Product Manager

Check is proud to offer employee benefits that support a healthy life outside of work for individuals of all backgrounds. Full-time team members have access to flexible PTO and sick leave, generous paid parental leave for all new parents and flexible return-to-work, a 401k retirement plan, and a $100 monthly stipend for home internet and mobile phone expenses. We also provide high-quality medical, dental, vision, short-term/long-term disability, and basic life insurance coverage, effective on your first day of work.

About Check

Payroll is broken. Come fix it alongside a team that’s as passionate as you are!

At Check, we’re not just building our own business — we’re building payroll businesses together with every one of our partners. As the inventors of embedded payroll, we’re redefining how people get paid and making it easier for payroll businesses to launch, grow, and thrive.

On our team you'll use creative problem-solving, critical thinking, and grit to simplify the complexity of payroll for thousands of employers of every size, across all industries. We ignore conventional role boundaries in favor of the unique strengths and values each builder brings to our mission: make paying people simple.

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Check is far more than just API infrastructure. We’re a springboard for building and scaling payroll businesses.

The Work

We're looking for an entrepreneurial Product Manager to lead the discovery and definition of key components within our system, helping us build the most powerful payroll infrastructure and make paying people simple for the businesses our partners serve. This role requires a leader who is excited to dive deep into our technology stack, learn the ins and outs of payroll and tax systems, and design scalable infrastructure that sets a new standard for reliability and efficiency in the payroll industry. You'll collaborate closely with Check leadership, engineers, internal teams, and our partners to deliver innovative, high-impact products that advance the future of embedded payroll.

In this role, you will:

• Define and prioritize projects that make our payroll infrastructure more powerful and more resilient as we scale
• Lead product execution with a bold, opinionated approach, pushing the boundaries of payroll solutions while addressing customer challenges with urgency
• Engage with cross-functional experts from our business, engineering, and payroll operations teams to align on strategic goals
• Connect directly with Check’s partners—software companies across diverse verticals—to understand their daily challenges and identify opportunities for scaling their payroll businesses
• Develop a comprehensive roadmap in partnership with engineering and operations, outlining actionable strategies to build the infrastructure our partners need to scale

Requirements

Many backgrounds could fit this role, but ideal candidates will have some or all of the following:

• 6+ years of product management experience in technology companies serving enterprise businesses
• Experience in complex domains with intricate regulatory and operational requirements; payroll and tax knowledge is a plus
• Proven track record of leading cross-functional product initiatives that deliver significant business impact
• Ability to thrive in high-ambiguity environments, demonstrating adaptability and problem-solving skills
• Dedication to customer needs with a commitment to high-quality execution
• Skills in collaborating with diverse stakeholders to drive alignment and positive outcomes
• Willingness to attend our annual 3-day company offsite in the fall