Build your future with Sovos.
If you're seeking a career where innovation meets impact, you've come to the right place. As a global leader, Sovos is transforming tax compliance from a business requirement to a force for growth while revolutionizing how businesses navigate the ever-changing regulatory landscape.
At Sovos, we're dedicated to more than just solving compliance challenges – we're committed to making a positive and lasting difference in everything we do. Our teams operate on the modern edge of digital technology, working not only to solve complex business challenges but also to enrich our personal, professional, and local communities.
Our purpose-built systems provide the tools you need to thrive in a world where governments demand increased visibility, faster reporting and greater control over business processes. Excited about the possibilities? So are we!
Don't worry if you don't check all the boxes – apply anyway! We're focused on hiring the right people, not just the "right" resume. It's not about what you've done elsewhere; it's all about what you're capable of doing here.
The Work You'll Do:
In this high-impact role, you will work closely with our ISV (Independent Software Vendor) and embedded partners, as well as senior leaders across the business, to understand the needs of our partner ecosystem. You and your team will use partner feedback, industry insights, and other data points to inform the long-term strategic roadmap for your products, ensuring our embedded solutions seamlessly integrate with partner platforms and deliver exceptional value to their end customers.
Product Managers act as the "voice of the product" to key stakeholders including marketing, sales, operations, and go-to-market leaders. You will work to ensure their unique needs are met and will lead your team to distil technical complexity into customer and business value. In turn, you will act as the "voice of the customer" to the Product and Development organisation, ensuring that these teams get the proper direction and support necessary to deliver valuable products. The understanding you will build of the broader product market will allow you and your team to build and manage a product roadmap and backlog that delivers customer value and staves off competitive offerings.
As a supervisor of other product professionals, your team will consist of Business Analysts and Product Owners responsible for building detailed product requirements, prioritising product backlogs, and driving the delivery of key functionality and compliance updates to your suite of solutions. You will support your team members by sharing your experiences and expertise in product management and facilitate their career growth through coaching and cultivating a positive and collaborative team environment.
More specifically, you will:
- Lead a team managing a large segment of the Sovos product portfolio, with a focus on ISV and embedded partner solutions
- Foster a collaborative environment for your team by encouraging the open exchange of ideas and expression of diverse viewpoints
- Develop and execute the strategic vision for our embedded product suite, enabling partners to integrate Sovos solutions into their platforms
- Leverage market problems and opportunities for your product area across a diverse set of thousands of customers and partners
- Support the growth and development of your team through coaching and career development planning
- Develop a deep understanding of the ISV/embedded buyer and user base to ensure your products are providing value
- Manage the definition and execution of the product roadmap
- Leverage the company's distinctive industry expertise in execution of our strategy
- Ensure optimal execution of product roadmap through the Agile Development process, including definition of Release Plans, epics, and oversight of Product Owners, business analysts, stories, and backlog
- Facilitate buy/build/partner decisions
- Contribute to marketing and go-to-market plans, identifying key initiatives and growth opportunities within the partner ecosystem
- Develop and track key performance indicators highlighting product adoption and user falloff
What We Need From You
- Bachelor's Degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, MIS, or Computer Science required, or a combination of experience and applicable education
- 2+ years of experience in product management, particularly in agile development environments; experience leading direct reports is a plus
- Background and experience building or launching B2B products with product-led adoption and self-service help tools (Pendo or ZenDesk experience a plus)
- Experience working with ISV partners, embedded solutions, or API-driven products is highly desirable
- Detail-oriented and extremely organised, with demonstrated ability to establish priorities and achieve results
- Very strong communication skills
- Solid decision-making skills in the face of imperfect data
- Ability to work well individually and within a cross-functional team
- Capable of interfacing with senior leaders and C-level personnel both with partners and internally
- Demonstrated initiative, drive, and determination to achieve results, success, and growth
- A high degree of self-awareness and commitment to personal development and learning
What Does Sovos Offer You?
The tools to enhance your life - because we want you to enjoy your life outside of work and inside!
- Health Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Personal Accidents Insurance
- Meal Allowance
- Continuing opportunities for further Learning & Development
- A chance to work with talented and passionate people in a rewarding and values-driven environment!
Sovos is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing an environment that celebrates diversity and where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and employees. We do not discriminate against race, color, religions, national origin, age, sex, marital status, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic provided by law. At Sovos, all employees are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work.
Company Background
Sovos is a global provider of tax, compliance and trust solutions and services that enable businesses to navigate an increasingly regulated world with true confidence. Purpose-built for always-on compliance capabilities, our scalable IT-driven solutions meet the demands of an evolving and complex global regulatory landscape. Sovos' cloud-based software platform provides an unparalleled level of integration with business applications and government compliance processes.
More than 100,000 customers in 100+ countries – including half the Fortune 500 – trust Sovos for their compliance needs. Sovos annually processes more than three billion transactions across 19,000 global tax jurisdictions. Bolstered by a robust partner program more than 400 strong, Sovos brings to bear an unrivaled global network for companies across industries and geographies. Founded in 1979, Sovos has operations across the Americas and Europe, and is owned by Hg and TA Associates. For more information visit http://www.sovos.com and follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.