Senior Product Manager - Accounting

Job Type Full-time Description

Vantaca’s vision is big. We are the leading community management performance software that enables owners and operators, community management teams, and boards and associations to improve business performance. More than just accounting and management software, it is business operating software that helps increase revenue, efficiency, flexibility, and control. A modern cloud architecture with a single-platform design that adapts to 100% of business processes, has proactive reporting, and can integrate with the software and banking partners of choice. Vantaca is focused exclusively on community management and is the trusted and proven technology leader in the community association management industry.

We are a winning team that believes in working together to make big ideas happen. We are a collaborative and visionary group that holds ourselves accountable for our results. Our ability to be nurturing and agile allows us to adapt to change and support each other through any challenges that come our way. We are customer-centric, meaning that we put our customers' needs and preferences at the heart of our work. We are authentic game changers that are building something cool and people like it here.

Overview

As the Senior Product Manager for Vantaca’s accounting suite, you will be responsible for the strategy, roadmap, development, and delivery of our accounting features for management company employees. We are looking for someone who is deeply knowledgeable about accounting and eager to explore ways that new technologies can radically improve how community management companies manage their finances. We expect our product managers to be passionate about understanding the needs of our users and turning that empathy into exceptional user experiences. You will work collaboratively with developers, designers, and other key stakeholders to develop a deep understanding of the needs of our users, develop a strategy for near-term and long-term product growth, and then work closely with our engineering team to take the right ideas from concept to final delivery and adoption in the market. 

Personal Characteristics

• Always Growing: Likes change and enjoys finding new ways to improve their knowledge and the product. Always ready to learn quickly, helping themselves and the team grow.
• Win as a Team: Builds trust and works together by making sure everyone communicates well. Actively involved in daily work, working closely with the team, listening to their ideas, and celebrating successes together.
• Accountability Starts with Me: Notices problems and takes personal action to solve them.
• Unwavering Commitment to Customer Experience: Regularly talks to customers, taking personal responsibility to understand what they need, address concerns, and make their experience better with improved Vantaca processes.

Requirements

• Evolve and drive the product vision and strategy for Accounting, ensuring that it aligns with Vantaca’s company goals, market opportunities, and customer needs
• Use quantitative and qualitative methods to identify growth opportunities, customer behavior patterns, and market trends, then translate these insights into a prioritized roadmap and go-to-market strategies
• Regularly evaluate and incorporate new opportunities for product growth, like emerging technologies and strategic partnerships
• Define and track milestones, metrics, and key performance indicators (KPIs) to monitor product performance and adoption; create effective review cycles to carefully consider and apply feedback and outcomes
• Collaborate with the UX team to develop best-in-class user experiences
• Stay consistently curious about our customers and their needs, regularly conducting user interviews, discovery sessions, and other types of research to ensure that the customer’s most pressing needs are represented in everything we build
• Work closely with engineering, design, and QA teams to deliver high-quality product releases on time and within scope, then analyze and iterate the results of those releases
• Ensure product requirements are well-defined, accurate, documented, and communicated to all relevant stakeholders
• Build and maintain a roadmap and sprint backlog at least 2-3 sprints ahead of the scrum team and communicate transparently 
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure alignment on product goals and priorities and regularly provide transparent updates on product roadmaps, development progress, and key metrics to executive leadership and other stakeholders
• Partner with Product Marketing, Sales, and Customer Success to ensure that new features are successfully launched and adopted,