Sr Director, Corporate Communications

Set and lead UKG's corporate responsibility communications strategy, connecting the company's commitments and priorities to business strategy, stakeholder expectations, and reputation. Partner with leaders across UKG to help shape and prioritize corporate responsibility issues and commitments, bringing a communications and reputation perspective to enterprise decisions. Build a clear, credible corporate responsibility narrative that connects UKG's commitments to meaningful action, measurable impact, and the broader UKG story. Ensure UKG communicates progress and impact with transparency and credibility, strengthening trust and long-term stakeholder value. Build the Communications Center of Excellence Build and lead a Communications COE that raises the standard of communications across UKG through clear frameworks, governance, playbooks, tools, and best practices. Establish enterprise standards for narrative and messaging, communications planning, measurement, AI-enabled practices, and other foundational capabilities. Develop training, resources, and communities of practice that strengthen communications capabilities and enable teams to operate with greater consistency, judgment, and effectiveness. Build Reputation Intelligence & Measurement Establish measurement standards and frameworks through the COE that enable more consistent evaluation of communications performance across UKG. Build a High-Performing Corporate Communications Organization Build and lead a Corporate Communications organization known for exceptional judgment, strategic impact, and trusted partnership across UKG. 12+ years of progressive experience in corporate communications, corporate affairs, reputation, crisis and issues management, corporate responsibility, or related disciplines, including significant leadership experience. Demonstrated success leading complex corporate communications programs and advising senior executives on high-stakes reputation and stakeholder matters. Deep expertise in corporate reputation, crisis/issues communications, executive counsel, and enterprise communications strategy. Proven experience building or transforming communications capabilities, including governance, standards, talent, tools, and ways of working. Strong business judgment and the ability to assess reputational and stakeholder implications of complex company decisions. Exceptional executive presence, written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to influence senior stakeholders across a highly matrixed organization. Demonstrated ability to build high-performing teams, develop talent, and lead effectively through ambiguity and change. Significant experience in enterprise B2B SaaS, technology, or another complex technology-driven business. Experience leading or partnering on corporate responsibility strategy, crisis readiness, M&A communications, and/or enterprise communications COEs. Experience developing reputation intelligence and communications measurement frameworks. Strong understanding of AI and emerging technologies and their implications for corporate reputation, communications practices, and stakeholder expectations.