Senior Product Manager- Dev Portal

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.

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.

Position Overview  

This role is technically oriented, including coordinating the publication of APIs & documentation/SDKs, guiding the application lifecycle flow of integrations, and marketplace extensibility. You will operate at the intersection of platform strategy, developer experience (DX), and partner ecosystem growth.

You will collaborate closely with Engineering, Design, Partner Teams, and GTM functions to create a best-in-class developer experience, ensuring a strong, secure foundation for managing access to external APIs and integration tooling, while reducing friction and accelerating the ability for partners and clients to build and launch integrations.

The ideal candidate brings deep technical fluency, strong product instincts, and a proven track record building and scaling API-first or platform products in B2B SaaS environments.

Experience building and owning platform products that serve multiple personas with varied levels of technical understanding (such as external developers, business stakeholders, and internal operational teams) is a strong plus.

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 accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Define and execute the product vision and roadmap for the external developer portal, focusing on delivering a seamless and intuitive developer experience
• Maintain a cohesive Developer Experience (DX) strategy across documentation, onboarding, sandbox environments, and integration workflows
• Continuously identify and reduce friction in the integration application lifecycle to accelerate time-to-first-integration, long-term maintenance of those integrations, and successful partner launches
• Own the coordination and publication of external APIs within the developer portal, ensuring consistency, discoverability, and usability
• Partner with Engineering teams to ensure APIs are well-documented, versioned appropriately, and supported with clear integration guidance
• Guide the complete end-to-end integration lifecycle experience, from onboarding and development to deprecation and offboarding
• Ensure timely and well-orchestrated release communication, including documentation updates and developer enablement materials
• Build business cases for product initiatives, ensuring alignment with customer needs and market trends.
• Monitor product performance and adjust strategies based on feedback and market opportunities.
• Oversee the product lifecycle, ensuring timely delivery of solutions and address roadblocks and risks.
• Promote adoption of new technologies (AI, automation) to enhance product capabilities and customer value.
• Partner with Sales, Marketing, and Customer Success to ensure alignment of product strategies with business goals and effective resolution of partner support issues.
• Report on product progress and adjust strategies based on business trends and customer insights.
• Promote a collaborative culture across teams, ensuring alignment on objectives and successful product delivery.
• Support the professional development of PMs and cultivate data-driven decision-making

Education and Experience

• BS degree or higher in related field.
• 8+ years of experience in product management
• Proven success in developing product vision and strategy, working backward from the customer.
• Strong track record of guiding a product’s lifecycle through strategic thinking and creative problem-solving.
• Proven experience as a technical Product Manager or Product Owner, with the ability to effectively partner with engineering teams and design for the unique needs and behaviors of developer personas.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to relate produce metrics to business outcomes.
• Ability to successfully interface with stakeholders (technical and non-technical) at all levels, with exceptional communication and presentation skills.
• Experience collaborating with Sales, Marketing, and Customer Success teams to ensure alignment on customer-focused product strategies.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, written, and oral communication skills.
• Experience managing competing priorities and aligning multiple areas of the business around common goals.
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior leaders and secure buy-in on product strategies.
• Experience reporting progress in business reviews and surfacing necessary adjustments based on data insights.
• Strong problem-solving skills, adaptability to change, and a willingness to learn in a fast-paced environment.
• A strong sense of curiosity, with a passion for innovation, continuous learning, and staying ahead of industry trends

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 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.

This role can be performed from any office in the US. The pay range for this position is $130,100/yr - $185,800/yr; however, base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. This position is eligible for an annual 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.