Core Payroll Platform Product Manager

What You'll Do

• Define and drive the roadmap for Hourly's core payroll platform
• Build a flexible, extensible payroll architecture that supports multiple products, states, and use cases
• Identify opportunities to unify and standardize payroll flows across jurisdictions
• Own the long-term scalability, reliability, and performance of the payroll engine
• Platform Development & Execution:
  • Tax calculation and filings, leveraging industry partners for tax compliance
  • Payment orchestration (ACH, real-time payments, virtual accounts)
  • Ledgering and reconciliation
• Partner with Engineering to design robust, fault-tolerant systems
• Ensure auditability, traceability, and financial accuracy across all payroll operations
• Collaborate with banking partners to implement payments at scale, including building and supporting new payment rails such as real-time payments (RTP)

Requirements

• 10+ years of product management experience
• At least 5 years focused specifically on payroll products or payroll infrastructure
• Proven experience building and scaling complex, mission-critical financial or payroll systems
• Experience working with banking partners, payments infrastructure, or embedded finance (strongly preferred)

Skills

• Strong technical acumen—you can work closely with engineers on system design and tradeoffs
• Deep analytical thinking with a focus on correctness and edge cases
• Ability to manage complex, interdependent systems
• Excellent communication and stakeholder alignment skills

Mindset

• Extreme ownership—you operate as the owner of the core system
• Precision-driven with a strong bias toward accuracy and reliability
• Comfortable operating in ambiguity while building long-term foundations
• Customer-focused, with an appreciation for both end-user and internal platform needs