Product Strategy Partner, Global Payroll

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The Role

As a strategic leader and individual contributor, the Product Strategy Partner, Global Payroll will drive the vision, positioning, and evolution of our global payroll product/offering portfolio. This role is critical in shaping how our services meet the complex and diverse needs of multinational clients, ensuring compliance, scalability, and innovation across markets. You will work cross-functionally to influence product direction, identify market opportunities, and ensure our offerings remain best-in-class in the global payroll and HR services landscape.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Product Leadership
  • Define and refine the global payroll product strategy in alignment with corporate strategy and client needs.
  • Identify emerging trends, regulatory changes, and competitive dynamics to inform strategic decisions.

• Market & Client Insight
  • Conduct deep market analysis to better understand the competition including their capability, unique value proposition, strategic direction, current & targeted clients, offer packaging, and pricing.
  • Conduct deep market analysis and client research to understand regional payroll requirements and pain points.
  • Proven ability to create business cases required for gaining approval of executive leadership for substantial investments in new versions/or offers.
  • Proven ability in assessing and crafting pricing models related to new versions/offers – including the ability to validate that with certain key influencers and clients/prospects.
  • Serve as a thought leader and subject matter expert in global payroll, compliance, and service delivery. Including publicizing Strada’s capabilities and vision at industry events, strategic vendor partnership meetings and other avenues used to communicate with our client base as well as the overall ecosystem.
  • Build meaningful relationships and connections with the ability to reach out to key industry influencers, platform providers and others that help to influence the direction of the global payroll industry.

• Portfolio Development
  • Proven track record in helping define global payroll strategy and convert into real world offerings and revenue growth.
  • Partner with product management and engineering to translate strategy into actionable roadmaps and enhancements.
  • Prioritize strategic initiatives that drive client value, operational efficiency, and market differentiation.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Ability to liaise and negotiate with other competing interests for development efforts related to the Global Payroll Platform.
  • Work closely with sales, marketing, service delivery, and regional teams to ensure alignment and execution of product strategy.

• Innovation & Thought Leadership
  • Strong viewpoint on what is needed in the global payroll industry and how Strada can differentiate its offerings versus its competitors.
  • Lead strategic initiatives around automation, integration, and digital transformation in payroll services.
  • Proven ability to articulate the company’s strategy in various forums including conferences, panels, partnership meetings, Client Executive Meetings, client executive meetings, and other critical “visionary” meetings.

• Go to Market Knowledge & Leadership
  • Support Marketing and Commercial teams in the go-to-market efforts with strategic messaging, positioning, and client engagement.
  • Deep understanding of required activities and deliverables to correctly release a new version or offer to our client base. Includes understanding the needs of the client, operations, Solution Architects, Sales Resources, and others that directly