Alexander R.-Workday Architect & PMP | AI Strategy HR-Tech | Transformation & Optimization | CloudMcFly Founder

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Experience
Management Consultant - AI Strategy & Workday Architecture
CloudMcFly
- Lead AI readiness and process assessments across HR and Finance, identify automation opportunities, develop ROI business cases and translate findings into prioritized recommendations for executive decision-making.
- Built CloudMcFly's internal AI operating system in self-hosted n8n, with a 22-strong digital workforce across seven business functions and an estimated delivery capacity equivalent to three to five people. A separate document-classification workflow reduced manual HR ticket routing by 60%.
- Translate EU AI Act requirements into practical governance roadmaps and deliver "AI Driving License" workshops, strengthening leadership understanding of AI adoption and governance responsibilities.
Workday Architect & Project Manager
CloudMcFly
- Led Workday consolidation for a 90,000-employee global bank during a live M&A integration, bringing two workforces into one HR environment with no disruption to employees or payroll.
- Architected HiredScore and Paradox integrations with Workday Recruiting, enabling AI-assisted candidate scoring and 24/7 interview scheduling, reducing recruiter administration by approximately 50% and improving candidate-experience scores.
- Designed matrix security architectures across 19 countries to govern manager access to employee data and address works council, disability officer and GDPR requirements; led a team of 25 consultants.
Certified Workday Consultant, Architect & Project Manager
Workday
- Delivered 20+ Workday implementations for clients with 2,500 to 90,000 employees, with Workday consulting experience in the DACH region since 2016.
- Served as Global Delivery Assurance Consultant, reviewing tenant configuration and delivery quality before go-live and identifying structural risks for remediation.
- Led Recruiting, HCM and Compensation workstreams for Fortune 500 and FTSE 100 clients and mentored teams of up to six; received the "Consulting Project Team of the Year (FY21)" team award.
Senior Human Resources Consultant
NTT DATA Deutschland GmbH
- Led SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting and Learning implementations, translating HR process requirements into system solutions and providing bilingual team leadership.
- Designed an enterprise competence-management framework covering role and skill definitions, assessment models and HR analytics to identify organizational capabilities and skills gaps.
- Led a Six Sigma HR process improvement project and the associated change management program, embedding sustained improvements in operational practice.
Recruitment Consultant, Market: Microsoft Freelance
SThree Computer Futures
- Placement of IT professionals and executives at all levels of experience across all industries
- Build and expand cross-industry business relations in Bavaria
- Negotiation with clients and candidates
- Consulting of companies regarding their hiring targets
Senior Human Resources Consultant
NTT DATA
- Subproject responsibility for SAP SuccessFactors implementation projects in the Recruiting and Learning modules; led teams in English and German
- Subproject responsibility for launching a comprehensive competency management concept; HR responsibilities included defining roles and skills with the academy, creating a holistic evaluation sheet, and conducting HR analysis
- Project responsibility for Six Sigma HR optimization and the resulting change management
- Advised IT departments and competency center heads on their growth targets and strategic HR skills
- Managed headcount from weekly/monthly operations through annual skill development reviews
- Personnel controlling
- Europe-wide active sourcing at executive level
- Built entire departments or teams focused on specific topics, with budget responsibility
- Planned and coordinated the budget for the active sourcing function, in the four-digit range; presented and reported to management
- Event management: coordinated, delivered, and followed up on university activities, fairs, etc.
Recruitment Consultant - Microsoft Practice
Computer Futures (SThree)
Established a Microsoft freelance recruitment desk and managed end-to-end IT recruitment, with up to 17 active contractor placements.
- built a freelance market for Computer Futures in Bavaria
- created the 1st German Key Account
- qualified projects and requirements
- searched for suitable candidates
- negotiated salaries
- managed key accounts
Consultant, HR Marketing & Recruitment
NTT DATA DACH
Delivered employer branding and recruitment marketing for Oracle Siebel; managed working-student and internship hiring.
- marketing concepts for internships
- budget responsibility for advertising and career fairs
- direct search for senior-level consultants
Consultant HR Marketing & Recruiting
NTT Data
- Human resources marketing and recruiting, e.g. four-digit budget responsibility to establish recruitment programmes for Oracle-Siebel consultants
- HR controlling and organization
- Event management
Industry experience
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Experienced in Information Technology, Professional Services, and Banking and Finance.
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Experienced in Project Management, Information Technology, Human Resources, Quality Assurance, Sales, and Marketing.
Summary
Seasoned Workday Consultant & Architect, PMP-certified Project Manager, and AI Strategy Consultant with 10+ years of hands-on Workday experience and 16+ years in HR technology. One of the first Workday consultants in the DACH region with an HR professional background.
Track record of 25+ enterprise Workday implementations across 20+ industries and 23+ countries — from Phase 1 greenfield rollouts to complex Phase X enhancements and M&A integrations. Proven ability to lead global programs with teams of 25+ consultants. Currently bridging Workday ecosystems with next-generation AI strategy, delivering measurable outcomes through AI readiness audits, governance roadmaps, and production-grade automation.
Skills
Workday Architecture & Delivery
- Hands-On Implementation, Architecture & Program Leadership (Pmp)
- Hcm
- Recruiting
- Compensation
- Prism Analytics
- Reporting
- Security
- Tenant Optimization
- Eibs & Integrations
- Gdpr And Works Council Requirements
Ai Strategy Consulting
- Ai Readiness Analysis → Heatmaps → Scoping & Forecasting → Pmp Delivery
- Governance & Eu Ai Act
- Multi-Agent Automation (N8n)
- Multi-Llm Pipelines
- Roi Business Cases
- Enablement Workshops
- Rag & Document-Intelligence Systems
Technical Skills & Tools
Workday
- Hcm, Recruiting, Compensation & Advanced Compensation
- International Compensation
- De/At Tariff-Group Logic
- Prism Analytics
- Launch
- Ldp
- Onboarding
- Security: Aggregation, Intersecting, Segmented, Matrix
- Birt
- Workday Studio
- Eibs
- Cloud Loader
- Customer Central
- Purge Concepts
- Reports
- Dashboards
- Hubs
- Role-Based Reporting Cockpits & Data Visualizations
- Hr Management Reporting
- Mobile
Project Management
- Agile (Scrum/Kanban) & Waterfall
- Cutover Strategy
- Test Management
- Test-Case Design & Orchestration
- Test Execution Coordination
- Change Enablement
- Stakeholder Management
- Resource/Cost Forecasting
Ai & Automation
- Ai Readiness
- End-To-End Process Analysis
- Pain-Point & Cost Heatmaps
- Market-Solution Evaluation
- It Landscape Design
- Audience-Specific Interfaces
- Phased Implementation
- N8n (React & Multi-Agent Orchestration)
- Prompt Engineering
- Chatgpt Enterprise
- Claude
- Gemini
- Perplexity
- Copilot
- Serpapi
- Rag Systems
- Custom Agent Design
Integrations
- Peci Integration Review & Validation
- Payroll Integration & Consultant Coordination
- Sap/Loga Payroll Feeds
- Boomerang Payslip Integration
- Docusign
- Adobe Esign
- Linkedin Recruiter
- Broadbean
- Hiredscore
- Paradox
- Equest
- Isu/Website Apis
- Sftp
- Rest Apis
- Webhooks
- Ms 365/Outlook
Tools
- Smartsheet
- Miro
- Jira
- Azure Devops
- Confluence
- Microsoft Planner
- Power Bi
- Sharepoint
- Slack
Compliance
- Eu Ai Act
- Gdpr/Dsgvo
- German Labor Law (Betrvg)
- Works Councils & Disability Officers
- Ai Ethics
Languages
Education
West Coast University of Applied Sciences
B.A. · Human Resources Management & Controlling
Human Resources, Controlling, Finance, Event Management
Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel
Diplom · Applied Economics
Public Economics, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics
Certifications & licenses
Google AI Essentials
Google · Munich, Germany
Certified Workday Consultant For Prism Analytics
Workday
Certified Workday Consultant In Core Compensation
Workday
Certified People Experience (PEX) Employee For Team-Management
Certified Workday Consultant For Delivery Assurance
Certified Workday Consultant For Result Based Interviews
Certified Workday Consultant In Launch
Certified Workday Consultant In Recruitment
Workday
Certified Workday Consultant In Human Capital Management
Workday
IHK
Quality Coach Certified
Rhetoric Certified
Statistics
Experience
Global experience
Expertise
Qualifications
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Alexander is based in Munich, Germany and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.
Alexander speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), French (Elementary).
Alexander has at least 18 years of experience. During this time, Alexander has worked in at least 8 different roles and for 8 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 2 years. Note that Alexander may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Alexander would be well-suited for roles such as: Management Consultant - AI Strategy & Workday Architecture, Workday Architect & Project Manager, Certified Workday Consultant, Architect & Project Manager.
Alexander's most recent position is Management Consultant - AI Strategy & Workday Architecture at CloudMcFly.
In recent years, Alexander has worked for CloudMcFly.
Alexander is most experienced in industries like Information Technology, Professional Services, and Banking and Finance.
Alexander is most experienced in business areas like Project Management, Information Technology, and Human Resources. Alexander also has some experience in Quality Assurance, Sales, and Marketing.
Alexander has recently worked in industries like Information Technology, Banking and Finance, and Professional Services.
Alexander has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology and Project Management.
Alexander attended West Coast University of Applied Sciences for Human Resources Management & Controlling.
Alexander has 15 certificates. Among them, these include: Google AI Essentials, Certified Workday Consultant For Prism Analytics, and Certified Workday Consultant In Core Compensation.
Alexander is immediately available part-time for suitable projects.
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