Product Manager- Ancillary

ABOUT PEOPLEASE Peoplease is a leading Professional Employer Organization (PEO) providing solutions to small and medium-sized businesses in the blue and gray-collar industries. We enable our clients and partners to achieve their aspirations by offering world-class service and administrative solutions in payroll, human resources, benefits, and risk management. At Peoplease, we foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, driven by our core values: Engagement, Integrity, Tenacity, Curiosity, Happiness, and a Service-obsessed mindset. POSITION SUMMARY The Product Manager – Ancillary is responsible for defining, developing, and scaling Peoplease’s ancillary product portfolio, including time & attendance, applicant tracking, and related HR technology solutions. This role owns the end-to-end product lifecycle from vision and roadmap through vendor selection, integration, launch, and optimization - ensuring ancillary offerings are tightly aligned with Peoplease’s core HRIS, operational capabilities, and client needs. Partnering cross-functionally with Payroll Operations, Sales, Client Services, Implementation, Compliance, and external vendors, the Product Manager ensures solutions are compliant, service-ready, and commercially successful. This role blends strategic product leadership with hands-on execution, using data and customer insights to drive adoption, revenue growth, and client retention across Peoplease’s client base. This role requires a balance of strategic product leadership and hands-on execution, including vendor management, integration oversight, and go-to-market coordination. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Works under the direction of the Director of Program & Product Management on strategic decisions, with primary responsibility for execution and delivery. Plays a strategic role in the product vision, roadmap, and lifecycle for ancillary PEO products such as time & attendance, applicant tracking, and related HR technology solutions, with a focus on increased adoption, sales, and client retention. Participate in the evaluation and selection of third-party vendors/partners for ancillary systems; serve as the primary owner of associated vendor relationships, and lead integrations to ensure seamless functionality with core HRIS platforms. Partner with Finance, Legal, Information Security, and Compliance on vendor contracts, pricing structure, and performance. Conduct market, competitive, and customer research to identify unmet needs and opportunities for new product offerings or enhancements, establishing ongoing voice-of-customer feedback loops with clients and internal teams. Translate business requirements into clear, prioritized product specifications, user stories, and acceptance criteria for development teams and vendor partners. Collaborate closely with Payroll Operations, Sales, Client Services, Implementation, and Compliance teams to ensure product feasibility, operational alignment, clear go-to-market readiness, and service-ready rollout. Lead end-to-end product launches, including planning, internal training, documentation, pricing recommendations, and performance tracking. Monitor product KPIs (adoption, utilization, revenue, retention, and satisfaction), including attach rates to core PEO offerings, and drive continuous improvement based on insights and feedback. Ensure all ancillary solutions remain compliant with federal, state, and industry regulations impacting labor, scheduling, applicant tracking, and workforce management. Serve as the subject-matter expert for ancillary products, acting as a resource to internal stakeholders and clients. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS (KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES) 3–5+ years of product management experience, ideally within a PEO, HR tech, payroll, or workforce-management environment. Experience with systems such as time & attendance, ATS, HRIS add-ons, or other workforce-management platforms. Strong understanding of PEO operations, including HR, payroll, benefits administration, compliance, and client service workflows. Demonstrated success working with cross-functional teams and leading complex integrations or vendor-driven, third-party product implementations. Data-driven decision maker with experience creating and tracking KPIs and business cases. Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills; able to translate between technical and non-technical audiences. Familiarity with the PrismHR marketplace or similar PEO/HRIS ecosystems with third-party integrations. WORK ENVIRONMENT & PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS This is a remote-first role with occasional travel for meetings, training, or industry events. Regular virtual collaboration across distributed teams. Frequent computer-based tasks, including data analysis and report generation. WHY JOIN US? Be part of a forward-thinking company in a rapidly growing PEO sector. Opportunity to influence strategy and shape operations at an enterprise level. Work with a company positioned to be the leading provider of PEO services in the U.S. Competitive compensation and benefits package, with opportunities to lead thought leadership initiatives. #J-18808-Ljbffr The AQ Approach