Principal Program Manager, Finance Digital Enablement

UKG (Ultimate Kronos Group); Montpelier (VT); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

UKG (Ultimate Kronos Group) seeks a Principal Program Manager for Finance Digital Enablement to lead enterprise-scale transformation programs across the Finance organization. You will partner with Finance, IT, and business leaders to align priorities, manage interdependencies, and deliver measurable business value.

You will drive governance, executive alignment, risk management, and cross-functional delivery, coordinating with Finance, IT, Procurement, Sales, Treasury, HR, Internal Audit, and

Responsibilities

• Lead large-scale Finance transformation programs with significant business impact and organizational visibility.
• Define program objectives, scope, governance structures, milestones, resource requirements, and success measures.
• Maintain an integrated view across business processes, technology, data, controls, organizational readiness, and operational impacts.
• Drive execution from mobilization through implementation, stabilization, and transition to operational ownership.
• Translate strategic objectives and transformation roadmaps into actionable delivery plans.
• Partner with Finance leaders, Global Process Owners, and technology teams to define sequencing and dependencies.
• Coordinate cross-functional delivery across Finance, IT, Procurement, Sales, Treasury, HR, Internal Audit, and external partners.
• Establish governance models, steering committees, escalation paths, and executive reporting focused on outcomes and risks.

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.

About the Team:

Finance Digital Enablement exists to reimagine how Finance operates by combining process excellence, digital technologies, AI, automation, and data to build a simpler, smarter, and more scalable Finance organization.

Working in close partnership with Finance, IT, and business leaders, we drive the strategy, governance, and transformation of Finance's core business processes and technology capabilities. We identify opportunities to modernize how Finance works, accelerate the responsible adoption of AI and intelligent automation, and ensure technology investments deliver measurable business value.

The Transformation Delivery & Enablement team serves as the delivery engine for Finance Digital Enablement, ensuring strategic initiatives are executed effectively, adopted successfully, and deliver measurable business outcomes.

About the Role:

The Principal Program Manager, Finance Digital Enablement is a senior individual contributor responsible for leading complex, enterprise-scale transformation programs across UKG’s Finance organization.

Reporting to the Director, Transformation Delivery & Enablement, this role drives strategic initiatives from planning through deployment, stabilization, and value realization. You will partner closely with Business Owners, Global Process Owners, IT Product Owners, and cross-functional stakeholders to align priorities, manage interdependencies, mitigate risks, and ensure successful execution.

This role goes beyond traditional project management. As a trusted transformation leader, you will bring structure to ambiguity, connect business and technology teams, facilitate critical decisions, and keep programs focused on delivering meaningful business outcomes.

You will lead some of Finance Digital Enablement's most strategic initiatives, including Finance transformation, enterprise technology implementations, AI and automation programs, operating model changes, and cross-functional business initiatives.

What You'll Do:

Lead Complex Transformation Programs:

• Lead large-scale Finance transformation programs with significant business impact and organizational visibility.
• Define program objectives, scope, governance structures, milestones, resource requirements, and success measures.
• Maintain an integrated view across business processes, technology, data, controls, organizational readiness, and operational impacts.
• Drive execution from mobilization through implementation, stabilization, and transition to operational ownership.

Translate Strategy into Execution:

• Convert strategic objectives and transformation roadmaps into actionable delivery plans.
• Partner with Finance leaders, Global Process Owners, and technology teams to define sequencing, dependencies, implementation approaches, and success criteria.
• Bring clarity and structure to complex initiatives while adapting to changing priorities and business needs.

Orchestrate Cross-Functional Delivery:

• Align stakeholders across Finance, IT, Procurement, Sales, Treasury, Human Resources, Internal Audit, and external partners.
• Coordinate business and technical workstreams to ensure successful delivery across multiple teams.
• Resolve competing priorities and facilitate timely decision-making to maintain program momentum.

Drive Governance and Executive Alignment:

• Establish effective governance models, steering committees, escalation paths, and decision frameworks.
• Deliver concise, executive-level reporting focused on outcomes, risks, dependencies, resource considerations, and business impacts.
• Provide leadership with transparency into program health and recommendations for action.

Manage Risk and