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Alekhya Boyalla

@alekhyaboyalla

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HR operations leader specializing in HRIS, compliance, benefits and stakeholder engagement.

India

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What I'm looking for

I seek a senior HR operations role where I can scale people processes, lead HRIS integrations, drive compliance, and improve employee experience in a collaborative, growth-oriented company.

I am an HR operations professional with experience building and scaling people processes across the employee lifecycle, especially for JAPAC, and maintaining HR systems such as Workday. I have led benefits management, compliance reporting, policy development, grievance handling and cross-functional stakeholder engagement to improve employee experience.

My background includes roles at Palo Alto Networks, Netskope and PwC where I implemented HR portals, managed relocations, drove audit readiness and delivered actionable HR reporting. I am process-driven, tech-fluent (Workday, ServiceNow, Greenhouse, Qualtrics) and focused on continuous improvement and measurable impact.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Lead - HR Operations

Palo Alto Networks

Jul 2021 - May 2025 (3 years 10 months)

Led HR operations for JAPAC, developing and implementing people processes across the employee lifecycle and improving stakeholder engagement; managed benefits, compliance, relocations, Workday data integrity, and audit responses.

HR Operations Workday Benefits Management Compliance Vendor Management ServiceNow Stakeholder Engagement HRIS

HR Specialist

Palo Alto Networks

Jul 2021 - Jul 2022 (1 year)

Supported JAPAC HR processes as a contract HR Specialist via Magnit Global, handling onboarding, employee queries via ServiceNow, knowledge articles, benefits coordination, and Workday change requests.

Onboarding ServiceNow Knowledge Management Workday Benefits Administration HR Compliance Cross Functional Collaboration Data Reporting

HR Executive

Netskope

Feb 2019 - Apr 2021 (2 years 2 months)

Managed end-to-end HR operations including policy implementation, onboarding/offboarding, HR portal build, audit-compliant employee data management, insurance administration for 250+ employees, and engagement programs.

Onboarding HR Policies HRIS Employee Engagement HR Documentation Insurance Administration Audit & Compliance HR Portal

Operations Manager

St. John's Research Institute

Apr 2018 - Dec 2018 (8 months)

Managed operations to support talent acquisition with premier institutes, designed team work-plans, evaluated performance, and developed employee engagement initiatives to improve operational output.

Operations Management Talent Acquisition Workforce Planning Employee Engagement Program Management

Summer Intern

SPAR Hypermarkets

Apr 2017 - May 2017 (1 month)

Conducted brand perception analysis among young adults and designed employer branding strategies that were implemented the following year.

Market Research Employer Branding Data Analysis Presentation

Senior Analyst

PricewaterhouseCoopers

Jun 2013 - Feb 2016 (2 years 8 months)

Conducted compliance reviews for hospitality and retail clients under the FCPA and analyzed transaction databases for AML compliance for a global banking client, delivering risk assessments and remediation support.