Interviewing the Experts: Anand Iyer - Global HRIS Operations Director

In our Interviewing the Experts series, our Recruitment Specialists sit down with experts in their fields to discuss all the pressing topics in the ecosystem. If you're looking for answers to your burning questions, you've come to the right place! 

Nick Donovan, Global Recruitment Director at Focus on WD, spent some time interviewing Anand Iyer, Global HRIS Operations Director and true Workday® specialist. Anand started his career in general IT, before moving into the HR Tech space. He has successfully managed global HR for organisations across a number of industries, including Life Sciences, FinTech, Retail, Food Services, Hospitality and Core Infrastructure. Anand has successfully created and distributed HR Tech solutions in the past, and has been in the Workday® ecosystem for over a decade. He has worked on multiple full life cycle global Workday® implementations, in both permanent and consultative/advisory capacities, as well as a number of roles involving optimising solutions post-implementation.  

They delve into some very timely and important topics, including: 

✅Navigating release phases - dealing with automatic and opt-in updates, and the team you need during this time

✅Stand-out features of the upcoming Workday® R1 2024 release

✅The adoption of AI and ML in HR Tech

✅The hybrid/remote/on-site working debate, including the topics of talent pools and productivity

✅What Anand is looking for in his next project 

If you'd like to speak to Anand or Nick, send us a message here or email nick.donovan@focuscloud.org