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Overview
Why UKG 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.
With continued success in the Global Payroll and Workforce Management market, UKG is expanding and searching for motivated, talented, and driven Lead Product Managers to join our Global Payroll Team. You will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our Global Payroll and Workforce Management (WFM) solutions, with a specific focus on in-country compliance and product/market fit. This is a unique opportunity to lead product ownership in regions where compliance requirements are complex and evolving, and where deep local expertise is essential.
What You’ll Do
* Own the Product Strategy for In-Country Compliance in the United Kingdom. Deep expertise of UK payroll is required.
* Lead the definition and execution of product roadmaps for Payroll and WFM compliance in specific regions, ensuring alignment with local regulatory requirements and market expectations; whilst forming part of the holistic whole platform.
* Drive Product/Market Fit by collaborating with Go-To-Market (GTM), Pre-Sales, and Managed Services teams to meet the nuanced needs of each country’s compliance landscape and consider global, local, and company-specific requirements.
* Act as a Compliance Product Owner by translating local legislation into product requirements and reflecting them in the roadmap from ideation through market release.
* Bridge the Gap Between Pre-Sales and Product by taking ownership of a region-specific Product Market Fit and providing dedicated product leadership and domain expertise.
* Lead the Product Development Lifecycle by guiding cross-functional teams from ideation to delivery, ensuring high-quality outcomes and customer satisfaction.
Required Skills & Experience
* Analytical & Problem Solving: Strong understanding of complex business processes and compliance frameworks; ability to reconcile data from multiple sources to inform product decisions; experience diagnosing feature gaps and working with engineering to resolve them.
* Communication & Collaboration: Excellent written and verbal English, plus local language for the region; ability to write clear, systematic functional specifications; skilled in facilitating product design workshops and cross-functional sessions; comfortable presenting product updates to internal teams and customers.
* Technical & Product Expertise: 6–7 years in HR, payroll, financial, or tech environments; proven track record of leading large-scale projects involving multiple technologies; familiarity with Agile/Scrum; experience with tools like JIRA or Azure DevOps; understanding of relational databases and APIs.
Desirable Qualifications
* University degree or equivalent in a relevant field.
* Experience working in a global product organization.
* Deep knowledge of local payroll and WFM compliance.
* Ability to work independently while collaborating across global teams.
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.com.
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
Seniority level
* Not Applicable
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Product Management and Marketing
Industries
* Computer Hardware Manufacturing, Software Development, and IT Services and IT Consulting
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