Vice President of Product Development, Next-Generation

at  ADP

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 legacy 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.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• 8-15+ years of experience in product development, with at least 5-8+ years in a senior leadership role, overseeing multidisciplinary teams.
• 10+ years of progressive technology leadership experience.
• Proven history of leading a global team of engineers and successfully bringing products from concept to market, including experience with highly scalable and reliable software platforms.
• Experience in overseeing end-to-end production operations, ensuring high availability and performance.
• Experience collaborating with other departments like Product Management, Sales, Marketing, and Customer Support to ensure a well-rounded product strategy.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field such as Computer Science, Software Engineering, or Business Management, is nice to have but not required.
• Deep knowledge and experience in HCM or similar fields like Human Resources software, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), or related business applications is preferred.

KEY SKILLS

• Strategic Thinking: Ability to develop and execute long-term strategies aligned with the business goals.
• Technical Acumen: Strong understanding of technology and software architecture, enabling effective collaboration with engineering teams.
• Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills for interacting with both internal teams and external stakeholders.
• Customer Focus: Ability to understand and prioritize customer needs, ensuring products meet or exceed customer expectations.
• Decision-Making: Strong analytical and decision-making skills, particularly under pressure or when dealing with ambiguity.
• Team Leadership: Proven managerial and leadership skills, with the ability to motivate and manage high-performing teams.
• Risk Management: Ability to identify, assess, and mitigate risks before they impact product quality or client satisfaction.
• Quality Focus: Experience establishing and maintaining quality assurance processes to ensure product reliability and compliance with industry standards.
• Negotiation Skills: Ability to effectively negotiate priorities, resources, and partnerships internally and externally.
• Financial Acumen: Understanding budgeting, forecasting, and resource allocation to ensure product development activities align with financial objectives.

• 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 Lifion 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 in order 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 on 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.