Mohamed Lakis Jr.

Results-driven Workday HCM Analyst with proven expertise in Workday implementation, configuration, and optimization across the full HCM suite. Demonstrated success in streamlining HR processes, enhancing system efficiency, and delivering innovative solutions for complex business challenges. Specialized in compensation management, advanced reporting, and process automation with a track record of successful enterprise-wide deployments.

Workday HCM Analyst - MEDABLE - REMOTE

(2026-02 - 2026-08)

• Functional owner for Compensation, Talent, Learning, Absence/Time Off, and Time Tracking; owned configuration, testing, and production support
• Configured enhancements across Time Off/Absence & Leave, Time Tracking, Compensation, Payroll (multi-state & multi-country), Recruiting, Core HR, and Benefits modules
• Discovery Boards: Built Discovery Boards for executive leadership providing real-time workforce analytics, headcount trends, and turnover insights for strategic decision-making
• Talent/Recruiting: Configured specific rules on job requisition, job application, offer, hire and onboarding business processes to streamline recruiting
• Learning: Built learning content, campaigns, and required-training assignment rules; delivered completion and compliance dashboards
• Security: Configured domain and role-based security policies, managed security group assignments, and conducted security audits to ensure compliance with SOX and data privacy requirements
• Spearheaded the customization and optimization of Workday new HCM release functionalities across all modules

HRIS Analyst, Workday - BHG FINANCIAL - REMOTE

(2023-07 - 2026-02)

• Owned Workday Compensation and Reporting for a high-growth, multi-state workforce as primary configuration and escalation point
• Advanced Compensation: Creating dynamic salary structure using grade and grade profile for all locations that provided a guiding pay range for managers during offer, hire, change job, and add job
• Supported, administered, and configured compensation grids and calculations; ran bonus and merit cycles quarterly and annually
• Reporting: Matrix, Composite, and Advanced Reports across DE&I Initiatives, Time Off/Absence & Leave, Time Tracking, Compensation, Talent/Performance, Payroll (multi-state & multi-country), Learning, Recruiting, Core HR, and Benefits
• Meet with stakeholders to understand the story that needs to be told with data in system
• Used EIBs for mass compensation loads and data corrections, with audit reporting to validate accuracy
• HR Core: Configuration of questionnaires on different processes with follow up reporting on data, HCM dashboards, custom object usage, and validations
• Absence/Time Off: Configured time off plans for international laws, compliance with state/federal laws in USA, troubleshoot and connecting time off plans to earnings
• Time Tracking: Configured attestations, break differentials, time calculations, meal and rest break premiums, earning rates, worktags
• SOX Compliance: Reviewed and determined in scope and out of scope changes for QAR and APR
• Bonus & Merit: Configured and administered annual bonus and merit increase cycles within Workday Compensation module

Workday Systems Analyst - CHIPOTLE - REMOTE, COLUMBUS, OH

(2021-09 - 2023-07)

HR Specialist - BEST BUY - MAPLE GROVE, MN

(2018-07 - 2021-09)

• Managed comprehensive HR operations for a division of 300+ employees, achieving 95% satisfaction rate
• Streamlined recruitment processes through standardized assessment protocols, reducing hiring cycle by 25%
• Developed and executed retention strategies resulting in 15% improvement in employee retention rates

Bachelor of Business Administration - College of Business and Management - University of Minnesota (2021-06)

Front End Web-Development Certification - Specialized in Modern Web Technologies and Responsive Design (2022-11)