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Elena Knyshenko

HRIS Expert - PROJECT MANAGER HR TECHNOLOGIES

€350/day
Salzburg, AT
8-15 years
Project Management
Digital Transformation
Business analysis
sap hcm
HRIS

Average response time: 1 hour

About Elena

HR Tech Consultant and Project Manager with 10+ years of experience delivering HR technology, payroll, time management, and HRIS transformation initiatives in international environments.

My background combines deep SAP HCM expertise with hands-on experience in system customization, business process optimization, and project leadership. I have worked across the full project lifecycle, from requirements gathering and solution design to testing, deployment, stakeholder management, and hypercare support.

Throughout my career, I have successfully delivered projects involving SAP HCM, SuccessFactors, SmartRecruiters, Enboarder. I have partnered with HR, IT, Finance, Legal, and external vendors to translate business requirements into scalable, sustainable, and user-focused technology solutions.

Key areas of expertise include:
• HRIS and HR Tech transformation
• SAP HCM (Payroll, Time Management, Personnel Administration)
• SuccessFactors implementation and rollout support
• HR system integrations and process automation
• Business analysis and requirements engineering
• Vendor and stakeholder management
• Project and workstream leadership
• Testing, UAT, and hypercare coordination

I am particularly interested in supporting organizations with HR digital transformation, HRIS modernization, ATS implementations, process optimization, and integration initiatives.

  • English

    Native or bilingual

  • German

    Basic

  • Russian

    Native or bilingual

Can work on-site
Salzburg (up to 50km)

Experience

  • RED BULL GMBH,
    GLOBAL HRIS SPECIALIST - PROJECT MANAGER HR TECHNOLOGIES
    August 2023 - December 2025 (2 years and 4 months)
    Austria
    • • Supported and administered global e-recruiting and onboarding solutions, ensuring stable integrations with SAP HCM and native SmartRecruiters–Enboarder setup
    • • Analyzed recruiting and onboarding processes across regions and identified opportunities for process improvements and system optimization
    • • Led the SmartRecruiters–Enboarder–SuccessFactors integration stream as part of a global SAP SuccessFactors rollout, aligning business requirements with technical implementation
    • • Supported end-to-end country rollouts of SmartRecruiters, ensuring alignment between global design and local business needs
    • • Led the implementation of Personal File & Archiving solution (Accenture Document Composer), including requirements clarification, solution setup, and rollout coordination
    • • Acted as Workstream Lead within the global SAP SuccessFactors rollout (e recruiting and Personal File & Archiving), coordinating stakeholders across HR, IT, and external vendors
    • • Led RFI/RFP processes for vendor selection, including requirements definition, evaluation, and contract negotiations
    • • Coordinated external consultants and vendors, ensuring delivery aligned with business expectations and system landscape
    • • Supported SAP HCM Payroll (AT & UAE), Time Management, and Payroll Interfaces, ensuring reliable data processing and integrations
    • • Led the implementation of Time Management Employee Self-Service (Germany), supporting process standardization and user adoption
    • • Contributed to global SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central rollout as part of the HRIS team
    • • Managed global Payroll Interface projects (US, Canada, Brazil, Switzerland), coordinating HR, Finance, payroll providers, and SAP teams to ensure accurate and compliant data flows
    HRIS sap hcm Project Management Business analysis Agile method
  • SEVERSTAL,
    SENIOR SAP PY/PT CONSULTANT
    March 2016 - July 2023 (7 years and 4 months)
    Moscow, Russia
    • • Supported and developed SAP HCM core system for Payroll and Time Management across Russia, Kazakhstan, Burkina Faso, and Guinea
    • • SAP PT module:
    ◦ • Full-cycle configuration of Time Management (work schedules, absences, quotas, quota compensation, etc.)
    ◦ • Time evaluation scheme customization (e.g. overtime, quotas, absence/ attendance processing)
    ◦ • Implemented Employee Self-Services via SAP Fiori (work schedule changes, overtime registration)
    • • SAP PY module:
    ◦ • Full-cycle payroll configuration: wage types, absence/attendance, sickness and tax calculations (incl. Gross-up)
    ◦ • Configured Off-cycle payments, payroll remittance, and posting
    • • SAP PA:
    ◦ • Configured personnel actions and infotype logic
    • • ABAP:
    ◦ • Code reading and debugging for implementation and support tasks
    sap hcm HRIS Project Management Business analysis IT support

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Education

  • C_THR12_67 Certified Application Associate – Human Capital Management
    C_THR12_67 Certified Application Associate – Human Capital Management
  • Bachelor's degree in Management
    Moscow Aviation Institute (National Research University)
    2016
    Bachelor's degree in Management

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