Product Manager (HR/HCM)

About the role

Unit4 is seeking a dedicated Product Lead, HR & Compensation Modules to take ownership of the strategic direction and execution of our Human Capital Management suite. This is a hands-on, individual-contributor role where you will own the end-to-end product strategy and roadmap for HR and Compensation modules. You will operate without formal authority, influencing partners through expertise, clarity, and evidence-based reasoning rather than hierarchy. The position demands deep, operational fluency in HR processes and compliance landscapes to ensure our products solve real-world problems for customers across numerous countries and regulatory environments. You will translate complex market needs and business rationales into precise technical specifications for Engineering, User Experience, and Quality Assurance teams. This role involves direct accountability for the HR and Compensation modules within our portfolio, aligning product direction with corporate objectives and specific international compliance demands.

Key facts

What you'll do

Define and own the end-to-end product strategy and roadmap for HR and Compensation modules, ensuring alignment with corporate objectives.

Translate complex market needs and business rationales into precise technical specifications for Engineering, User Experience, and Quality Assurance teams.

Collaborate with cross-functional partners including Engineering, Design, Marketing, Sales, Customer Success, and peer Product Managers to achieve alignment.

Plan and deliver product increments in partnership with Engineering and Design, providing accurate estimates for broader portfolio initiatives.

Build and manage the feature backlog, balancing short-term business urgency with long-term technical feasibility and scalability.

Coordinate feature delivery across agile teams, identifying cross-team dependencies and pursuing the most efficient shared solutions with peers.

Conduct market and competitive analysis to identify opportunities for differentiation and ensure our solutions achieve market acceptance.

Triage the defect queue with client support teams, driving engineering resolution in accordance with service level agreements.

Present product vision, strategy, and results to executive leadership, customers, and stakeholders through compelling narratives.

Facilitate sprint reviews that generate real feedback rather than merely delivering status updates to stakeholders.

Manage the full product lifecycle, from initial concept through launch and ongoing evolution within the HR domain.

Stay current with HR/HCM industry trends, regulatory changes, and emerging technology to maintain our competitive edge.

Perform gap analyses and requirements gathering to ensure product solutions address the needs of people-centric organizations globally.

Leverage data, market research, and competitive analysis to build and prioritize a roadmap that drives adoption and satisfaction.

Requirements

Candidates must possess five or more years of product management experience, with a proven track record of owning a product area end-to-end.

You must demonstrate a strong grounding in product management methodology, agile practice, and the software development lifecycle.

A solid, operational understanding of HR processes and the HCM business domain is required; you must be able to discuss how organizations function in practice, not just recite product frameworks.

A Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Science, or a related field is required, with a Master's degree or equivalent advanced experience preferred.

You must prove the ability to build and prioritize a roadmap using data, market research, and competitive analysis effectively.

Excellent communication skills and executive presence are required to influence stakeholders at every level and tell compelling, evidence-based stories.

Comfort with fast-moving, matrixed organizations with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities is mandatory for success in this role.

You must be able to work across multiple time zones and support global customers with varying regulatory expectations.

A commitment to maintaining product quality and delivering incremental value through iterative releases is essential.

Nice to have

Holding Product Management certifications such as PMP or CSPO is valued as a differentiator.

A history of converting ambiguous market signals into successful, adopted products is a key asset for this position.

Understanding change management principles, particularly within HR contexts, is important for stakeholder alignment.

Specific working knowledge of Payroll and Talent Management is required as part of the core domain expertise.

Familiarity with our key industry sectors is also essential to hit the ground running and provide immediate value.

Practical notes

This role is full-time and based in Lisbon, pt.

The position requires occasional travel within the region for stakeholder meetings and market research.

Candidates must be eligible to work in the country where the position is located without requiring sponsorship.

Successful candidates will need to participate in sprint planning and review ceremonies across global agile teams.

This role involves participation in after-hours support on a rotational basis for critical incident resolution.