• Oversee the maintenance of organizational structures and foundation values that enable workflow capabilities in the Workday system, including the creation / edit / removal of organizations, positions, jobs, pay groups, departments etc.
• Ensured excellent data accuracy within Workday and other interface systems by following controlled data management and governance practices, including system audits.Performed root cause analysis to identify sources of customer dissatisfaction or business process performance inadequacies, making recommendations for process and systems changes.
• Performed Workday system data extracts and testing to ensure data accuracy and alignment to global standards.
• Collaborated with alternate HR Services hub locations to ensure global standards are applied in HCM structure management.
• Reviewed existing business practices and support the identification and updating of outdated business processes in collaboration with HRIT partners.
• Support stakeholder engagement and change management efforts for newly defined processes and procedures.
• Assisted in the organizational change process by supporting efforts to determine future state governance of new or changed organizations.
• Supported project management activities of organizational change, by tracking decisions from meetings, staying up to date on milestones and working with management to communicate progress to key stakeholders.
• Fully document all cases in case management application.
• Provided input to HR Service Center knowledgebase.
• Participated in scheduled and ad hoc training in order to improve policy and process acumen.

HR Transformational Lead and Business Analyst

• Worked as the Core HR Transformation Lead and Analyst for the Latin America Region on a Global HR project implementation (Workday).
• Lead business process and workflow mapping/analysis using existing and new data capture from all markets analyzing each requirement providing system and functional solution, simplyfing and streamlining systems, policies, methods and tools across.
• Merge of various HR systems (including People Soft, SAP, Academy and Employee Portal).
• Pilot region due to the complexity/languages of the markets (USA, Canada & Latin America) giving the rest of the regions worldwide the opportunity to adapt, synergy and search and spin with the same global process.

HR Analyst

• Worked with a high grade of confidentiality and support Head of HR on New Hire Induction, Employee Lifecycle, and Background check, Merit Increase and Bonus Compensation, Platform for Growth, Calibration and Value Surveys.
• Knowledge Transfer for LAC transfers and payroll to HQ in USA; compilation of laws, benefits for all countries and government.
• Work along with all areas of First Point Americas and with other members of the Region HR team, to ensure great level of implementation of HR processes to internal and external stakeholders, in a promptly and compliant manner.

HR Manager

• Manage the Employee Life Cycle including, Resourcing, Rewards, Resolutions, Terminations and Policies.
• Ensure all End to End Processes follows each country step maps/matrix/knowledge taking into consideration rules and regulations established by local Labor Laws. Creation and reviewing of Company Policies, Process, Procedures, Code of Business Conduct, Benefits and others. Validation of Payroll for markets and liaison to Global Relocation.
• Work along with Shared Services as the In Market HR Advisor for Joiners, Movers and Leavers including International Assignees and Permanent Transfers. Manage the E-Learning, Induction, Functional Capabilities trainings and EE conventions.

Project Lead/Business Analyst

• Partnered with third party vendors and support functions to automate manual processes including Payroll, HR and support systems, saving time and money while decreasing errors.
• Oversee all aspect from company registration to office functionality including entity registration to recruitment, screening and full Employee Life Cycle. Implementation of all policies and procedures to ensure alignment with company's culture, WOW and local labor laws.

• Support the Marketing Director for the LAC Region, Free Trade Zone & US Border.
• Business analyst within each market complexity to understand brand opportunity working closely with distributors and third party vendors on system implementation, policies and process to align business goals benefiting with sales growth, company culturure delivering results and savings for both stakeholders, customers and company objectives. Bi-weekly group meetings, quarterly on site meetings, Budget, One Plan, WebEx and others.
• Coordinator for the Diageo Way of Brand Building, the Drink IQ platforms and the Diageo Marketing Code across Region.
• Responsible for Point of Sale materials and promotions throughout the year as well as main contact for agencies. Accounts Payable processor; PO creation, good receipts, invoice processing and follow up (SAP).

Oversee all aspects of the administration (490 employees) i.e.; HR, Accounts Payable, Payroll, Administrative Assistants Pull (6), Cashiers, CIS (Customer Service), Supplies, Uniforms, HandHeld and Printers, Building Maintenance. Oversee the Performance Review for all administrative personnel. When necessary, support KAMs in computer software programs. Track weekly Period Objectives by Territory and Route. Keep track of consulting agreements. Coordinate all activities including on and off-site meetings, Coordinator for United Way. Work along with Market Unit HR Department on various responsibilities including personnel and Newsletter. Coordinator for the 2007 Super Bowl (applications, permits, product delivery coordination, restaurant activation kits, Executives accommodations and activities, POP material, budget and APS process, coordination of staff). Creation of master guidelines/booklets for APS, Payroll, Settlement, Safety and Administrative processes along with Market Unit Compliance and Control Analyst.

• Support the GM’s for LAC and Wines (Navarro Correas & Barton Guestier worldwide), the HR Vice President and the Finance/Commercial Director.
• Manage heavy calendar, coordinate events (i.e. office meetings, educational seminars in Argentina and Europe), Expense Reports (for up to 8 people) using Concur; create all PowerPoint presentations for the department; travel arrangements.
• Created the Wines Newsletters and the Press Release for Venture Americas & Caribbean; official translator of the Human Resources Newsletter.
• Event & Planning Coordinator for the Marketing Department throughout the division (Miami, Trinidad, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Peru, Chile & Argentina) for Johnnie Walker, Baileys, Tanqueray, Smirnoff and the Global Brand Team. Maintenance and reconciliation of invoices and creation of PO’s for Distributors and Suppliers using Lotus Notes database.
• Involved in the GATE paperwork for product/brand introduction in our markets.
• Involved in the creation of POS material along with the Trade Marketing Specialist.
• Create the Depletions database and Resources Desk in the intranet portal. A&P process.

• Support Senior Vice President and Executive Vice President on a daily basis, i.e.: scheduling meetings, calendar and travel, ingoing & outgoing correspondence, expenses reports, highly involved with special projects (Budget, Strategy Plans), built presentations for in-site and off-site/worldwide meetings for Smirnoff, Baileys, Malibu, TGIF, Jose Cuervo.
• Coordinate events and promotions for the on-trade (CT, NY, NJ, MA, PA, RI). Highly involved in transition of Seagram brands (Strategy Plans).
• In charge of Educational Seminars, trips (to educate customers and consumers on the brands - Jose Cuervo Tequila).
• Key contact for Tequila Cuervo and UDV's Intranet for the US offices. Support Executive/Board Committee in foreign countries.