Director, Product Management

Location:

Milan or Barcelona

Overview
ADP is looking for a Director of Product Management to lead our product business across Southern Europe. This is a critical leadership role at the intersection of global platform strategy and local market execution, with accountability for driving growth, adoption, and client value across Spain, Portugal, and Italy. As the regional product leader, you will own product‑market fit and business outcomes in your markets while shaping and influencing ADP’s global HCM platform.

This role requires strong product judgment, commercial acumen, and the ability to lead in a complex, matrixed, multinational environment.

What you’ll do

Own business outcomes

Drive product‑market fit, growth, and profitability across Southern Europe

Share accountability with regional leadership for revenue, adoption, client retention, and NPS

Act as the voice of the market, ensuring product investments translate into measurable business impact

Lead product strategy in a global platform model

Own the regional product strategy and roadmap, aligned with ADP’s global platform direction

Drive two‑way influence, embedding regional needs into global roadmaps while scaling global capabilities locally

Make trade‑offs between standardization and localization, balancing platform consistency with market competitiveness

Drive AI‑enabled product innovation

Lead the development of AI‑powered product experiences, embedding automation and intelligence into core HR and payroll workflows

Partner with Engineering, AI, and UX to productize agentic capabilities at scale

Ensure solutions meet enterprise standards for security, compliance, and data governance

Build and lead a high‑performing product organization

Lead, coach, and develop a team of Product Managers across the region

Establish strong product management practices, including discovery, prioritization, and outcome measurement

Build a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement

Own end‑to‑end delivery outcomes, from discovery through launch and market adoption

Ensure execution excellence, balancing speed, quality, and scalability

Drive alignment across Product, Engineering, Sales, and Client Success

Act as an executive product partner

Engage directly with enterprise clients, partners, and senior stakeholders

Shape demand and validate strategy through deep customer insight

Represent the region in global product forums and leadership discussions

To succeed in this role

Proven experience owning regional or multi‑market product portfolios with measurable business impact

Strong track record of delivering growth, adoption, and customer value in enterprise environments

Experience operating in a global product organization with local market adaptations

Deep understanding of complex, regulated domains (HR tech, payroll, or adjacent industries preferred)

Demonstrated ability to lead through influence in matrixed organizations

Strong commercial acumen and executive stakeholder management skills

Experience driving or contributing to AI‑enabled product innovation is a strong advantage

Fluent in English; advanced in Italian and/or Spanish

You’ll love working here because you can

Shape the product strategy of a critical region within a global product management team

Operate autonomously with real business ownership and visible impact

Work on AI‑driven product innovation at enterprise scale

Lead and grow a high‑impact product organization in an international environment

Equal Employment Opportunity
ADP is committed to an inclusive, diverse and equitable workplace, and is further committed to providing equal employment opportunities regardless of any protected characteristic including race, color, genetic information, creed, national origin, religion, sex, affectionate or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, lawful alien status, ancestry, age, marital status, protected veteran status or disability. Hiring decisions are based upon ADP’s operating needs, and applicant merit including, but not limited to, qualifications, experience, ability, availability, cooperation, and job performance.