UKG
Vice President, Engineering - HCM & Pay
Seattle,WA,United States · Exec
Sponsorship not specified$233k-$335kDetected 6 days ago
CI/CDDevOpsProduct ManagementProduct StrategyAgileCustomer SuccessLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationProblem Solving
About the role
- The Vice President of Software Engineering will serve as a pivotal leader within the UKG Product & Technology organization, reporting directly to the Engineering Leader responsible for UKG's HCM and Pay product suite.
- This leader will inspire high-performing global teams, foster strong cross-functional partnerships, and engage directly with UKG's largest customers across a wide range of industries.
- UKG is the Workforce Operating Platform that puts workforce understanding to work.
Responsibilities
- Engineering Excellence & Delivery • Drive deep service ownership and operational maturity within engineering teams through modern SaaS practices, CI/CD, observability, and continuous improvement. • Oversee the complete software development lifecycle-from product definition through continuous deployment and support-ensuring on-time delivery of high-quality, highly available solutions.
- Cross-Functional Partnership • Build strong, collaborative relationships across Product Management, Engineering, Customer Success, and other key functions to ensure seamless delivery and ongoing customer satisfaction. • Uphold and amplify UKG's culture and core values, inspiring trust, teamwork, and empowerment.
- With the world's largest collection of workforce insights, and people-first AI, our ability to reveal unseen ways to build trust, amplify productivity, and empower talent, is unmatched.
- Drive deep service ownership and operational maturity within engineering teams through modern SaaS practices, CI/CD, observability, and continuous improvement.
- Oversee the complete software development lifecycle-from product definition through continuous deployment and support-ensuring on-time delivery of high-quality, highly available solutions. Innovation & Collaboration
- Partner closely with Product Management, Architecture, Customer Success, and other internal/external stakeholders to engineer forward-thinking features and capabilities.
- Attract, retain, and develop world-class technical talent, building teams that consistently deliver exceptional results. Cross-Functional Partnership
- Build strong, collaborative relationships across Product Management, Engineering, Customer Success, and other key functions to ensure seamless delivery and ongoing customer satisfaction.
- This highly visible executive role requires an accomplished engineering leader with deep expertise in building and scaling SaaS enterprise products.
Nice to have
- 15+ years of experience in enterprise-level software engineering, with 10+ years in senior leadership roles managing large, distributed engineering organizations.
- Deep experience with Agile methodologies, modern DevOps practices, continuous delivery, and cloud-native engineering.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and engineering fundamentals, with hands-on understanding of complex technical environments.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
- advanced degree preferred.
Skills
- The actual base pay offered may vary depending on skills, experience, job-related knowledge and work location.
Compensation
- The pay range for this position is $233,300 to $335,400.
Benefits
- We never stop learning.
- Here, you'll get flexibility that's real, benefits you can count on, and a team that succeeds together.
- The VP will shape the long-term platform vision for the product suite, drive SaaS-first engineering excellence, reliability and scalability, and enable faster innovation to deliver more customer value.
- We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, disability, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, and other legally protected categories.
- In addition to base pay, employees may be eligible to participate in a performance-based bonus plan and to receive restricted stock unit awards as part of total compensation.
- Learn more about UKG's benefits and rewards at https://www.ukg.com/about-us/careers/benefits
- 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.
Company info
- It's this expertise that equips our customers with the intelligence to solve any challenge in any industry - because great organizations know their workforce is their competitive edge.
- Innovation & Collaboration • Partner closely with Product Management, Architecture, Customer Success, and other internal/external stakeholders to engineer forward-thinking features and capabilities. • Engage with strategic customers across industries to gather insights, shape product direction, and drive continuous service and experience improvements.
- Engage with strategic customers across industries to gather insights, shape product direction, and drive continuous service and experience improvements. People Leadership
Equal opportunity
- Employer UKG is an equal opportunity employer.
- View The EEO Know Your Rights poster UKG participates in E-Verify.
- View the E-Verify posters here.
- It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment.
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