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About Gusto

At Gusto, we're on a mission to grow the small business economy. We handle the hard stuff—like payroll, health insurance, 401(k)s, and HR—so owners can focus on their craft and customers. With teams in Denver, San Francisco, and New York, we're proud to support more than 400,000 small businesses across the country, and we're building a workplace that represents and celebrates the customers we serve.

Gusto has 2,700+ employees in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Turkiye and growing, with over $500M in annual revenue. The SMB market is large and growing, with huge opportunities for Gusto to make an incredible impact for SMBs. There are 6.2M employers in the US, 98% have fewer than 100 employees, and 550,000 new businesses are created each year in the US.

What Product Management is like at Gusto:

• We're looking for high-autonomy, entrepreneurial Product Managers to come build high-impact solutions for small businesses and their employees.
• Our Product team is lean, which means you'll have a high degree of impact and ownership.
• We're here to serve small and medium businesses. Gusto has a strong mission-driven culture, and we care deeply about lifting up these business owners.

About the Role:

Gusto is in search of an exceptional product leader to oversee our Payroll product and business area on a global scale. Payroll is Gusto's core product, used by each of our 400,000+ small business customers and contributing significantly to our annual recurring revenue.

As a key member of Gusto's product leadership team, you will assume end-to-end responsibility for the Payroll product strategy, roadmap, and business performance. You will directly lead the product team and indirectly oversee various cross-functional departments, all collaborating to deliver the ultimate Payroll experience for our valued customers.

Responsibilities:

• Ownership: Take ownership of the Payroll product and business area from end to end.
• North Star: Define and drive the long-term vision and strategy for Gusto Payroll.
• Collaborate: Work with a strong cross-functional team of Engineers, Product Managers, Designers, and Data Scientists to bring your product strategy to life for customers.
• Empowerment: Directly coach and lead a talented team of senior product managers.

Requirements:

• 15+ years of hands-on product management experience across all roles/levels, with at least 5+ years leading and managing PMs.
• A people-first leader who builds, mentors, and empowers senior PMs, fosters an inclusive product culture, and inspires teams to deliver with clarity, ownership, and accountability.
• Background in SMB-focused software, with experience working in complex areas and regulated categories strongly preferred.
• Strong track record of building and scaling large, mission-critical products.
• Skilled at collaborating across Engineering, Design, Data, Ops, Compliance, Finance, and GTM teams to drive adoption, revenue outcomes, and customer success.

Gusto is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in hiring or any employment decision based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or other applicable legally protected characteristic.