Product Manager- Ancillary

Position Summary

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.

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.

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.

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.

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,…