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Consultant · Builder · Founder

Warren Sanders

People Analytics · Workday HCM · HR Technology · Workforce Intelligence

People analytics and HR systems professional with 10+ years turning workforce data into decision-ready reporting, better operating workflows, and practical transformation. Experience spans Workday HCM, Power BI, Looker, SQL, survey platforms, executive reporting, and AI-enabled workforce products.

Operating proof

Built for teams that need useful answers, not another reporting backlog.

My background combines hands-on data work, HR systems ownership, executive reporting, process redesign, and independent AI product development.

10+ yearsPeople analytics, reporting, HR systems, business analysis and workforce operations.
25+ dashboardsProduction Power BI and Looker dashboards supporting recruiting leadership and a 40-person TA organization.
20+ daysReduction in time-to-fill/time-to-hire from a cross-functional requisition-to-offer workflow and reporting redesign.
Where I can help

Consulting at the intersection of workforce data, systems, and operating decisions.

I can work as a focused specialist or sit across business, HR, analytics and technology teams when the problem crosses boundaries.

People analytics & executive reporting

Turn fragmented HR and recruiting data into trusted reporting products leaders can actually use.

  • KPI and metric architecture
  • Power BI, Looker, Tableau and Excel reporting
  • Executive narratives and slide development
  • Data definitions, lineage and audit documentation

Workday HCM & HR systems

Connect system behavior, reporting requirements, integrations and business process needs.

  • Workday HCM reporting and analytics
  • Requirements gathering and functional design
  • UAT, validation and release stabilization
  • HR, Payroll, IT and security coordination

Recruiting & workforce operations

Improve the operating rhythm underneath recruiting analytics, surveys and workforce decisions.

  • Time-to-fill, recruiter capacity and pipeline analytics
  • Survey workflow automation
  • Process redesign and operating cadence
  • Workforce planning and headcount reporting

AI-enabled workforce transformation

Apply AI where it improves evidence, speed and workflow without erasing human ownership or explainability.

  • AI-assisted analytics and documentation workflows
  • Human-in-the-loop process design
  • Explainability and decision traceability
  • Workforce intelligence product and pilot design
Selected results

Work that connects systems and data to measurable operating outcomes.

Selected examples drawn from my professional experience and current founder work.

Analytics modernization

25+ production dashboards

Built and maintained self-service Power BI and Looker reporting across time-to-fill, recruiter workload, workforce planning, headcount cost and attrition for Talent Acquisition leadership.

Process improvement

20+ day cycle-time improvement

Led a cross-functional requisition-to-offer workflow and reporting cadence redesign that reduced time-to-fill/time-to-hire by more than 20 days.

Executive decision support

CHRO and C-suite reporting

Translated complex Workday data into executive-ready dashboards and presentations for senior leadership and external consulting partners.

Founder build

Explainable workforce intelligence

Architected and built QuantumMatch.ai, including a patent-pending explainable candidate-scoring engine and audit-trail architecture for decision lineage and review.

Selected work samples

Workday HCM & People Systems engagement in practice.

Representative samples show how I approach release readiness, stakeholder enablement, support triage and adoption analytics. Fictitious scenarios; no client-confidential data.

Release readiness

Workday HCM release readiness

Impact assessment, UAT coordination, stakeholder communication, go/no-go support and hypercare.

L1 support

People Systems support & triage

Issue classification, reproduction, user education, escalation routing, documentation and trend analysis.

Analytics

Adoption & engagement measurement

System usage, support demand, repeat contacts, employee feedback and continuous-improvement signals.

Enablement

Employee guides & AI-assisted training

Plain-language guides, release communications and video scripts with tenant-specific human verification.

Experience

Enterprise experience across technology, healthcare, cybersecurity and travel.

Experience includes roles supporting or operating within Trellix, Providence Health, Amazon and Expedia Group.

Trellix / McAfee

Senior Data Analyst — People Analytics / HR Systems Partner. Workday HCM reporting and integrations, production dashboards, recruiting analytics, surveys, executive reporting, UAT and cross-functional HR/IT partnership.

Providence Health

Data Analyst — Talent Acquisition / Workforce Operations. Kronos workforce management, workforce reporting, process analysis, UAT and leadership-facing reporting during workforce optimization work.

Amazon

Business Analyst — Global Talent Acquisition. Business requirements and partnership with technical teams supporting large-scale HR and recruiting systems.

Expedia Group

Reporting Analyst — Financial Core Services. Enterprise reporting solutions and cross-functional business/IT collaboration supporting finance and operations initiatives.

Workday HCMKronosSQLPower BILookerTableauExcelQualtricsSurveyMonkeyPowerPointAzureAWSGitHubCloudflareRailway
Ways to engage

Flexible enough for a defined project or an embedded contract.

The right structure depends on whether you need hands-on delivery, a focused diagnostic, or senior cross-functional support.

Founder work

QuantumMatch.ai

QuantumMatch is my independent build focused on explainable, evidence-aware workforce intelligence. The founder work gives me hands-on experience with AI-assisted development, product architecture, data lineage, governance and the practical boundary between algorithmic recommendations and human decisions.

Explore QuantumMatch.ai
Consulting does not require a QuantumMatch software engagement.

My advisory and contract work can stand completely on its own: people analytics, Workday/HR systems, workforce reporting, transformation, operating-model questions, or AI-enabled workflow design.

Need hands-on help with workforce data, HR systems or transformation?

Send the problem, scope, role description or consulting need. The existing QuantumMatch Advisory intake routes directly into the business inquiry workflow.

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