Group Product Manager, Payroll - 12 month fixed term

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Auckland, NZL
Hybrid
Cloud • Fintech • Information Technology • Machine Learning • Software
At Xero, we’re here to help you supercharge your business.
The Role
Our Purpose 
At Xero, we’re here to help you supercharge your business. We do this by automating routine tasks, surfacing actionable insights and connecting businesses with the right data, advisors and apps. When that happens, we’re not only making life better for small business, we’ll be building a stronger economy that can change the world.

The Group Product Manager will be in charge of a product portfolio within the Payroll division and play a key role in delivering on Xero strategic objectives. This is a strategically aligned, high-impact role, and we're looking for someone who has experience at the Group Product Manager level or above, and is ready for their next challenge.

Responsibilities:

  • Drive product strategy and a cohesive narrative for your product area 
  • Lead a team of talented product managers and senior product managers to develop and execute the  feature and platform product roadmap
  • You will coach team members and elevate product management capability in your team and the wider division
  • Collaborate with engineering, design, and product marketing to bring new products to market.
  • Deeply understand your customers, and drive shared understanding of target segments across your team and stakeholders
  • Be an effective spokesperson for the product, communicating effectively with executives and other stakeholders.
  • Stay abreast of the latest trends in relevant industry and technology.
  • Develop and implement strategies to drive product adoption and growth.

The successful applicant will have:

  • 8+ years of experience in product management.
  • 2+ years of people leadership experience, with a proven ability to lead and motivate and develop a team of product managers
  • Be motivated by diverse problems - from product strategy and growth to foundational technology outcomes
  • Be values driven with a strong focus on collaboration and delivering on outcomes
  • Love learning new things, be willing to push boundaries and drive new thinking
  • A track record of solving complex customer, commercial, and technical problems.
  • Strong stakeholder management and executive communication skills.

Why Xero? 
Offering very generous paid leave to use however you’d like (plus statutory holidays!), dedicated paid leave to care for your physical and mental wellbeing as well as an Employee Assistance Program to access mental health care for you and your family, free medical insurance, wellbeing and sports programmes, employee resource groups, 26 weeks of paid parental leave for primary caregivers, an Employee Share Plan, beautiful offices, flexible working, career development, and many other benefits that reflect our human value, you’ll do the best work of your life at Xero.

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The Company
HQ: Wellington
4,500 Employees
Year Founded: 2006

What We Do

Xero is small business accounting software that provides a platform on which businesses can build a fully integrated solution. It’s designed to make life better for people in small business, their advisors, and communities around the world. Xero minimises tedious admin by automating routine tasks, delivers valuable insights when needed, and brings together business data, trusted advisors, and powerful apps in one intuitive platform. By alleviating pain points, Xero empowers small business owners to supercharge their business, simplifying the complex and freeing up time from manual admin so they can focus on what really matters to build the business they’ve always envisaged.

Why Work With Us

Xero is a human-centric organization where you’ll have a tangible impact on the success of small businesses and their communities, globally. Our team of energised, forward-thinkers work to make life better for our customers and each other every day. We’re also always committed to supporting you with a flexible environment.

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