Lead Product Manager Absence Compliance and Risk -Virtual

Our story

At Alight, we believe a company’s success starts with its people. At our core, we Champion People, help our colleagues Grow with Purpose and true to our name we encourage colleagues to “Be Alight.”

Our Values:

Champion People – be empathetic and help create a place where everyone belongs.

Grow with purpose – Be inspired by our higher calling of improving lives.

Be Alight – act with integrity, be real and empower others.

It’s why we’re so driven to connect passion with purpose. Alight helps clients gain a benefits advantage while building a healthy and financially secure workforce by unifying the benefits ecosystem across health, wealth, wellbeing, absence management and navigation.

With a comprehensive total rewards package, continuing education and training, and tremendous potential with a growing global organization, Alight is the perfect place to put your passion to work.

Join our team if you Champion People, want to Grow with Purpose through acting with integrity and if you embody the meaning of Be Alight.

Learn more at careers.alight.com. 

“This role supports services provided to the federal government or federal government contractor and therefore requires US Citizenship. Proof of citizenship status will be required at time of hire.”

We are the top provider in the Absence Management industry. We are committed to improving health and productivity outcomes while controlling costs - it is at the core of our comprehensive solutions which are designed to return people to their active lifestyles and allow businesses to thrive.  

The Lead Product Manager serves as strategic product lead for assigned products, demonstrating accountability for product scope and the success of the product by ensuring that the development teams are building the right things in the right order to optimize business value and customer satisfaction.

The Lead Product Manager effectively drives product direction within Alight's product portfolio and will focus on the following key areas:

Absence Outsourcing - Our comprehensive set of outsourced and unique, co-sourced services provides end-to-end management of all absence and leave types through exceptional customer service and delivery models, including optional concierge services.

Administration Software- Highly secure, enterprise-wide SaaS software built to easily track, manage and automate your company’s leaves and absences. LeavePro is the state-of-the-art technology platform we utilize in our own Absence Outsourcing business to manage over 9 million lives across a diverse set of industries.

This position is responsible for the following:

•    Leading Alight Leave Solution’s regulatory and risk product roadmap,
•    Expanding our compliance core offering to include growing leave law legislation, 
•    Governing the maintenance of the existing product solution to ensure our customers are not exposed to unnecessary risk related to leave law adjudication, and
•    Representing Alight Leave Solutions compliance product reputation in the leave industry

You will

• Own and elevate Alight’s leave and absence compliance & risk product strategy across absence outsourcing, insourcing and co-sourcing solutions across all administration solutions
• Evaluate emerging legislative, regulatory and case law rends and translate them into forward-looking product direction
• Partner with Product Directors and peer Product Managers to ensure cohesive, cross-portfolio alignment and consistent prioritization across teams
• Lead the multi-year roadmap for compliance capabilities, including expansion areas such as legislation, rule automation and adjudication accuracy, and risk mitigation workflows
• Govern and continuously refine existing products to ensure clients experience zero unnecessary risk exposure and maximum compliance confidence
• Ensure roadmap transparency and visibility to stakeholders, including the leadership team, engineering, delivery and client-facing functions
• Serve as Alight’s external-facing subject matter leader for compliance product matters in the leave industry
• Represent Alight in conferences, advisory groups, auditor engagements, and customer feedback loops
• Develop trusted content, frameworks and documentation to enhance our thought leadership footprint
• Collaborate closely with engineering, legal, delivery and client success to ensure initiatives are delivered with quality, clarity and the voice of the customer
• Validate solutions through discovery, prototyping and customer feedback loops
• Support launch readiness through cross-functional alignment across commercial, strategic implementations and enablement
• Drive standardization of processes related to compliance updates, product documentation and risk oversight

You have

• 5-7 years of experience in absence management, compliance-driven product domains or related regulatory industries
• 3+ years of product management experience with increasing responsibility, ideally within SaaS, HCM, claims, or complex rules-based platforms
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional product outcomes in an Agile environment
• Deep expertise in product strategy, user-centered design, requirements analysis, and competitive assessment

Alight requires all virtual interviews to be conducted on video.

Flexible Working

So that you can be your best at work and home, we consider flexible working arrangements wherever possible.  Alight has been a leader in the flexible workspace and “Top 100 Company for Remote Jobs” 5 years in a row.

Benefits

We offer programs and plans for a healthy mind, body, wallet and life because it’s important our benefits care for the whole person. Options include a variety of health coverage options, wellbeing and support programs, retirement, vacation and sick leave, maternity, paternity & adoption leave, continuing education and training as well as several voluntary benefit options. 

By applying for a position with Alight, you understand that, should you be made an offer, it will be contingent on your undergoing and successfully completing a background check consistent with Alight’s employment policies. Background checks may include some or all the following based on the nature of the position: SSN/SIN validation, education verification, employment verification, and criminal check, search against global sanctions and government watch lists, credit check, and/or drug test.  You will be notified during the hiring process which checks are required by the position.

Our commitment to  Inclusion

We celebrate differences and believe in fostering an environment where everyone feels valued, respected, and supported. We know that diverse teams are stronger, more innovative, and more successful.

At Alight, we welcome and embrace all individuals, regardless of their background, and are dedicated to creating a culture that enables every employee to thrive. Join us in building a brighter, more inclusive future.

As part of this commitment, Alight will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations for the hiring process. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact [email protected].

Equal Opportunity Policy Statement

Alight is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate against anyone based on sex, race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital or domestic partner status, citizenship, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristics or conduct covered by federal, state, or local law.   In addition, we take affirmative action to employ, disabled persons, disabled veterans and other covered veterans.

Alight provides reasonable accommodations to the known limitations of otherwise qualified employees and applicants for employment with disabilities and sincerely held religious beliefs, practices and observances, unless doing so would result in undue hardship. Applicants for employment may request a reasonable accommodation/modification by contacting their  recruiter.

Authorization to work in the Employing Country

Applicants for employment in the country in which they are applying (Employing Country) must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the Employing Country and with Alight.

Note, this job description does not restrict management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities of this job to other entities; including but not limited to subsidiaries, partners, or purchasers of Alight business units.

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We offer you a competitive total rewards package, continuing education & training, and tremendous potential with a growing worldwide organization.

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Pay Transparency Statement: Alight considers a variety of factors in determining whether to extend an offer of employment and in setting the appropriate compensation level, including, but not limited to, a candidate’s experience, education, certification/credentials, market data, internal equity, and geography. Alight makes these decisions on an individualized, non-discriminatory basis. Bonus and/or incentive eligibility are determined by role and level. Alight also offers a comprehensive benefits package; for specific details on our benefits package, please visit: Wellbeing and Benefits Selector Page - Alight

DISCLAIMER:

Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities of this job to other entities; including but not limited to subsidiaries, partners, or purchasers of Alight business units.