Vinay Kumar Gunda

Led the reorganization of the company structure within Workday HCM, optimizing configuration for both Recruiting and Core HR modules to align with new business requirements.

• Collaborated with cross-functional HR and IT teams to implement structural changes, including supervisory Organizations, location hierarchies, job profiles, and role-based security.
• Participating in and supporting the data migration project from Workday to Oracle HCM, including data mapping, cleansing, and validation.
• Ensured data integrity during the transition by performing reconciliation and error resolution.
• Mentoring junior consultants, helping them enhance their skills, and contribute more effectively to projects.

• Led the functional team for the Workday Brownfield Phase 1 implementation project, covering Core HCM setup, localization, regulatory alignment, and stakeholder engagement.
• Acted as the primary representative between business users and technical teams, gathering requirements, configuring Workday, and supporting testing and cutover activities.
• Supported AMS (Application Management Services) project by handling Change Requests (CRs) and Incident Management, ensuring timely issue resolution, and continuous improvement.
• Worked on multiple system enhancements to improve user experience and optimize existing configurations across HCM modules.
• Delivered functional support across Absence Management, including the configuration of time-off plans, accrual policies, eligibility rules, and calendar management.
• Owned end-to-end development and maintenance of custom and standard reports (Advanced, Matrix), meeting complex reporting needs for HR, Payroll, and Compliance teams.
• Prioritized projects and project tasks depending upon key milestones and deadline dates.

• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to gather business requirements and translated them into Workday solutions, including configuration, integrations, and reporting.
• Configured and customized Workday modules, including Core HCM, Compensation, and Absence Management, to align with the client's business processes and requirements.
• Designed and implemented various integrations using Workday EIBs, Core Connectors, and Workday Studio to integrate Workday with other systems.
• Conducted system testing, user acceptance testing (UAT), and post-production support to ensure the successful deployment of Workday solutions.
• Provided end-user training and support to enhance user adoption and proficiency in utilizing the Workday system.
• Worked closely with project managers and business stakeholders to ensure project milestones were met within established timelines and budgets.
• Collaborated with the technical team to analyze and troubleshoot integration issues and system defects, providing timely resolution, and maintaining system integrity.
• Developed custom solutions based upon client requirements.

• Built and managed integration using Calculated Fields, EIB, Document Transformation, Workday Connector, XML, XSLT, and Web Services technologies.
• Developed outbound integration using EIB, Web Services SOAP, and XSLT Document Transformation for several integrations from Workday to downstream internal and vendor systems, and provided necessary security for the related functional area to launch the EIB.
• Worked on EIBs to load the new data and change the existing data.
• Created complex reports and calculated fields as per the need.
• Using EIB configuration, I transformed the format of the Workday report into the required file format using XSLT.
• Performs day-to-day support tasks for Workday integrations.
• Creating daily, monthly reports for the clients.
• Regular interaction through conference calls with the client to understand their requirements, and update the status of the tickets.

• Underwent structured training and hands-on shadowing for the HighJump WMS tool, gaining knowledge of warehouse processes, system workflows, and inventory management integration.
• Collaborated with senior consultants during the HighJump implementation and support phases, learning system configuration, user access management, and data flow mapping.
• Contributed to the functional configuration and testing of SuccessFactors HCM modules, including creating business rules, workflows, and data models.
• Assisted in process documentation, SOP creation, and end-user training for SuccessFactors features and updates.