Senior Manager, People Systems & Operations

Role Overview: At project44, as the Sr. Manager, People Systems & Operations, you will be responsible for owning and leading the transformation of the global People Systems ecosystem, with a focus on UKG (UltiPro). Your role will involve stabilizing, repairing, and re-architecting People systems and processes to ensure data integrity, payroll reliability, audit readiness, and scalable reporting throughout the company. This position requires a proactive approach to systems transformation rather than maintaining a steady-state systems role. Key Responsibilities: - Serve as the single-threaded owner for UKG globally, ensuring system health, data accuracy, and end-to-end process integrity. - Lead a full systems turnaround by identifying and repairing broken or fragmented people processes, driving data remediation and clean-up, and establishing clear ownership and governance across the employee lifecycle. - Own the end-to-end people systems architecture, ensuring integration with Payroll, Finance, and downstream platforms. - Partner with GIS to redesign, implement, and harden integrations, automation, and system dependencies. - Lead payroll-related remediation efforts and ensure People system design supports financial controls and compliance. - Act as the program owner for People systems transformation initiatives and drive structured execution across complex, cross-functional work. - Own the quality, reliability, and usability of People data across the organization and lead remediation efforts for historical data issues. - Identify opportunities to simplify, automate, and standardize People processes using systems and data and contribute to broader People Team transformation initiatives. Qualifications Required: - 8-10+ years of experience in People Systems, HR Operations, or HRIS Management roles. - Hands-on experience with enterprise HRIS, preferably UKG, in a global environment. - Strong understanding of payroll processes, data dependencies, and controls. - Proven ability to lead cross-functional programs involving HR, Finance, GIS, and external vendors. - Comfort working with data, reporting, and analytics in a high-growth or global environment is preferred. Role Overview: At project44, as the Sr. Manager, People Systems & Operations, you will be responsible for owning and leading the transformation of the global People Systems ecosystem, with a focus on UKG (UltiPro). Your role will involve stabilizing, repairing, and re-architecting People systems and processes to ensure data integrity, payroll reliability, audit readiness, and scalable reporting throughout the company. This position requires a proactive approach to systems transformation rather than maintaining a steady-state systems role. Key Responsibilities: - Serve as the single-threaded owner for UKG globally, ensuring system health, data accuracy, and end-to-end process integrity. - Lead a full systems turnaround by identifying and repairing broken or fragmented people processes, driving data remediation and clean-up, and establishing clear ownership and governance across the employee lifecycle. - Own the end-to-end people systems architecture, ensuring integration with Payroll, Finance, and downstream platforms. - Partner with GIS to redesign, implement, and harden integrations, automation, and system dependencies. - Lead payroll-related remediation efforts and ensure People system design supports financial controls and compliance. - Act as the program owner for People systems transformation initiatives and drive structured execution across complex, cross-functional work. - Own the quality, reliability, and usability of People data across the organization and lead remediation efforts for historical data issues. - Identify opportunities to simplify, automate, and standardize People processes using systems and data and contribute to broader People Team transformation initiatives. Qualifications Required: - 8-10+ years of experience in People Systems, HR Operations, or HRIS Management roles. - Hands-on experience with enterprise HRIS, preferably UKG, in a global environment. - Strong understanding of payroll processes, data dependencies, and controls. - Proven ability to lead cross-functional programs involving HR, Finance, GIS, and external vendors. - Comfort working with data, reporting, and analytics in a high-growth or global environment is preferred.