Donald Siegrist

About Donald Siegrist

KEY SKILLS & EXPERIENCE• Twenty five+ years of progressive technology, business and HR experience with expertise in leadership, portfolio/program/project management, organizational change management, application/infrastructure development/support, communications & operations management.• Experienced executive with a proven ability to set direction aligned to strategy, build strong customer/partner relationships, effectively leverage resources across large teams and create a highly engaging environment for associates.• Accomplished Program/Project Manager with experience across numerous technical, business & functional areas requiring the ability to flex across environments, management styles & cultures.• In every role I have served as a trusted consultant while building highly productive relationships based on trust and respect. KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS• Delivered on $30 million program that consolidated multiple line of business data repositories and implemented the foundation for an Enterprise Customer Information File.• Built program/project management capability across HR COE leading to more integrated annual planning, portfolio prioritization and consistent delivery success.• Delivered enterprise LMS (Cornerstone On Demand) on time, on budget with very high quality. Solution supports 40+ learning organizations and 34K+ associates. First major HR cloud solution.• Influenced HR Senior Executive Team to continue transition to cloud solutions for core HCM capabilities. Resulted in selection/implementation of Workday HCM enabling significant savings.• Led enterprise change management supporting delivery of Workday HCM to 34K+ associates. Led cross functional change team that built robust, simple and efficient foundation for execution.• Initiated/Delivered phase 1 of Integrated Talent Experience Program driving optimization of our Workday HCM platform, reduction of legacy systems, significant annual savings and better associate experience.• Greatest accomplishment is being recognized as a leader/partner with a brand built on integrity and trust.

Experience

1. AVP, Process Management

   Nationwide

   Mar 2014 — Present · Columbus, OH, US

   Initiated “Integrated Talent Experience” program with focus on enhanced associate experience with HR tools, HCM data fully leveraged for the benefit of associate career development and optimization of the core HCM investment- Led build of HR Data Lake enabling enhanced operational reporting and analytics capabilities. Data Lake developed as a compliment to core HCM reporting and analytics capabilities- Implemented enterprise cloud Learning Management System (LMS) system for 34K associates on time/budget with exceptional quality and a greatly simplified user experience- Implemented enterprise cloud recognition system on time/budget with exceptional quality- Led organizational change management for delivery of Workday HCM building a robust, simple and efficient foundation for execution- Gallup associate engagement score in 74th percentile across team of 25 associates.

Education

• Miami University

  B.S., Finance

  1988 — 1992

Skills

• Portfolio Management
• Infrastructure
• Insurance
• Software Development
• Pmo
• Pmp
• Leadership
• Management
• Project Portfolio Management
• Application Development
• Analysis
• Application Management
• Project Management
• Application Lifecycle Management
• Infrastructure Planning
• Process Improvement
• Program Management
• Change Management
• Crm
• Strategy
• Talent Management