Tara Russell
Highlands Ranch
Summary
Strategic SAP SuccessFactors HRIS Data Analyst with expertise in data solutions, people analytics, and system optimization. Delivered actionable insights into workforce management through visual data analysis while collaborating with executive stakeholders. Led three large-scale ERP implementations, ensuring seamless integration and enhanced functionality across various HR modules.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Lead HRIS Analyst
United Launch Alliance (ULA)
Centennial
07.2025 - Current
- Lead functional analyst for SuccessFactors Employee Central, Position Management, and Compensation. Core responsibilities include:
- Provide business solutions through project management and configuration
- Organizational structure
- HR data governance
- Requirements gathering (systems and process)
- Provide functional and technical requirements to both developers and HR business
- User acceptance testing
- Compensation cycle configuration and management
- Vendor management.
Lead HRIS Analyst
OGE Energy Corp
Oklahoma City
10.2023 - Current
- Lead functional analyst for SuccessFactors Employee Central, Position Management, and Compensation. Core responsibilities include:
- HR security
- Organizational structure
- HR data governance
- Requirements gathering (systems and process)
- Provide functional and technical requirements to both developers and HR business
- User acceptance testing
- People and workforce analytics, and
- Report building.
Senior HRIS Analyst
OGE Energy Corp
Oklahoma City
01.2022 - 10.2023
- Lead functional analyst on large HXM / S4 ERP. Recently (June 2023) implemented:
- SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central
- Recruiting
- Onboarding
- Compensation
- Job Profile Builder
- HRizons Job Descriptions Made Simple (JDMS)
- SAP Datasphere
- SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC)
- Fieldglass
- Qualtrics, and
- EC Service Center.
Senior HRIS Analyst
Enable Midstream Partners
Oklahoma City
12.2019 - 01.2022
- Produce company-wide HR analytics by creating reports to analyze disparate data elements from multiple sources.
- Development of reports in Power BI and Excel.
- Ongoing functional support for Workforce Software timekeeping requirements gathering, build or break/fix, UAT, and change management.
- Functional lead on employee and contractor onboarding process improvement effort.
- Work with IT Support and third-party vendors to maintain and develop new requirements for timekeeping systems, HRIS systems, reporting, and HR roles/security.
HRIS Analyst
Enable Midstream Partners LP
Oklahoma City
11.2014 - 12.2019
- Produce company-wide HR analytics by creating reports to analyze disparate data elements from multiple sources. Development of reports in Power BI and Excel.
- Functional lead on new timekeeping system implementation, Workforce Software (Mar 2019). Perform project management and functional support for requirements gathering, build, UAT, change management, go-live, and post go-live.
- Work with IT Support and third-party vendors to maintain and develop new requirements for timekeeping systems, HRIS systems, reporting, and HR roles/security.
- Process time for payroll bi-weekly in SAP CATS, which included auditing/analyzing time entries for over 2,000 employees in half-day before producing export files for payment.
- Work with training and communications on all timekeeping training development and communications.
IT Project Coordinator
Enable Midstream Partners LP
Oklahoma City
08.2013 - 11.2014
- Assist project managers and management by gathering and documenting requirements for new and ongoing projects throughout project life-cycle.
- Keep projects on schedule by managing deadlines and adjusting workflows as needed.
- Manage monthly budget and actuals for larger IT group.
Legal Assistant
Enable Midstream Partners LP
Oklahoma City
06.2008 - 08.2013
- Legal assistant to corporate attorneys focusing on due diligence for mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures; and commercial contract review.
- Maintain corporate legal records and confidentiality agreements.
- Manage legal monthly and annual financials (budget and actuals).
Education
Post-Graduate Certificate - Data Science and Business Analytics
University Of Texas At Austin
Austin, TXBachelor of Arts - Liberal Studies
Oklahoma City University
Oklahoma City, OKSkills
- SuccessFactors Core HR and Security
- People Analytics
- Workforce Management
- Business Analysis
- Requirements Gathering
- Change Management
- Process Improvement
- Advanced Microsoft Excel / Power BI
- Intermediate SQL / Python
- Microsoft SQL Server
- Data Modeling
- Automation with Business Rules
- Agile
- Jira
- Test Cases
- Team Leader
- Workforce Software: Timekeeping and Leave
- System Design
- Requirements Gathering
Certification
- Paralegal Certificate
- SHRM Certified Professional
Timeline
Lead HRIS Analyst
United Launch Alliance (ULA)
07.2025 - Current
Lead HRIS Analyst
OGE Energy Corp
10.2023 - Current
Senior HRIS Analyst
OGE Energy Corp
01.2022 - 10.2023
Senior HRIS Analyst
Enable Midstream Partners
12.2019 - 01.2022
HRIS Analyst
Enable Midstream Partners LP
11.2014 - 12.2019
IT Project Coordinator
Enable Midstream Partners LP
08.2013 - 11.2014
Legal Assistant
Enable Midstream Partners LP
06.2008 - 08.2013
Post-Graduate Certificate - Data Science and Business Analytics
University Of Texas At Austin
Bachelor of Arts - Liberal Studies
Oklahoma City University