Melodee Stone
Results-Driven, energetic and passionate Human Resource and Benefits Manager with expertise in Benefits Administration | Workday | Strategic Leadership
- Role
- Workday Benefits Absence Management Lead and Functional Analyst at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- Location
- Tulsa, OK, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Melodee Stone
Dedicated and results-oriented Human Resources and Benefits Manager with a proven track record in crafting and managing comprehensive benefits packages to enhance employee well-being. Over 2 years of expertise in configuring and managing Workday benefits, and absence management modules. A strategic leader with a focus on operational excellence, adept at refining benefits COE delivery and collaborating on M&A activities. Proven ability to establish critical partnerships, enhance employee journeys, and ensure legal compliance. Excited to bring my skills in benefits administration, technology optimization, and strategic leadership to a dynamic organization.
Experience
Workday Benefits Absence Management Lead and Functional Analyst
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Oct 2022 — Present · Nashville, TN
Championed the configuration and conversion from PeopleSoft to Workday HRIS system, serving as benefits and absence module lead during conversion and sustainment after Go-Live.Lead end-to-end open enrollment experience, updating configuration of benefit plan changes, handling integration files, extensive testing, and training Benefits team.Configure and maintain benefit plan designs, integrating strategic recommendations for policy, plan design, and enhancements.Provide subject matter expertise in advising on system and technology improvement needs, advocating for benefit and time off priorities.Develop and maintain leave and time off plans, making high level recommendation of policy and plan design updates that promote employee retention, total rewards, and enhance end user experience.Research and handle Help case tickets, system enhancement projects utilizing JIRA along with system break tickets to identify breaks, make corrections and provide knowledge items to end user.Collaborate with cross-functional teams and vendors for system optimizations, integrations, plan updates, testing and enhancements.Conduct data analysis for benefit enrollment and time-off balances during system conversion, ensuring accuracy.Research, configure, and test bi-annual releases, along with continuous enhancement configuration, testing, and migration to optimize the system and enhance the user experience.Identify trends, issues, and enhancement opportunities, communicating recommended solutions to stakeholders and leadership.Train the Benefits, Absence, and Employee Service Center teams based on configuration setup, audits, and upcoming enhancements.Collaborate with vendors on integrations, enrollment, eligibility, plan updates, and more
Education
University of Oklahoma
Bachelors, Human Resources Management / Psychology
2006 — 2009
Tulsa Community College
Associates, Liberal Arts
2005 — 2006
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