Principal Product Manager

ADP is hiring a Principal Product Manager to join the mid-market HCM product team. At ADP we are redefining how mid-sized businesses manage and engage their most valuable asset: their people. Our mid-market HCM platform empowers organisations to streamline HR, payroll and talent management—an all with a human-first approach. As we continue to scale, we’re looking for a Principal Product Manager Talent Management to help us shape the future of our mid‑market solutions. As part of the team, you will be responsible for rethinking the way we do things and drive transformation leveraging advanced technologies to shape our future, enhance client experience and boost productivity. If you are a sharp, self‑driven product leader who is passionate about solving complex problems in a multi‑cultural environment, we want to talk to you Responsibilities Develop a deep understanding of client needs and market dynamics to identify pain points, validate solutions, and influence product strategy Create and manage the Talent Management product roadmap ensuring clearly defined outcomes that balance customer needs, market trends and business objectives Lead cross-functional teams through discovery, planning, prioritisation, and development to deliver impactful features and enhancements Work closely with product development and user experience teams as well as internal and external users and provide visibility to key stakeholders Influence without authority, driving decisions across multiple stakeholders and teams Stay ahead of industry trends, competitive dynamics, and compliance/regulatory changes impacting mid-market HCM Serve as a mentor to other product managers and influence product excellence across the organisation To thrive in this role, you must take command of your product, lead multiple teams’ efforts, and be a deep listener who can ask the right clarifying questions to help understand the problem your stakeholders are trying to solve. You've worked with Agile teams and understand product delivery cycles. You have experience explaining the prioritization of a product roadmap, creating that roadmap, and documenting in a way that both external and internal teams will understand. You have held roles where you regularly communicate and defend ideas to a broad audience of stakeholders. Our best product managers are domain experts and enthusiastic creators who stay current on the latest trends. As part of our team, your voice will influence product success and help shape our industry. What You’ll Do Roadmaps. You’ll identify product initiatives based on market competitive analysis and client feedback and establish and manage product roadmap priorities and trade-offs. Research & Requirements. You’ll own the design. You’ll document and prioritise product features. You’re always learning and researching new industry trends to make our products better. You’ll incorporate what makes sense into your product roadmap based on our clients, the market, ADP's goals, and what impact the future of tech and generations of users will have on your products. Relationships. You’ll create strong alliances with diverse stakeholders and ensure everyone is in this together and communicates most appropriately. You’ll collaborate across multiple teams with developers, other product managers, and UX teams, to name some, to continually drive innovation and make the product the best it can be. Measurement. You’ll measure product effectiveness, reporting outcomes, and driving priorities. Variety of work. There is no typical day. You could be working with UX teams on client experience journeys to delivering new features, product enhancements, or creating new services. Best part? You’ll get to see those ideas come to life. Presentations. You’ll speak to internal and external stakeholders, including Industry Analysts and at ADP Board level to communicate and defend ideas while answering critical questions. To Succeed In This Role You’ll Have A proven track record in product management; and experience in the HCM space, ideally in Talent Management or Employee Experience Experience working on mid-market SaaS products with strong adoption and NPS outcomes A strong understanding of the unique challenges and needs of mid‑sized businesses (50–1000 employees) Exceptional communication, storytelling, and stakeholder management skills Experience working in agile development environments with modern product and analytics tools Proven ability to partner cross‑functionally and drive alignment across product, design, engineering, and business teams Knowledge of current industry trends and competitor offerings; and be curious and adaptable to change You’ll Love Working Here Because You Can Deliver at epic scale. We deliver real user outcomes using strong judgment and good instincts. We're obsessed with the art of achieving simplicity with a focus on client happiness and productivity. Be surrounded by curious learners. We align ourselves with other smart people in an environment where we grow and elevate one another to the next level. We encourage our associates to listen, stay agile, and learn from mistakes. Act like an owner & doer. Mission‑driven and committed to leading change, you will be encouraged to take on any challenge and solve complex problems. No tasks are beneath or too great for us. We are hands‑on and willing to master our craft. Give back to others. Always do the right thing for our clients and our community and humbly give back to the community where we live and work. Support our associates in times of need through ADP's Philanthropic Foundation. Join a company committed to equality and equity. Our goal is to impact lasting change through our actions. A little about ADP We are a comprehensive global provider of cloud‑based human capital management (HCM) solutions that unite HR, payroll, talent, time, tax and benefits administration and a leader in business outsourcing services, analytics, and compliance expertise. We believe our people make all the difference in cultivating a down‑to‑earth culture that embraces our core values, welcomes ideas, encourages innovation, and values belonging. We've received recognition for our work by many esteemed organizations, learn more at ADP Awards and Recognition. 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