Vice President, Global Technology Partnerships & Ecosystem Strategy

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The Vice President of Global Technology Partnerships & Ecosystem Strategy is a senior executive responsible for defining, accelerating, and leading UKG’s global technology ecosystem. This role sets the long‑term vision for how UKG engages, innovates, and grows with the world’s most strategic software, enterprise, and cloud partners. As the executive leader of UKG’s most strategic enterprise partnerships, OEM relationships, integration partners, partner engineering organization and strategic partner managers, you will own the strategy, execution, and business impact of a multifaceted partnerships organization.

This VP will lead a global team of people managers overseeing enterprise partnerships, partner technology engineering (software engineers, architects, integration specialists), and OEM program management, as well as directly guiding senior partner executives responsible for high‑value strategic relationships. You will shape the roadmap for joint innovation, partner‑enabled product extensibility, the next chapter of material revenue growth, and ecosystem scale—ensuring UKG remains a preferred partner for enterprises and technology organizations worldwide.

As a key member of the Global Partners & Ecosystems leadership team, you will collaborate closely with UKG’s executive leadership, including Product & Technology, Sales, Strategy, Marketing, and Customer Experience, to align partnership priorities with company‑wide growth initiatives. This role demands a forward‑thinking, market‑savvy executive who excels at long‑range planning, cross‑functional influence and execution, ecosystem innovation, and leadership of complex global teams.

• Collaborate with Product leaders to define UKG’s multi‑year Technology Ecosystem Strategy, including platform extensibility, partner innovation priorities, and expansion into emerging technology categories (AI/ML, cloud ecosystems, data platforms, etc.).
• Lead and evolve UKG’s global partner operating model, ensuring integrated alignment across Product, Technology, Sales, Marketing, Strategy, Finance, and Operations functions.
• Partner with GVP and key executive leadership to shape corporate strategy and future investment decisions related to ecosystem growth, product extensibility, and third‑party innovation.
• Evaluate and cultivate new strategic categories of partners, including hyperscalers, AI platform providers, vertical SaaS vendors, and industry solutions.

• Oversee a portfolio of UKG’s most strategic enterprise and technology partners responsible for significant revenue impact, product differentiation, and go‑to‑market reach.
• Guide partner executives and managers in driving multi‑year joint business plans, co‑innovation initiatives, executive alignment, and market expansion.
• Represent UKG at the highest levels in strategic partner engagements, C‑suite negotiations, and industry ecosystem forums.

• Enterprise Partnerships – Lead the team responsible for enterprise SaaS partnerships, including the Director of Enterprise Partnerships and their organization.
• Partner Technology Engineering – Lead the technical engineering team focused on integration design, partner developer experience, solution certification, and co‑built technology initiatives; ensure scalable, API‑first partner experiences.
• OEM & Embedded Partnerships – Lead teams responsible for OEM programs, embedded technology relationships, and co‑developed…