Vice President/Principal - Contingent Workforce Lead

KKR; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Job summary

KKR is seeking a strategic leader to establish and run its enterprise-wide contingent workforce program from Boston. The role will own global strategy, governance, and reporting for all non-employee labor, including contractors and outsourced services, partnering with Strategic Sourcing, Human Capital, Finance, and Legal.

The Program Lead will set standards, visibility, and cost discipline, embedding contingent labor into workforce planning and budgeting across the firm while guiding data-driven

Qualifications

• :Extensive experience 9–12 years in contingent workforce management.
• :Proven success designing and leading contingent workforce programs.
• :Hands-on experience with supplier relationships and CW governance frameworks.
• :Strong command of CW technology—VMS/MSP, HRIS, ERP integrations.
• :Track record building workforce analytics and executive dashboards.
• :Ability to influence senior stakeholders in a matrixed organization.
• :Adaptability to unstructured, fast-moving environments.
• :Familiarity with AI tools and emergent AI technologies in workflows.

Responsibilities

• Strategy, governance & workforce planning for the global contingent workforce.
• Supplier management and end-to-end worker lifecycle governance.
• Technology, data & analytics: define requirements and roadmaps for CW tech stack.
• Risk, compliance & audit: ensure policy, regulatory and contractual obligations.
• Stakeholder engagement & reporting: senior leadership dashboards and insights.

Skills

Contingent workforce management

Vendor management

Strategic sourcing

Workforce analytics

Executive dashboards

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Program management

Change leadership

AI familiarity

Tools

VMS/MSP platforms

HRIS

ERP integrations

Job description

Company Overview

KKR is a leading global investment firm that offers alternative asset management as well as capital markets and insurance solutions. KKR aims to generate attractive investment returns by following a patient and disciplined investment approach, employing world-class people, and supporting growth in its portfolio companies and communities. KKR sponsors investment funds that invest in private equity, credit and real assets and has strategic partners that manage hedge funds. KKR’s insurance subsidiaries offer retirement, life and reinsurance products under the management of Global Atlantic Financial Group. References to KKR’s investments may include the activities of its sponsored funds and insurance subsidiaries.

Company Overview

KKR is a leading global investment firm that offers alternative asset management as well as capital markets and insurance solutions. KKR aims to generate attractive investment returns by following a patient and disciplined investment approach, employing world-class people, and supporting growth in its portfolio companies and communities. KKR sponsors investment funds that invest in private equity, credit and real assets and has strategic partners that manage hedge funds. KKR’s insurance subsidiaries offer retirement, life and reinsurance products under the management of Global Atlantic Financial Group. References to KKR’s investments may include the activities of its sponsored funds and insurance subsidiaries.

Position Summary

Establish and lead KKR's enterprise-wide contingent workforce program — its strategy, governance, supplier ecosystem, technology, and analytics. The role brings visibility, control, and cost discipline to external labor spend through a scalable, compliant, data-driven operating model.

As the central owner of the program, this individual is accountable for all non-employee labor channels — contractors, consultants, project-based resources, advisors, and outsourced services. Success depends on close partnership with Strategic Sourcing, Human Capital, Finance, Technology, Legal, Risk, Compliance, Vendor Management Office, and business leadership.

Scope of Role

This new role owns strategy, governance, and reporting for the entire contingent workforce population across the firm. It is not a day-to-day manager of contingent workers — operational, task-level management of each worker remains with the business unit the worker supports. The Program Lead sets the framework, standards, and visibility within which those engagements operate.

Key Responsibilities

Strategy, Governance & Workforce Planning

• Own KKR's global contingent workforce strategy and governance framework, aligned to business objectives, regulatory requirements, and risk standards.
• Establish the policies, intake workflows, approval gates, and engagement criteria that govern contingent labor and outsourced services.
• Build a centralized operating model giving clear visibility into utilization, supplier activity, workforce composition, and spending.
• Partner with business leaders, Strategic Sourcing, Finance, Vendor Management, and Human Capital to embed contingent labor into workforce planning and budgeting.
• Advise on workforce mix, skills availability, labor-market trends, and cost to inform staffing decisions and engagement models.

Supplier Management

• Partner with Strategic Sourcing to run preferred-supplier programs, reduce fragmentation and drive negotiations.
• Govern the end-to-end worker lifecycle framework: intake, onboarding, extensions, contractor-to-FTE conversions, and offboarding.
• Establish supplier scorecards and performance metrics
• Govern contingent labor spend and adherence to negotiated contracts and rate cards; Collaborate with Finance on budgeting and forecasting inputs.

Technology, Data & Analytics

• Define the business requirements and roadmap for the contingent workforce technology stack, and own data quality as the program's single source of truth.
• Partner with Sourcing and Technology on vendor evaluations and platform selection.
• Oversee enhancements to the CW technology stack to strengthen visibility, governance, and reporting.
• Build enterprise dashboards and KPIs spanning spend, supplier performance, time-to-fill, utilization, workforce composition, and compliance.

Risk, Compliance & Audit

• Own worker classification and co-employment risk in partnership with Legal and Human Capital, including tenure limits and engagement standards.
• Ensure practices comply with internal policy, regulatory and contractual obligations, and information-security requirements.
• Run periodic audits of workforce data, supplier activity, classifications, and program compliance; support audit readiness and regulatory reporting
• Partner with Compliance on background screening and with Technology and InfoSec on access controls and data protection.

Stakeholder Engagement & Reporting

• Serve as the trusted advisor on contingent workforce strategy, governance, and external labor-market.
• Deliver regular reporting and recommendations to senior leadership on workforce trends, supplier performance, compliance, risk, and cost optimization.
• Develop executive dashboards and presentations that drive informed workforce and sourcing decisions.

Qualifications

• 9-12 years in contingent workforce management, workforce governance, strategic sourcing, vendor management, or related fields.
• Proven success designing and leading contingent workforce programs in complex, global organizations.
• Hands-on experience with supplier relationships, supplier ecosystems, and CW governance frameworks.
• Strong command of contingent workforce technology — VMS/MSP platforms, HRIS, and ERP integrations.
• Track record building workforce analytics, KPIs, and executive dashboards.
• Ability to operate in an unstructured, fast-moving environment with an entrepreneurial mindset.
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders and lead cross-functional initiatives in a highly matrixed setting.
• Strong analytical, program management, and change-leadership skills.
• Financial services or other highly regulated industry experience preferred.
• Comfort using AI-powered tools to improve productivity and quality of work
• Curiosity about and openness to adopting emerging AI technologies in day-to-day workflows
• Ability to critically evaluate AI-generated outputs for accuracy and relevance

Base Salary Range

This is the expected annual base salary range for this Boston-based position. Actual salaries may vary based on factors, such as skill, experience, and qualification for the role. Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus, based on factors such as individual and team performance.

$180,000—$230,000 USD

KKR is an equal opportunity employer. Individuals seeking employment are considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other category protected by applicable law.

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