Core Payroll Platform Product Manager (Hiring Immediately)

As the Core Payroll Platform Product Manager at Hourly, you will own the strategy, architecture, and execution of the foundational systems that power payroll across our platform. This includes the end-to-end payroll engine—earnings calculations, deductions, tax handling, payments infrastructure, and compliance workflows. You will be responsible for building a scalable, reliable, and flexible payroll backbone that supports all current and future products. This role requires deep systems thinking, strong technical fluency, and a high bar for accuracy and compliance, as you will be responsible for the most critical infrastructure in the company. What You’ll Do Product Strategy & Platform Ownership Define and drive the roadmap for Hourly’s core payroll platform Build a flexible, extensible payroll architecture that supports multiple products, states, and use cases Identify opportunities to unify and standardize payroll flows across jurisdictions Own the long-term scalability, reliabilit...