Senior Workday Integration Consultant & Extend Expert

Venkatesh Palanisamy

Raleigh, NC +1-984-***-**** *********@*****.***

Senior Workday Integration Consultant / Integration Architect

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Senior Workday Integration Consultant with 21+ years of IT experience, including 11+ years in Workday and 10 years in Java/J2EE technologies, specializing in designing, developing, and leading enterprise-grade integrations across HCM, Payroll, and Finance domains.

Proven expertise in Workday Integrations, PRISM, Extend, and Orchestration, with strong experience delivering scalable solutions across global implementations and support engagements. Deep functional and technical knowledge in Payroll (PECI), Financials, and HCM integrations, combined with strong leadership, stakeholder management, and delivery ownership.

Recognized for driving end-to-end integration lifecycle, optimizing business processes, and leading distributed teams across onshore-offshore models.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Workday Integrations (EIB, Core Connectors, Studio, PECI, PICOF)

Workday Extend & Orchestration (Product Development)

HCM, Payroll, Absence, Benefits Integrations

Workday Financials (AP, AR, Accounting Journal, Banking)

Integration Design & Architecture

XML, XSLT, XPath, ETV, XTT

REST & SOAP APIs

Report Writer, Calculated Fields, WQL, Prism Analytics and BIRT Reporting

SFTP/FTP, Document Delivery

Production Support & Release Management

Stakeholder Management & Client Engagement

Onsite-Offshore Coordination & Team Leadership

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Workday:

HCM Core, EIB, Core Connectors, Studio, PECI, PICOF, Document Transformation, ETV/XTT, Workday Extend, Orchestration, WECI, Report Writer, BIRT, PRISM, WQL

Finance Modules:

Accounting Journal, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Procure-to-Pay, Order-to-Cash

Technologies:

XML, XSLT, XPath, Java, J2EE, JavaScript, Node.js

Integration & APIs:

REST, SOAP Web Services

Tools:

Eclipse, IntelliJ, ServiceNow, SVN, WinSCP, Putty, TOAD

Frameworks:

Spring, Struts, MVC Architecture

CERTIFICATIONS

Workday Pro – Integrations

Workday Pro – Extend

Workday Orchestrate for Integrations

IBM Certified SOA Associate

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Thoughtworks - Remote

Workday Extend Consultant Jul 2025 – Present

Product: Ad Hoc Payment Application

Designed and developed a Workday Extend-based payment approval system

Automated one-time payment approvals and processing workflows

Led end-to-end development, including requirements, design, and deployment

Integrated using REST/SOAP APIs and Orchestration

Product: Holiday Calendar Synchronization

Built a reusable product to automate holiday data synchronization

Reduced manual effort by enabling region-based automated holiday updates

Leveraged Workday Extend, WQL, and integrations

Leadership Highlights:

Led development team and conducted design reviews

Managed stakeholder communication and delivery timelines

Coordinated with the Workday team for app review meetings

Capital One – Remote

Senior Workday Integration Consultant Oct 2021 – Jun 2025

Developed and maintained complex Payroll Integrations for the UK region’s workers

Designed and implemented PECI integrations for payroll vendor and Benefit provider

Built integrations for extracting Absence, Time-Off, Work Patterns, and Benefits for the payroll vendor

Designed a robust interface to integrate CapitalOne with SDWorx

Built Studio-based complex integrations to integrate the data with the warehouse system.

Developed a real-time event-driven worker management solution integrated with I9 system using the studio integration

Developed and supported the Workday Extend app building

Enhanced the studio-based cost center management solution to address the long-pending issue.

Enhanced the studio-based Learning management solution to sync up the right data set with the external system.

Created a studio-based complex parallel processing integration to move vaccination details from the custom object to the worker documents section.

Key Contributions:

Primary POC for UK payroll integrations

Supported vendor (SD Worx) for payroll processing (BAU activities)

Led design, development, testing, and release management

Ensured high availability and reliability of integrations

Leveraged Workday Extend apps

GAP – Chennai, India

Workday Integration Consultant Feb 2021 – Oct 2021

Developed inbound/outbound integrations across HCM & Payroll

Designed and developed custom reports to support the business user requirements and HR team needs

Delivered Financial integrations (Accounting Journal, AP, AR)

Executed full testing lifecycle, including End-to-End Testing, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), and Parallel Testing to validate integration quality and system reliability

Led offshore team operations, overseeing daily activities, managing integrations

Created Prism Analytics report to merge data from different data sources.

Provided post-Go-Live support and continuous enhancements for third-party vendor integrations, maintaining optimal system performance and stability

Group10 Technologies Pvt Ltd

Client: eBay

Workday Integration Consultant Jun 2019 – Jan 2021

Delivered integrations and enhancements for HCM systems

Created POCs and data dictionary documentation

Created complex studio integration to downsize the image file on the fly to meet the business requirements.

Created the boomerang integration for Position Management.

Created a BIRT report for the compensation revision statement.

Provided production support and issue resolution

Client: RNTBCI (Nissan)

Workday Consultant Mar 2018 – May 2019

Developed CCW + studio integrations to send new hire data to the First Advantage system for the background verification process,

Led the Workday release management activities

Built advanced reports (including Matrix, Composite)

Created a Java-based utility for calculated field analysis

Client: USAA

Workday Consultant Dec 2016 – Mar 2018

Provided production support and integration documentation

Developed and maintained complex integrations across Payroll, Benefits, Absence, and Core HCM modules for vendors

Created integration snapshots and support artifacts

Client: Morgan Stanley

Integration SME Mar 2016 – Dec 2016

Designed inbound integration with SAP Fieldglass to synchronize the contingent worker details, like Hire, Change Job, and Termination details, with the Workday system.

Led the integration design and development from offshore, coordinating with all the stakeholders to deliver the project.

Delivered technical design, mapping, and runbooks

Delivered the Knowledge Transition to the support team and provided hyper care support after go-live.

Wipro Technologies

Workday Consultant Jan 2014 – Feb 2016

Supported Capital One Workday implementation

Involved in the end-to-end testing activities, like Unit testing, SIT, and UAT during go-live activities.

Built multiple Core Connectors using standard templates, including Core Connector: Worker, Organization, and Document Transformation.

Provided hyper care support, production support, and enhancement support after go-live.

Tech Mahindra

Senior Software Engineer Sep 2012 – Jan 2014

Developed enterprise applications for Apple

Built modules for content and document management systems

Bahwan CyberTek

Technical Consultant Sep 2010 – Aug 2012

Designed Escrow Payment System (SaaS-based)

Worked on BPMS and BAM solutions

Led technical design and team coordination

HCL Technologies

Software Engineer / Senior Developer Jan 2005 – Mar 2010

Developed enterprise applications using Java, ESB, XML/XSLT

Worked on USAA, Boeing, Aegon, TRIRIGA, D&B projects

Specialized in integration, transformation, and middleware solutions

EARLY CAREER (JAVA/J2EE EXPERIENCE)

Extensive experience in enterprise application development

Strong background in middleware, ESB, and web services

Built scalable systems using Spring, Struts, and MVC frameworks

EDUCATION

Master of Computer Applications (MCA) – Bharathidasan University (2002)

Bachelor of Mathematics – University of Madras (1998)

LEADERSHIP & VALUE ADD

Led integration teams and mentored junior developers

Strong expertise in solution design and architecture

Delivered multiple global implementations and support projects

Excellent in client communication and stakeholder management

KEY HIGHLIGHTS

10+ years in Workday integrations

Strong expertise in Payroll (PECI) & Financial integrations

Hands-on with Workday Extend & Orchestration (Product Development)

Experience with global clients (Capital One, eBay, Morgan Stanley, GAP)

Proven leadership in end-to-end delivery and production support

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