile solution and scheduling implementation for the retail employees working at Nespresso boutiques

Confidential

Program Manager

Responsibilities:

• Short term assignment at Confidential Global Headquarters in Switzerland to help lead the RFP process for selecting the system integrator for Global HR Transformation project
• Developed the project plan, vendor selection criteria and ensure the deliverables are on schedule by coordinating with the internal team and external vendors
• Conducted and facilitated interviews with other companies to learn about their HR transformation journey using SuccessFactors
• Visited the SAP SuccessFactors headquarters in Germany to build relationships with various product managers, reviewed product gaps and ensured they are included in the roadmap

Confidential

Payroll Lead, Solution Architecture & Project Management

Responsibilities:

• Lead the technical payroll team in the Shared Services Operations setup in Manila, Philippines, helped develop a testing plan for all payroll related activities and manage the support by resolving all issues in timely manner while collaborating closely with other streams such as Finance
• Lead the payroll technical team in the integration of newly acquired Pizza division and Dreyer’s Ice-cream merger
• Acquisition of Pfizer Nutrition, Vitality and other small organizations
• Designed the solution, managed the technical part of the project and resources to deliver the Online Paystub and Online W-2 functionalities for both hourly and salaried employees using Equifax’s cloud solution
• SAP HR Upgrade project from 4.7 to ECC 6.0 and the Enhancement Packages
• Identified back-ups and cross trained the team by managing the regular knowledge transfer sessions to build a high performing team
• Conducted the workshops with SAP and BSI to identify the issues in the support model and to develop a better support process

Confidential

Payroll Solutions Architect

Responsibilities:

• Conduct workshops to demonstrate the SAP functionality to the users and gather requirements in the areas of Gross Payroll, Taxes, Garnishments, Benefits Integration and Disability Management
• Lead the integration and knowledge transfer sessions with the BearingPoint payroll team to share information between various groups working on different designs
• Lead monthly payroll forum with BearingPoint internal payroll team across the US to share project implementation tips & tricks, lessons learned
• Analyze the requirements, perform gap analysis and develop the blueprint design documents in the above mentioned areas
• Schema and PCRs to support the splitting of retro and current retirement contribution and the custom proration of pay using the 21/22 work days