About This Role
<p>As a Senior Product Manager you will help define, prioritize, and execute the roadmap for modernizing several of Aurora's product lines into a single, web-based, modern platform; and drive execution against it. You will work closely with a team that brings deep expertise in our legacy product lines to make the transformation real.</p><p></p><p></p><p><b>Responsibilities & Duties:</b></p><p><br />- Help lead and manage the R&D product roadmap, ensuring alignment with company goals and long-term strategies.<br />- Lead the discovery and exploration of emerging technologies and trends to identify new product opportunities.<br />- Collaborate with stakeholders across the organization.</p><p></p><p><br /><b>Requirements:</b></p><p><br />- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Product Management, a related field, or relevant experience.<br />- 6+ years of experience in product management, with a focus on software products.<br />- Technical background and understanding of software development processes.<br />- Experience managing the product lifecycle from concept to launch.</p><p></p><h1><b>What your impact will be:</b></h1><p><b>Modernization strategy & roadmap</b></p><ul><li>Help lead the strategy and execution to consolidate Aurora's product lines into one modern, web-based flagship platform.</li></ul><ul><li>Partner with leadership to define where modernization goes, why, and in what order, then turn that direction into an executable plan.</li><li></li></ul><p><b>Partnering with legacy product expertise</b></p><ul><li>Partner with tenured Product Managers and Engineers, drawing on their deep industry, customer, and legacy-product knowledge as a foundational input to the modernization strategy.</li></ul><ul><li>Bring a modern-product lens, championing what future customers will expect from a web-based experience as the platform evolves.</li><li></li></ul><p><b>Roadmap execution & delivery alignment</b></p><ul><li>Drive roadmap execution by turning the long-term vision into a practical, sequenced roadmap and moving quickly from planning to delivery.</li></ul><ul><li>Shape product decisions around web-first design, intuitive workflows, and evolving customer expectations.</li><li></li></ul><p><b>Customer validation & design-partner strategy</b></p><ul><li>Identify and cultivate design-partner relationships with municipalities to co-develop and validate modernization assumptions before broad rollout.</li></ul><ul><li>Lower adoption risk by validating with real customers early instead of relying on a high-risk “big reveal” launch.</li><li></li></ul><p><b>AI-enabled product opportunities</b></p><ul><li>Identify where AI can create meaningful functional efficiencies inside the product, from simplifying workflows to reducing manual effort and improving decision support.</li></ul><ul><li>Shape AI-enabled product capabilities that make Aurora's modern platform smarter, more efficient, and more valuable for customers over time.</li><li></li></ul><h1><b>What we are looking for:</b></h1><ul><li>Strategic, creative thinker who can shape product strategy while managing roadmap priorities, trade-offs, and execution details.</li></ul><ul><li>Decisive, driven operator comfortable challenging the status quo and moving quickly through ambiguity.</li></ul><ul><li>Skilled at building trust across experienced teams and translating deep institutional knowledge into a shared, forward-looking product vision.</li></ul><ul><li>AI-enabled mindset and enthusiasm for using AI to accelerate product thinking, planning, and execution.</li></ul><ul><li>Solid accounting fundamentals.</li></ul><ul><li>6+ years of product management or strategy experience, ideally with platform modernization or legacy migration.</li></ul><ul><li>Bachelor's degree in a related field, or equivalent experience.</li><li></li></ul><h1><b>What would make you stand out:</b></h1><ul><li>Municipal industry experience.</li></ul><ul><li>Fund accounting knowledge.</li></ul><ul><li>Familiarity with GASB (Governmental Accounting Standards Board) principles.</li></ul><ul><li>Direct experience modernizing a legacy product into a modern, web-based platform.</li></ul><p></p><p>Salary range: $60,000 - $70,000 USD per year.</p>