Senior Product Manager (mfd) – German Payroll

We are looking for an experienced Senior Product Manager (m/f/d) with deep expertise in German payroll to support the development and delivery of payroll solutions for an international technology company.

In this role you will act as a subject matter expert for German payroll requirements and work closely with customers engineering product design and other cross-functional teams. You will translate complex payroll regulations and compliance requirements into clear product requirements and help deliver user-centric payroll solutions in a fast-paced agile environment.

Location: Berlin Germany
Employment: Permanent Full-time
Working Model: Hybrid 50% Office / 50% Home Office

About our client

Our client is a global leader in enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources. The company supports organizations in managing areas such as HR payroll finance planning and analytics through its cloud-based platform.

Your Responsibilities:

Product Management & German Payroll

• Serve as a subject matter expert for German payroll requirements regulations tax social security and compliance.

• Research and monitor German payroll legislation and regulatory developments.

• Conduct market and regulatory research to identify and validate product requirements.

• Translate complex payroll and compliance requirements into clear product requirements and user stories.

• Own and manage a prioritized product backlog from concept through execution.

• Work closely with development and QA teams to clarify requirements and support successful product delivery.

Product Development & User Experience

• Collaborate with engineering design and other cross-functional teams to deliver high-impact product improvements.

• Maintain a strong focus on the end-user experience and develop intuitive solutions for complex payroll processes.

• Contribute to product strategy roadmap development and continuous product improvement.

• Collect analyze and prioritize feedback from customers end users executives partners and other stakeholders.

• Identify opportunities to improve automation compliance and efficiency within payroll solutions.

Customer & Stakeholder Collaboration

• Act as a key bridge between product teams customers and commercial stakeholders.

• Support sales teams during complex customer engagements and product-related discussions.

• Contribute to customer deployment and implementation strategies.

• Support successful customer onboarding and help address complex payroll-related requirements.

• Present product concepts solutions and payroll-related topics to customers and senior stakeholders.

Your Profile:

What You Bring

• 10 years of professional experience as a Product Manager Product Owner Business Analyst Implementation Consultant Senior Payroll Manager or in a comparable role.

• Deep understanding of German payroll legislation tax social security ITSG requirements and compliance frameworks.

• Strong ability to translate complex regulatory and business requirements into clear product requirements and user stories.

• Experience working cross-functionally with development QA design customers and other stakeholders.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to navigate complex and changing regulatory environments.

• Excellent communication and presentation skills including confidence presenting to senior stakeholders and customers.

• Fluent or native-level German and English.

• Bachelors Masters MBA or equivalent practical experience in HR Business Computer Science or a related field.

Nice to Have

• Experience with enterprise payroll software or SaaS solutions.

• Experience in sales enablement technical pre-sales customer deployment or implementation strategy.

• Experience with AI/ML to support automation compliance anomaly detection or intelligent insights in payroll or financial systems.

• Strong understanding of cloud-native SaaS software product design and UX/UI principles.

• Experience working in an Agile product development environment.

• Experience with enterprise payroll platforms.

• Experience presenting at conferences trade shows or executive briefings.