Salesforce

ES Product Management Total Rewards & AI Innovation Senior Manager

Salesforce$143K — $216K *
Enterprise Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 6+ years of product management experience in HR technology, Total Rewards, or compensation and benefits platforms.
  • Strong knowledge of the total rewards lifecycle with credibility in engaging compensation and benefits professionals.
  • Demonstrated understanding of AI/ML product development and agentic design principles.
  • Proven leadership skills with a track record of influencing outcomes and developing peers without formal authority.
  • Exceptional relationship-building and stakeholder management abilities in complex environments.
  • Strong communication skills to translate technical complexities into business value for diverse audiences.
  • Capability to thrive in ambiguous settings and drive alignment without predefined guidelines.

Responsibilities

  • Lead end-to-end implementation of agentic transformational projects with other COEs.
  • Own the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for Total Rewards by translating domain knowledge into impactful outcomes.
  • Champion the Total Rewards employee lifecycle, enhancing high-value moments for simplicity and personalization.
  • Drive the vision for an AI-native Total Rewards function to enhance HR efficiency and actionable insights.
  • Provide thought leadership and informal mentorship, enhancing product craft within the team.
  • Build and maintain trusted relationships across COEs, IT, and stakeholders as a key strategic collaborator.
  • Partner with the Director for cross-functional alignment and manage stakeholder relationships within the function.
  • Collaborate with engineering, design, data science, and HR policy to drive measurable product improvements.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive support and resources for work-life balance.
  • Opportunities for personal and professional development.
  • Access to AI agents to enhance productivity and impact.
  • Support for continuous learning and career growth.
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Job Category
Employee Success

Job Details

We are seeking a Senior Manager of Product Management to join our Employee Success (ES) Product Management team, with a focused remit across the Total Rewards domain. This is a high-impact individual contributor leadership role at the intersection of deep HR domain expertise and emerging AI and agentic technology - an opportunity to shape both how employees experience total rewards across their lifecycle and how Total Rewards professionals work in an AI-native future.

The ideal candidate brings strong domain knowledge in Total Rewards, a genuine curiosity and working fluency in AI and agentic design, and the relationship depth to become a trusted partner across our stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities
  • Lead end-to-end implementation in partnership with other COE's for agentic transformational projects
  • Own the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for Total Rewards, translating complex domain knowledge and employee insights into clear, prioritized, and impactful product outcomes
  • Champion the end-to-end Total Rewards employee lifecycle - identifying high-value moments and designing agentic experiences that make those moments simpler, faster, and more personalized
  • Drive the vision for an AI-native Total Rewards function - building products and workflows that accelerate HR practitioners, reduce manual effort, and surface actionable insights that help Total Rewards teams operate with greater speed and confidence
  • Provide thought leadership and informal mentorship across the team, elevating product craft and modeling evidence-based decision making without a direct reporting line
  • Build and maintain deep, trusted relationships within the COE, IT and other stakeholders - serving as a primary point of contact and strategic collaborator for domain partners
  • Partner closely with the Director to support cross-functional alignment and broader organizational strategy, owning day-to-day stakeholder relationships within the function
  • Collaborate with engineering, design, data science, and HR policy partners to deliver measurable product improvements


Required Qualifications
  • 6+ years of product management experience, with meaningful exposure to HR technology, Total Rewards, compensation, or benefits platforms
  • Strong working knowledge of the total rewards lifecycle, with the credibility to engage effectively with compensation analysts, benefits specialists, and HR operations professionals
  • Demonstrated understanding of AI/ML product development and agentic system design, with an ability to shape solutions and partner effectively with technical teams
  • Proven informal leadership capabilities - a track record of influencing outcomes, developing peers, and driving organizational clarity without positional authority
  • Exceptional relationship-building and stakeholder management skills, with demonstrated success operating in complex, matrixed enterprise environments
  • Strong communication and storytelling skills - able to translate technical complexity into clear business value across audiences ranging from engineers to senior HR executives
  • Ability to operate effectively in ambiguous environments and drive alignment without a prescribed playbook


Preferred Qualifications
  • Hands-on experience with agentic AI frameworks or platforms (e.g., Agentforce or equivalent)
  • Prior experience working within or alongside an enterprise HR Center of Excellence or shared services function
  • Experience at a large-scale enterprise SaaS organization


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The Employee Success Product Management team builds the systems and experiences that power how Salesforce employees are hired, developed, rewarded, and supported. We sit at the center of HR transformation - partnering across technology, operations, and people strategy to deliver products that matter to every employee.

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