UKG HRIS Manager

Location: Hybrid onsite in Irvine, California, US

Salary: $140,000–$160,000 annually, plus discretionary bonus; W-2 only.

Company

hirify.global is hiring for a direct-hire HR technology position.

What you will do

• Serve as the primary administrator and subject matter expert for UKG.
• Manage HRIS administration, configuration, maintenance, testing, upgrades, enhancements, and user support.
• Develop HR systems strategies, roadmaps, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Improve workflows, data quality, HR processes, reporting, dashboards, metrics, and workforce analytics.
• Lead HR technology projects, implementations, upgrades, and cross-functional initiatives from planning through execution.
• Partner with HR, Payroll, IT, Talent Acquisition, and business leaders to deliver scalable solutions, training, and best-practice guidance.

Requirements

• 8+ years of progressive HRIS experience.
• Deep, hands-on expertise with UKG is required.
• Experience owning HR systems strategy, roadmap development, and optimization efforts.
• Strong reporting, analytics, and dashboard development capabilities.
• Experience leading HRIS-related projects, upgrades, implementations, and system enhancements.
• Ability to translate business needs into practical, scalable HR technology solutions.
• Hands-on execution capability; this is not a people-management role.

Nice to have

• Exposure to SuccessFactors or another enterprise performance management platform.

Culture & Benefits

• Direct-hire employment on a W-2 basis; no corp-to-corp or third-party firm arrangements.
• Hybrid onsite work arrangement in Irvine, California.
• Senior-level individual contributor role focused on hands-on technology ownership rather than people management.
• Opportunity to drive HR technology strategy, meaningful system improvements, and business impact.
• Discretionary bonus included in the compensation package.