Product Manager- Ancillary

About the role

The Product Manager – Ancillary is responsible for defining, developing, and scaling Peoplease’s ancillary product portfolio, including time & attendance, applicant tracking, and related HR technology solutions. This role owns the end-to-end product lifecycle from vision and roadmap through vendor selection, integration, launch, and optimization - ensuring ancillary offerings are tightly aligned with Peoplease’s core HRIS, operational capabilities, and client needs.

Responsibilities

• Works under the direction of the Director of Program & Product Management on strategic decisions, with primary responsibility for execution and delivery.
• Plays a strategic role in the product vision, roadmap, and lifecycle for ancillary PEO products such as time & attendance, applicant tracking, and related HR technology solutions, with a focus on increased adoption, sales, and client retention.
• Participates in the evaluation and selection of third-party vendors/partners for ancillary systems; serves as the primary owner of associated vendor relationships, and leads integrations to ensure seamless functionality with core HRIS platforms.
• Partner with Finance, Legal, Information Security, and Compliance on vendor contracts, pricing structure, and performance.
• Conduct market, competitive, and customer research to identify unmet needs and opportunities for new product offerings or enhancements, establishing ongoing voice-of-customer feedback loops with clients and internal teams.
• Translate business requirements into clear, prioritized product specifications, user stories, and acceptance criteria for development teams and vendor partners.
• Collaborate closely with Payroll Operations, Sales, Client Services, Implementation, and Compliance teams to ensure product feasibility, operational alignment, clear go-to-market readiness, and service-ready rollout.
• Lead end-to-end product launches, including planning, internal training, documentation, pricing recommendations, and performance tracking.
• Monitor product KPIs (adoption, utilization, revenue, retention, and satisfaction), including attach rates to core PEO offerings, and drive continuous improvement based on insights and feedback.
• Ensure all ancillary solutions remain compliant with federal, state, and industry regulations impacting labor, scheduling, applicant tracking, and workforce management.
• Serve as the subject-matter expert for ancillary products, acting as a resource to internal stakeholders and clients.

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills & Abilities)

• 3–5+ years of product management experience, ideally within a PEO, HR tech, payroll, or workforce-management environment.
• Experience with systems such as time & attendance, ATS, HRIS add-ons, or other workforce-management platforms.
• Strong understanding of PEO operations, including HR, payroll, benefits administration, compliance, and client service workflows.
• Demonstrated success working with cross-functional teams and leading complex integrations or vendor-driven, third-party product implementations.
• Data-driven decision maker with experience creating and tracking KPIs and business cases.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills; able to translate between technical and non-technical audiences.
• Familiarity with the PrismHR marketplace or similar PEO/HRIS ecosystems with third-party integrations.