Punya Gill

About Punya Gill

Hi, I’m Punya — a Workday & AI Program Manager with 13+ years of experience leading organization-wide Workday implementations for mid-market and enterprise companies (both globally and domestic). I\'ve delivered 32+ Workday & AI programs in production for clients like Coinbase, Belk, Simpson Thacher, AT & T, Salesforce, Citi, Bank of America, Ohio State University, and more driving large-scale transformations across the enterprise. 🧭 With previous experience leading the implementation divisions at both Workday and SAP, I\'ve seen it all -$100M mistakes, run-away budgets, stalled deployments, and more importantly I\'ve seen what separates successful implementations from those that fail. This allows me to pair a rare blend of vendor-side insights with client-side execution - ensuring your implementation is delivered on time, on budget, and done right the FIRST time with long term ROI. So you don\'t call me 3 years after go-live to fix what should\'ve been done right the first go-around. From planning through go-live and optimization, I manage every phase of your Workday & AI project in partnership with your implementation partner and vendors: planning, design, testing, data, integrations, cutover strategy, multi-level stakeholder management, and change management with a deep ownership every step of the way from the kickoff call until hypercare and stabilization. 🤝 I’ve collaborated with nearly every major implementation partner and vendor—including Workday, SAP, Oracle, OpenAI, Anthropic, KPMG, Deloitte, Accenture, PwC, CrossVue, TopBloc, Invisors, Cognizant, NetSuite, Strada, Capgemini, and more - so I’m deeply familiar with every vendor\'s methodologies, weaknesses and strengths and how to ensure a successful go-live for your organization. If you’re looking for a rockstar Workday or AI program executive who will go above and beyond in guiding your organization through a successful implementation the FIRST time around — I\'m your gal:)

Experience

1. Executive Ai Advisor

   Mercor

   Aug 2025 — Present

   Advisor to Mercor\'s executive team: an AI data training company that provides high-quality training data to frontier AI labs (Open AI, Google, Anthropic) to train the next generation of LLM models and robotics.

Education

• California State University - East Bay

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science

  2014 — 2018

• University of California, Berkeley

  Product Management, Blockchain and Web 3.0

  2021 — 2022

• Stanford University

  Product & Project Management

  2017 — 2017

Skills

• Salesforce.com
• Web Design
• Information Technology
• Java
• Web Development
• C++
• Technical Support
• Customer Service
• Programming
• Computer Science
• Marketing Communications
• User Interface Design
• Data Analysis
• Sap Hana
• Marketing Strategy
• Business Development
• Strategic Planning
• Html
• Business Strategy
• Team Management
• Management
• Product Marketing
• Leadership
• Microsoft Office
• Public Speaking
• Customer Relationship Management (Crm)
• Computer Proficiency
• Communication