Chief Product Officer

About ConnectPay

ConnectPay provides comprehensive payroll and HR solutions specifically designed for small and medium-sized businesses. Our mission is to simplify payroll processes while enhancing employee experience, and ensuring full regulatory compliance, enabling our clients to focus on growing their businesses.

At ConnectPay, we pride ourselves on combining cutting-edge technology with a personalized, human-first approach. We understand that every business is unique, so we tailor our services—including payroll processing, tax compliance, and HR support—to meet the specific needs of our clients.

We believe that our employees are our most valuable asset. By fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and professional growth, we empower our team to deliver exceptional service and create meaningful daily impact for our clients.

Job Summary

The Chief Product Officer will own the Product Vision for the company and be responsible for the development, justification, and acceptance of that vision. He / she will also serve as strategic thought partner to both the CEO and CTO, actively contributing to the growth strategy, technology roadmap alignment, and product-market evolution. This role demands a leader who can bridge business vision, technical feasibility, and market opportunity through collaborative, strategic dialogue. This is an executive-level position with direct accountability for product revenue, sourcing and specifications.

Key Responsibilities

Executive Leadership & Strategic Partnership

• Serve as strategic thought partner to the CEO and CTO, contributing to company vision, through regular strategic dialogue and collaborative planning sessions while owning the short and long-term product vision and roadmap.
• Develop and communicate quarterly product business performance reviews, strategic roadmap updates, and investment recommendations to the organization and the Board of Directors, demonstrating clear ROI and marketing position.
• Own product P&L with direct accountability for revenue targets, profitability metrics, and resource allocation decisions across the product portfolio.
• Own pricing strategy and monetization models across product portfolio, with demonstrated ability to optimize price-value positioning for our markets.
• Build and maintain executive relationships with strategic customers, partners and industry stakeholders, representing the company at C-level engagements and strategic account reviews.
• Build and maintain executive relationships with the rest of the ConnectPay senior management team.
• Identify strategic acquisition targets to augment the company's product portfolio.

Product Strategy and Industry Expert Leader

Product Execution & Delivery

Team Development & Culture

Success Metrics

Qualifications

CP Payroll believes in fair and equitable pay. A reasonable estimate of this role’s hiring base salary range is $200,000 – 220,000. The actual salary will depend on a variety of factors, including but not limited to a candidate’s education, training, experience, location, and internal equity. In addition to base salary, all CP Payroll team members receive equity and participate in either an annual bonus plan, based on company and individual performance, or a role-based sales incentive plan.

This role is eligible for an annual bonus with a target of 25% of base salary, based on company and individual performance.

At CP Payroll, we are proud to offer a comprehensive team member benefits package, including 401(k) with company contributions, group medical, dental, and vision coverage, life insurance, short and long-term disability insurance, and flexible spending accounts.

CP Payroll is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to a work environment free from discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

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