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Product Manager- Accounting job at Xero

Xero is a beautiful, easy-to-use platform that helps small businesses and their accounting and bookkeeping advisors grow and thrive.

At Xero, our purpose is to make life better for people in small business, their advisors, and communities around the world. This purpose sits at the centre of everything we do. We support our people to do the best work of their lives so that they can help small businesses succeed through better tools, information and connections. Because when they succeed they make a difference, and when millions of small businesses are making a difference, the world is a more beautiful place.

We are excited to be hiring this 6 month fixed term contract. As a Product Manager within Xero, you will be working with a talented development team and be responsible for executing on our vision and roadmap by creating and delivering innovative solutions that solve real-world customer problems.

We work in an engaging, agile environment where you will be encouraged to expand your skills, test your creative boundaries, share new ideas, and most importantly – have fun.

We're seeking proven experience working in a SaaS or comparable digital role. Alongside hands-on exposure to Agile processes and principles. You will possess a passion for creating beautiful products that solve real customer problems and deliver on business value.

Your ability to influence those around you will reflect your open and effective communication style. You will bring authenticity, diplomacy and drive to the team alongside your “can-do” attitude and cross-functional relationship building skills.

Just as important as the technical chops is the ability to be #human and take ownership of your environment.

If you are interested send us a CV and cover letter and let us know more about you!

To be successful as a Product Owner atXero you'll ideally have:

Experience building platform offerings for internal and external customers an advantage
Passion for and experience in clarifying and articulating needs to be solved, including being able to communicate the measurable market and business opportunities they represent
Experience in using research and data to understand customer pain points and prioritise the opportunities/needs to be addressed
Experience in planning and reporting commercial outcomes aligned to the software opportunity - the ability to plan and estimate business value for the solution being designed and developed to achieve market value
Experience working with a delivery team and designers who look to you for guidance and support every day to build the best products customers will love to use
Passion for measuring impacts from everything delivered, ensuring analytics are planned and in place to provide insights whilst working with product analysts as required
Previous success working with a delivery team to ensure the solutions being developed are delivered on time alongside realizing the vision, roadmap and the customer value it was intended to
Ability to work closely with other teams from the wider business, such as support, marketing, training, and sales, who help bring your solutions to market - and be used by millions of people every day
Passion for representing Xero’s product and ability to present at internal and external events or community forums

This role is able to be performed 100% remote or from any one of our #beautiful offices in New Zealand:

Te Whanganui-a-Tara

Tāmaki Makaurau

Te Matau-a-Māui

Our collaborative and inclusive culture is one we’re immensely proud of. We know that a diverse workforce is a strength that enables businesses, including ours, to better understand and serve customers, attract top talent and innovate successfully. At Xero we embrace diversity and inclusion and value a #challenge mindset.

Research has shown that women and underrepresented groups are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single competency or experience. If you are excited about this role, but your past experience doesn't align perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyway. You could be just the right person for this role and Xero. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at time of application and throughout the interview process.

Xero is an NZ Immigration Accredited Employer and Rainbow Tick certified too.

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