Director, Product Management

About the Position

Director, Product Management

Location: Milano, Italy or Barcelona, Spain

ADP is seeking a Director of Product Management to lead our product business across Southern Europe. This critical leadership role sits 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

• Deliver at scale:

  • 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.

Requirements

• 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.

We Offer

• Competitive salary range: EUR 79,400 - EUR 171,400 / Year (gross).
• Opportunity to 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.

About the Company

ADP is a comprehensive global provider of cloud-based human capital management (HCM) solutions that unite HR, payroll, talent, time, tax, and benefits administration. We are a leader in business outsourcing services, analytics, and compliance expertise. We believe our people make all the difference in cultivating a down-to-earth culture that embraces our core values, welcomes ideas, encourages innovation, and values belonging.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Equal Employment Opportunity at ADP: 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, affectional 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.

Ethics at ADP: ADP has a long, proud history of conducting business with the highest ethical standards and full compliance with all applicable laws. We also expect our people to uphold our values with the highest level of integrity and behave in a manner that fosters an honest and respectful workplace.

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