Goutham Ala

About Goutham Ala

I’m a Senior Data & Business Analyst with over 10 years of experience transforming raw…

Experience

1. Workday Data Analyst

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   Dec 2024 — Present · South San Francisco, CA, US

   Leading end-to-end delivery of data initiatives, including integration of Workday with Snowflake and managing scalable data pipelines using dbt to streamline HR and operational reporting.Collaborating with cross-functional business and IT stakeholders to gather and analyze requirements related to workforce planning, compensation, and headcount forecasting.Designed and documented complex business requirements (BRDs), data dictionaries, and lineage diagrams to support data governance and cataloging initiatives.Developing advanced SQL queries in Snowflake to support analytics dashboards, HR metrics, and audit reporting, while ensuring data accuracy and consistency across systems.Conducted detailed data analysis to identify inconsistencies in Workday datasets, applying Python-based validation scripts to ensure alignment with business rules and improve data quality.Driving User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for data integration and transformation initiatives, ensuring business needs are met and delivering insights in real-time to stakeholders.Utilizing Agile methodologies and tools such as JIRA and Confluence to manage project deliverables and sprint planning, collaborating with technical and business teams.Partnered with HR leadership to implement Master Data Management (MDM) practices and enhance workforce data accuracy across departments.Present data-driven insights to executive leadership through visually compelling dashboards and reports, supporting workforce planning, compliance, and resource allocation.Created scalable data models and documented transformation logic in dbt to support evolving HR analytics needs, contributing to strategic planning and decision-making.