Product Lead for Unit4 Financials by Coda - Office of the CFO

Discover Unit4: Redefining ERP for People-Centric Organizations

Company Overview

Meet Unit4. With over 40 years of heritage, we’re an agile, fast growing, Cloud company that is on a mission to redefine Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) for mid-market people-centric organisations.

With our innovative, self-driving, adaptive and intuitive software, our customers can spend more time on meaningful high-value work.

At the heart of what we do lies a simple yet profound purpose: Improve how people work by focusing on what truly matters. A powerful statement that enables different priorities for different people.

We’re shaping how work should feel, and we empower our people by providing them with the right tools to achieve the autonomy they need - it's what makes us unique.

Job Description

We’re looking for a strategic, customer-obsessed Product Lead to shape the future of Unit4 Financials by Coda. This role is ideal for someone who thrives at the intersection of product discovery, commercial impact, and user experience and who’s passionate about transforming financial workflows through AI and automation. You will own the vision and direction for the product working closely with stakeholders in GTM, Engineering and other functions to define business cases.

You engage in research that aligns with our broader strategic goals to gain market & customer insights and connect that to the execution in Product Engineering.

You will guide and mentor Product Owners so they, together with the team get a solid understanding of our customers, their business and their problem space to ensure solutions are developed with the best product-market fit and a sound business model.

You are the evangelist of your product area and have a keen sense of what’s possible with AI & automation in financial workflows.

We're looking for a dynamic team player who leads with authenticity, embraces constructive conflict, and consistently delivers sustainable value. The ideal candidate is someone who thrives in collaboration, always putting the customer experience at the center of decision-making. You are not only committed to driving and delivering on change, but you also hold yourself and others accountable to the highest standards. Most importantly, you know how to cultivate an environment where people feel empowered to succeed and grow. If you're ready to make a meaningful impact and help shape our future, we’d love to hear from you.

Responsibility Areas

• Customer engagement: Build relationships with a broad variety of clients across our industries, geographies and sizes. Understand their challenges, opportunities and how technology can transform their work
• Gain market & customer insights: Facilitate cross-functional collaboration and research that aligns with broader strategic goals to gather and analyze data-driven insights ensure
• Set product strategy and goals: Set out the product strategy by defining key personas and what their key objectives are for them and their organization to be successful. Ensure creative and outcome driven use of automation technologies, including generative AI to define the future of work for financial applications users
• Roadmap and Business case definition: Developing, prioritizing and presenting the roadmap to leadership and customers and defining the supporting business cases,
• Roadmap development: Collaborate on delivery planning with Engineering, ensuring alignment with strategic goals and manage expectations with stakeholders
• Cross-functional collaboration: Collaborate with colleagues across the organization to ensure the success of our products and manage expectations around them
• Commercialization approach: Ensure alignment between release activities and strategic objectives and gather insights from release performance for future innovations
• Leadership: show product leadership and enthusiasm and mentor the people involved in the development, sales and delivery
• Compliance: work closely with the team of Local and Industry Product Managers to ensure compliance with accounting standards and geography and sector-specific regulations
• Performance Measurement: Define and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) to evaluate product success

Qualifications

Qualifications

• Knowledge of the industries relevant to our product(s): Retail, Logistics, Financial Services and/or Manufacturing
• Proven track record of launching successful products and driving measurable outcomes
• Strong empathy for end users and focus on delivering value to customers
• Proficiency in analyzing data to derive insights and inform decisions
• Ability to define a clear product vision, prioritize features, and create detailed roadmaps aligned with company goals
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills with an ability to effectively connect with business and technical stakeholders
• Deep understanding of financial applications

Preferred

• Experience with mid-market ERP platforms
• Experience with integrating AI/ML or automation into enterprise software products
• Background in finance/accounting or experience working with finance teams in services industries.

Additional Information

Who we are

We are a people-first community that nurtures all the areas that surround your working experience. With us, you’ll be surrounded by a high-performance team that supports your authentic self and celebrates your uniqueness.

We believe that ‘How work should feel’ is an evolving statement. Work goes beyond tasks and everyday responsibilities it’s about feeling valued, empowered, promoted, impactful, seen, and appreciated.

We are reimagining how work makes people feel.

What we offer

• a culture built on trust and accountability - giving you the freedom and autonomy to be successful and make an impact
• balance - with our Flexible Leave Paid Time Off policy, remote working opportunities, Global Wellbeing Days, and other great benefits
• growth opportunities - we provide the tools and guidance required so that you can focus on what really matters to you and so, ultimately, you can achieve your best work
• talented colleagues, role models and mentors - work, learn and be inspired by some of the best talent in the software industry
• a commitment to sustainability - with initiatives such as our Environmental, Social, and Governance strategy and Act4Good programme
• a safe and inclusive working environment – supported by our Employee Resource Groups, which are open to all.

Our commitment to equity

Unit4 is committed to ensuring equal opportunity for everyone. We make our hiring decisions solely based on skills, qualifications, and our current business needs. We know that diversity brings fresh perspectives, ideas, and solutions to our company. This is the essence of our culture. We also welcome and encourage people who are pregnant and/or parents-to-be to apply.

Background check:

This role may require security clearance required for customer projects and access to sensitive (customer) data. That means that after you have accepted our offer, we could ask for background checks. Subject to applicable local laws, such security checks may require disclosure of personal information including criminal record declaration, right to work, personal identification and work history. No worries – we'll handle it according to local privacy laws and keep your information safe. Questions? Feel free to reach out!

Our commitment to you

Unit4 is committed to ensuring equal opportunity for everyone. Together, we continue to build an inclusive culture that encourages and celebrates the diversity of our employees, where they all are seen as a real value to the company. We guarantee a fair consideration for employment, without discrimination. Thats why we make our hiring decisions solid based on merit, qualifications and current business needs. We invite you to be a part of this diversity and join our community!