Senior Product Manager, Automation Engine

Job Description Job Requirements Phenom Intro: Our purpose is to help a billion people find the right work Phenom is an AI-Powered talent experience platform that is redefining the HR tech space. We have grown into a global organization with offices in 6 countries and over 1,500 employees. As an HR tech unicorn organization, innovation and creativity is within our DNA. Come help us make every talent moment Phenomenal Job Summary As a Senior Product Manager at Phenom, you will be responsible for driving the strategy, development, and adoption of our Automation Engine the orchestration platform that powers workflows and AI agents across the talent lifecycle. This is a platform-focused PM role, requiring close collaboration with engineering, product, and customer-facing teams to define workflows, governance models, and extensibility patterns that support our entire suite. The role also emphasizes AI product management: we are looking for someone with hands-on experience prototyping and launching AI-powered solutions, and who actively leverages AI for product efficiency. You will help evolve the Automation Engine from deterministic rules to intelligent orchestration, ensuring it becomes a key enabler for Phenom's future agentic platform. What You'll Do - Drive the strategic roadmap for the Automation Engine, including workflow expansion, agent orchestration, governance, and verticalized workflow packaging. - Work closely with engineering to deliver highly reliable, scalable, and secure orchestration capabilities that power multiple Phenom products. - Partner with other product teams across the entire Phenom ecosystem to ensure the Automation Engine integrates seamlessly and enables cross-suite workflows. - Collaborate with HRIT/Admin users to understand how workflows are configured and ensure usability while maintaining guardrails. - Prototype and validate new AI-driven capabilities (e.g., workflow suggestions, agent orchestration) and bring them into production. - Define success metrics for adoption and impact (time saved, error-free execution, workflows deployed). - Ensure governance standards are applied through the Developer Portal and support quality and consistency of published triggers and activities. - Contribute to verticalization by helping package workflows for industries such as healthcare, retail, and financial services. What You've Done - 68 years of product management experience in SaaS, ideally with workflow automation, low-code/no-code, or infrastructure platforms. - Proven track record of building and shipping AI-powered products, including early-stage prototyping and scaling into production. - Experience collaborating with highly technical teams on platform or backend systems. - Strong understanding of AI product practices: human-in-the-loop, explainability, and governance in enterprise contexts. - Hands-on experience with AI prototyping tools is a plus. - Familiarity with HR technology, ATS/HCM integrations, or workflow use cases is an advantage. - Excellent communication and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work across product, engineering, and customer-facing teams. Benefits We want you to be your best self and to pursue your passions - Health and wellness benefits/programs to support holistic employee health - Flexible hours and working schedules, as well as parental leave for new parents - Growing organization with career pathing and development opportunities - Tons of perks and extras in every location for all Phenoms Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Our commitment to diversity runs deep Diversity is essential to building phenomenal teams, products, and customer experiences. Phenom is proud to be an equal opportunity employer taking collective action to build a more inclusive environment where every candidate and employee feels welcomed. We recognize there is more to be done.