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Our Story

At Alight, we believe a company's success starts with its people. Alight embraces values that come directly from our people - purposeful, human, united and growth-minded - reflecting our inclusive culture and promise that our clients expect. We are passionate about connecting purpose with impact. Alight empowers clients to build a healthier and more financially secure workforce by unifying the benefits ecosystem across health, wealth, wellbeing, navigation, and absence management.

Our Benefits

With a comprehensive total rewards package, Alight offers programs and plans that support your mind, body, wallet, and life. Benefits include health, dental and vision coverages starting Day One. Additionally, Alight colleagues enjoy wellbeing programs, retirement plans with contribution matching, generous time off, parental leave, continuing education, and career growth opportunities - all within a thriving global organization.

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" 6 years in a row.

Great Place to Work

Thanks to the work of every colleague, Alight has received multiple awards of recognition including "Great Place to Work" for the past 7 years and Fortune's "Best Companies to Work For." To learn more about our company culture and awards Click Here.

We invite you to join our team! Learn more at careers.alight.com .

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At Alight, we're transforming how employees and administrators engage with benefits, HR, wellbeing, retirement, and financial programs. We are looking for a Senior Product Manager to help define and deliver digital experiences that simplify complex processes, improve decision-making, and create measurable value for clients and participants.

This role combines customer insight, business acumen, product strategy, and cross-functional leadership. You will work closely with Design, Engineering, Architecture, Data, AI, Operations, and business stakeholders to identify opportunities, define solutions, and drive product outcomes.

What You'll Do

Own Product Strategy and Outcomes

• Own the roadmap, priorities, and success measures for assigned products and capabilities.

• Understand customer, business, operational, and market needs.

• Translate strategy into clear product direction, priorities, and measurable outcomes.

• Prioritize opportunities based on customer value and business impact.

Lead Product Discovery and Definition

• Identify and validate customer, business, and operational opportunities.

• Partner with cross-functional teams to define valuable, usable, feasible, and scalable solutions.

• Define product requirements, business rules, experience expectations, and success measures.

• Make informed product decisions and tradeoffs.

Drive Product Execution and Continuous Improvement

• Partner with cross-functional teams to deliver product capabilities.

• Ensure priorities, requirements, and success measures are clear.

• Monitor product performance and use customer feedback and data to improve outcomes.

• Drive product improvements based on measurable results.

Leverage AI to Accelerate Product Innovation

• Use approved AI tools to improve research, analysis, planning, documentation, and communication.

• Identify opportunities to apply AI, automation, analytics, and personalization within products.

• Use AI responsibly, validate outputs, and maintain accountability for product decisions.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in product management, benefits administration, healthcare, retirement, HR technology, operations, consulting, technology, or a related discipline.

• Demonstrated ability to translate customer, business, or operational needs into solutions and measurable outcomes.

• Experience prioritizing competing needs, making tradeoffs, and influencing decisions across cross-functional teams.

• Analytical, communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills.

• Demonstrated use of AI tools to improve productivity, analysis, communication, or decision-making.

Preferred Qualifications

• Product management experience owning digital products, platforms, or capabilities.

• Experience with product discovery, roadmap development, requirements definition, and product optimization.

• Benefits, healthcare, retirement, leave management, employee experience, HR technology, or enterprise SaaS experience.

• Experience with configurable, multi-client platforms.

• Experience with AI-enabled products, analytics, automation, personalization, or digital assistants.

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 reasonable accommodations/modifications 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.

Shape the Future of the Alight Worklife Experience

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.

Alight requires all virtual interviews to be conducted on video. Please be aware that Alight is a camera-on culture and may require occasional travel to one of our physical office locations.

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 alightcareers@alight.com .

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

Salary Pay Range

Minimum :
110,000.00 USD
Maximum :
132,000.00 USD

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.

Alight Solutions provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, veteran, marital, parental, citizenship, or domestic partner status, or any other status protected by applicable national, federal, state or local law. Alight Solutions is committed to a diverse workforce and is an affirmative action employer.

About Alight Solutions LLC

https://www.alight.com/

Size: 10,000+ employees
Industry: Technology

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