Dir. IT Service Operations

Company Overview

With 80,000 customers across 150 countries, UKG is the largest U.S.-based private software company in the world. And we're only getting started. Ready to bring your bold ideas and collaborative mindset to an organization that still has so much more to build and achieve? Read on.

At UKG, you get more than just a job. You get to work with purpose. Our team of U Krewers are on a mission to inspire every organization to become a great place to work through our award-winning HR technology built for all.

Here, we know that you're more than your work. That's why our benefits help you thrive personally and professionally, from wellness programs and tuition reimbursement to U Choose - a customizable expense reimbursement program that can be used for more than 200+ needs that best suit you and your family, from student loan repayment, to childcare, to pet insurance. Our inclusive culture, active and engaged employee resource groups, and caring leaders value every voice and support you in doing the best work of your career. If you're passionate about our purpose - people -then we can't wait to support whatever gives you purpose. We're united by purpose, inspired by you.

About the Role
We are looking for a seasoned leader to head our Business Application & Infra structure Support function. In this role,
• Own the stability and performance of our enterprise applications, including D365 / Oracle, Salesforce (SFDC), integration middleware, and Data Warehousing platforms. You will lead a global team, partner with business leaders, and ensure smooth operations of critical processes such as Order-to-Cash, Financials, Procurement, and Customer Experience.
• Define and drive the infrastructure operations strategy aligned with business goals and product delivery timelines. Balance cost, performance, scalability, and security between Networks, on-premises data centers and cloud (IaaS/PaaS/SaaS). Contribute to technology roadmaps, ensuring infra choices support product scalability, uptime SLAs, and customer experience.
• Partner with Service engineering and business leadership on capacity planning and disaster recovery.

Responsibilities
• Lead global application support for Enterprise Applications (D365, Salesforce, SaaS/Cloud applications and integrated systems.
• Own end-to-end availability, performance, and resilience of IT infrastructure services across Network, Devisces, datacenters, cloud platforms, and hybrid integrations
• Cloud & On premise infrastructure oversight
o On-Premises:
 Manage servers, storage, networking, virtualization, backup, and disaster recovery.
 Oversee data center operations, vendor contracts, and hardware lifecycle management.
o Cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP, SaaS):
 Govern cloud usage, cost optimization, and right-sizing resources.
 Ensure best practices in multi-cloud/hybrid deployment (security, scaling, DR)
 Manage connectivity between on-prem and cloud (VPNs, ExpressRoute, DirectConnect).
o Security & Compliance
 Partner with the CISO/security team to implement infrastructure security policies (firewalls, IAM, patching, zero trust).
 Oversee vulnerability management, audits, and certifications for infrastructure components.