Product Manager - Core HR

<h3><strong>About The Role</strong></h3> <p>We're looking for a Product Manager to own Core HR, the foundation for everything our platform builds on. That means employee records, lifecycle events, and the day-to-day workflows that let our global clients manage their people, not just pay them. You'll own execution across the full product lifecycle for Core HR, working cross-functionally with engineering, design, QA, and go-to-market.</p> <p>This is a role for someone who's done this before: you've owned a roadmap for a system of record, know how HR data models get complicated fast across geographies and legal entities, and can turn ambiguity into a clear plan without much handholding. We're looking for solid product judgment and the experience to back it, not a specific job title.</p> <p>You'll report directly to our Head of Product.</p> <h3><strong>Areas You'll Own</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Employee profiles and records</li> <li>Onboarding and offboarding workflows</li> <li>Time off and leave management</li> <li>Employee lifecycle events (promotions, transfers, terminations)</li> <li>Core HR dashboards and reporting</li> <li>Compliance workflows tied to employee data across jurisdictions</li> </ul> <h3><strong>What You'll Do</strong></h3> <p><strong>Product development</strong></p> <ul> <li>Drive discovery, market research, competitive analysis, and roadmap development for Core HR, the employee data model, lifecycle workflows, and the reporting built on top of it</li> <li>Translate strategy into clear, actionable requirements and user stories engineering can build from</li> <li>Own product documentation, business cases, use cases, technical requirements, and expected ROI</li> <li>Make sure every release lines up with both customer needs and company goals, with an eye on data integrity and cross-border compliance</li> </ul> <p><strong>Stakeholder engagement</strong></p> <ul> <li>Turn feedback from internal stakeholders and external customers into concrete prioritization decisions</li> <li>Act as the connective tissue between engineering and the rest of the business, keeping Core HR features aligned with market needs</li> <li>Partner with engineering, QA, design, marketing, and sales to plan, build, and launch</li> <li>Run Agile ceremonies, sprint planning, backlog refinement, sprint reviews and keep them useful, not performative</li> <li>Work with QA to define testing strategy and protect release quality, especially around data migrations and lifecycle events</li> </ul> <p><strong>Market awareness & research</strong></p> <ul> <li>Stay sharp on HR tech trends, customer pain points, and the competitive landscape</li> <li>Use that knowledge to keep the roadmap a step ahead, not just reactive</li> </ul> <p><strong>Documentation & reporting</strong></p> <ul> <li>Keep clear, current documentation for project plans, timelines, requirements, and status</li> <li>Communicate progress and learnings to stakeholders on a regular cadence</li> <li>Develop external-facing content on Core HR features and functionality for customers</li> </ul> <h3><strong>What You'll Bring</strong></h3> <ul> <li>3-5 years of experience in product management or a closely related role at a technology or SaaS company</li> <li>A track record of owning the product lifecycle and shipping impactful B2B solutions, ideally involving employee data, HRIS, or systems-of-record</li> <li>Strong collaboration and communication skills, you work fluidly across engineering, design, and business teams</li> <li>Comfort turning complex business needs, especially ones shaped by multi-country compliance, into clear technical requirements</li> <li>Real experience in Agile environments, including hands-on sprint planning and backlog grooming</li> <li>A customer-first mindset balanced with strategic thinking and tactical execution</li> <li>A self-starter who's comfortable with ambiguity and fast pace</li> <li>Experience in HCM, HRIS, or core HR platforms is strongly preferred</li> </ul>