Lead Product Manager

Kronos Worldwide Limited; Bennettsbridge; On-site; EUR 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading workforce solutions company is seeking a Lead Product Manager in Ireland to drive strategy and execution for their global payroll product. This high-impact role requires 8 years of product management experience, especially in SaaS products. The ideal candidate will excel in managing product lifecycles and cross-functional collaboration in a diverse work environment. Strong communication skills and a data-driven mindset are essential for success in this position.

Benefits

Flexible work arrangements

Comprehensive benefits

Support for diversity and inclusion

Qualifications

• 8 years of experience in product management.
• Demonstrated success in owning complex SaaS products.
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Drive product lifecycle from ideation to launch.
• Manage risks and ensure timely delivery of milestones.
• Monitor market trends for product innovation.

Skills

Product lifecycle management

Agile methodologies

Analytical skills

Exceptional communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

JIRA

Azure DevOps

Job description

Why UKG:

At UKG, the work you do matters. The code you ship, the decisions you make, and the care you show a customer all add up to real impact. Today, tens of millions of workers start and end their days with our workforce operating platform. Helping people get paid, grow in their careers, and shape the future of their industries. That’s what we do.

We never stop learning. We never stop challenging the norm. We push for better, and we celebrate the wins along the way. Here, you’ll get flexibility that’s real, benefits you can count on, and a team that succeeds together. Because at UKG, your work matters—and so do you.

Role Overview

We are seeking a Lead Product Manager to drive strategy and execution for the Payments and Compliance & Receipting function in the One View global payroll product organisation. This is a high-impact role responsible for product innovation, regulatory alignment and seamless global payroll experiences.

You will work with a team of product managers and collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, design, marketing, sales, and customer success to deliver market-leading solutions that meet the evolving needs of multinational organizations.

Key Responsibilities

Product Strategy & Delivery

• Drive the full product lifecycle — from ideation and requirements to launch, adoption, and continuous improvement.
• Identify and mitigate risks, manage dependencies, and ensure timely delivery of product milestones.
• Act as a product evangelist internally and externally, representing UKG at customer meetings, industry events, and conferences.
• Monitor market trends, regulatory changes, and emerging technologies to inform product innovation and compliance strategy.

Stakeholder Management

• Partner with customers, internal stakeholders, and market analysts to validate product direction and ensure competitive differentiation.
• Collaborate with senior leadership to influence and align product strategy across the organization.
• Drive cross-functional collaboration with engineering, QA, design, operations and go-to-market teams to deliver high-quality solutions.
• Mentor junior team members, fostering a culture of innovation, accountability, and customer-centricity.

Required Capabilities

• Proven ability to lead a product pillar through the full development lifecycle.

Qualifications

• 8 years of experience in product management.
• Demonstrated success in owning and delivering complex SaaS products, ideally in HR, payroll, financial, or regulatory compliance domains. Proficiency with Agile/Scrum methodologies and tools like JIRA, Azure DevOps, or similar.
• Strong analytical skills to evaluate and solution complex business processes and identify opportunities for automation and efficiency.
• Experienced in diagnosing business challenges, feature gaps, and technical bugs, and identifying opportunities for new features.
• Data-driven mindset and strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Ability to diagnose complex business challenges and feature gaps, and identify opportunities for automation and efficiency in partnership with technology teams.
• Exceptional communication skills:
  • Writing clear, systematic functional specifications.
  • Facilitating product design workshops and cross-functional sessions.
  • Confidently engaging with executives, cross-functional stakeholders, and customers and presenting platform updates.
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken.

Company Overview

UKG is the Workforce Operating Platform that puts workforce understanding to work. With the world's largest collection of workforce insights, and people-first AI, our ability to reveal unseen ways to build trust, amplify productivity, and empower talent, is unmatched. It's this expertise that equips our customers with the intelligence to solve any challenge in any industry — because great organizations know their workforce is their competitive edge. Learn .

UKG is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to promoting diversity and inclusion in the workplace, including the recruitment process.

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