Lead - UKG Workforce Management (Kronos)

Deloitte NZ; New Zealand; In loco; NZD 140.000 - 190.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Flexible work arrangements

Subsidised professional qualifications

Subsidised health insurance

Income protection insurance

22 days annual leave

Social events & wellbeing focus

Descrizione del lavoro

Deloitte NZ is seeking a Specialist Lead for UKG Pro Workforce Management to optimise and sustain WFM environments across Timekeeping, Scheduling, Accruals, Attendance and Analytics. You will drive sustainment models, align integrations, and oversee delivery for public sector, consumer and manufacturing clients.

You’ll lead business analysis, design and testing, guide teams, and collaborate with the global UKG network to implement innovative delivery approaches.

Competenze

• Bring deep UKG Pro WFM expertise with 5+ years delivering and leading end-to-end implementations.
• Experience in a professional services or consulting environment is advantageous.
• Strong requirements gathering, facilitation, and client workshop skills.
• Ability to build trusted client relationships and provide commercially grounded advice.
• Excellent communication and structured problem solving.

Mansioni

• Lead UKG Pro WFM business analysis, configuration, design and testing across full project cycles.
• Identify enhancements and optimise the platform for user experience and performance.
• Support integration, reporting and analytics discussions and design sessions.
• Facilitate requirements workshops and shape client solutions.
• Collaborate with the global UKG network to share best practices.

Conoscenze

UKG Pro WFM

Lead project delivery

Stakeholder management

People leadership

Strumenti

UKG Kronos

Descrizione del lavoro

• Full-time

Company Description

Join us. But be you. At Deloitte, you’ll do more than join something — you’ll add something. You’ll be part of a workplace that values curiosity, care, and contribution, working alongside people who are passionate about what they do and the impact they make. The question is simple: What impact do you want to make?

The team you’ll join

Deloitte’s award‑winning Consulting practice spans a wide range of services and has positioned us as a market leader around the world.

Within this, our Human Capital practice is at the forefront of transforming the nature of work. As converging forces reshape industries, our team uniquely addresses the complexities of work, workforce and workplace dynamics. We draw on sector‑specific insights and deep cross‑domain expertise to help organisations solve their most difficult workforce challenges and align talent strategies to their strategic vision.

We are recognised for making work better for humans, and humans better at work. Join us during this exciting era of change — and help shape what comes next.

Job Description

The impact you’ll make

As a Lead- UKG Workforce Management (Kronos), you will optimise and sustain UKG Pro Workforce Management environments across modules such as Timekeeping, Scheduling, Accruals, Attendance, Activities and Analytics. You’ll bring a strategic lens to architecting sustainment solutions, ensuring alignment across upstream and downstream systems and the broader technology landscape.

You will work with leading brands across the public sector, consumer, and manufacturing industries, contributing to the full lifecycle of UKG Pro WFM projects — from business analysis and configuration to design, testing, enhancements, and performance optimisation.

You will collaborate closely with our global UKG practice, bringing best practice insights to local delivery. As a Specialist Lead, you will take responsibility for delivering outcomes, overseeing team members’ work, and proactively identifying issues and implementing effective solutions.

Your typical day will include

• Optimising and sustaining UKG Pro WFM modules (Timekeeping, Basic & Advanced Scheduling, Attendance & Accruals, Attestation, Activities, Analytics).
• Architecting sustainment models that account for the client’s full technology stack.
• Ensuring alignment across integrations, data, reporting, and upstream/downstream systems.

Full Lifecycle Project Delivery

• Leading UKG Pro WFM business analysis, configuration, design and testing across full project cycles.
• Identifying enhancement opportunities and optimising the platform for improved user experience and performance.
• Supporting integration requirements, reporting and analytics discussions, and design sessions.
• Facilitating requirements‑gathering workshops, leading discussions, and shaping client solutions.
• Working with clients across public sector, consumer and manufacturing environments.
• Partnering with our global UKG network to leverage best practice and bring innovative delivery approaches.

Team Leadership & Quality Assurance

• Managing and reviewing the work of team members to ensure high‑quality deliverables.
• Providing coaching and guidance to analysts and consultants.
• Proactively identifying project issues and recommending viable, sustainable solutions.

Qualifications

Your expertise:

Bring your deep UKG Pro WFM expertise and at least 5+ years’ experience delivering and leading end‑to‑end UKG Pro WFM implementations to see what impact you can make. You’ll bring a strong blend of functional consulting, solution architecture, and client‑facing leadership to help shape meaningful transformation across our clients’ HR and workforce ecosystems.

You’ll also have:

• Experience working in a professional services, consulting, or similar complex corporate environment, which will be highly advantageous.
• Demonstrated expertise across the full lifecycle of UKG Pro WFM projects — including business analysis, configuration, design, testing and solution optimisation.
• Strong requirements‑gathering and facilitation skills, with the ability to lead client workshops and translate business needs into effective, scalable solutions.
• Proven ability to build trusted client relationships, partnering closely with stakeholders to understand business drivers and provide commercially grounded advice.
• Solid project leadership and problem‑solving skills — capable of guiding teams, overseeing deliverables, and creating structured plans to deliver high‑quality outcomes.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, with the ability to influence, coach and communicate technical and functional concepts in a clear, credible way.
• A naturally curious, critical thinker who asks open questions, challenges assumptions with care, and generates innovative ideas that support strong client outcomes.

Additional Information

Making an impact that matters, together:

We are driven by our desire to create positive outcomes for our clients, communities, and people. Everything we do is with intent - the intent to make a meaningful difference.

Our shared values are at the heart of everything we do. Living these values, including ‘taking care of each other’ and ‘fostering inclusion’,is essential to ensuring everyone feels included at work and able to reach their full potential. For us to succeed and thrive as an organisation, we understand the importance of creating a culture where diverse perspectives matter and where everyone is given an equal opportunity to grow and develop.

About New Zealand:

New Zealand offers a compelling blend of professional opportunities and an enviable lifestyle, making it an attractive destination for individuals considering relocation for work.

• Renowned for its emphasis on balancing professional commitments with personal well-being.
• Country’s breathtaking landscapes offer a unique backdrop to daily life.
• Peaceful family-friendly setting with low crime rates
• Access to quality public education and healthcare systems
• Multicultural society embraces diversity, making it easier for newcomers to integrate.

Howyou’llbe rewarded:

We hold a simple belief – that our people’s hard work should be recognised and rewarded beyond their remuneration. The Deloitte experience is founded on concepts of trust, balance, wellbeingand the importance of personal connection.

We offer you:

• Flexible work arrangements – work in a way that suits you, us and our clients best
• Subsidised professional qualifications and paid professional memberships
• Subsidised health insurance
• Income protection insurance
• 22 days annual leave
• Social events, social sports teams, and monthly firm drinks
• A focus on wellness and well-being
• A focus on the environment and sustainability
• Plusmuch more

Does this sound like the sort of role and organisation for you?

Please note that this advert will continue to run until all positions are filled.

We believe the strongest teams are made up of diverse individuals and we are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We recognise that women and individuals from under‑represented backgrounds may hesitate to apply if they don't meet all criteria. If you're passionate about this role and believe you have the skills, we encourage you to apply, even if your experience, ideal working hours or qualifications aren't a perfect match.

We believe the strongest teams are made up of diverse individuals and we are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We recognise that women and individuals from under‑represented backgrounds may hesitate to apply if they don't meet all criteria. If you're passionate about this role and believe you have the skills, we encourage you to apply, even if your experience, ideal working hours or qualifications aren't a perfect match.