Head of Product, Xceptor
Tax
$175-200k
+ Bonus
2-3 days a week in office
Data automation software
Be an early applicant
Data automation software
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
$175-200k
+ Bonus
2-3 days a week in office
201-500 employees
Company mission
To empower business users within financial institutions to build automated processes that deliver trusted data.
Role
Who you are
- We’re looking for an experienced product leader who combines strong product management expertise with a deep understanding of complex, regulated domains
- 8-12+ years of progressive product experience with 3+ years leading and developing other PMs
- Demonstrated ability to hire, develop, and retain strong PMs; track record of stretching senior ICs and helping them grow
- Proven track record building B2B SaaS solutions with material client and business impact
- Proven experience owning a product area or domain, with accountability for roadmap definition and delivery
- Ability to work effectively with domain experts (e.g. Tax SMEs) to translate complex requirements into product solutions
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to operate in ambiguous or evolving environments
- Hands-on experience shipping AI-native product experiences (LLM-powered, agentic, conversational, or workflow automation)
- Strong intuition around what great looks like in next generation products and AI experiences
- Ability to engage in discussions around system design, data models, APIs, AI/ML systems and platform considerations
- Experience driving alignment across engineering, design, and domain stakeholders
- Experience working with go-to-market, sales, and customer teams to support product adoption and growth
- Ability to incorporate customer insight and market feedback into roadmap decisions
- Understanding of commercial drivers impacting product success
- Proven ability to lead and influence cross-functional teams without direct authority
- Experience partnering with senior stakeholders (e.g. Senior Directors, Engineering leaders to align on strategy, secure investment and unblock execution
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
- We know that not everyone ticks every single box in a job description — and that’s okay. If you’re excited about this role and think you could make a difference, we’d love to hear from you. Your unique skills and experiences might be just what we need, even if you don’t meet every requirement
What the job involves
- We are seeking an experienced Director, Head of Product, Tax in New York (hybrid) to lead the strategy, development, and commercial success of one of Xceptor’s most important growth bets: U.S. Tax. We are building off a strong international tax product offering and presence and are looking to extend and build new capabilities within the U.S. market
- This role will own the end-to-end product lifecycle for our tax solutions, including:
- Understanding our clients - anticipating their current and future needs
- Keeping pulse of changing industry and regulatory dynamics that impact U.S. Tax in partnership with tax domain experts, legal and compliance
- Developing the long-term vision and strategy for our U.S. Product strategy and creating an execution roadmap
- Building the commercialization and go-to-market strategy in partnership with Sales and cross-functional GTM teams
- Setting the pace, prioritization and execution delivery in partnership with engineering
- You will play a critical role in building scalable, high-quality tax capabilities that meet complex regulatory requirements while delivering exceptional customer and business value
- Build, coach and lead a team of product managers and cross-functional tribes, setting them up to the best work of their careers
- Develop product craft and culture, raise the performance bar and ensure strategic coherence across initiatives
- Engage with customers and stakeholders to understand user needs and market dynamics
- Incorporate customer feedback data and market insight into ongoing product decisions
- Own the product strategy and roadmap for US Tax capabilities, aligned to the broader Solutions portfolio
- Translate high-level strategic direction into clear, actionable product plans and priorities
- Identify opportunities to expand product capability and market coverage
- Lead cross-functional teams (engineering, design, data, QA) to identify and build the right solutions that enable our clients and business to thrive
- Develop prototypes and concepts to test and validate ideas for desirability, feasibility and viability
- Translate solutions into prioritized execution roadmap
- Own backlog prioritisation and make trade-offs between scope, speed, and complexity
- Ensure solutions are scalable, reliable, and aligned to broader platform architecture
- Partner with commercial and GTM teams to support product adoption, positioning, and revenue growth
- Contribute to pricing, packaging, and monetisation strategies
- Track and drive key performance metrics (e.g. usage, adoption, customer outcomes)
- Identify and build key partnerships across the U.S. Tax ecosystem
- Work closely with Tax Domain Principals / SMEs to:
- Translate regulatory requirements into product functionality
- Ensure tax logic is accurate, robust, and compliant
- Monitor regulatory and competitive landscape to inform roadmap priorities
- Balance regulatory complexity with product usability and delivery constraints
- Partner closely with:
- Senior Director, Solutions
- Engineering leadership
- Domain experts
- Drive alignment across teams to ensure coordinated delivery of product outcomes
- Persistence and a proactive, solutions-focused approach to delivering product success
- Superior written and verbal communication skills
- Influence decisions and drive progress across stakeholders without direct authority
- Ensure clear product processes, communication, and delivery discipline
- Drive visibility of progress, risks, and outcomes across stakeholders
- Continuously improve ways of working to enhance delivery effectiveness
- This role will own the strategy, roadmap, and delivery of our US tax product capabilities within the broader solutions portfolio, partnering closely with engineering, domain experts, and go-to-market teams
Our take
Collecting, processing and using data can be incredibly challenging, especially when done at scale. Xceptor solves this problem with its data automation solution, to make it easier for businesses to tap trusted data and create better customer outcomes.
Xceptor was founded in 2003, making it a longstanding player in the automation market. In 2021 the company was bought by Astorg, which has helped to accelerate its product development. The company also has strong relationships with big-name corporate clients like EY and Finastra - strong evidence of the value of its technology.
Xceptor's main challenge is to compete with other no-code automation software companies. That said, the backing of Astorg should help to ensure this legacy player remains competitive in the years to come. It is moving ahead with further development and securing yet more impressive partnerships, such as with expanding its partnership with Danske Bank in 2025.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
19% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- 25 days annual leave
- A day off for your birthday
- A volunteer day to invest in a charity or community-based work of your choosing
- 5 days to invest in your continued learning and professional development
- Flexible working policy
- Access to the #1 app for meditation and sleep – Calm
- 80% coverage of the cost of medical, dental, and vision insurance for EE. 65% coverage of the cost for EC, ES, or EF (dependent on scheme guidelines)
- FSA healthcare benefits
- Commuter benefits
- 401k employer-matched retirement account contributions
- 2x annual salary life insurance
Company HQ
Finsbury, London, UK
Leadership
Michiel Verhoeven
(CEO)Michiel previously worked at SAP for 9 years in various roles, ultimately as Managing Director for the UK and Ireland. He has also worked at Microsoft, webMethods, and KPMG.
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