Senior Product Manager

Summary

Join Xero's Enterprise Systems team as a Senior Product Manager and own the product vision and roadmap for Workday. Lead a team of specialists to drive the evolution of Xero's Workday environment, delivering innovative solutions. Enhance and improve the operational performance of various solutions, enabling business stakeholders to achieve their objectives. Collaborate with business stakeholders to understand their needs and deliver their requirements. Work with other Product Managers to ensure alignment of customer and people experience across Enterprise Technology. Champion your team and stakeholders, representing your domain within and outside Xero. This role requires experience managing HCM/HRIS systems, leading teams, and advanced understanding of delivery methodologies. Xero offers generous paid leave, wellbeing programs, medical insurance, parental leave, an Employee Share Plan, flexible working, and career development opportunities.

Requirements

• Experience managing HCM/HRIS systems (such as Workday or equivalent)
• Experience as a Product Manager in a software development / SaaS environment
• Experience leading a team of delivery and technical professionals, both directly and indirectly
• Advanced understanding of delivery methodologies, i.e. agile, waterfall, kanban, etc
• Demonstrated experience in supplier and commercial management
• Working knowledge / experience in marketing, sales, service, billing, people and/or finance industries
• Experience working with AI in a professional setting or using automation to improve processes

Responsibilities

• Be accountable for the enhancement and operational performance of a number of these solutions, enabling the various business owners / stakeholders to realise their objectives
• Lead, grow and develop a team (both directly and indirectly) of delivery, analysis and technical professionals to make this happen
• Work closely with your business stakeholders to understand their business, their needs and objectives to ensure you can plan, prioritise and deliver their requirements, challenging respectfully when required to get the best outcome for Xero
• Work closely with other Product Managers across Enterprise Technology to ensure end to end alignment of our customer and people experience
• Align where practical technology sets, integration, dependencies, risks and issues, and leverage skills/solutions in your domain to assist others
• Demonstrate an advanced understanding of the relevant industry, championing your team and your stakeholders, and representing your domain across Xero and outside Xero

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with Workday HCM or a comparable enterprise-level HR system is highly preferred

Benefits

• Very generous paid leave to use however you’d like (plus statutory holidays!)
• Dedicated paid leave to care for your physical and mental wellbeing
• 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