UKG Appoints Jay Dettling as Inaugural Chief Partner Officer

Key Points

• Introduction of Chief Partner Officer leadership role emphasizes UKG’s continued focus on driving customer success by working with many of the world’s most significant services and software firms
• With three decades of experience, including leadership roles at Accenture and Adobe, Dettling will lead UKG global partner ecosystem through company’s next chapter

LOWELL, Mass. & WESTON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--UKG, a leading provider of HR, payroll, and workforce management solutions, today announced that Jay Dettling has joined the company as inaugural Chief Partner Officer, reporting to UKG President, Go to Market (GTM) Rachel Barger, effective immediately. Dettling, a seasoned executive leader and advisor with over three decades of experience accelerating growth and profitability, will be responsible for the UKG global partner ecosystem.

“Our partners are a vital part of our mission to provide customers with a broad range of innovative solutions that meet their greatest challenges and drive success at every turn,” said Rachel Barger, UKG President, GTM. “With the appointment of Jay Dettling, our inaugural Chief Partner Officer, we’re doubling down on one of the most extensive and collaborative partner ecosystems in the industry - focused on identifying the most innovative partnerships and tools to enable our customers to maximize the value they receive from UKG.”

Prior to UKG, Dettling held leadership roles at Accenture, where he served as managing director of the North American commerce practice, leading client engagement teams to drive digital transformation services, and at Adobe, where he was vice president of worldwide partnerships and alliances, leading global partner and channel teams. A veteran executive of public, private, and PE-backed product and services firms, Dettling’s career also includes president of Acquity Group, president and CEO of Ansira, and most recently, CEO of Hero Digital.

“With an incredible portfolio of existing partners and customers, an amazing UKG team who has created a rock-solid foundation for success, I’m privileged to help lead UKG’s partner program through the next phase of growth,” said Dettling. “More than 80,000 organizations rely on UKG to run their business from the frontline to the front office, including many of the biggest or most complex operations globally, and our partner ecosystem will continue to play a vital role in the success of mutual customers and UKG.”

The UKG partner network includes more than 350 partners around the world, including global systems integrators and solution implementors, reseller and broker partners, and technology providers.

Supporting Resources

• Learn more about the value that UKG partners deliver to organizations using UKG.
• Hear why UKG customers are Partners for Life.
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About UKG

At UKG, our purpose is people. We are on a mission to inspire every organization to become a great place to work through HCM technology built for all. More than 80,000 organizations across all sizes, industries, and geographies trust UKG HR, payroll, workforce management, and culture cloud solutions to drive great workplace experiences and make better, more confident people and business decisions. With the world’s largest collection of people data, work data, and culture data combined with rich experience using artificial intelligence in the service of people, we connect culture insights with business outcomes to show what’s possible when organizations invest in their people. To learn more, visit ukg.com.

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