Analyst Relations Program Manager Marketing

UKG; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

UKG is seeking an experienced Analyst Evaluations professional to lead end-to-end analyst submission processes for core HR tech evaluations. You will craft evidence-based narratives, coordinate across product, engineering, marketing, customer success, and sales, and drive best-practice templates and review workflows.

Responsibilities include managing multiple evaluations with tight timelines, leveraging AI tools to improve throughput, and identifying customer stories to strengthen analyst

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in analyst relations, operations, or project management, with a focus on HCM technology strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end management of analyst evaluation submissions.
• Develop clear, evidence-based narratives aligning with evaluation criteria and key differentiators.
• Conduct kick-off meetings to align resources and set timelines.
• Drive cross-functional coordination to gather inputs from product, engineering, marketing, customer success, CI and sales.
• Ensure accuracy, consistency, and strategic alignment across submission materials.
• Establish and enforce submission best practices, templates, and review processes.
• Manage tight deadlines and complex deliverables across multiple evaluations.
• Continuously improve submission quality through retrospectives, analyst feedback, and competitive insights.
• Engage with agentic AI tools to facilitate the evaluation process while increasing throughput.
• Prepare briefing documents for analyst briefing/demo sessions.
• Identify customer stories, case studies, and references to strengthen positions in evaluations.
• Ensure consistency between submissions, briefings, demos, and published research.
• Deliver insights and recommendations to improve positioning and perception.
• Assist in identifying how Global AR can use AI to improve internal processes for analyst briefings and demos.

Skills

Analyst relations

Project management

Data storytelling

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Attention to detail

Strategic thinking

Self-starter

Time management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, Engineering or related field

Tools

Power BI

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Word

ARInsight

AI tools

Job description

Analyst Evaluations (Core Focus)

• Lead end-to-end management of analyst evaluation submissions


• Develop clear, differentiated, and evidence-based narratives that align with evaluation criteria and emphasize key market differentiators


• Conduct kick-off meetings to align internal resources, review evaluation criteria and set timeline expectation


• Drive cross-functional coordination to gather inputs from product, engineering, marketing, customer success, competitive intelligence and sales


• Ensure accuracy, consistency, and strategic alignment across all submission materials


• Establish and enforce submission best practices, templates, and review processes


• Manage tight deadlines and complex deliverables across multiple concurrent evaluations


• Continuously improve submission quality through retrospectives, analyst feedback, and competitive insights


• Engage with agentic AI tools to facilitate the evaluation process, ensuring accuracy while increasing throughput


• Prepare relevant briefing documents for briefing/demo sessions with analysts


• Identify customer stories, case studies and references to be used to strengthen position in evaluations


• Ensure consistency between submissions, briefings, demos, and published research

Performance Measurement & Insights

• Deliver insights and recommendations to improve positioning and perception


• Assist in identifying how Global AR can use AI to improve internal processes as well as for analyst briefings and demos

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in analyst relations, operations, or project management, with a focus on HCM technology strongly preferred


• Experience working with major industry analyst firms such as Gartner, Forrester, IDC, and others


• Ability to create and analyze data-driven reports and dashboards using Power BI or other similar solutions


• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to prepare compelling content for analyst engagements


• Incredible ability to synthesize a value story from a list of product capabilities


• Ability to analyze market data and AR trends


• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word), and familiarity with collaboration tools


• Experience managing AR-specific platforms (ARInsight) and experimenting with AI technologies


• Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, Engineering or a related field


• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment


• Creative, self-starter with a collaborative mindset and the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams


• Flexibility is key, to be able to manage several priorities at once


• Experience with UKG's HCM-related technology and services