Avalara

Overview

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

Responsibilities

• 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.

Qualifications

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.

About Avalara

About Avalara:

We’re building cloud-based tax compliance solutions to handle every transaction in the world. Imagine every transaction you make — every tank of gas, cup of coffee, or pair of sneakers, every movie ticket, meal kit, or streamed song, every sensor-to-sensor ping. Nearly every time you make a purchase, physical or digital, there’s an accompanying unique and nuanced tax compliance calculation. The logic behind calculating taxes — the rules, rates, and boundaries is a global, layered, three-dimensional mess of complexity, with compliance dictated by governments and applied by every business, every day.

Avalara works with businesses of all sizes, all over the world — from corner stores to gigantic global retailers — to calculate tax accurately and automatically, at speeds measured in milliseconds. That’s a massive technical challenge, in terms of scale, reliability, and complexity, and we do it better than anyone. That’s why we’re growing fast. Headquartered in Seattle, Avalara has offices across the U.S. and around the world, in Brazil, Canada, India, U.K, Belgium and across Europe.

Equal Opportunities:

Avalara is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, creed, religion, age, gender, national orientation, disability, sexual orientation, US Veteran status, or any other factor protected by law.