Sunira Shah
@sunirashah
Workday Lead Consultant specializing in scalable HCM, Financials, and integration delivery.
What I'm looking for
I’m a Workday Lead Consultant with 12+ years of end-to-end Workday experience as a techno-functional lead across Hire-to-Retire and Procure-to-Pay lifecycles. I combine hands-on Workday HCM and Financials expertise—Core HCM, Recruiting, Benefits, US Payroll, Time, Absence, Advanced Compensation, and Workday Learning—with deep integration architecture to deliver measurable business impact.
I architect reusable Workday Studio, EIB, Core Connector, REST/SOAP, RAAS, and Workday Orchestrations frameworks that have reduced manual processing by up to 60%. I also build Workday Extend custom applications for automation and self-service workflows, lead full testing and release cycles, and govern security (RBAC, least privilege) to ensure governance and compliance across HCM, Payroll, and Financials.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Led enterprise Core HCM design and implementation across Position Management, Job Profiles, Compensation Grades, and Supervisory Organization for 40,000+ workers. Architected Workday Studio and Core Connector integrations with 15+ external vendors, reducing manual data processing by 60%, and configured end-to-end Time Tracking and Absence/RAAS payroll integrations.
Owned end-to-end Workday solution design and delivery across HCM, Payroll, Benefits, Time/Absence, and Financials for a global financial services firm. Built reusable Workday integration templates (20+), delivered Workday Extend automation reducing HR admin effort by 35%, and implemented enterprise reporting for audit/SOX and C-suite decision-making.
Senior Workday Developer
Motorola
Dec 2022 - Jun 2023 (6 months)
Designed and developed Workday Studio integrations with orchestration flows, XSLT/XML transformations, and audit logging to ensure reliable HR/Payroll/Finance data exchange. Implemented API-led integration with Apigee for OAuth 2.0, built EIB data loads processing 10,000+ records per run, and supported testing through SIT/UAT into production cutover.
Built Workday Studio integrations for accurate bidirectional Payroll, HCM, Benefits, and Finance data exchange with external processors and carriers. Developed Workday Extend workflow automation and end-to-end testing through unit/SIT/UAT to production deployment, improving operational monitoring via structured error handling and transaction logging.
Developed and maintained Workday integrations across HCM, Payroll, Time Tracking, Benefits, and Financials. Authored BIRT healthcare and compliance documents, executed large-scale EIB data loads during organizational transformation, and supported bi-annual Workday release impact assessments.
Workday Consultant
Crown Plaza
Jan 2017 - Mar 2020 (3 years 2 months)
Supported day-to-day Workday configuration across Core HCM, Recruiting, Benefits, Base Compensation, Absence Management, and Payroll for a multi-property hospitality enterprise. Configured BPF workflows, created advanced calculated reports for HR operations/headcount/compensation analysis, and partnered with benefits carriers to troubleshoot enrollment data discrepancies.
Workday Analyst
Spectrics Solutions
Aug 2014 - Dec 2016 (2 years 4 months)
Supported configuration, testing, and post-go-live operations across Core HCM, Recruiting, Benefits, Base Compensation, and Payroll for multiple client implementations. Built Advanced/Matrix reports and reporting dashboards support, and maintained testing artifacts (scripts, workbooks, documentation, data mapping trackers) across concurrent projects.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
HLCC Ahmedabad
Bachelor of Accounting, Accounting
1990 - 1993
Earned a Bachelor of Accounting at HLCC in Ahmedabad, India from 1990 to 1993.
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Software and tools used professionally
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