Sr Mgr. Talent Acquisition

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.

About the Team:

Our Global Talent Acquisition organization is passionate about connecting exceptional talent with meaningful opportunities at UKG. As trusted advisors to the business, we partner closely with executive leaders to develop innovative hiring strategies that fuel growth while delivering an exceptional candidate and hiring manager experience.

The Go-to-Market (GTM) Recruiting team is responsible for attracting and hiring world-class talent across Sales, Marketing, Revenue Operations, and other customer-facing functions. We are a high-performing, collaborative team committed to operational excellence, continuous improvement, and delivering talent that helps UKG achieve its business objectives.

About the Role:

As the Senior Manager of GTM Recruiting, you will lead a team of recruiters responsible for hiring top talent across UKG''s global Go-to-Market organization. You will develop and execute talent acquisition strategies that align with business priorities, enabling the company to scale while maintaining a best-in-class hiring experience.

This role requires a strategic, data-driven leader who thrives in a fast-paced environment and excels at building strong partnerships with executive stakeholders. You will leverage workforce planning, talent market insights, recruiting analytics, and operational excellence to drive hiring outcomes while fostering an inclusive and high-performing recruiting culture.

Responsibilities include:

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of recruiters supporting GTM hiring.
• Partner with executive leaders across Sales, Marketing, and Revenue Operations to develop workforce and hiring strategies.
• Drive execution against hiring goals while balancing quality, speed, and candidate experience.
• Utilize recruiting metrics and market intelligence to identify trends, influence decision-making, and improve recruiting effectiveness.
• Develop scalable recruiting processes that increase efficiency and elevate stakeholder satisfaction.
• Collaborate with Talent Intelligence, Recruiting Operations, Employer Brand, HR Business Partners, and Compensation to optimize hiring outcomes.
• Forecast recruiting capacity and resource allocation based on business demand.
• Lead change initiatives, AI adoption strategies, and continuous process improvements across the recruiting organization.
• Serve as a trusted advisor and strategic partner to senior business leaders.

About You:

You are an inspiring people leader who combines strategic thinking with operational excellence. You have successfully built and led recruiting organizations supporting complex GTM businesses and are energized by solving talent challenges through collaboration, data, and innovation.

You build credibility quickly with executive stakeholders, coach teams to achieve ambitious goals, and continuously seek opportunities to improve recruiting outcomes. You are passionate about creating inclusive hiring practices, developing talent, and delivering exceptional experiences for candidates, hiring managers, and recruiters alike.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor''s degree or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of progressive Talent Acquisition experience, including significant experience recruiting for Go-to-Market organizations.
• 5+ years leading recruiting teams
• Experience supporting enterprise Sales, Marketing, or other GTM organizations.
• Demonstrated success partnering with executive-level stakeholders.
• Experience developing recruiting strategies using hiring data, workforce planning, and talent market insights.
• Strong knowledge of recruiting metrics, forecasting, and operational excellence.
• Experience leading organizational change and driving process improvements.
• Excellent communication, coaching, and leadership skills.
• Experience working within a global, matrixed organization.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience leading recruiting within a high-growth SaaS or technology company.
• Knowledge of recruiting systems.
• Experience implementing or optimizing recruiting operations and hiring processes.
• Familiarity with talent intelligence and market analytics tools.
• Demonstrated success building talent pipelines and hiring strategies.

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.

Equal Opportunity Employer

UKG is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, disability, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, and other legally protected categories.

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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.

The pay range for this position is $145,600 to $209,300. The actual base pay offered may vary depending on skills, experience, job-related knowledge and work location. 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