Product Manager

About the Role

Vendor Product Manager support for Microsoft US Payroll Transformation, owning the US Payroll and US Time backlogs and related transformation initiatives across the payroll ecosystem. The Product Managers act as the primary operational point supporting Microsoft Product Managers, Engineering, Payroll Operations, and external payroll providers to drive timely product enhancements, issue resolution, and strategic transformation from concept through deployment.

Responsibilities

• Own and prioritize the end-to-end US Payroll/Time product backlog, with clear business value, acceptance criteria, and dependencies
• Drive program and delivery management: sprint planning, feature readiness reviews, UAT, and release planning
• Clarify requirements and translate business needs into actionable ADO features and user stories
• Coordinate vendors and stakeholders across EE, People Operations, and Payroll Operations
• Maintain governance, reporting, and communications (RAID logs, decision logs, executive status; SteerCos, MBRs, QBRs)
• Manage risks, dependencies, and change across the payroll ecosystem
• Drive operational excellence and continuous improvement: process streamlining, automation, and technical-debt reduction

Requirements

• 3+ years of Program Management, Product Management, or Payroll Transformation experience
• Strong program-management discipline plus payroll domain expertise
• Hands-on experience with enterprise payroll platforms (ADP, EY Digipay, SAP Payroll, SuccessFactors Employee Central, Workday, or similar)
• Proven Agile delivery, Azure DevOps (ADO), backlog management, and sprint execution
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and executive reporting skills
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent priorities in a fast-paced environment

Preferred Qualifications

• US payroll operations and compliance experience
• HRIS / Time & Attendance / Benefits / payroll integrations
• HR transformation and large-scale platform migrations
• Multinational payroll program experience

Work Location: Redmond, WA