Lead Product Manager, Hire & Onboard (12 Month Fixed Term Employment)

Lead Product Manager, Hire & Onboard (12 Month Fixed Term Employment) ✨ ONE PLATFORM, A WHOLE WORLD OF OPPORTUNITY The best jobs are often restricted to a few wealthy cities, but talent exists everywhere. Oyster set out to change this by launching a global employment platform that enables companies to hire, pay, and support talent anywhere. We’re proof that a strong, engaged culture doesn't require an office. Since January 2020, Oyster has: 🌏 Built a distributed team of 400+ across 60+ countries 👩‍💻 Featured in Forbes https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurabegleybloom/2024/01/25/work-from-home-or-anywhere-top-30-companies-for-remote-jobs-in-2024/ as #9 in FlexJobs Top 30 Companies for remote jobs 🌈 Formed a diverse leadership team and a workforce that’s 60% female 🏆 Earned top employee engagement scores 🦄 Raised $286 million; valued at $1.2 billion 💚 Achieved B Corp status in 2023 Our momentum shows the power of global employment, and we’re just getting started! If you want to help us drive change and work remotely, we’d love for you to apply! THE ROLE ℹ️ THIS IS A 12-MONTH FIXED-TERM EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT. Location: While this position is posted in a specific location, all of Oyster’s positions are fully remote and you can work from home. Forever. To create the best experience for our new hire, this role requires you to be based within +3 / -5 UTC. As a Lead Product Manager for the Hire & Onboard team, you will own the product vision, strategy, and execution for the end-to-end hiring and onboarding experience. This includes customer-facing workflows, internal tools, and employee-facing experiences that enable companies around the world to hire efficiently, compliantly, and at scale. You should be an AI-first product thinker, comfortable applying automation and AI to solve real customer and operational problems. You bring strong product judgment, a structured approach to problem-solving, and the ability to balance user needs, regulatory complexity, and business outcomes. In this role, you will operate at the intersection of product strategy, delivery, and cross-functional execution. You’ll lead complex initiatives that require close collaboration across Engineering, Design, Legal, Compliance, Finance, Operations, and Go-To-Market teams. Strong ownership, clear communication, and the ability to drive alignment and momentum are critical to success. Key Responsibilities - Own the product vision and strategy for the Hire & Onboard domain, aligned with company goals and customer outcomes. - Lead discovery and prioritisation across hiring and onboarding problems, balancing new features, regulatory needs, tech debt, and operational improvements. - Translate strategy into execution, defining clear roadmaps, outcomes, and success metrics. - Partner closely with Engineering and Design to deliver high-quality, scalable solutions with strong user experience. - Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders, including Operations, Legal/Compliance, and Go to Market, to ensure feasibility and alignment. - Represent the Hire & Onboard domain in senior stakeholder forums, clearly communicating trade-offs, progress, risks, and impact. - Identify and evaluate opportunities to leverage AI and automation to improve hiring and onboarding outcomes, efficiency, and decision-making. - Use data and insights (quantitative and qualitative) to inform decisions, measure impact, and continuously improve outcomes. - Ensure regulatory and compliance requirements are embedded into product development without compromising usability or speed. - Continuously improve product processes, contributing to best practices across the wider Product organisation. Core Requirements - 5+ years of experience in Product Management, with a strong track record of owning complex product areas end-to-end and driving measurable business and customer outcomes. - 3+ years of experience in HR tech, hiring, onboarding, payroll, compliance, or B2B SaaS, with ... (truncated, view full listing at source)