Product Manager II- Video

Location: Remote (Must be based anywhere in the Czech Republic)

Paylocity is an award-winning provider of cloud-based HR and payroll software solutions, offering the most complete platform for the modern workforce. The company has become one of the fastest-growing HCM software providers worldwide by offering an intuitive, easy-to-use product suite that helps businesses automate and streamline HR and payroll processes, attract and retain talent, and build a strong workplace culture.

While traditional HR and payroll providers automate basic HR processes such as payroll and benefits administration, Paylocity goes further by developing tools that HR and businesses need to compete for talent and deliver against the expectations of the modern workforce.

Help Paylocity enhance communication and enable employees to connect, collaborate, and create from anywhere with a position in Product & Technology!

Want to develop the strategies and principles needed to deliver compelling software? Join our team and help us enhance our all-in-one software platform, elevate our one-of-a-kind technology, and improve the employee experience. Take your career to the next level at one of G2's Top 100 Software Companies. Explore our Product & Technology positions to see where you fit!

Position Overview 

Product management is the function that guides every step of a product’s lifecycle — by focusing on the product and its customers first and foremost. Product Managers identify the most valuable problems to solve, enable their team to ship and iterate high-quality solutions quickly, and validate market impact. They leverage customer insights to deeply understand their problems, define the correct backlog priorities and create a clear Product brief.

This is a central role on a cross-functional product team, owning the discovery, definition, and delivery of product solutions that drive measurable customer and business value. This role works independently to lead feature discovery, evaluate tradeoffs, and drive product initiatives from concept to launch—ensuring product utilization leads to tangible customer outcomes and business 

impact. This role requires strong business acumen and the ability to connect product utilization and adoption to meaningful customer and organizational outcomes. Success in this role requires deep domain expertise and technical feasibility, along with the ability to influence stakeholders and drive results. 

Primary Responsibilities

The below represents the primary duties of the position, others may be assigned as needed. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities 

to perform the essential functions. 

• Lead the development and execution of the product roadmap, ensuring alignment with business goals, customer outcomes, and security standards
• Prioritize features based on their value to customers, compliance with internal standards, and alignment with product strategy 
• Make informed tradeoff decisions to balance customer value, technical feasibility, and security or compliance requirements
• Act as a dedicated customer advocate, proactively gathering and synthesizing feedback to shape product direction
• Establish regular feedback loops with internal and external customers to ensure product solutions evolve alongside user needs
• Collaborate with stakeholders—including Engineering, Design, Marketing, and external partners—to ensure effective execution, transparency, and alignment
• Leverage data and performance metrics to drive prioritization, assess product health, and inform strategy
• Continuously evaluate product and roadmap performance, adjusting direction as needed 
• to stay aligned with customer and market needs
• Ensure clear communication and stakeholder alignment, integrating customer requirements into sprint planning and product releases
• Foster strong cross-functional relationships to champion the product vision, remove roadblocks, and drive accountability
• Take a results-oriented approach to product lifecycle management, ensuring timely delivery and measurable impact.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree 
• 5+ yrs experience in a Product Manager role with a proven track record of driving product strategies and delivering successful outcomes.
• Strong ability to define and execute product roadmaps, prioritizing features based on customer needs, business goals, and security standards.
• Proven customer advocacy skills, with experience engaging directly with customers to gather feedback and translate it into actionable product improvements.
• Data-driven mindset with the ability to leverage metrics and insights to inform product decisions and strategy.
• Solid understanding of security standards and their application within product management.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and make tradeoff decisions in fast-paced environments.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to assess product viability, market fit, and customer impact.
• A passion for creating products that meet customer needs while ensuring high standards for quality, security, and performance.
• Strong interpersonal skills: you will need to develop strong relationships with software and software test engineers, designers, operations, sales, marketing, and other internal key partners
• Superior attention to detail with excellent communication (verbal and written) and organizational skills
• Must be able to collaborate with team to encourage and motivate team members to produce and deliver on objectives
• Experience working in an agile environment 
• Scrum Product Owner certification preferred
• Deep domain expertise in payroll, benefits, time & labor, or human capital management preferred

Physical requirements

• Ability to sit for extended periods: The role requires sitting at a desk or workstation for long periods, typically 7-8 hours a day.
• Use of computer and phone systems: The employee must be able to operate a computer, use phone systems, and type. This includes using multiple software programs and inquiries simultaneously.

Paylocity is an equal-opportunity employer.

Paylocity is committed to the full inclusion of all individuals. We recruit, train, compensate, and promote regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law. At Paylocity, we believe diversity makes us better.

We embrace and encourage our employees’ differences in age, culture, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion or spiritual belief, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other characteristics that make our employees unique. We actively cultivate these differences through our employee resource groups (ERGs), employee experiences, perspectives, talents, and approaches to drive innovation in the software and services we provide our customers.

We comply with federal and state disability laws and make reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. To request reasonable accommodation in the job application or interview process, please contact leavebenefits@paylocity.com.

This email address is exclusively designated for such requests, aligning with federal and state disability laws. Please do not send resumes to this email address, as they will be removed.

We give our employees what they need to succeed, including great benefits and perks! We offer medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and a pension match, as well as perks that support you, your family, and your finances. And if it’s career development you desire, we provide that, too! At Paylocity, people matter most and have always been at the heart of our business. 

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