VP of Product Management, Platform

Please Note: This is a Utah-based hybrid position which will require some regular in-office days each week. Additionally, employment with BambooHR is contingent on passing both a background and credit check. 

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Essential Job Duties

We are seeking a strategic and accomplished product leader to join our product leadership team as Vice President of Product Management, Platform, reporting to the Chief Product Officer (CPO).

This role is responsible for owning and evolving BambooHR’s core platform, including foundational platform services, Product Data Services, workflow and orchestration engine, integration and API capabilities, developer experience, payroll platform services, AI Agent platform components (shared AI services, agent/runtime capabilities, governance and observability), and entitlements, packaging, billing, and metering infrastructure. 

The VP of Platform will define and execute a long-term platform strategy that enables BambooHR’s product portfolio to scale, innovate, and move faster—while ensuring reliability, security, and extensibility across the company. This role is primarily accountable for internal platform products and shared capabilities that enable BambooHR’s customer-facing product teams to move faster and build reliably at scale. 

This leader serves as a critical internal stakeholder and partner to Product, Engineering, Strategic Integrations, CX, and Revenue teams, ensuring platform capabilities are aligned to product strategy and business outcomes.

You will:

• Platform Strategy and Product Leadership
• Define and communicate a compelling 1–3 year platform product strategy that aligns with BambooHR’s company vision and product roadmap.
• Own the platform roadmap across foundational services, Product Data Services, workflow and orchestration engine, payroll platform services, AI Agent platform, integration/API platform & developer experience, and entitlements, packaging, billing, and metering infrastructure.
• Ensure the platform is scalable, secure, extensible, and resilient, serving as the foundation for all BambooHR product innovation.
• Balance near-term delivery needs with long-term architectural and capability investments.
• Oversee the full product lifecycle for platform capabilities, from ideation through deprecation.
• Internal Enablement and Stakeholder Partnership:
• Act as the primary internal product stakeholder for platform capabilities, partnering closely with Product leaders across Core HR, Payroll, AI, and future product lines.
• Translate company and product strategy into platform investments that unlock speed, leverage, and differentiation for customer-facing teams.
• Establish clear engagement models, prioritization frameworks, and communication rhythms between Platform and other product organizations.
• Drive platform capability adoption and culture through enablement, migration planning, and change management.
• Business Impact & Outcomes:
• Drive measurable improvements in time-to-market, reliability, scalability, and developer productivity across the organization.
• Own platform-related investment planning, resourcing strategy, and financial tradeoffs.
• Make data-informed decisions that optimize platform ROI and long-term business impact.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives to modernize systems, reduce technical friction, and improve operational excellence.
• Clearly communicate platform strategy, progress, and tradeoffs to the executive team.
• Workflow leverage (reuse of shared orchestration, reduction in bespoke workflow implementations)
• AI, Data, & Technical Leverage:
• Own platform-level AI capabilities, including shared AI services, models, and infrastructure that enable responsible, scalable AI adoption across BambooHR.
• Partner with Data and Engineering leaders to ensure strong data foundations, governance, and analytics capabilities.
• AI platform outcomes (agent success rates, eval coverage, safe deployment guardrails)
• Team Leadership and Organization Design:
• Build, lead, and mentor a high-performing Platform Product Management organization.
• Develop strong Directors and senior product leaders, with clear ownership and accountability.
• Design and maintain a healthy leadership structure with clear succession plans.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, clarity, technical curiosity, and customer impact.
• Champion an inclusive, high-trust environment where teams can do their best work.

What You Need to Get the Job Done

• Minimum of 12+ years of progressive product management experience, with a minimum of 5 years operating at a Director or VP level and managing other product leaders.
• Demonstrated success scaling a platform, with a track record of driving business impact by delivering foundational capabilities—such as third-party data ingestion, integrations, APIs, and internal tooling—that unlock revenue growth and accelerate product teams.
• Experience successfully leading international product expansion and tailoring platform strategies for global markets.
• Demonstrated experience in leading and developing high-performance product management teams.
• Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills with a track record of making data-driven decisions.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate at the executive level.
• Bachelor's degree required. MBA or advanced technical degree preferred.

About Us

At BambooHR, we're building something different: we're building a people intelligence platform that transforms HR and sets people free to do great work! We're a proven market leader driving innovation while building lasting success through thoughtful, sustainable growth. Here, you'll find a place that champions growth: both professional and personal, both individual and collective. 

We invest in potential, giving you the space to stretch your capabilities and turn good ideas into reality while providing the safety net of a supportive, values-driven culture. Our approach combines meaningful work with meaningful lives, offering competitive benefits, professional development, and the flexibility to thrive both in and outside the office. 

What sets us apart isn't just what we do, but how we do it: with openness, integrity, and a shared commitment to doing the right thing. Join us in creating HR software that makes work better for everyone, while we make work better for you.

BambooHR is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals and will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations throughout the hiring process.  If you would like to request accommodations, please let your recruiter know.

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