Neha Desai

Operations Associate

Berlin, Berlin, Germany12 yrs 9 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

10+ years in Workday consulting and HR transformation.
Recognized Technical Product Lead with proven project delivery.
Expert in driving digital transformation and process optimization.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned HR Technology consultant with a strong focus on Workday solutions.

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Skills

Core Skills

Workday ConsultingChange ManagementHuman Resources

Other Skills

AMS solutionsASP.NETAnalyticsBusiness AnalysisBusiness StrategyC#CRMCompensation & BenefitsCompetency Based TrainingEmployee EngagementLeadershipLearning and DevelopmentManagementManagement ConsultingMicrosoft Office

About

Results-driven Technology Consulting professional with 10+ years of experience in multinational corporations, specializing in Workday consulting and HR transformation with a special focus on HCM, Security, Talent & Performance, and Compensation modules. As a recognized Technical Product Lead and system architect, I have delivered complex projects, optimized processes, and improved efficiency by driving Workday adoption and maximizing its value for clients across diverse industries. - Workday architecture and implementation - Product management, scrum and other agile methodologies, stakeholder engagement - Streamlining processes and driving digital transformation - Leveraged parallel technologies like .NET (VB, C#), HTML, JSS, SQL, XSLT, REST API, JIRA, Google Appscript, MS office suite I have work experience as a Human Resource Professional as well as a Software Developer enhancing my consulting and product management skills. I believe in taking ownership of work delivered by me and my team, maintaining a strong work ethic, and delivering high-quality standards.

Experience

Delivery hero

Manager People Systems

Jul 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 8 mos · Berlin, Germany

Hellofresh

Manager People Systems

Jan 2022 – Jul 2022 · 6 mos · Berlin, Germany

Alight solutions

2 roles

Workday Senior Consultant

Sep 2021 – Dec 2021 · 3 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Workday Consultant

Apr 2016 – Dec 2021 · 5 yrs 8 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Workday certificates
HCM Core
Talent & Performance
Compensation Core
Adv Compensation
Workday Community Contributions
APAC Compensation Product Lead
Participation in Global KSS and Product Lead calls
450 + Community Points
2 Contributed Solutions
3 Brainstorms considered for future release
New Deployment Life-cycle including
o Stakeholder sessions : Pre-discover sessions, Discovery sessions, Customer confirmation sessions, Deep Dive Sessions, E2E Hand of sessions, KT sessions
o Testing Support Phases : Unit Testing, End to End Testing, SBX Smoke test
o Tenant Build tools: iload, EIB, Manual builds, API web-services (In-built IDB tool)
o Migrations Tools: Iload, Advance load, EIB, OX, Configuration packages
o Testing and PM tools: Smartsheets, JIRA, MS Team, MS SharePoint
Change Management
o Change Management Content and User guide creation
o Training : End User Training ; IT/HRIS/Administrator Training
o Tools : Power Point, Word, PDFs, MS TEAMs and other platforms , in-person training (Pre-COVID)
AMS solutions
o Presentation of workday’s new features every 6 months to AMS accounts
o Identification of useful features and deployment
o Analysts of change request, issues and hour estimation
o Severity and Triage , allocation of Tickets to team members
o Tools: JIRA, in-house build IDB
Firm Contributions
New Hire On-boarding
Training, test evaluations of new hires on Workday before certification
Knowledge sharing sessions for new features, workarounds and resolutions etc.

Workday architecture and implementationStakeholder engagementChange ManagementTrainingTesting Support PhasesAMS solutions+1

Deloitte consulting (usi)

2 roles

Human Resources

Jun 2013 – Jun 2014 · 1 yr · Hyderabad, India

Talent - Development Center for Excellence
Key member of team responsible for developing L&D strategies for Deloitte Enabling areas and Shared Services
1. Learning and Development (L&D) strategy creation and implementation
L&D need analysis and strategy formulation in alignment to competency framework and business priorities
Process improvement and effectiveness for strategy implementation
2. Stakeholder engagement
Requirement gathering, analysis and socializing development plans
Finalizing deliverables and associated SLAs, budgets, reporting and feedback
3. Customized learning interventions
Support specific groups undergoing organizational restructuring, professionals moving to different roles, new hire on boarding etc.
4. Innovation
Creating learning interventions with focus on outside of class-room learning by creating opportunities for on-the-job learning, coaching and mentoring with leaders, simulation based learning, gamification etc.

Human Resources Summer Intern

Apr 2012 – Jun 2012 · 2 mos · Hyderabad Area, India

Successfully completed two projects as a part of Deloitte Summer Internship Program (SIP) 2012

Accenture

Software Engineer HRIS

Aug 2009 – Jun 2011 · 1 yr 10 mos · Mumbai, India

Project: Accenture CIO myPerformance
Key member of team responsible for working closely with Accenture Global HR to develop technologies used by all Accenture employees and HR professionals for Performance Management (PMS) activities and other HRIS modules
Technologies: MS Office Suite, .R, Python, SAS, NET Framework, C#/VB, SQL Server, SPSS, AJAX, XML, HTML, JavaScript, CSS and NUnit Testing
Roles: Business Analyst, .NET Developer, QA Coordinator/ Quality Assurance

Performance ManagementLearning and DevelopmentStakeholder engagementHuman Resources