Director Employee Communications

International Employee Communications Strategy Lead the development and execution of employee communications strategy across international markets, ensuring alignment with UKG's global communications strategy and business priorities. Translate company strategy, business priorities, and organizational initiatives into clear and compelling communications that help employees understand what matters most and how their work contributes. Develop strategic communications objectives and plans for the area, aligned with broader Employee Communications and Corporate Communications priorities. Bring an international perspective to global communications planning, ensuring strategies reflect the needs, cultural nuances, and employee experiences of markets outside the U.S. Determine when global communications should be amplified, adapted, or supplemented for international audiences to maximize relevance and impact. Identify emerging communication needs, business priorities, and employee trends across international markets and translate them into actionable communication strategies. Establish priorities and allocate team resources to the communications opportunities that will have the greatest impact on employees and the business. Build a deep understanding of UKG's business strategy, international operations, and market dynamics to ensure communications are grounded in business context. Advise leaders on how, when, and where to communicate, including recommendations on messaging, sequencing, channels, and employee engagement. Develop communications strategies that strengthen employees' connection to UKG, its strategy, leaders, culture, and priorities. Ensure communications reflect the cultural and regional nuances of international audiences while maintaining consistency with UKG's global narrative and voice. Serve as a key connection between international markets and the global Employee Communications Team, creating strong alignment and two-way communication. Collaborate with communications partners across geographies to improve consistency, coordination, and effectiveness. Bring international employee perspectives and business insights into global communication strategies and planning. Identify opportunities to simplify and improve how communications are planned and delivered across markets. Partner on enterprise-wide initiatives and major moments where international employee communications are critical to successful execution. Establish meaningful measures of communication effectiveness tied to business and employee outcomes. Builds strong relationships across Communications, People, business leadership, and other functions. Influences integrated priorities and creates alignment across teams to deliver more effective employee experiences. Success in the First 12-18 Months Establishes credibility as a trusted strategic communications partner to international and global leaders. Develops a clear international employee communications strategy aligned with UKG's business and global communications priorities. Builds strong connections between international markets and the global Employee Communications team, improving the flow of insights, priorities, and communications in both directions. Strengthens how company strategy and business priorities are translated for international employees, increasing clarity, relevance, and connection. Establishes effective partnerships with senior business leaders and provides strategic communications counsel on significant organizational priorities. Builds and develops a high-performing communications team with clear priorities, roles, and accountability. Strengthens leadership communications and employee engagement across India and other priority international markets. Demonstrates measurable improvement in communication effectiveness through employee insights, engagement data, and business feedback. Successfully leads communications for significant business changes or transformation initiatives affecting international employees. Becomes a valued contributor to the broader Employee Communications strategy, bringing international insights, business perspective, and innovative thinking that strengthen communications across UKG. 12+ years of experience in employee communications, internal communications, corporate communications, or a related discipline, including significant experience leading communications in a complex global organization. Demonstrated experience developing and leading strategic employee communications programs aligned to business strategy and organizational priorities. Experience leading and developing communications professionals and establishing priorities for a team or significant area of responsibility. Strong business acumen with the ability to understand business strategy, organizational dynamics, and market context and translate them into effective communications. Demonstrated experience advising and influencing senior executives on communications strategy and significant business matters. Exceptional written, verbal, and presentation communication skills with the ability to translate complex business concepts into clear and compelling narratives. Significant experience communicating across cultures, geographies, and employee audiences, with strong understanding of cultural nuance and localization. Experience leading communications for complex organizational change, transformation, or other high-impact business initiatives. Strong judgment and the ability to navigate ambiguity, sensitive issues, competing priorities, and complex stakeholder environments. Demonstrated ability to build strong relationships and influence outcomes across functions and levels of an organization. Experience using employee insights, data, and measurement to inform communications strategy and decision-making. Experience leading employee communications in India and across multiple international markets. Experience within a global technology, SaaS, or similarly complex and fast-moving organization. Experience working in a global communications model where regional and functional teams partner closely with a centralized communications organization. Experience supporting senior executives with communications strategy, leadership positioning, and employee engagement. Experience with organizational transformation, operating model changes, mergers and acquisitions, or other significant business changes. Understanding of the employee communications landscape, workplace culture, and business environment in India and other international markets. Experience developing and executing communications for large employee populations across multiple locations and work environments. Develops strategic communications objectives and plans aligned to broader business and functional priorities. Connects communications strategy to business outcomes and ensures the team focuses its resources on the work with the greatest impact. Business Acumen Demonstrates a strong understanding of business strategy, organizational dynamics, industry trends, and the changing business environment. Uses that understanding to provide communications counsel that advances both employee and business outcomes. Executive Counsel & Influence Builds credibility with senior leaders and serves as a trusted communications partner on matters of significance. Anticipates different perspectives, communicates a clear point of view, and influences leaders and stakeholders toward effective outcomes. Global & Cultural Fluency Understands how culture, geography, business context, and employee experience influence communications. Connects global strategy with local relevance while ensuring international perspectives inform broader communications decisions. Employee-Centered Storytelling Transforms complex business strategies and organizational priorities into compelling narratives that create clarity, relevance, and connection for employees. Brings communications expertise, external perspective, and innovative thinking to complex business challenges. Identifies new approaches and contributes ideas that strengthen the broader Employee Communications strategy and function. Provides clear direction and develops a high-performing team. Establishes priorities, aligns resources to strategic objectives, and creates an environment where communications professionals can grow and deliver strong results. Complexity & Judgment Directs the resolution of highly complex communications challenges using business context, functional expertise, analytical thinking, and sound judgment. Navigates ambiguity and sensitive issues while balancing the needs of employees, leaders, and the business.