Vice President of Product Development, Next-Generation

Position Description

ADP is hiring a Vice President of Product Development, Next-Generation

The Vice President of Product Development is a critical executive role responsible for steering the strategic direction, development, and execution of both existing and next-generation software products.

This role involves leading a multidisciplinary team focused on product development, engineering, and production operations.

In collaboration with Business Unit (BU) leaders, the VP will ensure products meet customer functionality, reliability, and scalability expectations.

Our product is built on remarkable open-source technologies, consisting of an ecosystem of more than a hundred containerized micro-services fully deployed in the cloud.

As the Vice President of Product Development, you will lead our product development team in creating and delivering sustainable products that resonate with our clients' needs and preferences.

You will be responsible for driving the development of new products, enhancing existing products, and ensuring that our product portfolio aligns with our commitment to sustainability and client satisfaction.

In addition, we are looking for someone who understands complex environments and has had real-world experience in moving products and customers to a next-generation set of products in the cloud and developing products in a cloud-native environment for the future of the business.

Key Responsibilities :

Develop the technology strategy and annual operational plan for the NextGen HCM products as well as the maintenance of the current-gen solutions.

All program / project deliverables and timelines, including budget, will be executed and met with a high degree of quality.

• Responsible for the design, development, and support of ADP's HCM applications
• Responsible for leading the development and maintenance of large, complex, and technically sophisticated integrated applications that are used by our clients as part of our product offerings.
• Proactively partner with product management to understand market needs and user requirements.
• Oversee the development and execution of the Next Gen HCM platform and ensure that our product delights customers, is highly scalable, performant, and deliver to the market on-time within budget and at high quality standards.
• Lead cloud technology strategy and execution as we modernize our platforms and partner with the business to minimize business operations during this transformation.
• Increase engagement and collaboration with business stakeholders, development leaders from other business units, and clients / customers to capture functional and non-functional requirements.
• Engage clients with onsite visits and participate in pre-sales meetings.
• Design and implement automated processes to eliminate direct / manual touches to the environments.
• Lead quarterly capacity planning to ensure priorities (both functional and technical) have been resourced and have measurable KPIs to make incremental investment recommendations.
• Provide clear and timely communication to executive staff and key stakeholders / partners on program status and raise risks and issues early in the program to allow the best decision and outcome to be made.
• The position requires a leader who mentors great talent to the next level.
• Develop a people strategy to ensure the right engineering and technology talent delivers solutions to meet current and future market demands.
• Promote and instill a high-performing and engaging team culture that acquires, develops, and retains talent at all levels within the organization and fosters talent management initiatives.
• Develop and effectively manage the financial budget for all expenses (including capitalization) associated with the platform and product lines.

A little about ADP

We are a global leader in human resources technology, offering the latest AI and machine learning-enhanced payroll, tax, human resources, benefits, and much more.

We believe our people make all the difference in cultivating an inclusive, down-to-earth culture that welcomes ideas, encourages innovation, and values belonging.

We've received recognition as a global Best Places to Work and a recipient of many prestigious awards for diversity, equity, and inclusion, including a DiversityInc Top 50 Company, Best CEO and company for women, LGBTQ+, multicultural talent, and more.

As part of our deep DEI commitment, our CEO has joined the OneTen coalition to create one million jobs for Black Americans within ten years.