Lead Product Manager

UKG is looking for a Lead Product Manager to be part of our Compensation Management Product team. You will play a pivotal role in driving and executing on our vision. You will be working closely with a high performing team of product managers and engineers to drive our Compensation Management suite to the next levels of innovation to meet our customer's complex needs.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the product leadership teams to develop and execute a product roadmap aligned with the overall business objectives.
• Work closely with engineering to deliver high quality solutions that exceed customer expectations.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with customers and partners to understand their needs and translate them into actionable product requirements.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to assure requirements are met since our Compensation solution needs to work together with HR, Payroll, and Talent Management solutions.
• Partner with go-to-market teams to ensure support, sales, and services organizations are enabled to support, sell, and service all new capabilities that are released.
• Acquire a deep understanding of our Compensation and related solutions and domains to be able to write the detailed requirements needed to guide engineers to build solutions.
• Create and execute on detailed test cases and write requirements for automated testing to assure high quality releases.

Qualifications

• Product Management Experience
• 3-5 years of product management experience in SaaS applications for B2B solutions within an Agile environment.
• Experience with solutions in the HCM and People Management space is highly desired, especially compensation management experience, but not required.
• Proven track record of successfully launching and scaling products, in mid-market or enterprise space.
• Highly motivated, self-starting mindset, with the ability to quickly come up to speed on highly complex domains and applications.
• We work in a hybrid model. 3 days per week in the office is required when not traveling. Local candidates highly preferred.
• Industry Experience
• 10+ years of experience in industry & minimum of 10 years of experience in product management, including a track record of successfully leading and managing product teams.
• Compensation Management Expertise
• Experience building Compensation Management solutions and a deep understanding of compensation domain and best practices.
• Technical Background
• Solid technical acumen with the ability to collaborate effectively with engineering teams and understand complex technical requirements - but also to break complex topics into simple terms for diverse audiences.
• Strategic Thinker
• Proven ability to think strategically, develop product strategies, and translate them into actionable plans.
• Leadership Skills
• Demonstrated leadership and team management skills, with the ability to inspire, motivate, and develop high-performing product teams and individuals who reach their potential.
• Customer-Focused
• Deep customer empathy with a passion for understanding customer needs and delivering exceptional user experiences.
• Experience working with both end customers and Engineering as a customer is a plus.
• Strong Communication
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively present complex ideas and influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization.