Director, Engineering

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. 

We give our employees what they need to succeed, including great benefits and perks! We offer medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and a 401(k) 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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This is a fully remote position, allowing you to work from home or location of record within the U.S. with no in-office requirements.? You must be available five days per week during designated work hours.? The work arrangement for this role is subject to change based on business needs and individual performance. This may include adjustments to on-site requirements or schedule expectations, as necessary.?  

The Director of Engineering is a pivotal leader within our product development organization. This role is the cornerstone, joining delivery execution and strategy. You’ll collaborate closely with engineering leadership, Product Management and Design to help define our strategic direction and ensure successful delivery of critical internal and external applications.

We are looking for a strategic, innovative, and people-first engineering leader who thrives in a fast-paced environment. You’ll guide teams responsible for building core HCM services in our Office of the CFO product space. This includes Expense Management, Guided Procurement, Payables, Money Movement and more. 

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.  

• Develop and drive the engineering roadmap, ensuring alignment with business objectives, product vision, and emerging technology trends.
• Drive execution by implementing structured project management methodologies, optimizing work breakdowns, scheduling, and risk mitigation strategies to ensure on-time, high-quality delivery.
• Oversee the development of scalable, secure, and reliable SaaS solutions, ensuring compliance with security and regulatory requirements.
• Partner with cross-functional teams, including Product, Design, and Data, to align priorities, milestones, and strategic initiatives.
• Collaborate with Business Development to support M&A research, technology due diligence, and integration strategies.
• Organize and manage engineering teams to maximize efficiency, ensuring resource allocation aligns with budget and business goals.
• Assist in the execution of organizational planning and regionalization strategies to support the scalability of engineering operations. Ensure alignment of regional teams with business priorities and contribute to achieving corporate goals, promoting operational efficiency and consistency across regions.
• Partner on go-to-market activities, working with Sales, Customer Success, Marketing, Finance, and other teams to ensure successful product launches and adoption.
• Foster a culture of ownership, curiosity, accountability, and high performance.
• Lead the execution of complex software projects, ensuring quality, scalability, and timely delivery.
• Stay informed on industry trends, evaluating new technologies and methodologies to enhance development efficiency and product capabilities.
• Drive a customer-first mindset, focusing on solutions that enhance user experience and create measurable value.
• Ensure adherence to Paylocity security standards, compliance frameworks, and regulatory requirements.

Education and Experience

• BS degree or higher in Computer Science, Information Technology or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of experience in the SaaS software space using both public and private cloud infrastructure.  Experience in the financial tooling and money movement spaces preferred but not required.
• 5+ years of experience leading multiple engineering leaders with a total team size of 30+ individuals, ideally in a high-growth or enterprise-scale environment.
• 5+ years working in a global context across multiple time zones and cultures.
• Proven ability to master domain expertise to drive innovation, improve quality, and deliver impactful solutions in collaboration with Product and Design teams.
• Proven ability to lead, mentor, and grow large high performing teams to meet business objectives and quality standards, focused on talent development by creating and enabling an inclusive environment and identifying, coaching, and cultivating high potential.
• Possess a blend of business acumen to have a big-picture vision as well as the drive and attention to detail that transforms strategy into action.
• Entrepreneurial mindset, curious, and resilient—comfortable with ambiguity and rapid change.
• A proven track record of defining business goals and then delivering on those goals to drive profitable growth.
• Strong decision-making, prioritization, and collaboration skills with an inspirational approach.  A leader that doesn’t use words like “they”, but words such as “we” and “us”.
• Mastery in applying & coaching technology patterns, frameworks, principles, best practices, and skills across the organization, with a bias for customer & business value.
• Demonstrated ability in integration, delivery, 24x7 operations, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
• Hands-on knowledge of agile engineering practices and prevalent accelerating technologies, including mobile, big data, cloud, machine learning, and open sourcing.
• Detail-oriented, organized, self-sufficient, and able to find creative solutions at all levels of the business, product, platform, and organization.
• Excellent executive and stakeholder communication skills, with a track record of presenting to and collaborating with executive leadership and key business stakeholders.

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.