Dir. Software Engineering

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 to hire a Director of Engineering to join our extremely talented Pro Pay Engineering The Director of Engineering is responsible for the direct management of fast evolving product engineering teams improvement in processes and service quality strategic planning and management of resources Plays a critical role in enhancing and enabling business capabilities through technology innovation and collaboration with the business manage and execute a development roadmap and possesses a true passion for technology that is readily apparent in their past experience and or personal projects as well as is an expert with the technologies being used by the team Balance this with building relationships with their business product owners to execute the development roadmap Drive innovation and manage product development teams within a fast paced agile environment Cultivate an environment of continuous engineering improvement through mentoring feedback and metrics Recruit IT professionals with business and industry experience and develop reward and energize a competent effective team within the technology organization Identify and implement strategies to attract and maintain a highly skilled and engaged workforce Manage and or lead software development teams obtaining necessary resources acting as an escalation point and removing impediments to achieve goals and objectives Engage in hands-on design and ensure alignment of strategy architecture tools methods with software engineers and architects to execute product roadmaps Collaborate with a wide variety to stakeholders within business and technology teams to drive change required to execute product roadmaps Enable integrated teams to deliver technology solutions in support of key product initiatives by working closely with product managers technical project managers architects engineers and quality assurance Collaborate within and across business units to prioritize plan and execute the development schedule for major product releases Qualification Experience with cloud-based SaaS applications Experience with Containerization Technologies Experience with Integrating Internal or External enterprise systems via APIs Events or other integration implementations 20 experience in IT industry and 10 years of experience managing software engineering teams designing and building software products in a fast paced complex and dynamic product development environment Extensive hands-on experience building and managing the development of complex large scale enterprise applications and products that require a deep understanding of application logic and dependencies Proven experience attracting hiring retaining and leading top engineering talent and high-performance product engineering teams 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