Company:
APEXX Global
Location: London
Closing Date: 17/10/2024
Hours: Full Time
Type: Permanent
Job Requirements / Description
OVERVIEW
The Vice President of Product will lead our Global Product function and Product Strategy. This role involves working closely with our Founders, CTO, and SVP Customer Experience to drive the product vision, strategy, and execution.
The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in payment gateways and a proven track record of leading product teams in a fast-paced, innovative environment.
ABOUT YOU Extensive experience in product management
, with a focus on payment gateways and fintech. Proven leadership skills
with the ability to inspire and manage a diverse, global team. Strong strategic thinking and analytical skills
, with a track record of developing and executing successful product strategies. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
, with the ability to collaborate effectively with senior executives and stakeholders. Deep understanding of market trends
and customer needs within the payment orchestration space.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Product Strategy and Vision: Develop and communicate a clear product vision and strategy aligned with the company’s overall objectives. Lead the orchestration strategy to ensure our platform continues to meet and exceed market demands. Identify and analyse market trends, customer needs, and competitive landscape to inform product decisions.
Leadership and Management: Lead and inspire the global product team, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and excellence. Chair the Product and Technology Design forum to ensure cohesive and strategic product development. Oversee the Product Board Process, ensuring alignment across all product initiatives.
Product Development and Execution: Oversee the end-to-end product lifecycle, from ideation to launch, ensuring timely and high-quality delivery. Manage the product launch process, coordinating with cross-functional teams to ensure successful rollouts.
Stakeholder Engagement: Act as the primary point of contact for our integrations, ensuring seamless collaboration and integration. Collaborate closely with the Sales team, providing monthly updates and supporting sales initiatives with product insights. Work with Product Marketing to optimise the website and enhance product visibility and customer engagement. Engage with the R&D team to leverage clawback opportunities and drive innovation.
Customer Success and Feedback: Partner with the SVP Customer Experience to ensure product solutions meet customer needs and drive satisfaction. Regularly gather and analyse customer feedback to inform product improvements and enhancements.
Reporting and Analysis: Prepare and present the Executive Management Team (EMT) pack, providing insights into product performance and strategy. Conduct quarterly business reviews (QBR) to assess product success and identify areas for improvement.
BENEFITS Aside from the opportunity to work for a tech-scale up, having great responsibility and varied tasks every day, other benefits includes:
Health:
APEXX pension scheme with Scottish Widows offering salary exchange, Life Insurance 4x salary & 5 years' salary protection for critical illness, WeCare package with access to 24 hour GPs globally, travel insurance, Enhanced Adoption, Maternity & Paternity Leave.
Enrichment:
Learning and development training, with a £300 yearly budget to strengthen your career and progression, leadership in house training and monthly lunch and learns. Guest presenters teaching us topics such as AI, using chatGPT at work, Excel workshops. Working with external coaches on leadership development.
Holiday:
25 days annual leave plus bank holidays. We love birthdays! - additional paid holiday for your birthday (total 26 days). Holiday increases a day each year after 3 years with APEXX and you have the option to carry 5 days holiday over to the following year.
Work:
We work in the office Tuesdays, Wednesday, and Thursdays, the other days are flexible. Work from abroad scheme giving you the option of working whilst travelling. The opportunity to hot desk from four of our global offices. Our HQ is in the popular Finance hub of Farringdon, London.
Social:
Monthly team outings & incentives. Some of our recent ones include: Robot Wars, Red Bull Soap Box derby, quiz nights, Apres Ski party.
ABOUT APEXX APEXX is a dynamic Fintech scale-up founded in 2016 with the goal of creating cutting-edge payment technology. Our vision is to be the payment industry's most merchant-centric provider. Through our platform a merchant can connect via a simple API connection to the world's payment ecosystem, increasing conversion at lower cost and satisfying their entire payments needs. We excel at bringing transparency, efficiency, and competition to the payments market.
The team is incredibly committed and enthusiastic about what we are building - top of the class payments solutions and a valuable business. This is infectious and creates a wonderful office atmosphere. We have a supportive, relaxed yet high-performing, and high trust culture.
To learn more about APEXX and experience the dynamics of being part of our team, feel free to check out the provided media channels below:
Linkedin: Instagram: Careers Site: Main Website:
Apexx is an equal opportunities employer committed to encouraging equality, diversity, and inclusion among our employees and eliminating discrimination.
We do not accept speculative CVs or candidate profiles from Recruitment Agencies.
The Vice President of Product will lead our Global Product function and Product Strategy. This role involves working closely with our Founders, CTO, and SVP Customer Experience to drive the product vision, strategy, and execution.
The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in payment gateways and a proven track record of leading product teams in a fast-paced, innovative environment.
ABOUT YOU Extensive experience in product management
, with a focus on payment gateways and fintech. Proven leadership skills
with the ability to inspire and manage a diverse, global team. Strong strategic thinking and analytical skills
, with a track record of developing and executing successful product strategies. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
, with the ability to collaborate effectively with senior executives and stakeholders. Deep understanding of market trends
and customer needs within the payment orchestration space.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Product Strategy and Vision: Develop and communicate a clear product vision and strategy aligned with the company’s overall objectives. Lead the orchestration strategy to ensure our platform continues to meet and exceed market demands. Identify and analyse market trends, customer needs, and competitive landscape to inform product decisions.
Leadership and Management: Lead and inspire the global product team, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and excellence. Chair the Product and Technology Design forum to ensure cohesive and strategic product development. Oversee the Product Board Process, ensuring alignment across all product initiatives.
Product Development and Execution: Oversee the end-to-end product lifecycle, from ideation to launch, ensuring timely and high-quality delivery. Manage the product launch process, coordinating with cross-functional teams to ensure successful rollouts.
Stakeholder Engagement: Act as the primary point of contact for our integrations, ensuring seamless collaboration and integration. Collaborate closely with the Sales team, providing monthly updates and supporting sales initiatives with product insights. Work with Product Marketing to optimise the website and enhance product visibility and customer engagement. Engage with the R&D team to leverage clawback opportunities and drive innovation.
Customer Success and Feedback: Partner with the SVP Customer Experience to ensure product solutions meet customer needs and drive satisfaction. Regularly gather and analyse customer feedback to inform product improvements and enhancements.
Reporting and Analysis: Prepare and present the Executive Management Team (EMT) pack, providing insights into product performance and strategy. Conduct quarterly business reviews (QBR) to assess product success and identify areas for improvement.
BENEFITS Aside from the opportunity to work for a tech-scale up, having great responsibility and varied tasks every day, other benefits includes:
Health:
APEXX pension scheme with Scottish Widows offering salary exchange, Life Insurance 4x salary & 5 years' salary protection for critical illness, WeCare package with access to 24 hour GPs globally, travel insurance, Enhanced Adoption, Maternity & Paternity Leave.
Enrichment:
Learning and development training, with a £300 yearly budget to strengthen your career and progression, leadership in house training and monthly lunch and learns. Guest presenters teaching us topics such as AI, using chatGPT at work, Excel workshops. Working with external coaches on leadership development.
Holiday:
25 days annual leave plus bank holidays. We love birthdays! - additional paid holiday for your birthday (total 26 days). Holiday increases a day each year after 3 years with APEXX and you have the option to carry 5 days holiday over to the following year.
Work:
We work in the office Tuesdays, Wednesday, and Thursdays, the other days are flexible. Work from abroad scheme giving you the option of working whilst travelling. The opportunity to hot desk from four of our global offices. Our HQ is in the popular Finance hub of Farringdon, London.
Social:
Monthly team outings & incentives. Some of our recent ones include: Robot Wars, Red Bull Soap Box derby, quiz nights, Apres Ski party.
ABOUT APEXX APEXX is a dynamic Fintech scale-up founded in 2016 with the goal of creating cutting-edge payment technology. Our vision is to be the payment industry's most merchant-centric provider. Through our platform a merchant can connect via a simple API connection to the world's payment ecosystem, increasing conversion at lower cost and satisfying their entire payments needs. We excel at bringing transparency, efficiency, and competition to the payments market.
The team is incredibly committed and enthusiastic about what we are building - top of the class payments solutions and a valuable business. This is infectious and creates a wonderful office atmosphere. We have a supportive, relaxed yet high-performing, and high trust culture.
To learn more about APEXX and experience the dynamics of being part of our team, feel free to check out the provided media channels below:
Linkedin: Instagram: Careers Site: Main Website:
Apexx is an equal opportunities employer committed to encouraging equality, diversity, and inclusion among our employees and eliminating discrimination.
We do not accept speculative CVs or candidate profiles from Recruitment Agencies.
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