Principal Product Manager

Company Overview

With 80,000 customers across 150 countries, UKG is the largest U.S.-based private software company in the world. And we’re only getting started. Ready to bring your bold ideas and collaborative mindset to an organization that still has so much more to build and achieve? Read on.

At UKG, you get more than just a job. You get to work with purpose. Our team of U Krewers are on a mission to inspire every organization to become a great place to work through our award-winning HR technology built for all.

Here, we know that you’re more than your work. That’s why our benefits help you thrive personally and professionally, from wellness programs and tuition reimbursement to U Choose — a customizable expense reimbursement program that can be used for more than 200+ needs that best suit you and your family, from student loan repayment, to childcare, to pet insurance. Our inclusive culture, active and engaged employee resource groups, and caring leaders value every voice and support you in doing the best work of your career. If you’re passionate about our purpose — people —then we can’t wait to support whatever gives you purpose. We’re united by purpose, inspired by you.

UKG is looking for a Lead Product Management to be part of our Compensation Management Product team. You will play a pivotal role in driving and executing on our vision. You will be working closely with a high performing team of product managers and engineers to drive our Compensation Management suite to the next levels of innovation to meet our customers complex needs.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the product leadership teams to develop and execute a product roadmap aligned with the overall business objectives
• Work closely with engineering to deliver high quality solutions that exceed customer expectations
• Build and maintain strong relationships with customers and partners to understand their needs and translate them into actionable product requirements
• Partner with cross-functional teams to assure requirements are met since our Compensation solution needs to work together with HR, Payroll, and Talent Management solutions
• Partner with go-to-market teams to ensure support, sales, and services organizations are enabled to support, sell, and service all new capabilities that are released
• Acquire a deep understanding of our Compensation and related solutions and domains to be able to write the detailed requirements needed to guide engineers to build solutions
• Create and execute on detailed test cases and write requirements for automated testing to assure high quality releases
  
  

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of product management experience in SaaS applications for B2B solutions within an Agile environment
• Experience with solutions in the HCM and People Management space is highly desired, especially compensation management experience, but not required
• Proven track record of successfully launching and scaling products, in mid-market or enterprise space
• Highly motivated, self-starting mindset, with the ability to quickly come up to speed on highly complex domains and applications.
• We work in a hybrid model. 3 days per week in the office is required when not traveling. Local candidates highly preferred
• Experience: 10+ year of experience in industry & minimum of 10 years of experience in product management, including a track record of successfully leading and managing product teams.
• Compensation Management Expertise: Experience building Compensation Management solutions and a deep understanding of compensation domain and best practices.
• Technical Background: Solid technical acumen with the ability to collaborate effectively with engineering teams and understand complex technical requirements - but also to break complex topics into simple terms for diverse audiences.
• Strategic Thinker: Proven ability to think strategically, develop product strategies, and translate them into actionable plans.
• Leadership Skills: Demonstrated leadership and team management skills, with the ability to inspire, motivate, and develop high-performing product teams and individuals who reach their potential.
• Customer-Focused: Deep customer empathy with a passion for understanding customer needs and delivering exceptional user experiences. Experience working with both end customers and Engineering as a customer is a plus.
• Strong Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively present complex ideas and influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
  
  

Where we’re going

UKG is on the cusp of something truly special. Worldwide, we already hold the #1 market share position for workforce management and the #2 position for human capital management. Tens of millions of frontline workers start and end their days with our software, with billions of shifts managed annually through UKG solutions today. Yet it’s our AI-powered product portfolio designed to support customers of all sizes, industries, and geographies that will propel us into an even brighter tomorrow!

UKG is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to promoting diversity and inclusion in the workplace, including the recruitment process.

Disability Accommodation in the Application and Interview Process

For individuals with disabilities that need additional assistance at any point in the application and interview process, please email UKGCareers@ukg.com

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