Melissa Hathaway

About Melissa Hathaway

Most HR programs fail not because the technology is wrong, but because there is a fundamental gap between the business problem and the technical solution. In today’s landscape, that gap has widened to include the complexities of responsible AI integration.Closing this gap has been the defining work of my 20-year career. I am a strategic leader who bridges the divide between HR and technology, specializing in the mission-critical shift of evolving legacy HR ecosystems into AI-enabled frameworks.My perspective is built from both sides of the table:* As a practitioner: In my recent corporate experience, I led and advised on the deployment of enterprise-wide workforce systems, built a Workday Extend product function, and established the operating model for incorporating AI governance into the HR function from the ground up.* As a consultant: I spent years as a strategic advisor and solution architect at various consulting firms advising on pre-implementation strategies and designing and delivering Workday implementations for global organizations across industries. That combination—deep practitioner roots plus the strategic foresight to navigate the AI shift—shapes how I lead. I don’t just strategize the future of work; I’ve operationalized it at scale.

Experience

1. Senior Principal, Teammate Experience Delivery

   Nike

   Jul 2022 — Present · Portland, OR, US

   HR AI Strategy and Transformation Lead, driving business cases prioritization and adoption of AI and Generative AI technologies within the HR function* Modernizing workforce management systems with the implementation of UKG Pro for time & attendance* Seek opportunities to automate repetitive HR operations resulting in process efficiencies & time savings* Design & implement large-scale transformations on Workday and ServiceNow for global 75k employee populations* Assess current HR technologies to streamline the HR tech stack, resulting in significant cost reductions

Education

• Purdue University Daniels School of Business

  BS, Organizational Leadership & Supervision

  1990 — 1995

• Purdue University

  MBA, International Management

Skills

• Peoplesoft
• Cognos
• Workforce Analytics
• Performance Management
• Business Development
• Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
• Business Process
• Software Development Life Cycle
• Successfactors
• Strategy
• Reporting
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Talent Management
• Sdlc
• Talent Acquisition
• Business Process Improvement
• Consulting
• Wordpress
• Business Analysis
• Personnel Management
• Management
• Hris
• Teradata
• Program Management
• Business Intelligence
• Sap HR
• Human Resources
• Leadership
• Integration
• Workforce Planning
• Requirements Gathering
• Sql
• Visio
• Project Management
• Stakeholder Management
• Taleo
• Applicant Tracking Systems
• Business Process Design
• Workday
• Recruiting