principal product manager - payroll fintech connectivty

This role sits within Deel’s Global Payroll product group and focuses on fintech connectivity between payroll operations and fintech systems. You will work on products that enable accurate, transparent and scalable money movement by preparing and connecting global payroll data, to fintech processes all around the world.

Payroll Fintech Connectivity is responsible for the financial orchestration layer that sits between payroll engines, invoicing systems and payments infrastructure. This includes how payroll data is exposed, enriched and consumed to support complex funding flows, invoice adjustments, reconciliations and real-time visibility for internal teams and customers.

This is a Principal Product Manager role operating in a highly cross-functional environment. You will work closely with engineering, design, payroll operations, payments, finance and other product teams to build robust connectivity that reduces operational friction and improves trust in payroll and payments outcomes.

Deep payroll or payments expertise is not required on day one. Strong product fundamentals, sound judgement and the ability to work across complex systems and stakeholders are far more important.

What this role owns

• Core payroll-to-payments connectivity and financial orchestration capabilities

• How payroll data is exposed and structured for granular invoicing, funding and downstream consumption

• Product workflows that support accurate payroll costs, adjustments and reconciliations

• Enabling end-to-end visibility from payroll events through to payouts

• Cross-product initiatives that improve quality, reliability and transparency across payroll and payments

What you will do

• Lead complex fintech initiatives from problem definition through delivery and iteration

• Partner closely with engineering on data models, APIs and system integrations

• Work with payroll operations, payments operations and finance to understand real-world constraints

• Improve how payroll cost changes and variances are surfaced and explained

• Enable better monitoring, alerting and early-warning signals for payroll and payments issues

• Align multiple teams around shared priorities, trade-offs and delivery plans

• Communicate clearly with peers and leadership on progress, risks and decisions
  

What success looks like

First 3 months

• You ramp quickly on Deel’s payroll and payments landscape

• You understand key payroll events, data flows and money movement dependencies

• You begin contributing to active PFC initiatives and technical discussions
  

By 6 months

• You are independently leading cross-team fintech initiatives

• Payroll and payments teams have better visibility into cost changes and risks

• Invoicing and funding workflows are clearer and more reliable as a result of your work
  

By 12 months

• You are a trusted owner within the Payroll Fintech Connectivity domain

• Stakeholders rely on you for judgement on complex payroll-payments trade-off

• Your work has materially reduced operational issues, escalations and rework
  

What you will bring

• Strong product management fundamentals with experience owning complex systems

• Background working on B2B SaaS, fintech or highly operational products

• Experience with data-heavy workflows, integrations or platform capabilities

• Ability to reason about trade-offs across product, operations and technical constraints

• Clear communication skills and comfort influencing across teams

• Experience operating in fast-moving, ambiguous environments
  

Nice to have

• Experience with payroll, payments, invoicing or financial systems

• Exposure to regulated or multi-country product environments

• Experience operating at Staff or Lead Product Manager level

Why this role matters

Payroll Fintech Connectivity underpins Deel’s ability to run payroll accurately, transparently and at scale. Improving how payroll data connects to invoicing, funding and payments directly impacts customer trust, operational efficiency and Deel’s global growth.

This role offers the opportunity to work on deep, high-impact fintech problems at the heart of Deel’s payroll platform.

Total Rewards

Our workforce deserves fair and competitive pay that meets them where they are. With scalable benefits, rewards, and perks, our total rewards programs reflect our commitment to inclusivity and access for all. 

Some things you’ll enjoy

• Stock grant opportunities dependent on your role, employment status and location

• Additional perks and benefits based on your employment status and country

• The flexibility of remote work, including optional WeWork access