Product Owner

Role Overview

Product Owner – Payroll, Time & Labor Own and drive the product vision, roadmap, and backlog for US Payroll and Time & Labor capabilities. Work cross-functionally to deliver accurate, compliant, and scalable workforce management solutions.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end product backlog for US Payroll and Time & Labor systems.
• Define and prioritize features, user stories, and acceptance criteria based on business value and compliance needs.
• Serve as the primary liaison between HR, Payroll Operations, Finance, Legal/Compliance, and IT.
• Ensure product outcomes comply with US federal, state, and local payroll and labor regulations (e.g., FLSA, tax rules, wage & hour, overtime).
• Partner with implementation and support teams on enhancements, integrations, and defect resolution.
• Support payroll cycles, audits, and year-end activities from a product perspective.
• Lead UAT planning and execution, including payroll parallel testing.
• Manage relationships with vendors/platform providers (e.g., ADP, Workday, UKG, Oracle, SAP, or similar).
• Track and improve KPIs such as payroll accuracy, cycle time, defect leakage, and user satisfaction.

Requirements

• 8+ years experience in Payroll / Time & Labor systems.
• 3+ years as a Product Owner (or similar).
• Strong hands-on knowledge of US Payroll processing and compliance.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
• Ability to translate complex payroll rules into clear functional requirements.
• Experience with enterprise HRIS/payroll platforms.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

Nice-to-Haves

• Familiarity with specific enterprise platforms such as UKG (explicitly referenced) and/or similar vendor ecosystems.