01Overview
Why UKG:
At UKG, the work you do matters. The code you ship, the decisions you make, and the care you show a customer all add up to real impact. Today, tens of millions of workers start and end their days with our workforce operating platform. Helping people get paid, grow in their careers, and shape the future of their industries. Thats what we do.
We never stop learning. We never stop challenging the norm. We push for better, and we celebrate the wins along the way. Here, youll get flexibility thats real, benefits you can count on, and a team that succeeds together. Because at UKG, your work mattersand so do you.
Job Summary
UKG is seeking an experienced and client-focused Supervisor to lead a Payroll Services Operations team supporting UKG Ready and other payroll service offerings. The Supervisor will oversee day-to-day delivery, coach and develop team members, manage complex payroll and tax-related cases, and partner with Payroll Operations, Tax Compliance, Funding, Product Support, and other stakeholders to ensure accurate, timely, and compliant outcomes.
This role requires a strong understanding of payroll services, excellent judgment, and the ability to translate operational priorities into consistent team performance. The successful candidate will balance people leadership with hands-on support for escalations, process governance, service quality, and continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities
Lead, coach, and develop a team of Payroll Services specialists through regular one-on-ones, performance feedback, goal setting, skills development, and recognition.
Plan and manage daily workload, queue allocation, staffing coverage, attendance, and priorities to meet service-level, turnaround-time, productivity, quality, and client-satisfaction objectives.
Oversee the resolution of complex Payroll Services inquiries, including payroll tax issues, post-payroll submissions, funding inquiries, configuration changes, amended tax returns, ACH returns, payroll funding exceptions, tax-code maintenance, bank-account updates, and check-delivery configurations.
Review escalated cases for accuracy, completeness, root cause, and appropriate next steps; provide guidance to representatives and engage senior leadership when required.
Partner with Payroll Services Operations, Tax Filing, Funding, Product Support, and other internal teams to drive accurate and timely issue resolution.
Monitor Salesforce or equivalent case-management queues and ensure cases are documented with clear analysis, actions taken, client communications, ownership, and next steps.
Maintain proactive communication with clients and internal partners, set clear expectations, provide status updates, and ensure commitments are met.
Track team performance and prepare regular reporting on case volume, aging, turnaround time, productivity, quality, customer satisfaction, escalations, and risks.
Identify trends, recurring defects, training gaps, and process risks; perform root-cause analysis and implement sustainable corrective actions.
Ensure adherence to internal controls, payroll tax requirements, data-handling standards, documentation expectations, and operating procedures.
Lead team readiness during peak payroll, tax, quarter-end, and year-end processing periods while maintaining service quality and employee engagement.
Support transitions, new work-type launches, knowledge-management initiatives, process documentation, and operational improvement projects.
Perform additional duties and stretch assignments aligned to business needs.
People Leadership Expectations
Create an inclusive, accountable, and high-performing team environment focused on client trust, operational excellence, and continuous learning.
Set clear expectations, address performance concerns promptly and fairly, and use data-driven coaching to improve individual and team outcomes.
Build a strong talent pipeline through cross-training, succession planning, stretch assignments, and targeted development plans.
Encourage proactive communication, knowledge sharing, and collaboration across locations and with onshore partners.
Recognize achievements and reinforce behaviors that support quality, compliance, customer experience, and business results.
Required Qualifications
810 years of progressive team-handling or people-management experience, preferably in payroll, tax, HCM, customer operations, shared services, or a related service environment.
Strong working knowledge of payroll services, payroll tax support, post-payroll processing, funding operations, or related HCM processes.
Demonstrated experience leading teams that manage complex cases, escalations, deadlines, and customer-impacting issues.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, decision-making, and root-cause-analysis skills with high attention to detail.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability .