Product Manager

April 27

Xero

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Online accounting software. Connects to all things business: accountants, bookkeepers, banks, enterprise & apps.

Accounting • SaaS • Banking • Invoicing • Design

1001 - 5000

💰 $300M Post-IPO Debt on 2018-09

Description

• Work directly with the customer to conduct research, collect insights or validate understanding, getting support from the broader product function as required • Build strong relationships with the broader product function’s teams, collaborating effectively with your internal stakeholders • Participate in developing a strategy for the product line, including securing funding, resourcing • Take responsibility for managing risks (in line with Xero Risk Management Standard) arising from non-functional concerns including security, privacy, regulatory change and compliance, accuracy, responsible data use and availability • Develop product roadmaps to execute on the product strategy, and can manage a product to its roadmap • Take responsibility for establishing team delivery cadence and rituals, and facilitating these as required • Monitor and analyse the ongoing performance of a product both from a commercial & customer perspective • Provide support between stages of product development to ensure continuity and cohesiveness, and alignment of product to strategy and roadmap • Provide technical compliance guidance and support around tax legislation and calculations (such as legislative budget changes), for the Xero Tax engineering team to ensure they are aware of upcoming changes • Represent Xero Tax in meetings and manage support issues with HMRC/Companies House/Government, as agreed to by the product leadership

Requirements

• A background in tax and accounting and/or tax/accounting knowledge would be highly desirable, with understanding of UK statutory reporting and tax legislation • Experience with agile processes in a software development environment, to define user stories and acceptance criteria and manage the backlog of work • Experience defining product roadmaps and long term planning • Able to disseminate information into clear and concise requirements to support product development

Benefits

• 11 paid holidays • Generous Accrued Time Off increasing with years of service • Generous paid sick time • Annual day of service