Posted about 5 years ago

At Paylocity, we create software that makes companies – especially their HR teams – better, faster, and stronger. We give clients the tools they need to make their companies run, and give our employees a rewarding company culture – all putting us in a category of our own. Join us and learn what makes us unique!We’re a fast-growing company ready to revolutionize the payroll and HR world for hundreds of thousands of businesses by delivering innovative technology and support. We seek the best and brightest to help us create the future of our talent solutions – enabling our customers to better develop their employees. Our own employees are equally important to us: We work hard to provide the best work environment for our employees, and are dedicated to giving back to the communities in which we live and work.Delivering one-of-a-kind cloud technology, accompanied by award winning customer service, Paylocity is a software company in a category of its own.  Poised to revolutionize the world of human capital management for hundreds of thousands of small and medium sized businesses, we are seeking the best and the brightest to help us create the future – enabling our customers to be employers of choice for their employees and supervisors. Our Product & Technology organization nurtures a dynamic agile work environment full of talented individuals with a variety of thoughts, ideas and backgrounds working in small squads around a shared mission.  Guided by our development principles, and a passion for compelling software, we come together to deliver great products and make Paylocity an exciting place to work.  The Product Owner is a key leader within Product Development and works with a dedicated product team. This person is responsible for building a consensus amongst stakeholders by defining a shared product vision of what needs to be built and championing this vision to the product team through creation of business objectives, epics and user stories. This person should have a talent for conveying a clear and compelling narrative and an enthusiasm for creating vital functionality, while striving to innovate and expand our market-leading product suite. This position requires commitment to exceptional results, a strong desire for continuous improvement and the ability to think strategically about our products and act tactically. This in-turn will ensure we continue to innovate and expand our market-leading product suite. Are you the teammate we are looking for?Who you are:Collaborative, Innovative and HumbleStarts with the customer unmet need (both short and long term)Equally skilled at dreaming (and articulating) and starting (and articulating) smallAlways brings a point-of-view formed by mix of data, experience, and gutThick-skinned enough to successfully interact at the CEO level; curious enough to ask questions and alter point-of-view appropriatelyRelentlessly curious about current market and technology trends, able to adapt accordinglyPassionate about quality and controlsA superior communicator with an affinity for change managementUnflinching in your desire for production stability  How we work:Curiosity and candor; the quality of the idea wins the dayCasual, focused, and agile environment operating under our shared principlesCustomers at the center of everything we doSmall, mission-focused squads with an entrepreneurial spirit backed by enterprise investmentsConsistent routines across stakeholders to ensure complete transparencyClose working relationship between executive stakeholders and customersWhat we offer:A compelling mission to elevate payroll and human resources across the backroom and into the boardroomFocus on helping our customers automate manual processes, appeal to the modern workforce, and glean insights from analyticsLean enabling process that focuses on putting our customers at the center of everything we doA commitment to investing in our products, hiring the best talent, and giving them the chance to meaningfully contribute to a vast market opportunityAmple opportunity and encouragement to stay current with external trainingA phenomenal culture that keeps getting betterRequired Experience:3+ years delivering software solutions in agile SaaS environment as a Product Manager, preferably in Enterprise Software spaceData driven, with strong problem framing and analytical skills. You must be able to properly frame and size complex problems, then break them down into actionable stepsStrong interpersonal skills; you will need to develop strong relationships with software and qa engineers, operations, sales, marketing and other internal key partnersExcellent analytical, communication, technology skillsSuperior attention to detail with strong written and organizational skillsSelf-directed, self-motivatedAgile, humble, trustworthy, and a team playerExcel at communicating with the team remotely (confluence, slack, zoom, email, etc.)During the last three months, you would have:Established a point-of-view about the product vision and aligned business owners and product stakeholders to that visionBecame a deep expert in our customers, our business, the industry and the dataTranslated product vision into prioritized and deliverable epics and user storiesCoordinated with other Product Owners to establish overall release goals and identify dependencies for cross-product initiativesDriven continuous improvement; shared lessons learned and contributed to the development of the agile practicesAdjusted product priorities based on actual experience and user feedbackFacilitated and guided product planning, stakeholder interactions, and demosWorked with internal and external customers to fully understand and conceptualize features and work flows related to those featuresCreated, maintained, prioritized and owned the product backlogMade the final determination on feature acceptance and what shipsUnderstood the competitive landscape and balance but not be beholden to itActed as the voice of the customer, answered product related questions, and provided overall directionPaylocity’s Awards:Glassdoor Best Places to Work 2014, 2017, 2018Glassdoor Highest Rated CEO's 2014, 2017CIO Applications Top 25 HR Technology Solution Providers 2017Deloitte Technology Fast 500 2013-2017DC Digital Top Work Places 2016-2017101 Best & Brightest Companies to Work for in Chicago 2008-2017Top 100 Digital Companies in Chicago 2012-2017Best Places to Work Idaho 2017Best Places to Work Orlando Business Journal 2016-2017Best & Brightest Companies to Work for in the Nation 2014, 2017