Principal Product Manager

Velocity Global • Palo Alto, CA

218d • $175,000 - $240,000

About The Position

At Velocity Global, we believe that success knows no borders—and it’s built by teams working together across them. Our unified, tech-enabled platform empowers businesses to hire, pay, and support talent in 185+ countries, making global growth not just possible, but seamless. Behind every expansion and every solution is a spirit of collaboration between our teams and the companies we serve. With AI-powered tools and human-first service, we simplify the complexity of global workforce management so businesses can focus on what matters: their people, their purpose, and their potential. At Velocity Global, every team member helps shape our success. When you join us, you don’t just fill a role—you live our values. They guide how we work, collaborate, and make an impact across borders. By bringing these principles to life, you’ll help us grow stronger, move faster, and lead the future of global work.

Requirements

• 10+ years of Product Management experience
• Computer Science background or equivalent technical experience
• Experience building data platforms
• Experience leading initiatives across large engineering and cross functional teams, to influence roadmap planning and execution
• Hands-on experience in testing product before releasing and editing FAQ/documentation
• Experience communicating complex technical concepts to a variety of audiences, structuring ambiguous concepts and from first principles
• Startup experience, either in FinTech or HR tech preferably
• Experience taking a product from 0-1 or founded a startup is preferred

Responsibilities

• Work with cross functional teams to develop vision and strategy for the Data platform, data quality and governance to accomplish effective outcomes across all functions
• Align with strategy for multiple teams and create and drive a portfolio of cross-functional initiatives to achieve core elements of the data strategy
• Clearly articulate the business problems about data, gather evidence from users and outside sources, clarify the potential solutions with assumptions, guiding principles, strategic connections
• Define the roadmap with deep understanding of the underlying data architecture, and drive prioritization of functional and non-functional requirements
• Create user stories, and partner with data and product engineering teams to manage product backlog and execution through scrum teams
• Serve as primary evangelist of data platform and capabilities with customers, internal executive stakeholders. Participate in industry events, customer briefings, analyst briefings, and advisory boards
• Drive product and feature launches aligned with company goals and report key metrics

Benefits

• Flexible Time Off – Take the time you need to recharge.
• Parental Leave – Support for growing families.
• Health and Dental Insurance – Where applicable, to cover you and your loved ones.
• Retirement Savings + Employee Incentive Plan – Plan for the future while sharing our success.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees