Payroll Platform Product Manager — Remote, High Impact

Worklio; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 115,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full remote work within the U.S.

Job summary

Worklio is seeking a Product Manager to own the design, development, and delivery of payroll features tailored for the U.S. regulatory and tax environment. You will collaborate with engineering, compliance, QA, and support to ensure the payroll engine remains accurate, scalable, and compliant.

This role suits someone with hands-on payroll experience who thrives in a fast-paced, agile environment and is comfortable working with distributed teams and taking ownership of end-to-end delivery.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of product management experience in payroll or payroll-related software.
• Deep understanding of U.S. payroll tax structures (federal, state, local).
• Experience managing updates tied to regulatory/compliance changes.
• Strong technical writing skills and attention to detail.
• Proficiency with tools like Azure DevOps (VSTS), Figma, MS Project, and Git-based systems.
• Ability to communicate clearly with development, QA, and compliance teams.

Responsibilities

• Define and own product requirements for payroll-related features and updates.
• Analyze federal and state regulatory changes and translate them into specifications.
• Write detailed user stories, acceptance criteria, and technical documentation.
• Collaborate with developers and QA to ensure timely, high-quality releases.
• Manage DevOps (VSTS) boards and sprint planning processes.
• Create wireframes and flows using Figma for internal use and developer handoff.
• Support regression and compliance testing, including edge case coverage.
• Prepare release notes, internal training materials, and stakeholder demos.
• Monitor system accuracy and field support issues post-release.

Skills

Payroll PM

US payroll tax

Regulatory updates

Technical writing

Azure DevOps

Figma

Cross-team comms

Tools

Azure DevOps

MS Project

Git

Visual Studio

Job description

Worklio is seeking a Product Manager to own the design, development, and delivery of payroll features tailored for the U.S. regulatory and tax environment. You will collaborate with engineering, compliance, QA, and support to ensure the payroll engine remains accurate, scalable, and compliant.

This role suits someone with hands-on payroll experience who thrives in a fast-paced, agile environment and is comfortable working with distributed teams and taking ownership of end-to-end delivery.