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Description

UKG is looking to hire a Manager of Software Engineering to join the leadership of our Talent Acquisition Software Development team. Our teams are responsible for several important products within our UKG suite. These products include Recruiting and Onboarding. You will be responsible for the direct management of a fast-evolving product engineering team. You must be passionate about developing and growing engineers, leveraging modern technologies to rapidly deliver products with high quality and increasing operational efficiently through continuous process improvement.

Primary Responsibilities:
• Facilitate productive and positive team communication and collaboration. This includes but is not limited to: Fostering an environment of transparency and open discussion, resource planning and working closely with other leaders and direct reports.
• Mentor and support the professional, technical and personal growth of team members. Help develop their career path by assigning projects tailored to their potential, personality, work style and goals while encouraging healthy exploration beyond their “comfort zone”.
• Own team processes to increase efficiency. Develop, measure and interpret statistics that serve as indicators of team performance. Use this information to drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Deliver simple and elegant solutions in the team portfolio based on agreed upon timelines and commitments while cultivating an environment conducive to high team morale and productivity.
• Set the example and expectations for team conduct. Inspire positive behavior and interactions. When needed, directly address, and resolve, behavior that falls below expectations.
• Interface with multiple groups across the organization and with external partners and vendors
• Expedite project deliverables while maintaining sustainable work pace that does not compromise on standards and quality.

Qualifications

Qualifications:
• 7-10+ years of relevant industry experience, with 3+ years of hands-on technical leadership and people management experience (managing teams of 8 or more developers)
• Passionate about people, process, and technologies and able to inspire and motivate others.
• Ability to build and maintain productive relationships with a diverse array of stakeholders and groups in the organization.
• Strong work ethic with a sense of ownership, urgency, and drive and an unwavering commitment to do the right thing.
• Proven leadership in facilitating complex discussions to achieve goals and solve problems.
• Proven analytical and decision-making skills.

Preferred Qualifications:
• Experience setting and achieving sound goals. For example, “SMART” goal principles.
• Experience in Lean-Agile development methodologies such as Kanban or Scrum.
• Experience working in an enterprise-scale SaaS production environment.

For individuals with disabilities that need additional assistance at any point in the application and interview process, please email UKGCareers@ukg.com.