Michaela Kuls Leynes

Independent Workday Consultant

Modules: HCM, Compensation, Security, Reporting, Talent & Performance, Absence, Time Tracking, and Benefits

Engagement: 11/2023 to Current

Leading HCM and Compensation during the Workday implementation by providing 

expertise, training, configuration development and testing to the client. Consulting in 

HCM and Talent and Performance functional areas. Identifying gaps and providing 

solutions along with testing and setting a clear direction to help improve progress. Created 

and provided User Training across the board of the organization. Provided post-production

support and configuration for Core HCM, Talent, Reporting, Security, Time Tracking and

Absence and managed the rollout of R2 2024 Workday release process.

Senior Workday Manager, HR Technology (Full-time Employment)

Modules: HCM, Compensation, Advanced Compensation, Security, Reporting, Talent & Performance, People Experience (PEX), Extend

Engagement: 01/2020 to 10/2023

Managed a global team providing innovative and scalable solutions, the rollout of all

workday releases and provided the global roadmap/strategy for Workday. Collaborated with global stakeholders/partners including HR, IT and Legal Partners to build best practices. Provided technical support to the organization and team members. Ensured personal data and system security are managed and SOX is maintained. Delivered products (incl, configuration)  for Reports, Dashboards, Org Studio, Workday Assistant, Workday for Teams, Skills Cloud and Skills, Machine Learning, reconfiguration of Core HCM, Advanced Compensation including Merit, Bonus and Stocks for global rollout yearly, and Talent and Performance processes (Performance Reviews, Goals, Mentorship, and Talent Marketplace) and rolled out all core processes globally for 25,000 workers.

Intecrowd Workday Projects:

HCM Acquisition Consultant

Modules: HCM, Compensation, Reporting, Talent & Performance

Engagement: 01/2018 to 01/2020

Acquisition Implementation for multiple companies/entities across multiple countries which includes design, build, testing and roll out. I also supported the company across various modules and built out custom configuration to meet the company's needs.

Recruitment Implementation Consultant

Modules: HCM, Recruiting, Security

Engagement: 01/2018 to 01/2020

Recruitment implementation for a company with a diverse set of businesses which include design, build, testing and roll out of the recruitment module.

Functional HCM Lead Consultant

Modules: HCM, Compensation, Advanced Compensation, Security, Reporting, Talent & Performance, Integrations

Engagement: 01/2018 to 01/2020

Rolled out and managed configuration for Performance review and Merit (Advanced Comp) process for 2019. Provide support for integration audits and integration issues and make corrections. Ensure data conversion between systems, including loading correctional EIB loads and discrepancy loads. Provide Ad-Hoc support.

Functional HCM Lead Consultant

Modules: HCM, Security, Reporting

Engagement: 01/2018 to 01/2020

Provide HCM support including building out new and rule-based business processes, configuration of tenant wide setup of Multiple Jobs, advanced reports, condition and validation rule configuration, security configuration, and Supervisory Organization re-alignment.

Workday Support Consultant

Modules: Recruiting

Engagement: 01/2018 to 01/2020

Provide recruiting support which includes enhancement of the candidate and recruiting experience.

HCM & Recruiting Consultant

Modules: HCM, Security, Recruiting, Reporting, Compensation, Advanced Compensation, Talent & Performance, 

Engagement: 01/2018 to 01/2020

HCM support included Reward (Manage Award and Activity and One-Time Payment) business process rollout, Performance Review and Merit planning setup; Reports, Alerts, Notifications and Security change configurations; and realignment of the Termination, Hire, and Onboarding business processes, as well as job profiles, compensation profiles, and compensation package/grades. Recruiting post-production support and global business processes rollout including Employment Agreement, Probation Period, Collective Agreement, adding Offer to Change Job, and Review Probation Period business processes rollout; Message Templates, Interview Management, Questionnaires, and un-post Job automation configurations.

Reporting Consultant

Modules: HCM, Reporting 

Engagement: 01/2018 to 01/2020

Developing Advanced Reports for HCM, Payroll and Finance during Workday Implementation.

Data Conversion Consultant

Modules: Data Conversion 

Engagement: 01/2018 to 01/2020

Converting global client HCM and Payroll data during phase 2 implementation.

Certification: Workday Pro HCM Core Services Certification

Education: BA Psychology (2004) and MA Industrial Organizational Psychology (2012)