Dir. Business Applications

UKG•,

9h•$169,400 - $241,400

About The Position

The Director - Product Management will own the vision, strategy, and roadmap for UKG’s enterprise finance technology platforms as a member of the ESE GBO Solutions team. The portfolio spans Procure-to-Pay, Record-to-Report, Order-to-Cash, Revenue Recognition, Tax, and Treasury. The role combines product leadership, finance process expertise, and people management across ERP, financial applications, data platforms, and AI-enabled automation. The director will partner with Finance, Accounting, Procurement, Tax, Treasury, Sales Operations, and technology teams to turn business priorities into scalable, integrated products and measurable outcomes. The role balances enterprise transformation with continuous improvement, operational reliability, financial controls, and user adoption. This leader will set product strategy and investment priorities, oversee delivery and operational excellence, advance AI, automation, and analytics, and build and develop a team of product managers and business analysts or product owners. The position reports no specific role in the posting. The stated base-pay range is $169,400 to $241,400; employees may also be eligible for a performance-based bonus and restricted stock unit awards. Actual base pay may vary based on skills, experience, job-related knowledge, and work location.

Requirements

12+ years of relevant experience in enterprise technology, finance systems, product management, or business transformation, including 5+ years leading teams or complex product portfolios.
Demonstrated experience defining product strategy and roadmaps for enterprise finance platforms.
Strong knowledge of Procure-to-Pay, Record-to-Report, and Order-to-Cash, with experience supporting revenue accounting and partnering with Tax and Treasury stakeholders.
Experience with enterprise ERP platforms such as SAP, Oracle, or Microsoft Dynamics 365 and integration with adjacent finance applications.
Experience delivering complex, cross-functional initiatives across multiple business units, geographies, or legal entities.
Proven ability to hire, coach, and develop product management talent.
Strong financial and analytical skills, including business case development, investment prioritization, ROI analysis, and benefits measurement.
Working knowledge of financial controls, audit requirements, data governance, and enterprise security expectations.
Experience with Agile delivery, product discovery, backlog management, and release planning.
Strong executive communication, stakeholder management, and influencing skills.
Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, accounting, information systems, computer science, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting subscription, SaaS, usage-based billing, digital commerce, or other recurring-revenue business models.
Experience with revenue accounting platforms, treasury management systems, tax engines, procurement platforms, or financial close and reconciliation tools.
Experience with global finance transformation, ERP modernization, acquisitions, or complex platform migrations.
Familiarity with ASC 606, IFRS 15, global tax requirements, and international finance operations.
Experience delivering AI-enabled finance products, intelligent automation, or agent-based solutions with appropriate controls.
Experience with financial data platforms, analytics, APIs, and enterprise integration technologies.
Master’s degree in business, information systems, finance, or a related discipline.
Relevant product management, Agile, ERP, accounting, or finance certifications.

Responsibilities

Define and own the finance technology product vision, multiyear strategy, and integrated roadmap across the finance ecosystem.
Translate business objectives into prioritized product investments, capabilities, and releases with clear outcomes and success measures.
Establish a product operating model covering discovery, business cases, prioritization, delivery, adoption, and benefits realization.
Manage portfolio dependencies across finance, procurement, commercial, and enterprise data platforms.
Develop investment proposals and funding recommendations using ROI, total cost of ownership, and capital and operating expense analysis.
Partner with engineering and enterprise architecture to balance business requirements, platform capabilities, technical debt, integration complexity, and scalability.
Lead build-versus-buy evaluations, vendor selection, implementation partner strategy, and product lifecycle decisions.
Own and lead technology capabilities across Procure-to-Pay, including supplier onboarding and master data, purchasing, procurement approvals, invoice capture and matching, accounts payable, supplier inquiries, and payment execution.
Own and improve Record-to-Report capabilities, including general ledger, journals, reconciliations, intercompany accounting, fixed assets, allocations, consolidation, close, and financial and management reporting.
Lead Order-to-Cash finance technology, including customer and credit data, order-to-billing integrations, invoicing, accounts receivable, cash application, collections, deductions, and disputes.
Own the revenue accounting product roadmap for subscription, usage-based, services, and other applicable revenue models, supporting contract accounting, performance obligations, allocation, deferred revenue, recognition schedules, reconciliations, and ASC 606 and IFRS 15 reporting requirements.
Partner with Tax to define indirect tax, transaction data, reporting, compliance integration, e-invoicing, and direct tax data provisioning capabilities, incorporating tax requirements into commercial and finance platform changes.
Lead Treasury technology capabilities for bank connectivity, cash visibility and positioning, payment controls, bank statement processing, liquidity forecasting, and treasury management integrations.
Oversee discovery, process design, requirements definition, roadmap execution, testing, rollout, and adoption across finance products.
Align product managers, engineering teams, architects, implementation partners, and business stakeholders on scope, dependencies, and delivery commitments.
Establish clear product ownership and end-to-end accountability across ERP and surrounding applications.
Partner with architecture and data teams on integration patterns, master data governance, reporting consistency, and enterprise data models.
Embed security, privacy, segregation of duties, financial controls, and audit requirements in product design and delivery.
Balance new capability development with system reliability, supportability, upgrades, and continuous improvement.
Lead organizational readiness, stakeholder communication, training, and adoption planning for significant releases and transformations.
Identify and prioritize AI, intelligent automation, and self-service opportunities across finance workflows.
Develop finance AI and automation use cases, partnering with Finance, Engineering, Security, and governance teams on data access, human oversight, audit trails, and monitoring.
Define measurable outcomes for automation initiatives and advance finance analytics and reporting for operational decisions and executive visibility.
Build, lead, and develop a team of product managers and business analysts or product owners; establish ownership, performance expectations, career development, and succession opportunities.
Coach teams in product discovery, financial process understanding, prioritization, stakeholder management, and outcome-based delivery.
Serve as a strategic partner to Finance leadership and communicate product strategy, investment tradeoffs, risks, and results to executive audiences.
Establish governance forums for timely decisions and alignment across business and technology functions, fostering collaboration, accountability, continuous learning, and measurable business value.