Product Manager

Toppan Merrill is seeking a Product Manager to define, communicate, and execute the product roadmap, ensuring alignment with customer needs and organizational objectives. The role involves leading and prioritizing the product backlog, translating business needs into user stories, and acting as a central point of contact for stakeholders. The Product Manager will also monitor regulatory developments, advocate for user experience, and track key performance metrics. This position requires 8+ years of experience in a SaaS or enterprise software environment with strong Agile expertise.

Must Have

• Define, communicate, and execute the product roadmap and strategic initiatives.
• Lead and prioritize the product backlog, translating business needs into epics and user stories.
• Act as the central point of contact for all stakeholders, driving alignment.
• Proactively monitor and analyze industry-wide regulatory developments.
• Serve as the principal advocate for the user experience.
• Establish, track, and report on key metrics to evaluate product and feature performance.
• 8+ years of experience as a Product Owner or Product Manager in a SaaS or enterprise-level software environment.
• Proven track record of managing complex products and delivering strategic initiatives (Product Lifecycle Management).
• Deep knowledge of Agile methodologies and experience leading high-performing Agile development teams.
• Outstanding stakeholder management skills, with the ability to effectively communicate and influence at all levels.

Good to Have

• Prior exposure to regulatory or compliance-driven product domains.
• Knowledge of the SEC filing process and related regulatory concepts (EDGAR, iXBRL).
• Strategic and analytical thinking, balancing long-term vision with precise execution.
• High level of integrity, accountability, and meticulous attention to detail.
• Strong collaboration, team player, and self-starting individual contributor.
• Understanding of XBRL/iXBRL architecture, taxonomy structures, validations, and filing nuances.
• Active monitoring and participation in industry groups such as XBRL.org, XBRL US, XBRLEUROPE.org.
• Ability to translate evolving regulations and taxonomy updates into clear, actionable requirements.
• Ability to drive clarity, alignment, and urgency across cross-functional teams.
• Skilled at articulating complex regulatory and technical concepts in simple, actionable language.
• Capable of producing precise, high-quality requirement documentation.
• Comfortable challenging assumptions and advocating for user-centric decisions.
• Ability to accurately capture end-user expectations, pain points, and real-world workflows.
• Skilled at defining MVPs that are minimal yet meaningful.
• Ensures every feature shipped delivers tangible value and is intuitive to use.
• Works closely with users, customer-facing teams, and usage data for continuous validation.
• Proficiency with prototyping and wireframing tools (Figma).
• Hands-on experience with product analytics and in-app engagement platforms (Pendo, UserPilot).
• Strong proficiency with JIRA and Confluence for backlog management, sprint planning, and documentation.

Job Description:

Key Responsibilities

• Own the Vision & Roadmap: Define, communicate, and execute the product roadmap and strategic initiatives, ensuring tight alignment with both customer needs and organizational objectives.
• Master the Backlog: Lead and prioritize the product backlog, translating complex business needs, user feedback, and mandatory regulatory upgrades into well-defined epics and user stories.
• Lead & Collaborate: Act as the central point of contact for all stakeholders. Drive alignment between engineering, design, compliance, and business units to deliver high-quality, impactful solutions.
• Be the Regulatory Expert: Proactively monitor and analyze industry-wide regulatory developments, incorporating emerging requirements into the product roadmap to keep clients ahead of the curve.
• Champion the User: Serve as the principal advocate for the user experience, ensuring the delivery of an intuitive, reliable, and value-driven platform.
• Measure What Matters: Establish, track, and report on key metrics to evaluate product and feature performance, using data to inform future iterations.

Qualifications

Core Requirements

• 8+ years of experience as a Product Owner or Product Manager in a SaaS or enterprise-level software environment.
• Proven Product Lifecycle Management: A demonstrable track record of managing complex products and delivering strategic initiatives from concept to launch.
• Agile Expertise: Deep knowledge of Agile methodologies and extensive experience leading high performing, distributed (offshore) Agile development teams.
• Masterful Communicator: Outstanding stakeholder management skills, with the ability to effectively communicate and influence at all levels, from executive leadership to technical engineering teams.

Highly Desired (The Ideal Candidate)

• Compliance Domain Experience: Prior exposure to regulatory or compliance-driven product domains is highly desirable.
• SEC/Filing Knowledge: Knowledge of the SEC filing process and related regulatory concepts (EDGAR, iXBRL) is a significant advantage and will set you apart.

Desired Attributes

• Strategic & Analytical: You balance a long-term vision with precise execution and possess exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and conceptual thinking skills.
• Detail-Oriented: You have a high level of integrity, accountability, and meticulous attention to detail—critical in a regulatory environment.
• Collaborative Leader: You are a strong collaborator, a team player, and a self-starting individual contributor who can thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

XBRL & Regulatory Expertise (Highly Valued Competency)

• XBRL Technical Acumen: Understanding of XBRL/iXBRL architecture, taxonomy structures, validations, and filing nuances both technical and regulatory to accurately interpret new requirements.
• Standards & Community Engagement: Actively monitor and participate in industry groups such as XBRL.org, XBRL US, XBRLEUROPE.org, or other regulatory working groups to stay ahead of emerging standards, propose improvements, and communicate product-impacting updates.
• Regulatory Interpretation: Ability to translate evolving regulations and taxonomy updates into clear, actionable requirements for engineering teams and business stakeholders.

Leadership, Influence & Communication (Key Behavioral Expectations)

• Strong Stakeholder Influence: Ability to drive clarity, alignment, and urgency across cross-functional teams including engineering, QA, compliance, operations, and management to ensure the right outcomes are delivered.
• Exceptional Communication Skills: Skilled at articulating complex regulatory and technical concepts in simple, actionable language tailored to different audiences, from developers to executives.
• Structured Requirement Commentary: Capable of producing precise, high-quality requirement documentation and commentary that remove ambiguity and ensure shared understanding across teams.
• Outcome-Driven Leadership: Comfortable challenging assumptions, advocating for user-centric decisions, and steering execution even without formal authority to ensure commitments are met.

User Insight & Value-Driven Delivery

• Deep User Understanding: Ability to accurately capture end-user expectations, pain points, and real-world workflows to ensure that features solve the right problems not just the visible ones.
• Smart MVP Focus: Skilled at defining MVPs that are minimal yet meaningful prioritizing the most impactful, high-value capabilities first to ensure users see immediate benefit.
• Outcome Over Output: Ensures every feature shipped delivers tangible value, is intuitive to use, and meets baseline expectations before expanding into advanced functionality.
• Continuous Validation: Works closely with users, customer-facing teams, and usage data to validate assumptions early, refine requirements, and prevent misaligned or low-value releases.

Product Design & User Experience (Preferred Skills)

• Proficiency with prototyping and wireframing tools (Figma) to define workflows, visualize concepts, and collaborate effectively with design teams.

Product Analytics & Adoption Tools (Preferred Skills)

• Hands-on experience with product analytics and in-app engagement platforms such as Pendo, UserPilot to understand user behavior, measure adoption, run experiments, and optimize the product experience.

Agile Tooling & Documentation (Preferred Skills)

• Strong proficiency with JIRA and Confluence, including backlog management, sprint planning, requirement documentation, roadmap visualization, and cross-team collaboration.