Product Manager II

UKG • Sunrise, FL

4d • $90,900 - $130,700 • Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking a dynamic individual who excels in creating exceptional platform products and thrives in an agile environment. This role involves leading data platform capabilities from ideation to delivery, collaborating closely with key stakeholders, including internal product teams, customers, prospects, and service and support teams. The ideal candidate is passionate about data, governance, platform thinking, and the possibilities of monetizing platform capabilities, with a strong commitment to helping users and teams transform data into actionable business drivers. As a Product Manager II, you will define and champion the overall strategy and vision for a specific data platform product area. You will have a deep understanding of customer and market needs, driving development priorities to maximize product value, adoption, reliability, and scalability across multiple products.

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree in engineering, Computer Science, Business Administration, or a closely related discipline is required.
• 2+ years of experience with Enterprise SaaS applications.
• 2+ years of experience with Product Management
• Proven experience with Workforce Management and Human Capital Management products or markets.
• Strong proficiency in data and analytics, including SQL.
• Exceptional business acumen and internal partnership skills.
• Willingness and ability to travel both domestically and internationally.

Nice To Haves

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to leverage data to inform decision-making
• Ability to work successfully within a team and manage a dynamic environment with rapidly changing priorities
• Able to guide individuals with different personalities and styles to a common outcome
• Ability to inspire and lead development teams without management authority
• Effective communication skills: ability to communicate complex concepts to stakeholders
• Excellent organizational skills
• Excellent problem-solving skills

Responsibilities

• Manage the technology life cycle of products, features and enhancements through conceptualization, requirements gathering, product specification, implementation review, release, and end of life
• Partner with the product leadership teams to develop and execute a platform strategy aligned with the overall business objectives
• Work closely with engineering to deliver high quality, secure, scalable and reliable platform solutions that exceed customer and internal team expectations
• Build and maintain strong relationships with customers, partners, and internal product teams to understand their needs and translate them into actionable platform requirements
• Foster a culture of innovation and experimentation within the product team
• Acts as primary point of contact and guiding a cross-functional team to ensure whole-product readiness
• Partner with cross-functional teams to launch new products to market
• Practice strong release management principles, including phased rollouts, feature flags/toggles to ensure controlled, safe and reliable product delivery
• Create and deliver clear, compelling presentations that align executives and cross-functional stakeholders around product direction and outcomes
• Define and track key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure platform success and drive continuous improvement (adoption, reliability, performance, cost, developer productivity)
• Conduct market research and competitive analysis to identify opportunities and threats
• Participates in sales and service training
• Works with marketing, learning, product support, presales, and enablement teams in positioning products, designing demos, developing training courses, etc.
• Defines and manages vehicles for collecting customer feedback, partner input, and internal developer experience feedback.
• Stay current on emerging AI technologies and incorporate them into platform strategy and team processes where they create measurable value.

Benefits

• flexibility that’s real
• benefits you can count on
• performance-based bonus plan
• restricted stock unit awards
• Learn more about UKG’s benefits and rewards at https://www.ukg.com/about-us/careers/benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level