Vivian Maza

Advisory Board Member @ HeyMama

About

As one of Ultimate Software’s original four employees, Vivian Maza spent nearly 30 years cultivating and preserving Ultimate’s “People First” culture. She began as office manager in 1990 and eventually became Chief People Officer in 2004, overseeing every aspect of Ultimate’s award-winning culture along the way—from HR to benefits to employee-resource programs. Prior to her retirement at the end of 2019, Viv served as Chief Culture Officer, focusing on employee relations, diversity and belonging, philanthropy, and ensuring Ultimate’s people and culture remain S.T.R.O.N.G. (Selfless, Thinkers, Relentless, One, Nimble, Genuine) every day. Along the way, Ultimate became one of the best places to work in the United States, ranking on Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For list nine years in a row—including #2 in 2020. Ultimate also ranked #1 on Fortune’s Best Workplaces in Technology list for five consecutive years (2016–2020), and #1 on both the Fortune Best Workplaces for Millennials (2017–2019) and Best Workplaces for Women (2018) lists, with AnitaB.org naming Ultimate the Top Company for Women Technologists in 2019 and 2020. PEOPLE magazine also named Ultimate one of its top three Companies That Care three years in a row, honoring Ultimate’s longstanding commitment to serving people and making a difference in the community. And Workforce magazine ranked Ultimate the #4 company for HR worldwide on its 2018 Workforce 100 list.

Country

City

United States

Industry

Management Consulting

Skill

People Management, Human Resources (HR), Leadership, Employee Relations, Problem Solving

Experience

Advisory Board Member

HeyMama

2021-3 - 2025-6 · 4 yrs 4 mos

HeyMama is an inclusive community for professional working moms. It connects mothers who are growing careers and families.

Angel Investor

Miami Angels

2021-1 - 2024-5 · 3 yrs 5 mos

Chief Culture Officer

Ultimate Software

2019-7 - 2019-12 · 6 mos

Under Viv’s unparalleled care and vision for strengthening company culture, Ultimate strategically grew from hundreds of employees in the 1990s to nearly 6,000 by 2019. Boasting 94% employee retention and 96% customer retention year after year, Ultimate became a global powerhouse in cloud HR, payroll, and talent technology, with over $1 billion in annual revenue and more than 6,000 customers worldwide. As Secretary of the Board, Viv oversaw all company record-keeping, from Ultimate’s 1998 initial public offering on the Nasdaq until it went private in 2019—the $11 billion, all-cash deal led by private-equity firm Hellman & Friedman is considered one of the largest take-private deals in cloud-technology history. Viv implemented some of the most valuable and unique benefits not just in tech, but in all of business— from 100%-company-paid healthcare premiums for employees and their families, including coverage for in vitro fertilization and gender reassignment surgery, to an unprecedented 45% dollar-for-dollar 401(k) match, to unlimited paid time off with annual designated days for volunteer service and charitable giving. Along the way, Ultimate became one of the best places to work in the United States, ranking on Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For list nine years in a row—including #2 in 2020. Ultimate also ranked #1 on Fortune’s Best Workplaces in Technology list for five consecutive years (2016–2020), and #1 on both the Fortune Best Workplaces for Millennials (2017–2019) and Best Workplaces for Women (2018) lists, with AnitaB.org naming Ultimate the Top Company for Women Technologists in 2019 and 2020. PEOPLE magazine also named Ultimate one of its top three Companies That Care three years in a row, honoring Ultimate’s longstanding commitment to serving people and making a difference in the community. And Workforce magazine ranked Ultimate the #4 company for HR worldwide on its 2018 Workforce 100 list.