Director of Product - AI, Digital Assets & Automation

About the role

We are seeking an experienced Director of Product for our AI first tax automation product in New York (hybrid) to lead the strategy, development, and commercial success of one of Xceptor’s most important growth bets.

Responsibilities

• Understand our clients - anticipate their current and future needs
• Keep the pulse of changing industry and regulatory dynamics that impact U.S. Tax in partnership with tax domain experts, legal and compliance
• Develop the long-term vision and strategy for our U.S. Product strategy and create an execution roadmap
• Build the commercialization and go-to-market strategy in partnership with Sales and cross-functional GTM teams
• Set the pace, prioritize, and execute delivery in partnership with engineering
• 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 prioritization 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 monetization 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
• Leadership & Influence: 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

Qualifications

• 8-12+ years of progressive product experience with 3+ years leading and developing other PMs
• 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
• Technical proficiency and cross-functional collaboration: 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
• Commercial & Customer Focus: Experience working with go-to-market, sales, and customer teams to support product adoption and growth
• Understanding of commercial drivers impacting product success

Skills

• Product and People Leadership
• Customer & Market Insight
• Product Strategy & Roadmap
• Product Strategy & Execution
• Commercial & Growth
• Tax Domain Integration
• Cross-functional Leadership & Alignment
• Execution & Operational Excellence

Benefits

Salary: $175,000 - $250,000 plus bonus

Pay

$175,000 - $250,000 plus bonus

Schedule

Hybrid