[Hiring] Director of Product - Compliance Platform @AbsenceSoft

Role Description

The Director, Product - Compliance is responsible for leading the strategy, roadmap and execution of AbsenceSoft’s compliance platform; the engine that encodes 200+ statutory leave and accommodation laws (FMLA, ADA, PWFA, state paid-leave programs) and keeps that content accurate as regulations change. This leadership role reports directly to the Chief Product Officer, manages a team of product managers and compliance domain experts and collaborates cross-functionally with Legal, engineering, design, and go-to-market to ensure compliance capabilities remain accurate, current, and market-competitive. The Director plays a pivotal role in advancing how AI and automation are applied to regulatory complexity, and in maintaining AbsenceSoft’s reputation for getting the law right.

• Define and execute the product vision and strategy for AbsenceSoft’s compliance platform.
• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of product managers and compliance domain experts.
• Own the roadmap for the engine encoding 200+ statutory leave and accommodation laws (FMLA, ADA, PWFA, state paid-leave programs).
• Ensure compliance content stays accurate and current as laws change across supported jurisdictions.
• Advance the use of AI and automation to keep the platform ahead of the regulatory landscape.
• Exercise clear judgment on where automation adds value and where accuracy must be protected.
• Partner with Legal and compliance domain experts to translate regulatory requirements into scalable product capabilities.
• Partner with engineering, design, and go-to-market to ensure timely, high-quality delivery of compliance features.
• Drive go-to-market readiness for compliance capabilities in collaboration with Sales and Customer Experience.
• Instrument what you ship and track outcomes against clear metrics.
• Present the compliance roadmap to executive leadership and to customers’ compliance and legal leaders.
• Represent the voice of the customer and their compliance and legal stakeholders across the product lifecycle.
• Monitor the regulatory landscape to identify emerging risks and opportunities.
• Participate in a highly compliant environment, assisting to maintain company controls and security within your role.
• Assist in maintaining applicable organizational security and compliance controls within your department and role.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of experience in product management, including time leading a product area end to end and managing or building a team of PMs.
• Demonstrated success setting product direction, aligning teams, driving measurable business outcomes, and shipping complex products on time.
• Direct experience owning a compliance, regulatory, or rules-engine product (RegTech, tax, legal, benefits, healthcare, fintech, or HR compliance). This is the core of the role.
• Proven ability to translate regulatory requirements into scalable product features.
• Proven experience shipping AI or LLM-powered products, with the evaluation rigor to keep quality high in accuracy-critical domains.
• Enterprise B2B SaaS experience with strong data fluency.

Requirements

• Domain experience in leave and absence, benefits, employment law, or HR tech preferred.
• Experience in a high-growth, scaling environment preferred.

Benefits

• Impact that matters: You’ll do work that shapes the future of the modern workplace.
• Flexibility and trust: We’re remote-first and results driven. You’ll have the freedom and flexibility to do your best work, wherever you do it best.
• Growth and development: You’ll have access to learning resources, leadership programs, and real opportunities to take on new challenges and expand your impact.
• Competitive rewards: We offer comprehensive benefits, a performance-based bonus program, and equity opportunities – because when we grow, you should too.
• Time for life: Recharge and reconnect with flexible time off, paid holidays, and flexible leave programs designed to support every season of life.
• Belonging and balance: We’re building an inclusive culture where every voice is valued, collaboration is celebrated, and success is shared.