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Sr. Product Manager - Platforms
- ADP (Pasadena, CA)
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ADP is designing the future,** **we need a** **_Senior_** **_Product Manager - Platform_** **to help.
The world of Human Capital Management is changing faster today than at any other time in human history. ADP is leading the way of inventing the future of work. This is more than just creating new features, it’s reinventing how work gets done and we need the world’s best people to help us do it. We are seeking tenacious forward-thinking individuals who thrive in the face of challenge, who can see the opportunity in every change.
+ **Are you sick of working on projects that aren’t solving real problems? - At ADP we pay 1 in 6 of every American each pay cycle. The changes we make impact millions of people, every day.**
+ **Are you tenacious, curious, and passionate? - It takes real grit and a special kind of leadership to help transform instead of just build. If you’re ready for the next challenge, this is it.**
+ **Do you want to work with some of the most passionate people and diverse teams around the world? - We have people from every age range and every background. The people here are what make ADP special, you’ll see that right away.**
Let’s invent the future together. What are you working for? #HelloWork
**First things first:** At ADP, we believe people make great companies, not the other way around. Our people make all the difference in cultivating a down-to-earth culture where ideas are welcomed, and innovation is encouraged. The result? We’re changing the world of work with our HR solutions that help companies of all sizes focus less on work and more on success.
In the role of **_Senior Product Manager - Platform_** , your creative inspiration will help fuel BIG innovation. You will be involved in market analysis activities that help drive market requirements and deliver innovative product solutions. You’ll help lead product launch activities and ongoing market-facing support, predominately working in an agile environment, with a SCRUM team. You’ll also combine business and product strategy to ensure the development and execution of the product is in line with the product road map and vision.
You will support go-to-market solutions, obsess over the customer experience journey, and measure product effectiveness – seeking to continually improve. You will partner with many teams across ADP to manage and help set the future direction of capabilities within the SmartCompliance Platform.
WHAT YOU’LL DO:
Product Leadership and Impact:
+ Own key components of the platform product roadmap and manage their execution from product definition and planning through production, release, and end of life.
+ Represent and speak to the product and its outcomes to stakeholders, including senior leadership
+ Work and accomplish goals with minimal level of guidance and direction.
+ Works positively and collaboratively with development, design, and business teams.
+ Support managing the product backlog (grooming, prioritization and refinement), working day-to-day with the product SCRUM teams to clarify requirements balances business needs with technical requirements, and recommends alternative technical approaches to meet design requirements as needed.
Product Strategy and Go-To-Market
+ Support product leadership strategy by contributing to and articulating the vision and mission of the product roadmap, including implementation and prioritization.
+ Serve as the central resource with design, process, test, quality and marketing as the product(s) move to production and distribution.
Customer Experience and Market Orientation
+ Define requirements by leveraging usability studies, business and product usage data, customer feedback, external industry trends, and metrics to generate insights.
+ Continuously understand competitors and the market, and to help identify new partnerships or acquisition targets to broaden or enhance a product portfolio.
+ Support the vision for the end-to-end customer experience journey from sign-up, setup, and usage through partnering with stakeholders.
+ Participate in customer feedback sessions to understand pain-points
+ Act as the user champion when coordinating product development with business stakeholder and align all development activity with business goals and priorities
+ Collaborate with marketing, sales and service on the development of product positioning, demo design, training courses, sales collateral, etc. to ensure that business objectives are achieved.
Measurable Outcome Focus
+ Understands key business metrics and how product results impact them.
+ Clearly be able to articulate the vision, strategies, priorities, and desired outcomes to key partners across ADP.
+ Identifies and tracks KPIs to help measure key outcomes
Required Qualifications
+ Bachelor’s degree in a technical field
+ 5+ years of experience in a B2B/B2C software and enterprise solutions product management role
+ Experience working with API’s, microservices, integrations, and platform technologies, and UI
+ Strong leadership, communication, and collaboration skills. Ability to influence cross-functional teams and senior management stakeholders
Preferred Qualifications
+ Experience in SaaS, platform-based web products or services a plus
+ Experience in building reusable, scalable, shared services from pilot to scale
+ Being a great storyteller - strong communication and presentation skills
+ Ability to explain complex information to others in a simplified way with internal stakeholders, i.e., engineering teams, senior leaders, to accomplish project goals.
+ Highly motivated to develop and acquire a high level of knowledge about product management, ADP customers and the marketplace.
+ Working knowledge of workplace regulations and processes is a plus
+ Prior experience conducting formal usability studies and developing web and integrated data experiences for clients, partners, developers, etc. is a plus
+ Prior experience working as a product owner in an agile development environment
Just some of the reasons why you’ll love working here:
+ **You can be your healthiest.** Best-in-class benefits that start on Day 1, because healthy associates are happy ones.
+ **You can bring your passion and fun.** Corporate culture woven from highly diverse perspectives and insights.
+ **You can balance work and personal time like a boss.** Resources and flexibility to more easily integrate your work and your life.
+ **You can become a certified “smarty-pants.”** Ongoing training and development opportunities for even the most insatiable learner.
+ **We pay you to pay it forward.** Company paid time off for volunteering for causes you care about.
Does this sound like you? Then, what are you waiting for? Apply now!
\#LI-AS2
Base salary offers for this position may vary based on factors such as location, skills, and relevant experience. Some positions may include additional compensation in the form of bonus, equity or commissions. We offer the following benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Matched Retirement Savings, Wellness Program, Short-and Long-Term Disability, Charitable Contribution Match, Holidays, Personal Days & Vacation, Paid Volunteer Time Off, and more. The compensation for this role is USD $63,900.00 - USD $171,180.00 / Year*
*Actual compensation will not be less than the applicable minimum wage or minimum exempt salary requirement under federal, state and local laws.
**A little about ADP:** We are a comprehensive global provider of cloud-based human capital management (HCM) solutions that unite HR, payroll, talent, time, tax and benefits administration and a leader in business outsourcing services, analytics, and compliance expertise. We believe our people make all the difference in cultivating a down-to-earth culture that embraces our core values, welcomes ideas, encourages innovation, and values belonging. We've received recognition for our work by many esteemed organizations, learn more at ADP Awards and Recognition (https://www.adp.com/about-adp/awards-and-recognition.aspx) .
**Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Equal Employment Opportunity at ADP:** ADP is committed to an inclusive, diverse and equitable workplace, and is further committed to providing equal employment opportunities regardless of any protected characteristic including: race, color, genetic information, creed, national origin, religion, sex, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, lawful alien status, ancestry, age, marital status, protected veteran status or disability. Hiring decisions are based upon ADP’s operating needs, and applicant merit including, but not limited to, qualifications, experience, ability, availability, cooperation, and job performance.
**Ethics at ADP:** ADP has a long, proud history of conducting business with the highest ethical standards and full compliance with all applicable laws. We also expect our people to uphold our values with the highest level of integrity and behave in a manner that fosters an honest and respectful workplace. Click https://jobs.adp.com/life-at-adp/ to learn more about ADP’s culture and our full set of values.
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