Portfolio Manager (Product & Tech)

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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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. 

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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 Paylocity Program Management community is pioneering technologies to bring businesses closer together at a global scale. Our team’s mission is to enable Product & Technology to close the gaps between current performance and our short & long-term company goals. The Portfolio Program Manager will partner with Area Vice Presidents, Product and Engineering leads to prioritize and align roadmap efforts to company objectives and outcomes. 

You will be responsible for guiding high-level goals and roadmaps, monitoring and communicating progress for a specific Product Area. Teams span across product, engineering, design, infrastructure, IT, marketing, ops, sales and more. 

Portfolio Program Manager Responsibilities  

• Portfolio Management: The primary responsibility is to manage the portfolio of projects, ensuring that they align with the organization's strategic objectives. This includes selecting and prioritizing projects based on their potential value and alignment with business goals. 
• Resource Allocation: Allocate resources across various projects within product area. This involves balancing the needs of different projects and ensuring that resources are used effectively. 
• Governance and Monitoring: Establish and enforce Program Management Office framework, processes, and standards for managing the portfolio. Monitor roadmap adherence and project health using tools like dashboards and reports, and track progress, outcomes, and risks associated with each project. 
• Metrics and Reporting: Tracking and reporting on projects and programs within the Portfolio. Program Managers will report on individual projects and programs and will report up to the Portfolio Manager to enable holistic portfolio reporting on total initiatives, launch dates, risks, resource constraints, milestones and critical dates. Reporting and dashboarding is completed in Jira, therefore a strong background in Atlassian is required.      
• Stakeholder Engagement: Communicate the portfolio vision, scope, outcomes, status and health to stakeholders. This includes managing relationships with key stakeholders and reporting to technical, business, and executive audiences on project and portfolio performance, roadmap adherence, risks and mitigation, dependencies and issues. 
• Defining Vision and Scope: Define the vision and scope of the portfolio, including setting criteria for project selection and evaluation. This involves identifying projects that fit the organization's mission and objectives. 
• Risk Management: Identify and mitigate risks that could impact the portfolio's success. This includes assessing the risks associated with individual projects and the portfolio as a whole. 
• Continuous Improvement: Evaluate program management office framework and project success to identify and implement strategies for improvement. This may include developing new processes or tooling, improving existing processes, or improving routines and cadences. 

Minimum Qualifications: 

• 7+ years of Program Management experience 
• Experience working in Product and Software Development
• Experience delivering tech programs or products from inception to delivery. 
• Experience operating autonomously across multiple teams, demonstrated critical thinking, and thought leadership. 
• Communication experience and experience working with technical management teams to develop systems, solutions, and products. 
• Organizational, coordination and multi-tasking experience. 
• Analytical and problem-solving experience with large-scale systems. 
• Experience establishing work relationships across multi-disciplinary teams and multiple partners in different time zones. 
• Experience working with product teams to build and deliver end-to-end customer focused products with technical knowledge of the underlying platforms and technologies.
• Experience with Jira and Smartsheet

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 accessibility@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. 

The base pay range for this position is $114k - $170k/yr; however, base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. This position is eligible for an annual bonus and restricted stock unit grant based on individual performance in addition to a full range of benefits outlined here. This information is provided per the relevant state and local pay transparency laws for the location in which this position will be performed. Base pay information is based on market location. Applicants should apply via www.paylocity.com/careers.