[Remote] Senior UKG Program Manager
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. HRUCKUS is a Veteran-Owned management consulting firm seeking an experienced Senior UKG Program Manager to lead the reimplementation of UKG Dimensions and support a Workday HCM/Payroll implementation. The role involves managing the full lifecycle of the project, coordinating integration efforts, and collaborating with various stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Lead the full lifecycle UKG Dimensions reimplementation from planning through go-live and stabilization
- Coordinate integration and alignment between UKG Dimensions and Workday
- Manage project plans, RAID logs, resource plans, budgets, and executive reporting
- Facilitate collaboration among HR, Payroll, Nursing, Clinical Operations, Finance, and IT stakeholders
- Partner with UKG implementation teams on design, configuration, functionality, and best practices
- Lead remediation efforts involving complex pay rules, shift differentials, work and schedule rules, accruals, overtime calculations, and internal controls
- Manage vendors, implementation partners, and consultants
- Lead workshops, design sessions, and stakeholder meetings
- Oversee change control, issue resolution, and project governance
- Direct cutover planning, go-live readiness, hypercare, and transition to operations
Skills
- Bachelor's Degree in a related field
- 10+ years of project management experience
- 5+ years focused on UKG Dimensions or Kronos Workforce Central with Dimensions migration experience
- Demonstrated leadership of at least one full UKG Dimensions implementation
- Demonstrated leadership of at least one UKG reimplementation involving remediation of legacy configurations
- Expertise in pay rule configuration, shift differentials, clinical scheduling models, internal controls, and compliance
- Expertise in timekeeping and payroll integrations
- Strong understanding of Workday HCM and Payroll
- Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills
- Ability to influence senior leadership and manage large cross-functional teams
- Master's Degree
- Healthcare industry experience, specifically in large academic medical centers or complex 24/7 healthcare environments
- Workforce analytics experience
- UKG Dimensions expertise in healthcare settings
- PMP, PMI-ACP, or similar certification preferred
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