Product Manager

What you'll do

• 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

What you'll bring with you

• 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