About this opportunity
UKG lists this SR SALES EXECUTIVE opportunity in madison, Wisconsin. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
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. That’s 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, you’ll get flexibility that’s real, benefits you can count on, and a team that succeeds together. Because at UKG, your work matters—and so do you.
About the opportunity
As a Senior Sales Executive, you will drive net-new logo sales across the mid-market and enterprise space. You will engage senior decision-makers, lead strategic and complex sales cycles, and connect customer business priorities to UKG’s HCM, Payroll, and workforce solutions. This is an opportunity for an experienced hunter to build a meaningful territory, influence executive outcomes, and be rewarded for consistently strong performance.
Why sales professionals choose UKG
You will have the opportunity to sell solutions that help organizations build a better employee experience, improve workforce decision-making, and solve meaningful business challenges. UKG combines a strong product portfolio with the people, process, and customer proof points that help sellers compete and win.
Tenured sales leadership and experienced partners who understand how to guide successful sellers.
Seasoned Application Consultants to support proposals, RFPs, demos, and solution alignment.
Expert technical sales support and strong Sales Operations and Legal partnership to help move opportunities forward.
A highly referenceable customer base and a proven hosted SaaS solution with 96% customer retention.
Award-winning HRMS/Payroll, Talent Management, Time and Attendance, and workforce management solutions.
Implementation and Customer Support teams focused on delivering a strong customer experience.
A high-performance, inclusive culture with meaningful career growth and recognition for top performance, including President’s Club.
What you'll do
Build pipeline and win new business
Consistently exceed sales quotas and build a strong, qualified pipeline.
Prospect into complex organizations and develop relationships with final decision-makers and end users.
Present HCM products and services within an assigned territory.
Identify opportunities and develop proposals aligned with customer technical and business needs.
Lead strategic sales cycles
Use a disciplined, strategic sales process to uncover needs and create demand.
Maintain strong knowledge of the HCM/SaaS industry, competitors, and analysts.
Develop deep knowledge of UKG products and capabilities and translate technical advances into customer value.
Collaborate with internal partners to advance opportunities and deliver a strong customer experience.
What you bring
Basic Qualifications
Minimum of 5+ years of proven success selling HCM/Payroll solutions.
Proven success selling HCM/Payroll solutions to complex organizations.
Experience working primarily as a new-logo representative (hunter) and consistently exceeding sales quotas.
Preferred Qualifications
Excellent communication and presentation skills.
Incredibly organized.
Experience with a diversity of prospecting strategies.
Demonstrated understanding of a strategic sales process.
Strong knowledge of the HCM/SaaS industry.
Travel Requirement
30–40%
Company Overview:
UKG is the Workforce Operating Platform that puts workforce understanding to work. With the world's largest collection of workforce insights, and people-first AI, our ability to reveal unseen ways to build trust, amplify productivity, and empower talent, is unmatched. It's this expertise that equips our customers with the intelligence to solve any challenge in any industry — because great organizations know their workforce is their competitive edge. Learn more at ukg.com.
**Equal Opportunity Employer **
UKG is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, disability, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, and other legally protected categories.
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Disability Accommodation in the Application and Interview Process:
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Pay Transparency:
The base salary range for this position is $125,000 annually, with the opportunity to significantly increase total earnings through a performance-based incentive compensation plan. The plan may provide for the payment of commissions and restricted stock unit awards as part of total compensation. The base pay offered may vary depending on skills, experience, job-related knowledge, and work location. Learn more about UKG’s benefits and rewards at
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Worksite address
madison, WI, 53774, US
Who can apply
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