What You'll Do
Avalara is seeking an experienced Product Manager to join our dynamic team in the role of eInvoicing Technical Product Manager. In this role, you will be responsible for managing and enhancing our eInvoicing product suite, ensuring that it continues to meet the ever-changing needs of our customers and remains compliant with global regulations. If you are a driven and passionate technical product manager with a strong background in managing ERP, accounting software or any tax related product and have a track record of successfully leading product development, this opportunity is for you.Experience Level: 2-7 Years
- Product Strategy: Develop and maintain a clear and actionable product strategy for Avalara's eInvoicing solutions, ensuring they align with the company's overall goals and market demand.
- Product Development: Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including engineering, design, and sales, to define and prioritize product features and enhancements. Work with Scrum teams to get it developed in timely manner.
- Roadmap Management: Create and maintain a comprehensive product roadmap, ensuring that it is communicated effectively to internal teams and stakeholders.
- Customer Engagement: Act as the voice of the customer, gathering feedback, conducting surveys, and working closely with customers to understand their requirements and pain points.
- Product Lifecycle Management: Oversee the entire product lifecycle from concept to end-of-life, including pricing strategies, feature prioritization, and product positioning.
- Regulatory Compliance: Ensure that the eInvoicing product suite complies with global tax and invoicing regulations.
- Competitor Analysis: Monitor and analyze the competitive landscape to identify opportunities and threats, making recommendations for product improvements accordingly.
- Performance Metrics: Define and track key performance indicators (KPIs) to assess the success and impact of the eInvoicing product suite.
What You'll Need to be Successful
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field; MBA is a plus.
- 4-7 years of experience in product management, with a focus on eInvoicing or any related tax compliance products.
- Knowledge of Agile Scrum processes, Jira, Roadmapping tools, etc. preferably CSPO certified.
- Strong understanding of tax regulations and eInvoicing standards.
- Proven track record of successfully managing product lifecycles and delivering results.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
- Analytical mindset with the ability to make data-driven decisions.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
Skills
- ERP Systems Understanding: Familiarity with different types of ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics) and their capabilities. Knowledge of ERP integration methods, APIs, and data structures to facilitate effective communication with the development team.
- E-invoicing Standards: Understanding of e-invoicing standards and formats such as UBL (Universal Business Language), EDI (Electronic Data Interchange), and country-specific invoicing standards.
- Data Security and Privacy: As e-invoicing involves sensitive financial data, knowledge of data security best practices and privacy regulations, such as GDPR in Europe. Understanding encryption, authentication, and access control mechanisms is important.
- Data Interchange: Familiarity with data interchange formats like XML and JSON, which are commonly used in e-invoicing.
- API Basics: Understanding of RESTful and SOAP APIs to conceptualize how the application will interact with ERP systems.
- Cloud Services: Awareness of cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and their capabilities, as many e-invoicing applications are hosted in the cloud.
How We'll Take Care of YouTotal RewardsIn addition to a great compensation package, paid time off, and paid parental leave, many Avalara employees are eligible for bonuses.Health & WellnessBenefits vary by location but generally include private medical, life, and disability insurance.Inclusive culture and diversityAvalara strongly supports diversity, equity, and inclusion, and is committed to integrating them into our business practices and our organizational culture. We also have a total of 8 employee-run resource groups, each with senior leadership and exec sponsorship.Flexible hybrid workingWe support hybrid work and flexible schedules for our employees.Learn more about our benefits by region here: https://careers.avalara.com/
About Avalara
We’re Avalara. We’re defining the relationship between tax and tech.We’ve already built an industry-leading cloud compliance platform, processing nearly 40 billion customer API calls and over 5 million tax returns a year.Last year, our tribe expanded by a cool thousand people - there’s nearly 5,000 of us now. Our growth is real, and we’re not slowing down - not until we’ve achieved our mission - to be part of every transaction in the world.We’re bright, innovative and disruptive, like the orange we love to wear. It captures our quirky spirit and optimistic mindset. It shows off the culture we’ve designed, that empowers our people to win. Ownership and achievement go hand in hand here. We instill passion in our people through the trust we place in them.We’ve been different from day one. Join us, and your career will be too.
EEO Statement
We’re an Equal Opportunity Employer. Supporting diversity and inclusion is a cornerstone of our company — we don’t want people to fit into our culture, but to enrich it. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, gender, national orientation, disability, sexual orientation, US Veteran status, or any other factor protected by law. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.
