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Creating Peace of Mind by Pioneering Safety and Security At Allegion, we help keep the people you know and love safe and secure where they live, work and visit. With more than 40 brands, 14,000 employees globally and products sold in 130 countries, we specialize in security around the doorway and beyond. Additionally, Allegion is proud to be recognized with the 2026 Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award (GEWA) for the third consecutive year, earning distinction in both the employee engagement and strengths categories. This year, Allegion also received Gallup’s With Distinction honor — a designation reserved for a select group of organizations that go above and beyond in building exceptional workplace cultures. WFM Systems Engineer The WFM Systems Engineer is responsible for designing, configuring, supporting, and optimizing enterprise Workforce Management capabilities within Kronos / UKG Pro Workforce Management. As a WFM Systems Engineer, you will combine deep WFM platform expertise with automation, integration, analytics, and AI-enabled process improvement to improve timekeeping accuracy, scheduling efficiency, labor compliance, payroll readiness, and employee experience. Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to be employed in the United States. The company does not intend to provide sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H-1B, TN, etc.) for this employment position. Remote: At Allegion, we recognize that great talent and breakthrough ideas can come from anywhere. That’s why this position offers a flexible remote work arrangement, with occasional on-site visits as needed based on the role. Whether you’re working remotely or collaborating in person, we’re committed to providing the tools, support, and dynamic environment you need to succeed. At Allegion, your career thrives where innovation meets flexibility, empowering you to achieve your goals while maintaining a healthy work-life balance. While this is the current structure and we currently have no plans to change, we reserve the right to make changes to the remote schedule as needed at the Company’s discretion. What You Will Do: Serve as a technical subject matter expert for Kronos / UKG Pro WFM, including timekeeping, scheduling, absence, accruals, pay rules, labor levels, attestation, forecasting, analytics, and workforce compliance capabilities. Configure, enhance, and maintain WFM system components such as pay rules, work rules, accrual policies, attendance policies, schedules, profiles, security roles, workflows, alerts, and automation rules. Design and implement AI-enabled and automation-driven solutions that reduce manual work, improve data quality, accelerate issue resolution, and support proactive workforce operations. Partner with HR, Payroll, Operations, Legal, Compliance, Finance, and IT stakeholders to translate business requirements into scalable system solutions. Support integrations between UKG Pro WFM and related enterprise systems, including HRIS, payroll, identity management, data platforms, reporting tools, and middleware technologies. Troubleshoot production issues, integration failures, data discrepancies, configuration defects, and payroll-impacting incidents; coordinate resolution with internal teams and UKG support as needed. Lead or support system upgrades, release testing, regression testing, patch validation, enhancement deployments, and change management activities. Create and maintain dashboards, reports, extracts, queries, and analytics to support workforce insights, compliance monitoring, payroll validation, and operational decision-making. Document configurations, technical designs, support procedures, testing evidence, runbooks, automation logic, and operational controls. Identify opportunities to modernize WFM processes through AI, robotic process automation, workflow automation, self-service, exception management, and predictive analytics. What You Need to Succeed: Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Human Resources Technology, Business, or equivalent practical experience. 5 years of hands-on experience supporting Kronos Workforce Central, UKG Dimensions, or UKG Pro Workforce Management in an enterprise environment. Strong understanding of workforce management business processes, including timekeeping, scheduling, leave/accruals, payroll readiness, labor compliance, and operational reporting. Experience configuring WFM rules, profiles, security access, workflows, integrations, and reporting capabilities. Working knowledge of SQL, APIs, SFTP, file-based integrations, middleware, or data transformation concepts. Demonstrated experience troubleshooting system defects, integration errors, data issues, and business process exceptions. Strong analytical, documentation, testing, and problem-solving skills. Ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders across HR, Payroll, Operations, and IT. Experience with UKG Pro WFM advanced scheduling, forecasting, attendance, attestation, analytics, integration hub, or workforce integration manager capabilities. Experience applying automation, AI, machine learning, or intelligent workflow concepts to business operations or enterprise applications. Experience with Power Platform, Power Automate, Copilot Studio, ServiceNow, Azure, Boomi, Workato, or similar integration and automation platforms. Knowledge of labor compliance requirements such as FLSA, overtime rules, meal/rest break rules, union or collective bargaining requirements, and state/local wage-hour regulations. Experience supporting multi-location, global, retail, manufacturing, distribution, healthcare, or 24/7 workforce environments. UKG certifications or formal UKG training preferred. Up to 5% travel may be required Why Work for Us? Allegion is a Great Place to Grow your Career if: You re seeking a rewarding opportunity that allows you to truly help others. With thousands of employees and customers around the world, there’s plenty of room to make an impact. As our values state, “this is your business, run with it”. You’re looking for a company that will invest in your professional development. As we grow, we want you to grow with us. You want a culture that promotes work-life balance. Our employees enjoy generous paid time off, because at Allegion we recognize that you have a full life outside of work! You want to work for an award-winning company that invests in its people. Allegion is proud to be a recipient of the Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award for the second year in a row, recognizing our commitment to employee engagement, strengths-based development, and unlocking human potential. What You’ll Get from Us: Health, dental and vision insurance coverage, helping you “be safe, be healthy” Unlimited Paid Time Off A commitment to your future with a 401K plan, which currently offers a 6% company match and no vesting period Health Savings Accounts – Tax-advantaged savings account used for healthcare expenses Flexible Spending Accounts – Tax-advantaged spending accounts for healthcare and/or dependent daycare expenses Disability Insurance –Short-Term and Long-Term coverage, paid for by Allegion, provides income replacement for illness or injury Life Insurance – Term life coverage with the option to purchase supplemental coverage Tuition Reimbursement Voluntary Wellness Program – Simply complete wellness activities and earn up to $2,000 in rewards Employee Discounts through Perks at Work Community involvement and opportunities to give back so you can “serve others, not yourself” Opportunities to leverage your unique strengths through CliftonStrengths assessment & coaching Compensation: This range is provided by Allegion. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience. The expected Base Salary Range: $110,000 - $135,000. The actual compensation will be determined based on experience and other factors permitted by law. Bonus Eligible: Yes Apply Today! Join our team of experts today and help us make tomorrow’s world a safer place! Not sure if your experience perfectly aligns with the role? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification and every single preferred qualification of a job posting. At Allegion, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. So, if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every item in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this role. We Celebrate Who We Are! Allegion is committed to building and maintaining a diverse and inclusive workplace. Together, we embrace all differences and similarities among colleagues, as well as the differences and similarities within the relationships that we foster with customers, suppliers and the communities where we live and work. Whatever your background, experience, race, color, national origin, religion, age, gender, gender identity, disability status, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law, we will make sure that you have every opportunity to impress us in your application and the opportunity to give your best at work, not because we’re required to, but because it’s the right thing to do. We are also committed to providing accommodations for persons with disabilities. If for any reason you cannot apply through our career site and require an accommodation or assistance, please contact our Talent Acquisition Team . © Allegion plc, 2023 | Block D, Iveagh Court, Harcourt Road, Dublin 2, Co. Dublin, Ireland REGISTERED IN IRELAND WITH LIMITED LIABILITY REGISTERED NUMBER 527370 Allegion is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer Privacy Policy

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Creating Peace of Mind by Pioneering Safety and Security
WFM Systems Engineer
Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to be employed in the United States. The company does not intend to provide sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H-1B, TN, etc.) for this employment position.
While this is the current structure and we currently have no plans to change, we reserve the right to make changes to the remote schedule as needed at the Company’s discretion.
Configure, enhance, and maintain WFM system components such as pay rules, work rules, accrual policies, attendance policies, schedules, profiles, security roles, workflows, alerts, and automation rules.
Design and implement AI-enabled and automation-driven solutions that reduce manual work, improve data quality, accelerate issue resolution, and support proactive workforce operations.
Partner with HR, Payroll, Operations, Legal, Compliance, Finance, and IT stakeholders to translate business requirements into scalable system solutions.
Support integrations between UKG Pro WFM and related enterprise systems, including HRIS, payroll, identity management, data platforms, reporting tools, and middleware technologies.
Troubleshoot production issues, integration failures, data discrepancies, configuration defects, and payroll-impacting incidents; coordinate resolution with internal teams and UKG support as needed.
Lead or support system upgrades, release testing, regression testing, patch validation, enhancement deployments, and change management activities.
Create and maintain dashboards, reports, extracts, queries, and analytics to support workforce insights, compliance monitoring, payroll validation, and operational decision-making.
Document configurations, technical designs, support procedures, testing evidence, runbooks, automation logic, and operational controls.
Identify opportunities to modernize WFM processes through AI, robotic process automation, workflow automation, self-service, exception management, and predictive analytics.
Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Human Resources Technology, Business, or equivalent practical experience.
5 years of hands-on experience supporting Kronos Workforce Central, UKG Dimensions, or UKG Pro Workforce Management in an enterprise environment.
Strong understanding of workforce management business processes, including timekeeping, scheduling, leave/accruals, payroll readiness, labor compliance, and operational reporting.
Experience configuring WFM rules, profiles, security access, workflows, integrations, and reporting capabilities.
Working knowledge of SQL, APIs, SFTP, file-based integrations, middleware, or data transformation concepts.
Demonstrated experience troubleshooting system defects, integration errors, data issues, and business process exceptions.
Strong analytical, documentation, testing, and problem-solving skills.
Ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders across HR, Payroll, Operations, and IT.
Experience with UKG Pro WFM advanced scheduling, forecasting, attendance, attestation, analytics, integration hub, or workforce integration manager capabilities.
Experience applying automation, AI, machine learning, or intelligent workflow concepts to business operations or enterprise applications.

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UKG certifications or formal UKG training preferred.

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