VP, Software Engineering

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.

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 market-leading Workforce Management (WFM) product suite. This highly visible executive role requires an accomplished engineering leader with deep expertise in building and scaling SaaS enterprise products.

The VP will shape the long-term technology vision, drive SaaS-first engineering excellence, and ensure our Workforce Management solutions remain in the industry benchmark for innovation, reliability, and customer value. 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.

Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership & Product Direction

Define, influence, and execute the engineering strategy and product roadmap for the Workforce Management portfolio, ensuring alignment with UKG's broader business objectives.

Champion a SaaS-first engineering mindset, emphasizing modern architectures, service ownership, scalability, security, and performance.

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.

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.

People Leadership
Lead, mentor, and scale high-performing engineering teams across multiple global locations, fostering a culture grounded in innovation, accountability, inclusion, and excellence.

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.

Uphold and amplify UKG's culture and core values, inspiring trust, teamwork, and empowerment.

About You
15+ years of experience in enterprise-level software engineering, with 10+ years in senior leadership roles managing large, distributed engineering organizations.

Demonstrated excellence leading engineering teams building and operating scalable SaaS products across diverse technologies, platforms, and architectures.

Deep experience with Agile methodologies, modern DevOps practices, continuous delivery, and cloud-native engineering.

Proven ability to inspire and lead high-performing teams, grounded in integrity, intellectual curiosity, and positive, energizing leadership.

Exceptional communication skills with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to diverse audiences, including customers, executives, and cross-functional partners.

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.

Company Overview
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. Learn more at

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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