SYED SAIF ALI
Hyderabad
Summary
Dynamic Workday Functional Consultant with extensive experience at CS Technologies LLC, specializing in HCM and Compensation implementations. Proven expertise in end-to-end testing and validation, coupled with strong documentation skills. Adept at collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver impactful solutions, ensuring seamless project migrations and user support.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Workday Functional Consultant
CS Technologies LLC
Hyderabad
06.2025 - Current
- Currently, I am a Workday Functional Consultant, leading and providing support on the Workday HCM and Compensation Implementation configurations projects.
- Providing support to the design and discovery phases, such as planning and mapping the functional areas throughout the implementation life cycle.
- Configured Workday HCM configurations, such as organizations, staffing, personal information, etc.
- I got an opportunity to create and configure the compensation plans, such as allowance plans and one-time payment plans, to support the requirements in Workday Compensation.
- Expertise in business process configurations of Workday HCM hire-to-retire (hire, change job, onboarding, create position, termination, etc.), compensation (propose compensation hire, propose compensation change, and request compensation change), and absence (request time off, LOA, correct time off, etc.)
- Configured Entry Condition Rules and Validation Rules of the Workday HCM Functional, Compensation, and Absence.
- Provided technical support in Workday, which is providing EIB support (Enterprise Interface Builder) by filling the resources needed temporarily to support the project requirements.
- Expertise in Workday HCM end-to-end testing, unit testing, and working on the end-to-end testing where I had the opportunity to perform functional testing on the Workday Compensation during the project requirements.
- Provided the UAT (User Acceptance Testing) scripts of Workday HCM and Compensation, and provided guidance to the external stakeholders and business team.
- Provided the migration support from implementation sandbox to production go-live.
- Created the Workday Advanced Reports and provided support to the superiors, reporting Project Leads, for the Business Requirement.
- Willing to get trained and certified, and work on the Workday Core Compensation, Advanced Compensation, Absence, and Recruiting functional areas in Workday in the future to support and lead in future Workday projects.
Associate 2
PWC
Hyderabad
08.2021 - 08.2023
- Worked on various projects and clients, and implemented Workday HCM core modules and Workday security in multiple industries.
- Conducted several Workday HCM discovery and design sessions.
- Provided Support on the Technical Team on the Data Validations
- Experienced in the configuration of business processes, staffing, personal information, cost centers, supervisory organizations, etc.
- Worked on Security Groups, Security Testing, Security Migration, Data Validations, and Load in the Workday Security.
- I worked on Workday HCM Workbooks for internal and external clients, and performed end-to-end testing for Workday HCM Transformation.
- I prepared both technical and functional documentation, such as workbooks and reports, to get approval from the client.
- Experienced in the end-to-end testing scenarios of the Workday system and its enhancements.
- I have also participated in and completed tasks related to DA reviews in the Workday HCM and Security during the pipeline of the projects in the Workday tenant.
- Also, I conducted user sessions and created detailed documentation.
- After going live, I provided ongoing support to business users for any issues. Additionally, I created reports and documents as requested by the senior colleagues and manager.
Associate Technical
Tech Mahindra
Hyderabad
12.2020 - 06.2021
- As an Associate Technical Support, I have consistently provided excellent technical support, resolved client inquiries, and ensured system up-time.
- I am skilled at using instant messaging platforms to quickly address customer concerns and provide updates.
- I have experience troubleshooting, maintaining network security, and analyzing data to spot trends.
- I regularly conducted system audits and provided technical support to clients and stakeholders, resolving various software-related issues.
- I have also worked with cross-functional teams to implement software solutions that meet business goals.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Civil Engineering
SREE DATTHA INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERINGAND SCIENCE
Hyderabad, Hyderabad12.2020
Skills
- Workday Core HCM
- Workday Compensation
- Workday HCM & Compensation Configuration and Implementations
- Workday HCM end-to-end testing
- Workday compensation end-to-end testing
- Migration
- Workday Security
- Workday Reporting
- Workday Functional Workbooks (HCM & Compensation)
- Workday data validation
- MS Excel
- Documentation
Certification
- Workday HCM essential concepts consulting
- Core Workday HCM applied concepts consulting
- Core Workday HCM service practical
- Workday configurable security fundamentals
- Certification of Workday in Action series from Workday
Affiliations
- Certified Co-Pilot Agents: Build your own AI assistant in Co-Pilot and Teams (no code required) on LinkedIn https://lnkd.in/gdYRQtJD
- Attended the Workday AI Masterclass https://lnkd.in/gbie6DE9
- Enrolled and certified in Workday in Action series https://lnkd.in/gbie6DE9
- Certified in Google AI Essentials (Gemini) https://www.coursera.org/account/accomplishments/verify/VJ0NJUXSCR0A?utm_source=ln&utm_medium=certificate&utm_content=cert_image&utm_campaign=sharing_cta&utm_product=course
Languages
- English
- Telugu
- Hindi
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 11/30/98
- Nationality: Indian
Timeline
Workday Functional Consultant
CS Technologies LLC
06.2025 - Current
Associate 2
PWC
08.2021 - 08.2023
Associate Technical
Tech Mahindra
12.2020 - 06.2021
Bachelor of Science - Civil Engineering
SREE DATTHA INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERINGAND SCIENCE