Director of Product Management

Hiring: Director of Product Development – Global Payroll Platform (AI | SaaS | FinTech)

Location

Client: Global Product Tech Company (Confidential)

Director of Product Development

About the Role

As Director of PD, you’ll own the technology roadmap, drive engineering excellence, and lead high-performing teams to build and scale intelligent payroll solutions serving millions of customers globally. You’ll partner closely with product, design, and business teams across geographies while also playing a key leadership role at the India site.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive long-term tech strategy leveraging AI/ML and GenAI to accelerate innovation
• Lead cross-functional product development teams with high engineering rigor
• Build and grow world-class talent – from senior engineers to architects and EMs
• Be a customer champion – stay close to real-world problems and move with urgency
• Collaborate across functions to align roadmaps, priorities, and execution
• Lead operational excellence, site engagement, and contribute to org strategy

What We’re Looking For

• 15+ years in engineering, with deep experience in SaaS or PaaS platforms
• Strong background in cloud-native architecture, ideally across front-end and back-end (Java, React, NoSQL, etc.)
• Proven leadership in scaling global teams and complex platforms
• Hands-on understanding of AI/ML, GenAI or Agentic AI systems
• Strong business acumen with the ability to balance short-term execution and long-term vision
• Experience working with global teams and multiple stakeholders across time zones
• Passion for inclusion, coaching, and creating high-performance cultures

Why This Role?

• Be part of a globally admired tech company
• Work on meaningful products that power prosperity for millions
• Drive next-gen innovation in payroll and payments
• Lead a critical tech hub in India with broad ownership and visibility

Interested or know someone perfect for this? Let’s connect!