Lead Kronos Business Analyst

Job Responsibilities

• Lead business analysis activities for the migration from Kronos Workforce Central (WFC) to UKG Pro Workforce Management (WFM).
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, IT teams, and vendors to gather, analyze, and document business and functional requirements.
• Translate business needs into detailed functional specifications and solution designs.
• Lead and coordinate system testing, including test planning, test script development, execution, defect tracking, and user acceptance testing (UAT).
• Validate system configurations, including pay rules, labor agreements (CBAs), workforce scheduling, and payroll processes.
• Oversee data migration activities, including data extraction, cleansing, transformation, validation, and loading into UKG Pro WFM.
• Coordinate and support integrations between UKG Pro WFM, PeopleSoft HRMS, payroll systems, and other enterprise applications using middleware solutions such as Boomi.
• Lead a team of business analysts throughout requirements gathering, testing, issue resolution, and implementation.
• Work closely with project management and implementation teams to ensure project milestones, deliverables, and timelines are achieved.
• Support end-to-end project lifecycle activities, including requirements gathering, solution design, configuration validation, deployment, and post-go-live support.
• Identify project risks, recommend mitigation strategies, and ensure successful implementation of business solutions.
• Prepare project documentation, process flows, functional specifications, test plans, and status reports.
• Provide user training, knowledge transfer, and production support during system implementation.

Job Requirements

• Extensive experience leading Kronos Workforce Central (WFC) or UKG Pro Workforce Management (WFM) implementation or upgrade projects.
• Strong business analysis experience with requirements gathering, process analysis, and functional documentation.
• Hands-on experience configuring Kronos Workforce Timekeeper and Workforce Central modules.
• Experience with test strategy development, test script creation, system integration testing (SIT), and user acceptance testing (UAT).
• Strong understanding of workforce management processes, including timekeeping, scheduling, pay rules, attendance, and payroll.
• Experience integrating UKG/Kronos with PeopleSoft HRMS and other enterprise systems.
• Knowledge of middleware and integration technologies, preferably Boomi.
• Experience with data migration, data validation, cleansing, transformation, and reconciliation.
• Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, communication, and leadership abilities.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced Agile or hybrid project environment.
• Willingness to travel to client locations as required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor''''s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, Human Resources, or a related field.
• 8+ years of Business Analysis experience, including leadership responsibilities on enterprise implementation projects.
• Proven experience with Kronos Workforce Central, UKG Pro Workforce Management (WFM), or similar Workforce Management platforms.
• Strong expertise with PeopleSoft HRMS and payroll integrations.
• Experience with enterprise data migration and system integration projects.
• Familiarity with Boomi or other enterprise integration platforms.
• Experience leading testing efforts and coordinating cross-functional project teams.
• Knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Agile, and Waterfall methodologies.
• UKG/Kronos certifications or related Workforce Management certifications are preferred.
• PMP, CBAP, PMI-PBA, or Agile certifications are considered a plus.