Director, Product Management - Southern Europe

ADP; Milano; On-site; EUR 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

ADP is seeking a Director of Product Management to lead our Southern Europe product business from Milan or Barcelona. You will drive growth, adoption, and client value across Spain, Portugal, and Italy, owning product‑market fit and shaping the global HCM platform.

In this regional leadership role, you will build and guide a high‑performing team, align regional roadmaps with global direction, and drive AI‑enabled product innovations across HR and payroll workflows.

Qualifications

• Proven experience owning regional or multi‑market product portfolios with measurable business impact.
• Strong track record of delivering growth, adoption, and customer value in enterprise environments.
• Experience operating in a global product organization with local market adaptations.
• Deep understanding of complex, regulated domains (HR tech, payroll, or adjacent industries preferred).
• Demonstrated ability to lead through influence in matrixed organizations.
• Strong commercial acumen and executive stakeholder management skills.
• Experience driving or contributing to AI‑enabled product innovation is a strong advantage.
• Fluent in English; advanced in Italian and/or Spanish.

Responsibilities

• Own business outcomes.
• Drive product‑market fit, growth, and profitability across Southern Europe.
• Share accountability with regional leadership for revenue, adoption, client retention, and NPS.
• Act as the voice of the market, ensuring product investments translate into measurable business impact.
• Lead product strategy in a global platform model.
• Own the regional product strategy and roadmap, aligned with ADP’s global platform direction.
• Drive two‑way influence, embedding regional needs into global roadmaps while scaling global capabilities locally.
• Make trade‑offs between standardization and localization, balancing platform consistency with market competitiveness.
• Drive AI‑enabled product innovation.
• Lead the development of AI‑powered product experiences, embedding automation and intelligence into core HR and payroll workflows.
• Partner with Engineering, AI, and UX to productize agentic capabilities at scale.
• Ensure solutions meet enterprise standards for security, compliance, and data governance.
• Build and lead a high‑performing product organization.
• Lead, coach, and develop a team of Product Managers across the region.
• Establish strong product management practices, including discovery, prioritization, and outcome measurement.
• Build a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Own end‑to‑end delivery outcomes, from discovery through launch and market adoption.
• Ensure execution excellence, balancing speed, quality, and scalability.
• Drive alignment across Product, Engineering, Sales, and Client Success.
• Act as an executive product partner.
• Engage directly with enterprise clients, partners, and senior stakeholders.
• Shape demand and validate strategy through deep customer insight.
• Represent the region in global product forums and leadership discussions.

Job description

ADP is seeking a Director of Product Management to lead our Southern Europe product business from Milan or Barcelona. You will drive growth, adoption, and client value across Spain, Portugal, and Italy, owning product‑market fit and shaping the global HCM platform.

In this regional leadership role, you will build and guide a high‑performing team, align regional roadmaps with global direction, and drive AI‑enabled product innovations across HR and payroll workflows.