Jags Chinnam, Developer in Boston, United States
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Jags Chinnam

Verified Expert  in Engineering

Workday Developer

Location
Boston, United States
Toptal Member Since
May 1, 2023

Jags is a seasoned global IT leader with over 20 years of expertise in implementing and supporting enterprise software solutions, specializing in Workday. He worked with Fortune 500 clients, including Accenture, Tesco, Bristol Myers Squibb, Celgene, Express Scripts, Biogen, and Bain Capital. Jags played a key role in business optimization projects and provided Workday post-production support for companies across various industries.

SQLServiceNowETLWorkdayHRIS

Availability

Part-time

Preferred Environment

Workday HCM, Workday, ServiceNow

The most amazing...

...project I've automated using Workday is the benefit enrollment process that resulted in cost savings of up to $50,000 per year.

Work Experience

Senior Manager

2021 - 2023
MKS
  • Managed the Workday platform and oversaw the implementation of Workday HCM across North America, EMEA, and APAC regions.
  • Automated the benefit enrollment process in Workday to reduce administrative overhead and improve data accuracy, resulting in potential savings of up to $50,000 per year.
  • Created a playbook for Workday release management that included details on key dates, templates, processes for enhancements, and regression test scripts. It significantly reduced the time business stakeholders spent on release management.
  • Led the team to perform Workday translations in 11 languages internally, resulting in cost savings of $90,000 for a single task that would have otherwise required payments to an SI partner.
Technologies: Workday HCM, Workday, CornerStone, Human Capital Management, ETL, APIs

Workday HCM Implementation and Support

• Served as a transformation and platform owner for Workday and ServiceNow.
• Acted as the single IT point of contact for all HR, talent, total rewards, payroll, finance, and legal applications.
• Managed end-to-end project delivery, including payroll implementation for Safeguard Global, ServiceNow HRSD, and Simplyfy vendor management system integration with Workday.
• Saved the organization approximately $500,000 through continuous improvement initiatives, in-house development, and offshoring.
• Collaborated with CHRO, HR, TA, CFO, VPs, finance controllers, CIO, BRMs, and delivery managers on strategic and M&A projects.
• Worked closely with HR business partners to understand the needs and priorities of the business and designed and implemented solutions to meet those needs using Workday and ServiceNow.
• Developed and implemented training programs to ensure that HR teams and employees are proficient in using HRIS systems, including Workday and ServiceNow.
• Continuously reviewed and assessed the effectiveness of HRIS systems and processes. Implemented continuous improvements as needed using Workday and ServiceNow.
1996 - 1999

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Engineering

Mahatma Gandhi Mission's College of Engineering and Technology - Kamothe, India

APRIL 2018 - PRESENT

Executive Program | Strategy, Finance, Capability

MIT Sloan School of Management

MARCH 2013 - PRESENT

Workday HCM

Workday

Languages

SQL

Other

Workday Implementation, IT Support, PeopleSoft ERP Application, Workday, Architecture, Human Capital Management, ServiceNow, Workday HCM, CornerStone, IT Strategy, Computer Science, HRIS, Computer Engineering, APIs

Paradigms

ETL

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