Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Peoplease is a professional employer organization providing payroll, human resources, benefits, and risk management solutions to small and medium-sized businesses. The Product Manager – Ancillary will define, develop, and scale ancillary HR technology products, managing their full lifecycle from roadmap and vendor selection through integration, launch, and optimization. The role partners with cross-functional teams and vendors to drive adoption, revenue, compliance, and client retention.
Responsibilities
- Works under the direction of the Director of Program & Product Management on strategic decisions, with primary responsibility for execution and delivery
- Plays a strategic role in the product vision, roadmap, and lifecycle for ancillary PEO products such as time & attendance, applicant tracking, and related HR technology solutions, with a focus on increased adoption, sales, and client retention
- Participate in the evaluation and selection of third-party vendors/partners for ancillary systems; serve as the primary owner of associated vendor relationships, and lead integrations to ensure seamless functionality with core HRIS platforms
- Partner with Finance, Legal, Information Security, and Compliance on vendor contracts, pricing structure, and performance
- Conduct market, competitive, and customer research to identify unmet needs and opportunities for new product offerings or enhancements, establishing ongoing voice-of-customer feedback loops with clients and internal teams
- Translate business requirements into clear, prioritized product specifications, user stories, and acceptance criteria for development teams and vendor partners
- Collaborate closely with Payroll Operations, Sales, Client Services, Implementation, and Compliance teams to ensure product feasibility, operational alignment, clear go-to-market readiness, and service-ready rollout
- Lead end-to-end product launches, including planning, internal training, documentation, pricing recommendations, and performance tracking
- Monitor product KPIs (adoption, utilization, revenue, retention, and satisfaction), including attach rates to core PEO offerings, and drive continuous improvement based on insights and feedback
- Ensure all ancillary solutions remain compliant with federal, state, and industry regulations impacting labor, scheduling, applicant tracking, and workforce management
- Serve as the subject-matter expert for ancillary products, acting as a resource to internal stakeholders and clients
Skills
- 3–5+ years of product management experience, ideally within a PEO, HR tech, payroll, or workforce-management environment
- Experience with systems such as time & attendance, ATS, HRIS add-ons, or other workforce-management platforms
- Strong understanding of PEO operations, including HR, payroll, benefits administration, compliance, and client service workflows
- Demonstrated success working with cross-functional teams and leading complex integrations or vendor-driven, third-party product implementations
- Data-driven decision maker with experience creating and tracking KPIs and business cases
- Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills; able to translate between technical and non-technical audiences
- Familiarity with the PrismHR marketplace or similar PEO/HRIS ecosystems with third-party integrations
- This is a remote-first role with occasional travel for meetings, training, or industry events
- Regular virtual collaboration across distributed teams
- Frequent computer-based tasks, including data analysis and report generation
Benefits
- Remote-first role with occasional travel for meetings, training, or industry events.
- Opportunity to influence strategy and shape operations at an enterprise level.
- Opportunities to lead thought leadership initiatives.
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