Senior Product Manager, Wayfair
Talent Solutions
$161-172.5k
+ Restricted stock units
More information about location
A global online homeware marketplace
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A global online homeware marketplace
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$161-172.5k
+ Restricted stock units
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To help everyone, anywhere create their feeling of home.
Role
Who you are
- This role requires strong systems thinking, comfort with technical complexity, and the ability to align diverse stakeholders around common priorities
- 6–10 years of experience in product management or HR technology in a complex, matrixed environment
- Proven ability to lead end-to-end product delivery—from vendor selection through implementation and change adoption
- Strong systems thinking with experience mapping and redesigning workflows for efficiency
- Demonstrated success enabling automation, AI/ML, or self-service tools within enterprise ecosystems
- Expertise managing and integrating core HR systems like Workday, Avature, Verint, and related tools
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and prioritization skills
- Experience navigating ambiguity, balancing tradeoffs, and aligning business and technical teams
What the job involves
- The Talent Technology team sits at the intersection of People, Process, and Product, delivering solutions that power every stage of the employee journey
- As a Senior Product Manager, Talent Technology, you will lead end-to-end initiatives that redefine how employees experience support—from process design to systems implementation
- You’ll own high-impact projects that streamline operations, drive AI-powered self-service, and reduce manual intervention across the HR ecosystems
- You’ll be responsible for evaluating and implementing third-party solutions, redesigning business processes, and improving interoperability across platforms like Workday, Alight, Avature, Verint, and other HR technologies
- Drive the strategy and execution of AI-enabled self-service capabilities that reduce friction and empower employees
- Lead vendor evaluations and manage full lifecycle implementation of new tools, ensuring alignment with architectural and business goals
- Redesign and streamline process flows across core HR areas (e.g., recruiting, onboarding, time tracking, payroll, benefits)
- Uncover and address manual processes by leveraging Workday capabilities and other system features
- Lead discovery and reconfiguration efforts within Workday to optimize core workflows and drive measurable efficiencies
- Define and maintain a product roadmap that balances speed, scale, and long-term impact
- Drive organization-wide change management strategies, plan for successful adoption, and manage the learning curve across diverse stakeholder groups
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Engineering, Legal, HR, Compliance) to align on technical feasibility, requirements, and compliance needs
- Translate complex business needs into clear product features, user flows, and outcomes
- Leverage data, experimentation, and feedback to drive continuous improvement
- Act as the connective tissue across stakeholder groups, ensuring shared understanding, accountability, and adoption
Our take
Wayfair emerged in the early era of eCommerce with a mission to revolutionize online shopping, offering customers a convenient platform to purchase goods. Today, it stands as one of the foremost global players in the online furniture delivery industry, boasting an impressive inventory of over 33 million products.
Renowned for its extensive product range and comprehensive service offerings, Wayfair distinguishes itself by providing an end-to-end customer experience, from browsing to doorstep delivery. Despite its prominence, the company faces profitability challenges attributed largely to expansion expenses. Nonetheless, its solid presence in the competitive online homeware sector solidifies its position as a key contender.
With ambitious global expansion plans, Wayfair remains committed to maintaining its leadership in the industry. As it aspires to become the ultimate destination for all home needs, its more recent ventures into physical retail represent significant strides toward this overarching goal.
Kirsty
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Insights
-14% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company HQ
Prudential / St. Botolph, Boston, MA
Leadership
Niraj Shah
(Co-Founder & CEO)Studied Engineering at Cornell University before co-founding Spinners, a Boston-based IT services company. Previously acted as Entrepreneur in Residence for Greylock and has served as CEO of Wayfair since co-founding the company in 2002.
Steven Conine
(Co-Founder)Co-founded Spinners before working for Operations at iXL. Conine also co-founded Pillar VC in 2016.
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