Sr. Product Manager – Global Payroll

Dayforce US, Inc.; Minnesota; Remote; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Dayforce, a leader in human capital management solutions, seeks an experienced Product Manager for its Global Pay team. The role focuses on collaborating with diverse teams to enhance product offerings and ensure user needs drive product development. Candidates should possess a strong background in payroll-related HCM solutions and exemplary communication skills, alongside a passion for innovation and efficiency.

Benefits

Comprehensive wellness initiatives

Competitive pay and benefits

Time away from work programs

Opportunities for community impact

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of product management experience in HCM.
• Experience with user research and market analysis is essential.
• Excellent communication and multitasking abilities required.

Responsibilities

• Lead the strategic direction for Global Payroll initiatives.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to communicate product value.
• Manage a prioritized roadmap by analyzing customer needs and trends.

Skills

Product management

User research

Competitive analysis

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Stakeholder management

Tools

JIRA

Job description

Posted Tuesday, June 24, 2025 at 4:00 AM | Expires Monday, August 25, 2025 at 3:59 AM

Dayforce is a global human capital management (HCM) company headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, and Minneapolis, Minnesota, with operations across North America, Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA), and the Asia Pacific Japan (APJ) region. Our award-winning Cloud HCM platform offers a unified solution database and continuous calculation engine, driving efficiency, productivity and compliance for the global workforce. Our brand promise - Makes Work Life Better TM - Reflects our commitment to employees, customers, partners and communities globally.

Location: Work is what you do, not where you go. For this role, we are open to remote work and can hire anywhere in the United States or Canada

About the opportunity

As part of Dayforce’sGlobal Pay team, you will collaborate with a team of product managers, engineers, designers, and user researchers to redefine and shape the heart of our product experience. You’ll work in a fast-paced environment and will be required to lead not only at the strategic level, but also tactically day-to-day by diving deeply into business and technical domains. You should be comfortable with conducting user interviews and finding common themes todrive a prioritized roadmap that balances solving current issues and building for the future. In turn you will be responsible for executing on that roadmap with your development team and ensuring that the team understands “the why” behind what they are building. You are imaginative, innovative, technology and data-driven and relentless in driving a feature to completion. You anchor your decisions in strategy and defend them with data. You thrive in an active and agile environment.

We believe in working hard and having fun. If you want to be part of a team where innovation fuels your world and career growth is abundant, choose Dayforce.

What you'll get to do

• Drive forward Global Payroll initiatives with a passion and enthusiasm
• Collaborate with cross-functional business partners to effectively communicate value of new products and features
• Serve as the voice of the user in conversations with design, engineers, and business partners
• Engage with customers and end users on feature vision
• Identify, prioritize, and execute against both the backlog and roadmap using a data driven approach
• Ensure the team is focused on building the right feature for the right user at the right time
• Accountable, self-motivated and work autonomously
• Research market & industry trends, demand drivers, customer needs and competitive landscape
• Identify new areas for product feature development by analyzing customer requirements, market trends and competitive gaps
• Navigating complex problems, evaluating and prioritizing needs and creating actionable recommendations

Skills and experience we value

• Minimum of 5 years of product management experience, ideally with Human Capital Management (HCM) products with a focus on payroll
• Experience doing user research, competitive analysis, and market needs
• Superior communication skills verbally and in writing are a must-have, including being comfortable presenting to new and existing customers and executives
• Excellent multitasking and problem-solving abilities
• Strong prioritization, execution, and stakeholder management skills
• Exceptional self-awareness and influencing skills
• Relationship building skills with internal/external stakeholders
• Experience using JIRA for writing user stories, managing backlog and monitoring work execution

What’s in it for you

Dayforce is fueled by the diversity of our talented employees. We are an equal opportunity employer and consider and embrace ALL individuals and what makes them unique. We believe our employees should be happy and healthy, with peace of mind and a sense of fulfillment.

We encourage individuals to apply based on their passions.

Dayforce encourages personal and professional growth. We offer excellent time away from work programs, comprehensive wellness initiatives and recognition through competitive pay and benefits.

With a commitment to community impact, including volunteer days and our charity, Dayforce Cares we provide opportunities for you to thrive both in your career and personal life. Our focus is not just on your job but on supporting you to be the best version of yourself.

About the Salary Ranges

Please note that the salary range mentioned in this job description should serve simply as a guide. The final compensation offered may vary based on a variety of factors, including bonuses and/or incentives, or a candidate’s experience, skills, budget and location. Our company is committed to providing a fair, equitable, and competitive package that reflects the value an individual brings to the organization.

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