Senior Product Manager

We are seeking a strategic, hands-on Senior Product Manager to own and drive the roadmap for our Talent Management and Employee Experience technology platforms, specifically SuccessFactors Talent Management modules (Performance & Goals, Succession Planning, Career Development Planning) and Qualtrics HXM (engagement, lifecycle surveys, 360 feedback).

You will define the vision, shape the roadmap, and lead delivery for these products, ensuring they align with business priorities, user needs, and IT architectural direction. Acting as the voice of the user, you will partner with stakeholders across HR, business operations, and IT to deliver high-quality, scalable solutions that improve employee performance, leadership pipelines, and engagement outcomes.

This role can be based remotely in the United States region.

Core Responsibilities

Product Strategy & Vision

• Define and clearly communicate the vision and long-term roadmap for Talent Management and Employee Experience systems
• Align product roadmaps with company strategy, People Team goals, and enterprise IT architecture
• Translate business strategies and operational needs into actionable product strategies and detailed delivery plans
• Continuously evaluate market trends, best practices, and innovations in talent management and engagement technologies

Stakeholder Engagement

• Partner with HR and other business teams to understand pain points, uncover opportunities, and align on priorities
• Be the voice of the user—employees, managers, HRBPs, leaders—in discovery, design, and prioritization discussions
• Provide technology leadership and decision-making, ensuring operational teams are empowered but not burdened with making technical choices
• Define detailed Product Requirement Documents (PRDs) for features and capabilities
• Lead agile pods with clear requirements, participate in backlog grooming, sprint planning, and reviews
• Balance new feature delivery with addressing technical debt in partnership with engineering leads.
• Build strong relationships with engineering, architecture, and vendor partners (SAP SuccessFactors, Qualtrics)

Roadmap & Prioritization

• Own and maintain the product backlog; prioritize based on business impact, technical feasibility, and strategic alignment
• Balance quick wins with foundational, long-term improvements
• Make informed trade-off decisions between scope, resources, and timelines
• Provide transparency to stakeholders on backlog status, delivery timelines, and any issues or delays

Delivery & Execution

• Lead agile ceremonies: backlog grooming, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives
• Define clear, measurable product outcomes and success metrics (e.g., adoption rates, completion rates, engagement scores)
• Manage dependencies across technical and functional teams to ensure smooth, timely releases
• Drive iterative improvements to product processes and user experience

Change Management & Adoption

• Partner with Change Management and Learning teams to ensure effective rollout and adoption of new capabilities
• Communicate product changes clearly and consistently to all impacted audiences
• Track KPIs and product health metrics to measure business impact and adoption
• Support incident and problem management when product issues arise, ensuring root cause resolution and prevention.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, HR, Information Systems, or related field
• 8+ years in HR technology product management, with deep expertise in SuccessFactors Talent Management modules (PMGM, Succession Planning, CDP) and Qualtrics HXM (engagement, surveys, 360 feedback)
• Proven experience leading enterprise-scale, global HR tech projects
• Strong business process understanding of performance management, succession planning, career development, and engagement best practices
• Technical fluency with integrations, workflows, role-based permissions, analytics, and system architecture for SuccessFactors and Qualtrics
• Skilled in Agile delivery methodologies and managing product backlogs
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills; able to influence at all levels
• Strong product mindset—focused on outcomes, user-centric design, and continuous improvement

Success Measures

• 3 Months – Fully onboarded, established relationships with HR, IT, and business partners, mapped current-state capabilities, identified quick wins
• 6 Months – Own and execute roadmap for PMGM, Succession Planning, CDP, and Qualtrics. Deliver enhancements with measurable business impact
• 12 Months – Successfully launch major product