Product Director, Payroll

Remote; Gauteng; Remote; ZAR 2 222 000 - 3 078 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global employment solutions provider is seeking a Product Director for Payroll to lead product strategy and a talented team across diverse operations. The ideal candidate will have extensive product management experience with a focus on payroll, outstanding judgment skills, and a collaborative spirit. This remote position welcomes applicants from EMEA, encouraging a work-life balance with flexible hours and supportive benefits.

Benefits

Work from anywhere

Flexible paid time off

Flexible working hours

16 weeks paid parental leave

Mental health support services

Stock options

Learning budget

Home office budget & IT equipment

Qualifications

• Hands on experience of working in the payroll area as a product manager.
• Extensive experience in product management, ideally at high-growth companies.
• Demonstrable experience leading teams of high-performing product managers.
• Outstanding communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Group Product Managers and Product Managers.
• Drive product strategy for global payroll.
• Foster a team culture focused on impactful work.
• Set measurable goals for team success.

Skills

Leadership skills

Product management

Communication skills

UX design sense

Strategic decision making

Job description

Join to apply for theProduct Director, Payrollrole atRemote

About Remote

Remote is solving modern organizations' biggest challenge – navigating global employment compliantly with ease.

We make it possible for businesses of all sizes to recruit, pay, and manage international teams.

With our core values at heart and future focused work culture, our team works tirelessly on ambitious problems, asynchronously, around the world.

You can find Remoters working from 6 different continents (Antarctica left to go!) and all of our positions are fully remote.

The position

This is an exciting time to join Remote and make a personal difference in the global employment space.

As a Director of Product, Payroll, you'll lead a team of Group Product Managers and product managers and drive our product strategy for global payroll.

You'll raise the bar for our vision and product management discipline at Remote by fostering a team of kind, talented individuals doing the most impactful work of their careers.

What This Job Can Offer You

Complete scope to drive Remote in the right direction by leading on a shared vision for the global payroll product area

Integrate qualitative and quantitative feedback to set ambitious, measurable goals for your team's success

Leadership of a team of Group Product Managers and Product Managers to deliver on our shared strategy and goals

Attract and build a talented, diverse, and thriving product team driving results in a key area of our business

Communicate and evangelize the product, roadmap, and process changes inside and outside of Remote

What You Bring

Hands on experience of working in the payroll area as a product manager

Extensive experience in product management, ideally at high-growth companies

Demonstrable experience leading teams of high-performing product managers

Great judgment making both strategic (what to prioritize) and tactical (feature scope) decisions

Outstanding communication and collaboration skills, including senior leadership

A strong sense of design and UX

A passion for products that just work, even if the problems they solve are complicated

Fluent written and spoken English

You'll report to : VP of Product

Direct reports : 2 Group Product Managers and 12 Product Managers

Location : For this position we welcome everyone to apply, but we will prioritize applications from EMEA

Start date : As soon as possible

Application process

Interview with recruiter

Interview with future manager

Interview with Design & Engineering stakeholders

Interview with VP Engineering

Bar Raiser Interview

Prior employment verification check

Benefits

Work from anywhere

Flexible paid time off

Flexible working hours (we are async)

16 weeks paid parental leave

Mental health support services

Stock options

Learning budget

Home office budget & IT equipment

Budget for local in-person social events or co-working spaces

How You'll Plan Your Day (and Life)

We work async at Remote which means you can plan your schedule around your life (and not around meetings).

Read more at / async.

You will be empowered to take ownership and be proactive.

When in doubt you will default to action instead of waiting.

Your life-work balance is important and you will be encouraged to put yourself and your family first, and fit work around your needs.

How To Apply

Please fill out the form below and upload your CV in PDF format.

We kindly ask you to submit your application and CV in English, as this is the standardised language we use here at Remote.

If you don't have an up to date CV but you are still interested in talking to us, please feel free to add a copy of your LinkedIn profile instead.

#J-