HR Business Analyst

Company

Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City

When you join the Federal Reserve—the nation's central bank—you’ll play a key role, collaborating with leading professionals to strengthen and protect our economic, financial and payments systems. We invest in contemporary and emerging technology each year to support the Federal Reserve and our economy, and we’re building a dynamic and diverse team for our future.

Important Information: This is a temporary position that will end on 12/31/2027.

 

The HR Product Strategy Center is seeking an HR Business Analyst. You’ll join a group of curious, highly skilled professionals who are passionate about enabling the System with effective technology and data solutions for Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, Pay, Rewards, and Administrative HR functions.

 

As the HR Business Analyst, you’ll translate business needs and policy decisions into precise requirements for Workday HCM and supporting practices; document end‑to‑end processes, decision rights, and approvals; and ensure designs are testable and implementable across districts.

 

Key Activities

• Process Discovery & Documentation: Map HR processes impacting cross‑Bank manager actions (hiring, job changes, performance, compensation, onboarding/offboarding, ER), capturing friction and variation.

• Requirements & Policy Translation: Convert alignment decisions into Workday‑ready requirements (business processes and policies, approval flows, escalation paths, visibility/reporting).
• Data & Integration Considerations: Collaborate with our ERP Support Office and downstream owners to document data flows, reporting frameworks, and integration impacts.
• Prototyping & Validation: Participate in prototype‑led design; define acceptance criteria; author test cases; support user acceptance testing and defect triage.
• Governance Inputs: Provide evidence for recommendations and alignment options; contribute to risk/impact and readiness assessments.

 

Core Deliverables

• Comprehensive process maps and requirements packages (including routing, approvals, reporting).
• Impact assessments (workflows, downstream systems, integrations) and data/report specifications.
• Test plans, UAT scripts, and traceability from policy decisions to configuration objects.

 

Requirements

• Typically requires at least 6 years of relevant experience. Bachelor’s degree specializing in computer science, information technology, project management, business administration, or closely related field from an accredited college or university, or equivalent combination of directly related education and/or experience.
• Senior understanding of subject. Has in-depth and/or breadth of knowledge in discipline.
• Performs work independently with limited supervision and direction. Serves as a resource for less experienced staff.
• Strong, process-focused analyst with exceptional skill documenting business processes and articulating complex workflows.
• Experience translating stakeholders input into well-organized, actionable requirements.
• Lean Six Sigma or continuous experience is a plus. 

 

Additional Information

How We Work:

• Location(s): Boston, New York City, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Richmond, Atlanta, Chicago, St. Louis, Minneapolis, Kansas City, Dallas, San Francisco
• Candidates residing within a reasonable commuting distance, as defined by the employing Reserve Bank, and will work full-time onsite.
• Remote Eligible: Yes

  

Screening Requirements: Certain eligibility requirements may apply.

 

Sponsorship: The Federal Reserve System will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future.

 

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Full Time / Part Time

Full time

Regular / Temporary

Regular

Job Exempt (Yes / No)

Yes

Job Category

Information Technology Family Group

Work Shift

First (United States of America)

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