Product Manager

Fingercheck is a company dedicated to simplifying payroll and HR management for small businesses. As a Product Manager, you will drive product innovation through collaboration with various teams, ensuring the product roadmap reflects user needs and market trends.

Responsibilities:

• Lead customer discovery and continuous competitive/market analysis to understand user needs, validate assumptions, and ensure Fingercheck’s roadmap reflects differentiated value in the market
• Partner with Sales, Customer Success, and Support to align priorities, communicate roadmap decisions, and ensure smooth delivery and adoption
• Partner with the CPO to define and continuously refine the product roadmap, synthesizing customer feedback, product usage data, and market trends to inform priorities and sequencing
• Collaborate with Designers and Engineering Leads to explore and validate solutions before development
• Define and Plan Product Initiatives. Write epics, user stories, and prioritize the development efforts based on impact and value to the customers
• Participate actively with engineering teams in delivery rituals (planning, refinement, demos) and collaborate day-to-day to answer questions, remove blockers, and provide status updates
• Support Launch efforts including release notes and product enablement materials to help internal teams understand and support the product
• Define and track success metrics for product initiatives; evaluate post-release outcomes and adjust roadmap priorities accordingly

Requirements:

• 4+ years' experience as product manager in a software/SaaS environment
• Experience with U.S. payroll and payroll tax products, including a practical understanding of gross-to-net calculations, earnings and deductions, tax withholdings, filings, compliance requirements, and year-end payroll processes
• Proven experience working with cross-functional teams including engineering, Design/UX, and business stakeholders
• Strong understanding of agile product development practices (e.g., Scrum, Kanban)
• Demonstrated ability to write clear user stories, acceptance criteria, and maintain a prioritized backlog
• Experience conducting or collaborating on product discovery activities, such as customer interviews, prototyping, or usability testing
• Proficiency in tools like Jira, Confluence, Figma, or similar for managing work and collaborating
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills — able to bridge the gap between business, design, and engineering
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills, with a bias toward action and iteration
• Bachelor's degree in Business or equivalent experience
• Familiarity with analytics tools (e.g., UserPilot, Amplitude, Pendo, or Google Analytics) to inform product decisions
• Experience supporting go-to-market efforts for product launches in partnership with sales, marketing and customer success
• Experience leveraging AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Copilot, Notion AI) to enhance productivity in product management tasks
• Exposure to building or integrating AI-powered features within a SaaS product