Director, Finance Transformation & Enablement

UKG (Ultimate Kronos Group); Santa Fe (NM); On-site; USD 164,000 - 236,000; Full time

Job summary

UKG is seeking a Director of Transformation Delivery & Enablement to lead Finance Digital Enablement transformation across RTR, PTP, OTC, and AI initiatives. You will partner with Finance, IT, and executive stakeholders to shape strategy, governance, and delivery, ensuring programs are planned, funded, and benefits realized.

This role demands building a high-performing team, implementing standard delivery approaches, managing risks and dependencies, and driving organizational change.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive leadership experience leading enterprise transformation programs, portfolio management, PMOs, digital transformation initiatives, or business transformation efforts.
• Demonstrated success establishing and leading a Transformation Management Office, Enterprise PMO, or similar delivery organization.
• Proven experience leading large-scale cross-functional transformation initiatives involving Finance, Accounting, technology, automation, AI, or enterprise systems.
• Strong expertise in portfolio management, governance, program delivery, organizational change management, communications, business readiness, and value realization.
• Experience developing executive dashboards, governance frameworks, KPIs, portfolio reporting, and performance measurement processes.
• Experience working in Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid delivery environments.
• Exceptional communication, facilitation, stakeholder management, strategic planning, coaching, and relationship-building skills.

Responsibilities

• Own the Finance Digital Enablement portfolio across RTR, PTP, OTC, AI & Automation, and future Finance transformation initiatives.
• Establish portfolio governance, prioritization, capacity planning, investment oversight, dependency management, and executive reporting processes.
• Ensure alignment between strategic priorities, available capacity, investment decisions, and delivery execution.
• Provide portfolio-level visibility into risks, opportunities, dependencies, and business outcomes.
• Build and lead a modern transformation team that drives consistency, transparency, and execution excellence.
• Establish delivery standards, governance models, methodologies, tools, templates, reporting frameworks, and best practices.

Skills

Leadership

Portfolio management

Change management

Communication

Stakeholder management

Strategic planning

Coaching

Cross-functional collaboration

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, Organizational Development, Project Management, or a related discipline

Job description

UKG is seeking a Director of Transformation Delivery & Enablement to lead Finance Digital Enablement transformation across RTR, PTP, OTC, and AI initiatives. You will partner with Finance, IT, and executive stakeholders to shape strategy, governance, and delivery, ensuring programs are planned, funded, and benefits realized.

This role demands building a high-performing team, implementing standard delivery approaches, managing risks and dependencies, and driving organizational change.