Wishing Mr. Ankur Goel greater responsibilities and exciting challenges in this impressive new chapter!
UKG, a leading global HCM cloud company, has appointed Ankur Goel as Senior Director of Product Management. In this role, Ankur will lead global product strategy and innovation, focusing on AI-driven solutions that enhance HR, pay, time, and culture management for UKG’s clients worldwide.
Ankur joins UKG after a distinguished tenure at PeopleStrong, where he served as Deputy Chief Product Officer for over three years. He spearheaded AI and ML initiatives, including the application of Agentic AI across the platform, launched a Generative AI suite, and introduced an AI-enabled integrated talent management platform. He also directed multiple product portfolios, including Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, Compensation, Analytics, Mobile, and Chatbot solutions, successfully launching the widely recognized Superapp for HR.
Previously, Ankur was Vice President – Product Head, Strategy and Management at PeopleStrong, focusing on solving enterprise talent challenges through integrated talent acquisition and management platforms, insightful analytics, and chatbot-driven employee engagement.
Earlier in his career, he held leadership roles at Reliance Industries Limited as Vice President and Head of Product Management, Crescerance as Vice President of Product Strategy, UnitedHealth Group as Senior Product Manager, and iProf Learning Solutions as Vice President of Product Management. He also served as Head of Product Management and Engineering at Educomp Solutions, doubling product usage within six months by introducing social features, and as Vice President of Enterprise Products at Knowlarity Communications, leading the development of its flagship cloud telephony product. He began his career at BrickRed Technologies, growing with the company from its early startup phase to over 150 employees, managing engineering and project management responsibilities.
Alongside his corporate leadership, Ankur has been an active angel investor since 2020, supporting ventures such as UOLO, an ed-tech company impacting over a million students, and Grest.com, a recommerce platform for refurbished Apple devices.
Ankur Goel’s appointment reinforces UKG’s commitment to AI-powered innovation, advanced product strategy, and delivering enhanced value to clients worldwide.
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