SAROJ RANJAN MOHANTY
Almere,Netherlands
Summary
Workday Solutions Architect with over 7 years of experience in global people technology programs at leading companies including Philips, Booking.com, Cisco, Nvidia, and Alight. Currently spearheading AI-driven transformations in Amsterdam, leveraging expertise in Workday HCM, talent management, and data governance. Recognized as a trusted advisor to HR and IT leadership on AI strategy and implementation. Proven ability to deliver impactful AI projects that enhance organizational efficiency and effectiveness.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Solutions Architect — People Technology
Philips
Amsterdam
06.2025 - Current
- Own end-to-end Workday solution architecture across HCM, Time, Absence, Compensation, Talent, Performance and Security for a 70,000+ global workforce.
- Act as Principal Advisor to HR and IT leadership, translating ambiguous business problems into sustainable, Workday solutions.
- Led the first agentic AI project to enhance knowledge management simplification, facilitating seamless integration of Snow, SharePoint, and Teams in the People Portal.
- Establish AI governance framework to enhance regulatory compliance and simplify operational processes in AI initiatives and HR.
- Spearhead AI roadmap and strategy across entire people function, identifying key business cases and categorising them as buy or build to secure budgets from finance.
- Designed and shipped the People-Function AI Prompt Library — curated, governed, and rolled out reusable prompts that uplifted HR daily productivity.
- Govern Workday integration and security standards; mentor the technical team on advanced configuration.
- Lead Workday release management (2x/year), prioritising features such as Workday Illuminate and Workday Assistant for production adoption.
- Drive change management and stakeholder engagement across HR, IT, Legal, and Compliance.
Lead Application Consultant — Workday
Booking.com
Amsterdam
11.2022 - 05.2025
- Configured Workday HCM, Time, Absence, Benefits and Talent for a global workforce spanning multiple regulatory regions.
- Implemented Gloat Talent Marketplace integrated with TechWolf AI to drive intelligent skills inference, internal mobility and AI-led talent decisions.
- Led NL-specific Time Tracking which includes On-Call, Standby, and Dutch Parental Leave logic ensuring full Dutch labour law compliance.
- Implemented IBM Watson X with Workday and Snow to enhance absence management policy search and feedback features, utilising Slack as primary interaction platform.
- Acted as SME for security configuration, safeguarding data integrity, and meeting GDPR and industry regulations.
- Partnered with Product Owners to manage backlog, prioritise enhancements and streamline business operations.
Solution Consultant — Workday
Cisco Systems India
Bengaluru
04.2022 - 10.2022
- Led a team of Workday analysts supporting HCM, Compensation, Absence and Time Tracking for APJC and EMEA regions.
- Delivered TAM and HCM configuration phases; resolved complex requirements and provided hyper-care production support.
- Built advanced and matrix reports delivering critical insights to HR, Finance and Operations stakeholders.
- Advised stakeholders on Workday best practice, embedding clean configuration patterns and streamlined processes.
- Performed risk assessments and rolled out mitigation strategies safeguarding data integrity and access control.
Senior Workday Technology Analyst
NVIDIA
Bengaluru
02.2022 - 04.2022
- Functional Lead taking APAC and EMEA countries live on Workday and supporting Phase-X hyper-care.
- Translated functional requirements into detailed design specs across HCM, Recruiting, Compensation and Time & Absence.
- Managed mass-uploads via inbound EIBs; built calculated fields, advanced and matrix reports.
- Owned Custom Reports, Security Management and Business Process configuration aligned to business requirements.
Solution Consultant — Workday
Cisco Systems
Bengaluru
01.2021 - 02.2022
- Part of the Global Digital Product team delivering new Workday capabilities to the platform.
- Led Time & Absence migration from legacy ERP to Workday for the APJC region across 13 countries.
- Partnered with the third-party Payroll team on PICOF → PECI migration to ADP Global View.
- Led gap analysis, BPR, configuration, data conversion, integration, testing, rollout and post-implementation support.
Software Engineer I — Workday Practice
Alight Solutions
Jaipur
04.2020 - 12.2020
- Functional Consultant on Workday HCM, Compensation, Payroll, Benefits, Absence, Time Tracking and Reporting.
- Led Workday Recruiting implementation: requisitions, sourcing, interview scheduling, offer management, onboarding.
- Built calculated fields, advanced reports, dashboards and matrix reports for HR and Finance insight.
- Developed technical design documentation, solution plans and testing materials safeguarding system integrity.
Workday Ascend / Cloud Management Specialist
Appirio (a Wipro company)
Jaipur
10.2018 - 03.2019
- Delivered Workday HCM, Absence, Time Tracking, Reporting, Benefits and Recruiting configurations for multiple clients.
- Configured Time Management with clock; built business processes, notifications and Object Management Security (Role / User / Job-based).
- Authored test scenarios across the full hire-to-retire lifecycle and assessed each upcoming Workday release.
Talent Acquisition Specialist
Collabera Inc
Vadodara
06.2017 - 07.2018
- Sourced and recruited across scientific, marketing, engineering, clinical and IT roles for global pharma clients.
- Built and ran end-to-end recruitment campaigns; produced quarterly hiring-trend and pipeline analytics.
Education
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) - Electronics & Communication Engineering
Arya College of Engineering & IT
Jaipur, India01-2017
Skills
- Stakehokder Management
- Copilot/GPT/Claude
- Agentic workflows
- AI Prompt Library design
- AI literacy enablement
- HCM
- Compensation
- Benefits
- Absence
- Time Tracking
- Talent & Performance
- Recruiting
- Security
- Reporting & Analytics
- Dashboards/ Hubs
- Workday EIBs
- Governance & Compliance
- Solution Architecture & Delivery
- Roadmap ownership
- Scrum
- JIRA
- Miro
- Technical mentoring
- Cross-functional facilitation
Certification
- Workday HCM Certified
- Workday Time Tracking Core Certified
- Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
- Philips AI Ninja White Belt
Languages
English (fluent)
Hindi (native)
Odia (native)
Dutch (basic – learning A1/A2)
Work Autorisation
Highly Skilled Migrant Visa, valid until October 2027
Websites, Portfolios and Profiles
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mohantysaroj/
Timeline
Solutions Architect — People Technology
Philips
06.2025 - Current
Lead Application Consultant — Workday
Booking.com
11.2022 - 05.2025
Solution Consultant — Workday
Cisco Systems India
04.2022 - 10.2022
Senior Workday Technology Analyst
NVIDIA
02.2022 - 04.2022
Solution Consultant — Workday
Cisco Systems
01.2021 - 02.2022
Software Engineer I — Workday Practice
Alight Solutions
04.2020 - 12.2020
Workday Ascend / Cloud Management Specialist
Appirio (a Wipro company)
10.2018 - 03.2019
Talent Acquisition Specialist
Collabera Inc
06.2017 - 07.2018
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) - Electronics & Communication Engineering
Arya College of Engineering & IT