Product Manager

Summary

Join Aplos as a Product Manager and help shape the future of our fund accounting software. You will lead feature delivery, align our product with customer needs, and play a key role in helping nonprofits achieve their financial goals. Collaborate with Engineering, Design, and Customer Success teams to deliver meaningful impact. This role requires strong execution skills, customer empathy, and a deep understanding of SaaS and accounting best practices. Aplos is a remote-first company with a global team, offering a dynamic work environment and the opportunity to make a real difference in the nonprofit sector. We are the largest nonprofit and church management software on the market, serving over 40,000 organizations.

Requirements

• 2+ years of accounting experience, with a strong understanding of accounting best practices
• 2+ years of product management experience, ideally in SaaS, or online accounting
• Track record of successfully leading product lifecycles—from initial research through delivery and continuous improvement
• Technical aptitude with the ability to analyze and simplify complex systems and workflows
• Demonstrated success in conducting user research and turning insights into meaningful product improvements
• Outstanding communication skills, with proven ability to align and influence cross-functional teams
• Proficiency with Agile methodologies and project management tools like Jira, Linear, or similar platforms
• Self-motivated and adaptable, with a strong ability to learn independently and work effectively with minimal guidance

Responsibilities

• Shape and communicate a clear product vision for Aplos that aligns with customer needs and business goals
• Build and maintain a multi-year product roadmap while identifying strategic opportunities and potential risks
• Lead innovation in our fund accounting and reporting capabilities by by creating features that help nonprofits seamlessly monitor and run their finances
• Lead user research and interviews to deeply understand customer workflows, pain points, and objectives
• Create and prioritize clear product requirements, user stories, and use cases
• Partner with the Engineering Manager of your team to help guide and unblock the engineering team and answer product questions
• Work closely with Design to deliver intuitive, high-impact solutions
• Guide Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, backlog grooming, and retrospectives
• Direct the development and launch of new features, integrations, and platform improvements
• Monitor and evaluate key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure impact and drive continuous improvement
• Bridge communication between internal teams to ensure alignment and effective collaboration
• Work with Marketing to develop compelling messaging for new features and capabilities
• Foster cross-functional collaboration with Raisely and Keela to drive innovation across the nonprofit sector

Preferred Qualifications

Experience collaborating with distributed teams across multiple time zones

Benefits

• We’re a remote-first company
• We also have generous PTO plans (4 weeks of vacation, volunteer time off, plus an office closure from Christmas to New Year’s Day!)
• And support paid parental leave (12 weeks)
• We offer robust medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance coverages
• And have a 4% match on RRSP