AddressXero
Group Product ManagerTo make life better for people in small business, their advisors, and communities around the world by rewiring the world of small business by making it seamless, simpler, and smarter
Why XeroVisit website
Xero is a cloud-based accounting software platform for small businesses with over 2.7 million subscribers globally. Through Xero, small business owners and their advisors have access to real-time financial data any time, anywhere and on any device. Xero offers an ecosystem of over 1,000 third-party apps and 300 plus connections to banks and other financial partners.
In 2020 and 2021, Xero was included in the Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index and in 2020, Xero was recognised by IDC MarketScape as a leader in its worldwide SaaS and cloud-enabled small business finance and accounting applications vendor assessment.
About the role: - The Group Product Manager is a leader in the Payroll Division - where we are focused on freeing up SBs time by making it simple to manage and pay people. - You will lead a team of Product Managers across our employee experience and expenses products - You will collaborate closely with design, product, product marketing and engineering to develop and execute on a strategic vision and roadmap - You will coach team members and elevate product management capability in your team and the wider division
What we need from you: - Be values driven with a strong focus on collaboration and delivering on outcomes - Have strong product and people leadership experience - Love learning new things and willing to push boundaries and drive new thinking
How you'll make an impact: As a Group Product Manager you will be responsible for excellence in driving customer and business value through the ownership of new and existing products. Youʼll lead a product area of moderate complexity, ambiguity, and/or dependencies and stakeholder engagement, where team leadership of established product leaders is a significant part of the role.
- Strong experience with agile processes in a software development environment
- Demonstrated experience collaborating with diverse stakeholder groups to realise customer / commercial outcomes
- Solid track record of addressing customer needs through innovative use of technology
- Effectively influenced outcomes at all levels in a variety of contexts
- Experience shaping successful product roadmaps and long term planning across multiple or complex products
- Experience within industry sectors relevant to Xero
- Significant people leadership experience, with the ability to successfully motivate individuals and teams and develop individuals capabilities.
- Extensive experience in managing product teams, leading cross-functional resources and fostering an open, collaborative team environment
- 📶 Feature Prioritization & Roadmap
Decide which features to build and when, and create a plans for their effective delivery
- 🎯 Product Delivery & Improvement
Ship the product and continuously improve it based on customer and market feedback
- 📄 Product Vision & Strategy
Establish a clear direction for the product and ensure the team is aligned with its goals
- 👥 Collaboration
Works with others by being open, clear in communication and listening to achieve goals
- 📊 Results orientation
Focuses on outcomes and the steps it takes to achieve them
- 💡 Problem solving
Identifies problems and develops logical solutions that address the problems
