Director, Product Management
EmbursePosted 4/14/2025
Director, Product Management
Emburse
Job Location
Job Summary
The Director, Product Management at Emburse is responsible for leading the efficiency of the Product Management team and shaping the overall vision of software products and applications through collaboration with clients and internal teams. The role involves determining metrics, KPIs, and success indicators, driving product development, analyzing market trends, and communicating with stakeholders. The ideal candidate has 7+ years of Product Management experience, a deep understanding of software development, and advanced skills in customer development, feature scoping, and balancing tradeoffs. Emburse offers a competitive pay, flexible work environment, and opportunities for innovation and growth.
Job Description
Who We Are:
At Emburse, you’ll not just imagine the future – you’ll build it. As a leader in travel and expense solutions, we are creating a future where technology drives business value and inspires extraordinary results.
The Director, Product is ultimately responsible for the efficiency of the Product Management team as well as shapes the overall vision of software products and applications through collaboration with clients and internal software developers, design, account management / sales, and marketing teams.
What you will do :
- Ultimately responsible for the efficiency of the Product Management team
- Accomplish team results by communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results; coaching, and guiding employees; developing, coordinating, and enforcing systems, policies, procedures, and productivity standards in partnership with Certify, Inc. leadership through indirectly managing a team of Product Managers and Associate Product Managers as well as directly managing the Manager, Product
- Determine metrics, KPIs and other success indicators, ensure team and individuals are meeting these expectations
- Responsible for driving product development for a supporting product focus area spanning more than one full engineering team
- Lead analyses of the competitive environment, customers and product metrics to determine the right set of features to drive engagement and usage of assigned applications/products
- Study market trends and competitive offerings, research, monitor, and analyze industry and competitive trends regularly; provide updates and recommendations to supervisor
- Collaborate on building business case, defining product vision and strategy
- Internalize customer pain points, communicating regularly with our Customer Success, Sales, and Marketing about customer feedback
- Communicate status of project with stakeholders
- Manage the prioritized feature backlog and bug process
- Create clear and concise product specs, test, iterate and drive to launch, partnering with Engineers and Designers on product development - Drive consensus and identify key metrics for upcoming projects
- Actively participate in roadmap planning
- Own features, end to end
What we are looking for :
- Education
- Experience
- Additional Required Skills
Required: Bachelor’s degree in communications, marketing, economics, public relations, statistics, advertising, management or related field, or equivalent experience.
Required :
o 7+ Years of Product Management experience, coupled with a deep understanding of software development
o 2+ years experience managing a team
o Advanced experience in customer development, product definition, feature scoping, and balancing tradeoffs for industry-leading business software products
Preferred:
o Strong analytical skills working with Excel and SQL querying
o Ability to write clear bug reports and technical specs
o Understanding of technical constrains and when to involve engineering
o Ability to identify signal from noise, focusing on the most impactful decisions in a customer-facing context
o Demonstrated ability to develop deep empathy with customers
o Understanding of productivity tools and techniques, helping teams work better together
o Ability to produce work that is on time, clear, and high quality
o Exceptional attention to detail and demonstrated ability to work with complex concepts
o Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
o Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
o Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team
o Strong organization skills and ability to manage multiple high priority projects simultaneously and successfully
Why Emburse?
Finance is changing—and at Emburse, we’re leading the way. Our AI-powered solutions help organizations eliminate inefficiencies, gain real-time visibility, and optimize spend—so they can focus on what’s next, not what’s slowing them down.
• A Company with Momentum – We serve 12M+ users across 120 countries, helping businesses modernize
their finance operations.
• A Team That Innovates – Work alongside some of the brightest minds in finance, tech, and AI to solve real-
world challenges.
• A Culture That Empowers – Competitive pay, flexible work, and an inclusive, collaborative environment that
supports your success.
• A Career That Matters – Your work here drives efficiency, innovation, and smarter financial decision-making
for businesses everywhere.
Shape your future & find what’s next at Emburse.
Emburse provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Emburse complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location where the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment.
