Senior Workday HCM Consultant
Resume:
Sarwar Abrar Mehdi Syed
Contact: 708-***-**** Email: ************@*****.***
Sr. Workday HCM Consultant
Professional Summary
● Over 7 years of experience working across the full Workday suite including HCM, Compensation, Benefits, Absence, Time Tracking, Payroll, Reporting, Integrations, and Security.
● Strong functional expertise delivering end-to-end Workday implementations, enhancements, and post-production support across enterprise environments.
● Proven ability to translate complex business requirements into scalable Workday solutions aligned with organizational policies and compliance needs.
● Extensive experience leading Core HCM configurations including organizations, staffing models, job architecture, and supervisory structures.
● Hands-on expertise in configuring and optimizing Hire, Job Change, Termination, and Position Management business processes.
● In-depth experience with Workday Compensation including salary plans, merit cycles, bonus plans, and eligibility frameworks.
● Strong background in Benefits configuration covering eligibility rules, enrollment events, dependent management, and audit validations.
● Expertise in Absence Management includes accrual plans, carryover rules, eligibility mapping, and regional policy compliance.
● Advanced knowledge of Workday Calculated Fields to support conditional logic, validations, defaulting, and reporting needs.
● Extensive experience developing advanced matrix, and audit reports for HR leadership, compliance, and operational teams.
● Proven ability to support data migration and mass data updates using EIB templates during implementations and reorganizations.
● Strong collaboration skills working cross-functionally with Payroll, Finance, Integrations, and Security teams.
● Experienced in UAT planning, execution, regression testing, and defect resolution for HCM-related changes.
● Hands-on experience managing Workday Security including role-based, domain, job- based, and location-based access.
● Proven track record supporting global Workday rollouts across multiple regions and legal entities.
● Strong experience supporting Workday bi-annual releases through impact analysis and sandbox validation.
● Ability to deliver end-user training, documentation, and knowledge transfer to HR and HRIS teams.
● Experienced in handling production issues, root cause analysis, and SLA-driven resolution.
● Known for delivering compliant, scalable, and user-friendly Workday HCM solutions. Professional Experience
Sr. Workday HCM Consultant
Sentara Health, Norfolk, VA Feb 2024 – Present
● Led Core HCM configuration include supervisory organizations, staffing models, job profiles, and job families.
● Designed and configured Hire, Job Change, Termination, and Compensation business processes with approval routing.
● Built and maintained calculated fields to support eligibility logic, validation, and reporting requirements.
● Configured compensation structures including salary plans, merit plans, bonus plans, and allowance plans.
● Implemented benefits plans, eligibility rules, enrollment events, and dependent validations.
● Configured absence plans including accruals, carryover logic, and regional eligibility policies.
● Developed advanced, matrix, and audit reports for HR leadership and compliance teams.
● Supported mass data loads and corrections using EIB templates.
● Collaborated with Payroll and Finance teams to ensure downstream data accuracy.
● Managed role-based and domain security for HR users and administrators.
● Executed UAT cycles, defect tracking, and regression testing.
● Supported Workday bi-annual releases with impact analysis and validation.
● Provided post-go-live support and production issue resolution.
● Delivered training sessions and documentation for HR and HRIS teams.
● Supported global HCM rollouts and organizational restructuring initiatives. Workday HCM & Reporting Consultant
Hampton Roads Transit, Hampton, VA July 2023 – Jan 2024
● Led Core HCM configuration include supervisory organizations, staffing models, job profiles, and job families.
● Designed and configured Hire, Job Change, Termination, and Compensation business processes with approval routing.
● Built and maintained calculated fields to support eligibility logic, validations, and reporting requirements.
● Configured compensation structures including salary plans, merit plans, bonus plans, and allowance plans.
● Implemented benefits plans, eligibility rules, enrollment events, and dependent validations.
● Configured absence plans including accruals, carryover logic, and regional eligibility policies.
● Developed advanced, matrix, and audit reports for HR leadership and compliance teams.
● Supported mass data loads and corrections using EIB templates.
● Collaborated with Payroll and Finance teams to ensure downstream data accuracy.
● Managed role-based and domain security for HR users and administrators.
● Executed UAT cycles, defect tracking, and regression testing.
● Supported Workday bi-annual releases with impact analysis and validation.
● Provided post-go-live support and production issue resolution.
● Delivered training sessions and documentation for HR and HRIS teams.
● Supported global HCM rollouts and organizational restructuring initiatives. Workday HCM & Compensation Consultant
Cedar Crestone, India April 2022 – Nov 2023
● Led Core HCM configuration include supervisory organizations, staffing models, job profiles, and job families.
● Designed and configured Hire, Job Change, Termination, and Compensation business processes with approval routing.
● Built and maintained calculated fields to support eligibility logic, validations, and reporting requirements.
● Configured compensation structures including salary plans, merit plans, bonus plans, and allowance plans.
● Implemented benefits plans, eligibility rules, enrollment events, and dependent validations.
● Configured absence plans including accruals, carryover logic, and regional eligibility policies.
● Developed advanced, matrix, and audit reports for HR leadership and compliance teams.
● Supported mass data loads and corrections using EIB templates.
● Collaborated with Payroll and Finance teams to ensure downstream data accuracy.
● Managed role-based and domain security for HR users and administrators.
● Executed UAT cycles, defect tracking, and regression testing.
● Supported Workday bi-annual releases with impact analysis and validation.
● Provided post-go-live support and production issue resolution.
● Delivered training sessions and documentation for HR and HRIS teams.
● Supported global HCM rollouts and organizational restructuring initiatives. Workday Functional Consultant
ABC Fitness, India Sept 2020 – March 2022
● Led Core HCM configuration include supervisory organizations, staffing models, job profiles, and job families.
● Designed and configured Hire, Job Change, Termination, and Compensation business processes with approval routing.
● Built and maintained calculated fields to support eligibility logic, validation, and reporting requirements.
● Configured compensation structures including salary plans, merit plans, bonus plans, and allowance plans.
● Implemented benefits plans, eligibility rules, enrollment events, and dependent validations.
● Configured absence plans including accruals, carryover logic, and regional eligibility policies.
● Developed advanced, matrix, and audit reports for HR leadership and compliance teams.
● Supported mass data loads and corrections using EIB templates.
● Collaborated with Payroll and Finance teams to ensure downstream data accuracy.
● Managed role-based and domain security for HR users and administrators.
● Executed UAT cycles, defect tracking, and regression testing.
● Supported Workday bi-annual releases with impact analysis and validation.
● Provided post-go-live support and production issue resolution.
● Delivered training sessions and documentation for HR and HRIS teams.
● Supported global HCM rollouts and organizational restructuring initiatives. PeopleSoft Consultant
HP, India May 2018 – Aug 2020
● Led Core HCM configuration include supervisory organizations, staffing models, job profiles, and job families.
● Designed and configured Hire, Job Change, Termination, and Compensation business processes with approval routing.
● Built and maintained calculated fields to support eligibility logic, validation, and reporting requirements.
● Configured compensation structures including salary plans, merit plans, bonus plans, and allowance plans.
● Implemented benefits plans, eligibility rules, enrollment events, and dependent validations.
● Configured absence plans including accruals, carryover logic, and regional eligibility policies.
● Developed advanced, matrix, and audit reports for HR leadership and compliance teams.
● Supported mass data loads and corrections using EIB templates.
● Collaborated with Payroll and Finance teams to ensure downstream data accuracy.
● Managed role-based and domain security for HR users and administrators.
● Executed UAT cycles, defect tracking, and regression testing.
● Supported Workday bi-annual releases with impact analysis and validation.
● Provided post-go-live support and production issue resolution.
● Delivered training sessions and documentation for HR and HRIS teams.
● Supported global HCM rollouts and organizational restructuring initiatives. Education
Master’s in information technology from “CAMPBELLSVILLE UNIVERSITY”
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