Lead Product Manager

About Auris 

Auris is the payroll and HR partner built for small and medium-sized businesses who can’t afford to get it wrong. Trusted by over 50,000 businesses nationwide, Auris pairs easy-to-use technology with real human services to give leaders the confidence that every detail is done right - so they can focus on growing their team and their business. Acquired by Acrisure in 2025, Auris formerly Heartland Payroll is accelerating its vision to deliver seamless human-centered technology to help small businesses thrive. 

Summary of This Role 

This position drives the roadmap, execution, and strategy for our Tax & Compliance portfolio; the engine that ensures our payroll platform stays accurate, compliant, and ahead of evolving federal, state, and local regulations. This role partners closely with engineering, compliance/legal, tax operations, customer service, and payroll teams to implement high-accuracy, audit-ready, regulatory-compliant features.

What You’ll Do  

• Own and execute the product roadmap for payroll tax and compliance capabilities, prioritizing features based on regulatory deadlines, risk exposure, and client impact 

• Lead the strategy for managing tax rules, rates, limits, reciprocity agreements, and local ordinance changes across all states 

• Partner with compliance and legal teams to translate new legislation into system requirements 

• Coordinate with MasterTax and Vertex teams to ensure correct data flow, calculation accuracy, and coverage 

• Oversee implementation of compliance frameworks including wage & hour rules, garnishment logic, and certified payroll 

• Own end-to-end delivery of compliance features from requirements and acceptance criteria through design, development, testing, and release 

• Ensure the platform meets deadlines for quarterly and annual filings, W-2/1099 processing, year-end updates, and statutory rate changes 

• Serve as the subject matter expert for all payroll tax and compliance behavior in the system 

• Collaborate with engineering, QA, tax operations, client services, and onboarding teams to ensure alignment 

• Participate in PAC meetings, release planning, and roadmap reviews 

• Provide clear guidance to internal departments on regulatory changes and timelines 

• Partner with sales and marketing on collateral related to tax and compliance features 

What Are We Looking for in this Role? 

Experience 

• 6+ years in product management, payroll operations, tax technology, or compliance-related domains 

• Hands-on experience with payroll tax rules, filings, and compliance obligations for multi-state employers 

Technical Skills 

• Strong understanding of payroll tax rules (federal, state, local), wage & hour compliance, and employer reporting requirements 

• Experience with tax engines or partners such as MasterTax, Vertex, or similar 

• Familiarity with IRS/SSA schemas, SUTA/SUI frameworks, W-2/1099 reporting, and quarterly/annual filings 

• Working knowledge of APIs, data mapping, import/export schema design, and secure file data transfers 

Leadership & Communication 

• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and collaborate with compliance and legal partners 

• Skilled at communicating regulatory concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences 

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