Principal, Corporate Strategy

UKG (Ultimate Kronos Group); Jackson (MS); On-site; USD 146,000 - 209,000; Full time

Job summary

UKG is a leading provider of the Workforce Operating Platform, seeking a strategic leader to drive market entry, product strategy, and operational initiatives across the HCM market. You will support the Executive Committee, shape planning, and build deep market insight while guiding cross-functional teams toward alignment and impact.

The role requires strong analytical and presentation skills, consulting experience, and an MBA or post-graduate degree preferred, with the ability to communicate

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of work experience with 2-3 years in a leading management consulting firm.
• MBA or other post-graduate degree preferred with strong academic achievement.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, and executive-level presence.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic projects including market entry, product strategy, operational initiatives, and strategic alliances.
• Provide internal consulting support to the Executive Committee and functional leaders.
• Support ongoing strategic planning initiatives and shape strategic direction of the business.
• Build and maintain deep understanding of the HCM market, its key players and competitive dynamics.
• Attend internal and external industry events.
• Build deep relationships with UKG leaders and foster collaboration across teams and levels.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Executive presence

Public speaking

Data visualization

Analytical skills

Market research

Cross-functional collaboration

Storytelling with data

Education

MBA or post-graduate degree

Tools

Data visualization tools

Job description

Why UKG:

At UKG, the work you do matters. The code you ship, the decisions you make, and the care you show a customer all add up to real impact. Today, tens of millions of workers start and end their days with our workforce operating platform. Helping people get paid, grow in their careers, and shape the future of their industries. That’s what we do.

We never stop learning. We never stop challenging the norm. We push for better, and we celebrate the wins along the way. Here, you’ll get flexibility that’s real, benefits you can count on, and a team that succeeds together. Because at UKG, your work matters—and so do you.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead strategic projects including market entry, product strategy, operational initiatives, and strategic alliances
• Provide internal consulting support to the Executive Committee and functional leaders
• Support ongoing strategic planning initiatives and shape strategic direction of the business
• Build and maintain deep understanding of the HCM market, it’s key players and competitive dynamics
• Attend internal and external industry events
• Build deep relationships with UKG leaders and foster collaboration across teams and levels

Position requirements:

• Strong intellect and business acumen with the ability to work across a broad portfolio of topics
• Structured and logical thinker with excellent strategic story lining capabilities; able to drive projects from initial concept (including hypotheses development and decision frameworks) and design and lead supporting analyses
• Distinctive presentation building skills with strong data visualization experience and ability to tell the story of complex business issues and focus on what matters most
• Strong analytical skills with demonstrated ability to run and manage highly complicated quantitative analysis to support strategic recommendations
• Experience with primary and secondary market research and survey methods
• Executive presence with polished writing and public speaking skills, comfortable leading presentations with the ability to synthesize information into key messages appropriate for the audience
• Minimum 5 years of work experience with 2-3 years of experience with a leading management consulting firm (e.g. Bain, BCG, LEK, McKinsey),
• MBA or other post-graduate degree attainment preferred with strong record of academic achievement

Personal Qualifications:

• Highly motivated and determined, tenacious about tackling emerging and sometimes unstructured business issues, undeterred by roadblocks
• Entrepreneurial mindset with vision and enthusiasm for strategy work
• Strong attention to detail who understands how to deliver on short timelines
• Comfortable acting as an individual contributor and as a team manager (Player/Coach)
• Open and honest communicator able to quickly build trust and respect across all levels of the organization

Company Overview:

UKG is the Workforce Operating Platform that puts workforce understanding to work. With the world's largest collection of workforce insights, and people-first AI, our ability to reveal unseen ways to build trust, amplify productivity, and empower talent, is unmatched. It's this expertise that equips our customers with the intelligence to solve any challenge in any industry — because great organizations know their workforce is their competitive edge. Learn more at ukg.com.

Equal Opportunity Employer

UKG is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, disability, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, and other legally protected categories.

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The pay range for this position is $145,600.00 to $209,300.00. The actual base pay offered may vary depending on skills, experience, job-related knowledge and work location. In addition to base pay, employees may be eligible to participate in a performance-based bonus plan and to receive restricted stock unit awards as part of total compensation. Learn more about UKG’s benefits and rewards at https://www.ukg.com/about-us/careers/benefits

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