Vice President, Product Management - Global Payroll Engine

Vice President, Product Management – Global Payroll Engine

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At UKG, the work you do matters. The code you ship, the decisions you make, and the care you show a customer all add up to real impact. Today, tens of millions of workers start and end their days with our workforce operating platform. Helping people get paid, grow in their careers, and shape the future of their industries. That’s what we do.

We never stop learning. We never stop challenging the norm. We push for better, and we celebrate the wins along the way. Here, you’ll get flexibility that’s real, benefits you can count on, and a team that succeeds together. Because at UKG, your work matters—and so do you.

UKG is seeking a strategic and visionary Vice President of Product Management to lead the global product strategy for payroll engines internationally as part of the Global Payroll Product Leadership pillar. The role will report directly to the General Manager of Global Payroll and form a key part of the growth strategy for UKG One View. One View simplifies and centralizes payroll operations across 160+ countries, 120+ currencies, and 20+ languages, providing customers with a unified view of workforce pay data, operational consistency, compliance, and seamless employee experience.

This executive leader will define the future direction of global payroll engine development ensuring it continues to solve the most complex global payroll challenges for large enterprises. You will own the product vision, roadmap, and execution strategy, while partnering across engineering, data science, UX, and go-to-market teams to bring innovation to life at scale. This role will operate as a senior member of the Global Payroll Leadership team.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and communicate the long-term product vision for Global Payroll engines.
• Translate customer challenges, such as disparate payroll systems, compliance complexity, and data fragmentation into a clear roadmap of product investments.
• Anticipate trends in global payroll, compliance, and AI to ensure OneView leads the market.
• Oversee the end-to-end product lifecycle, from ideation to market launch to continuous optimization.
• Drive development of core features, including payroll calculation, global data consolidation, AI-driven payroll validation, analytics dashboards, and cross-border payments.
• Take the lead of global payroll and workforce management compliance requirements for the core addressable UKG markets.
• Ensure seamless integration of payroll engines into UKG One View as well as other UKG products and offerings in the broader suite.
• Build and mentor a high-performing global product management team dedicated to OneView.
• Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, and collaboration across product, engineering, and design.
• Influence executive peers and cross-functional partners in a highly matrixed environment.
• Engage directly with customers, prospects, and partners to understand needs and validate solutions.
• Act as an executive sponsor for strategic accounts, ensuring adoption and satisfaction.
• Represent UKG, Global Payroll and One View at industry events and forums, positioning the platform as a market leader in global payroll innovation.
• Ensure Global Payroll maintains the highest standards for security, compliance, and data privacy across jurisdictions.
• Embed responsible AI and perpetual validation practices to reduce errors, improve compliance, and build trust.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive product management leadership, including executive-level experience.
• Demonstrated success leading enterprise SaaS platforms, ideally with payroll, HCM, or global workforce technology.
• Deep knowledge of multi-country payroll, compliance requirements, and global HR operations.
• Proven track record of delivering platform-scale products with significant business and customer impact.
• Strong executive presence with experience engaging boards, global executives, and enterprise customers.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to bridge technical detail and business strategies.
• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree strongly preferred.

UKG is the Workforce Operating Platform that puts workforce understanding to work. 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. 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.

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

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