Job type
- Full-time
Job description
UKG Ready Implementation Lead
Implementation Delivery Lead
The Implementation Manager is expected to drive a highly collaborative environment by understanding the business as a whole and making resource deployment decisions to meet project deliverables in a timely and efficient manner. He or she will lead a function or team of individual contributors responsible for delivering the UKG Ready product to end customers. This individual will also be responsible for creating and sustaining a culture of highly engaged employees through the facilitation of development, continued learning, clear directions and expectations, and continued process improvement.
Responsibilities include:
- Manage a team of employees by providing goals, feedback, development, and continued learning
- Provide technical leadership and guidance to the team to ensure projects are completed within expectations
- Collaborate with direct team members, Project Managers, and peers to establish monthly delivery forecast that align with established organizational goals
- Work with peers to assign projects based on skill, experience, and availability; clearly communicates task priorities, helping team members to adjust workload as needed
- Anticipate problems or situations that could affect the team or peers. Assess the potential impact on own and others' work, and develop and execute the best work solution
- Manage escalated situations, establish appropriate remediation plans, and execute the plan to remedy the situation
- Track and monitor all team projects and engage as necessary to remove road blocks and ensure successful project delivery
- Monitor team member performance and productivity metrics
- Create a collaborative environment within the direct business team and throughout UKG
- Encourage open and honest communication within direct team as well as across the organization
- Continually solicit feedback from team members, peers, and supervisors in an effort to find new or better ways to operate, improve efficiency, and/or develop themselves
- Drive the business to continually improve processes and efficiencies. This includes practicing risk taking as well as creating an environment where employees take risks
- Proactively communicate relevant information to team members, peers, and superiors
- Ensure all personal and team administrative tasks are completed timely and accurately
- Ensure all personal are following the established best practices and methodologies
- Maintain fiscal responsibility within your team
Basic Qualifications:
- Experience working for a Cloud company and/or having managed an implementation team
- 10+ years of experience, with 5+ years of team lead or people management experience
Preferred Qualifications:
- UKG Ready/WFC/WFD with HR/Payroll/HCM domain experience strongly preferred
- Bachelor's degree
- Strong analytical skills with the track record of driving change and process improvements
- Demonstrated ability to adapt to new technologies and changing environments
- Demonstrated leadership skills with the ability to work as part of a project team
- Excellent written and verbal communication, with the ability to work with all levels of individuals in