Director of HRIS & Payroll (UKG)

LivingHR, Inc.

Job Overview

Location

Miami, FL

Job Type

Full-time

Full Job Description

📋 Description

• The Director of HRIS & Payroll (UKG) is responsible for owning and optimizing the organization’s UKG Pro HCM and Payroll system end-to-end, ensuring accurate, compliant, and scalable payroll execution across a rapidly growing multi-state, multi-entity portfolio.
• Day-to-day responsibilities include leading UKG configuration and architecture, executing bi-weekly payroll for the first six months, transitioning transactional work to offshore teams while retaining final sign-off, managing payroll tax compliance across 40 states, building SOPs and training materials, producing operational dashboards, and leading integration efforts for 10–15 annual acquisitions.
• LivingHR, Inc. is a fast-growing portfolio company operating across 40 states through centralized shared services in HR, finance, IT, and more, completing 10–15 acquisitions yearly while preserving each business’s local identity.
• The role offers the opportunity to shape enterprise HRIS strategy, gain deep expertise in UKG Pro and multi-state payroll compliance, lead cross-functional initiatives with Finance, Legal, IT, and M&A, and build scalable systems that support rapid organizational growth.

🎯 Requirements

• 5+ years of direct, hands-on UKG Pro and Workforce Management experience (configuration, administration, integrations, and BI reporting)
• 10+ years of progressive payroll and HRIS experience
• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance, Information Systems, or related field
• Proven experience operating in multi-state, multi-entity environments
• Experience in high-growth and/or acquisition-driven organizations, regularly onboarding and integrating large numbers of new employees

🏖️ Benefits

• Opportunity to own and transform UKG HCM/Payroll system end-to-end in a fast-growing, acquisition-driven organization
• Leadership role with authority to design system strategy, manage offshore teams, and influence cross-functional HR, Finance, IT, and M&A initiatives
• Exposure to complex multi-state payroll compliance across 40 states, including tax, garnishments, ACA, and worker classification
• Chance to build scalable systems and SOPs that support 10–15 annual acquisitions without configuration sprawl
• Professional growth in HRIS strategy, payroll execution, data integrity, reporting, and change management in a dynamic private equity-backed environment

Skills & Technologies

C++

Onsite

Degree Required

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About LivingHR, Inc.

LivingHR is a Dallas-based human resources consulting firm founded in 2010 that partners with organizations to design and implement modern people strategies. Services include talent acquisition optimization, employee experience design, leadership development, diversity and inclusion programs, HR technology selection, and organizational change management. The firm serves mid-market to Fortune 1000 clients across technology, healthcare, financial services, and consumer goods industries. LivingHR operates as a certified women-owned business and maintains a distributed team of senior consultants throughout the United States.

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