HR, payroll and talent
10 Workday HCM experts
These ten professionals have administered, led or implemented Workday HCM inside the HR and HRIS teams of the organizations they worked for. A reader can learn how in-house Workday owners configure core HCM and related modules, manage security, reporting and integrations, and support HR after go-live.
Professionals to explore
01—10Adam Hall, MBA
LinkedInExperience: Manager of People Technology (Workday) · Tufts Medicine
Manager of People Technology (Workday) at Tufts Medicine since November 2023, where his profile says he leads the Workday platform across Core HCM, Security and Reporting. He was also HRIS Functional Manager (Workday) at Bronson Healthcare (2022–2023), and held Workday Project Coordinator, HRIS Specialist and HRIS Analyst roles there from 2017 to 2022.
Carol Emery Price
LinkedInExperience: Human Capital Management (HCM) Systems Director, Workday · City Year
Human Capital Management (HCM) Systems Director, Workday at City Year since April 2022, after serving there as Human Capital Management (HCM) Systems Manager, Workday (2020–2022) and Human Resources Information System Analyst, Workday (2017–2020). Her profile describes functional experience leading Workday system implementation, configuration, integrations, administration and strategic planning.
Diann Melo
LinkedInExperience: Workday HCM Lead (Lead Software Engineer) · Nike
Workday HCM Lead (Lead Software Engineer) at Nike since July 2022, after serving as Workday HCM Functional Lead at Phreesia (2021–2022). She was earlier People Operations, Benefits and HRIS Director at Liquidnet (2019–2021). Her profile cites cross-functional, hands-on Workday experience since 2012 with multiple implementations in diverse industries.
Keith Klemas, PHR
LinkedInExperience: Manager, Workday Systems · Ensign College
Manager, Workday Systems at Ensign College since May 2025, where his profile says he manages all aspects of the college's Workday tenants, including HCM, Finance, Student, Reporting and Security, working with HR, IT and Finance teams. He was previously Senior HRIS Analyst at Salt Lake City Corporation (2019–2025).
Michael S.
LinkedInExperience: Workday Solution Architect · Lamb Weston
Former Workday Solution Architect at Lamb Weston (2023–2025), after serving there as Workday Senior Technical Analyst, HRIS (2017–2023), and earlier Global HR Analyst & Workday HRIS Administrator at kgb (2008–2017). His profile cites 15+ years leading Workday HCM, Payroll, Security and Integrations, including global rollouts, tenant mergers and payroll transformations. He has been HRIS System Administrator at San Juan Regional Medical Center since December 2025.
Nathan Miller
LinkedInExperience: HRIS Manager, Workday · Hamilton Lane
HRIS Manager, Workday at Hamilton Lane since April 2021. His profile lists specialties in Workday HCM, Payroll, Recruiting, Benefits, Compensation, Talent, Reporting, Security and Integrations (Studio and EIB). Before Hamilton Lane he was Sr HRIS Analyst at CNO Financial Group (2019–2021) and HR Senior Systems Analyst at Allegion (2017–2019).
Pam Schnee
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Director, Workday HCM Lead · Cincinnati Children's
Sr. Director, Workday HCM Lead at Cincinnati Children's since July 2023. Before that she was Director, HRIS Workday (2020–2023) and Associate Director HRIS Workday (2018–2020) at Concentrix, and Senior Manager HRIS Workday at Convergys (2015–2020). Her profile describes technology experience focused on human resources, finance, recruiting and other corporate systems.
Raja Nisar
LinkedInExperience: Workday Functional Lead - Senior HRIS Specialist · World Food Programme
Workday Functional Lead - Senior HRIS Specialist at World Food Programme since November 2019, where the profile says he leads the design, configuration, testing and deployment of Workday HCM modules including Core HR, Recruiting, Talent & Performance, Learning and Workforce Planning. He was previously HR Solutions Architect at World Food Programme (2014–2019).
Ryan Pittman, SPHR
LinkedInExperience: Workday HCM Lead · Valeris
Workday HCM Lead at Valeris since August 2025, after serving as HRIS Manager (Workday) at Hayward Holdings, Inc. (2022–2025). He was earlier Manager, HR Technology at Collins Aerospace (2016–2021). His profile describes more than 15 years of HRIS experience covering configuration, implementations, global HRIS strategy and digital transformation.
Valentina Hafizova
LinkedInExperience: Workday HCM Lead & HR Operations · Intellia Therapeutics, Inc.
Former Workday HCM Lead & HR Operations at Intellia Therapeutics, Inc. (2021–2023), and Workday HRIS Lead at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution since October 2023. Her profile describes a certified Workday HCM professional with 16+ years of functional and technical experience across Core HCM, time keeping, payroll, recruiting, onboarding, benefits, reporting, integration and functional security, including go-live and post-implementation support.
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's module and scale experience to your question, since some focus on core HCM and security while others focus on payroll, benefits or recruiting. Check whether their Workday role is current or past, and whether it was hands-on or a team lead role, before asking about day-to-day configuration.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How did you staff and structure Workday HCM administration after go-live, and what would you change?
- 02Which business process and security configuration decisions caused the most rework later?
- 03How do you manage Workday release updates and integrations with payroll and benefits providers?
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