Connected Solutions - Kronos UKG WFM Timekeeping Project Manager

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About the role:
Accenture are seeking an experienced UKG Pro Workforce Management Project Manager on an Enterprise class project managing the workshops and delivery of a national implementation for the Australia and New Zealand UKG Pro WFM implementation for our global customer The Project Manager will be responsible for overseeing the planning, implementation, and tracking of UKG-related projects. This role requires excellent communication, leadership, and organizational skills to ensure projects are completed on time, within scope, and within budget.

This role requires expertise in UKG Pro Workforce Management solution with experience in national rollouts and managing strong customer requirements and expectations.

Responsibilities include:

• Define the scope of UKG Workforce Management projects in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders.

• Create detailed work plans that identify and sequence the activities needed to successfully complete the project.

• Determine the resources (time, budget, equipment, etc.) required to complete the project.

• Develop a schedule for project completion that effectively allocates the resources to the activities.

• Execute the project according to the project plan.

• Monitor the progress of the project and make adjustments as necessary to ensure the successful completion of the project.

• Establish a communication schedule to update stakeholders on the progress of the project.

• Review the quality of the work completed with the project team on a regular basis to ensure that it meets the project standards.

• Manage project risks and issues, and develop mitigation plans.

• Provide project updates on a consistent basis to various stakeholders about strategy, adjustments, and progress.

Skills and Qualifications

• Previous experience as a UKG Pro WFM Project Manager is a must

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Management, or a related field is an advantage.

• Proven experience as a Project Manager or similar role.

• Strong understanding of project management methodologies and tools.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

• Ability to lead and motivate a team.

• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

• Proficiency in project management software (e.g., Microsoft Project, Asana, Trello).

• Retail industry experience is an advantage.

• Testing Strategy and management

Preferred Qualifications:

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.

• Experience in Agile project management.

• Knowledge of UKG Workforce Management solutions, award interpretation and BOOT (Better off overall) testing.

All our consulting professionals receive comprehensive training covering business acumen, technical and professional skills development. You’ll also have opportunities to hone your functional skills and expertise in an area of specialization. We offer a variety of formal and informal training programs at every level to help you acquire and build specialized skills faster. Learning takes place both on the job and through formal training conducted online, in the classroom, or in collaboration with teammates. The sheer variety of work we do, and the experience it offers, provide an unbeatable platform from which to build a career.

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About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with 774,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.

Visit us at www.accenture.com 

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement for Australia:

At Accenture, we recognize that our people are multi-dimensional, and we create a work environment where all people feel like they can bring their authentic selves to work, every day.

Our unwavering commitment to inclusion and diversity unleashes innovation and creates a culture where everyone feels they have equal opportunity. Our range of progressive policies support flexibility in ‘where’, ‘when’ and ‘how’ our people work to ensure that Accenture is an organisation where you can strive for more, achieve great things and maintain the balance and wellbeing you need.

We encourage applications from all people, and we are committed to removing barriers to the recruitment process and employee lifecycle. All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, disability status, ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, religion or sexual orientation and we do not tolerate discrimination. If you require adjustments to the recruitment process or have a preferred communication method, please email [email protected] and cite the relevant Job Number, or contact us on +61 2 9005 5000.

To ensure our workplace is inclusive and diverse we are setting bold goals and taking comprehensive action. To achieve these goals, we collect information that allows us to track the effectiveness of our Inclusion and Diversity programs. Learn how Accenture protects your personal data and know your rights in relation to your personal data. Read more about our Privacy Statement.