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HR giant UKG acquires Seattle-based employee scheduling software company Shiftboard
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Shiftboard CEO Sterling Wilson. (Shiftboard Photo)
HR and payroll corporation UKG has acquired Shiftboard, a Seattle company that sells employee scheduling software. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Founded in 2002, Shiftboard initially built employee shift management software for healthcare clients and later expanded across several industries and use cases.
Shiftboard has more than 500 customers, including BASF, Bridgestone, Daisy Brand, and Shell.
The company raised $11.5 million in 2018 and reeled in another $8 million in 2020 after merging with Vancouver, B.C.-based SchedulePro. Backers include NewRoad Capital Partners, Voyager Capital, Fortson VC, and others.
Shiftboard has about 50 employees across the U.S. and Canada. The company is led by CEO Sterling Wilson, who joined in 2015.
UKG, based in Massachusetts and Florida, serves two-thirds of the Fortune 1000 and more than 80,000 organizations worldwide.
'For hundreds of organizations navigating some of the most intensely regulated industries, Shiftboard's industry-leading employee scheduling engine has been a game changer, unlocking new levels of efficiency, flexibility, productivity, and employee engagement in sectors defined by rapidly changing production demands,' Rachel Barger, president of go-to-market at UKG, said in a statement.
