VP, Product Management

Job Title: VP, Product Management

Department: Product

Location: Hybrid

Status: Full-Time Exempt

Are you looking to join a team where "corporate values" aren't just words on the website but instead are the genuine beliefs of the team? Where the people are smart, hardworking, fun, and loving? A place where the talk is walked?

That's Kasasa! 4 values define our company culture

• Interdependence, Empowered Ownership, Badassitude, and Love

• Together these values form THE PATCH. Elevate is the wrapper around the whole Patch reminding us to seek the "highest form" of our values.

If you feel our company values align with your own, please apply! If you don't, we encourage you to find a company whose values do!

Our values are a living commitment to one another. It defines everything we do, including how we build products, serve our clients, plan for the future, and work together. It is our uncompromising promise to one another, our communities, and our clients.

• Interdependence

• Only team wins count. I take responsibility for my team's success. My Team is Kasasa. I hold my shield for all of us.

• Empowered Ownership

• I know my goals. If they're to be, it's up to me.

• Badassitude

• I am passionate about what I do because I understand why it matters. I will courageously face challenges, seeing each one as a stepping stone toward growth.

• Love

• We boldly bring love to the workplace and the world.

• ELEVATE

• I CREATE THE HIGHER POSSIBILITY.

ONLY THE BADASS NEED APPLY!

We're looking for much more than qualified applicants! We're looking for people who "relentlessly give a sh!t" (Or "RGAS" for short; this is a component of our

Badassitude value)! We want individuals who will courageously face challenges. We don't settle for good enough. At Kasasa, we have the determination, grit, and hustle to create excellence.

Kasasa's mission is to inspire and elevate community financial institutions to be the source for love and financial well-being in their communities. Kasasa employees (Spartans) are passionately dedicated to this mission and lead the way - sharing our "love" with the world - through our words and actions - via community service and outreach. Expect to get involved and make an impact if you expect to be a Spartan.

As Spartans once did, we stand together and inspire others to join us in our mission. Stronger together and united by core values, we are more than a team. We are a Phalanx!

The purpose of this position description is to serve as a general summary and overview of the major duties and responsibilities of the job. It is not intended to represent the entirety of the job, nor is it intended to be all-inclusive. Therefore, the position may be required or requested to perform for Kasasa other work duties not specifically listed herein. Management reserves the right to modify, defer, or rescind this position description at any time, with or without prior notice.

Role Overview

The VP, Product Management, will be responsible for delivering products that give our community financial institutions the ability to dominate their markets. Innovative, competitive products are the key to Kasasa's growth. You will maintain and expand current products and help to develop new ideas based on your industry experience and your contact with customers and prospects while embodying the Patch Values. You must possess a unique blend of business and technical savvy; a big-picture vision, and the drive to make that vision a reality. You must enjoy spending time in the market to understand the problems and find innovative solutions for the broader market.

You must be able to communicate with all areas of the company. You will define product release requirements to the technology teams and help ensure that the product delivered is of high quality and meets our customers' needs. You will build your 36 month roadmap. You will work with marketing communications to define the go-to-market strategy, helping them understand the product positioning, key benefits, and target customer, and providing historical metrics showing the products value in the sales cycle. You will also serve as the internal and external evangelist for your product offering, working with the sales channel and key customers. You will drive process improvement in the product organization, working with peers and their teams to align to a common model for requirements intake, design, development, QA, and implementation.

This VP, Product Management role is strategic, not tactical. The other organizations will support your strategic efforts; you won't be supporting their tactical tasks.

Responsibilities

1.Infuse the Patch Values into your work ethic, every day and every interaction.

2.Translate corporate strategic vision into actionable product initiatives within your product set

3.Communicate velocity, efficiency, risk, and outcomes to the Executive Team

4.Provide cohesion across the product organization with a focus on creating a delivery mindset, aligning processes, and fostering cross-product collaboration

5.Direct cross-functional activities to maintain and expand current product offerings, and to add new products and features

6.Act as Voice of the Customer/Consumer to champion product innovation throughout Kasasa in your domain

7.Develop business cases and market analysis for product development and enhancements

8.Prioritize feature and enhancement requests based on business value/ROI

9.Conduct competitive, market and customer research (qualitative and quantitative) to define and prioritize development and/or integration efforts

10. Define metrics, report and track product performance and iterate

11. Evaluate third party vendors/partners for potential alliances/integration into Kasasa product offering(s)

12. Partner with Sales, Marketing, and other departments to determine overall needs and support efforts; including demo product and marketing materials

13. Support the production and implementations team on product launches, upgrades, and ongoing support

14. Provide written release notes upon each sprint release

15. Contribute to annual operating budget planning and budget adherence

16. P&L Responsibilities

17. Bottom line: You are the CEO of your product. You own it top to bottom, end to end.

18. Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

1.Bachelor's degree

2.7+ years of experience

3.World-class product management skills

4.Innovative and creative thinking (fresh, imaginative thinking)

5.Agile experience (Product Owner in a Scrum model)

6.Organizational leadership and team development (leads through influence)

7.Intellectual horsepower (highly analytical & strategic)

8.Drives for results in prioritized manner (balanced sense of urgency)

9.Listening skills, minimal ego (listen first, then respond)

10. Organized and attention-to-detail approach (strong tactical execution)

11. Highly resourceful (stretches people and money; compresses time)

12. Collaborative (works with peers across many functions within the company)

13. Experience communicating with C-level on execution and strategy

14. Must be legally allowed to work in the U.S.

15. Kasasa values the importance of flexibility and collaboration. We offer a hybrid work model where you'll join us in the office for at least three full workdays each week, allowing for meaningful in-person connections and teamwork. The remaining two days offer the option to work remotely, providing you with the balance and autonomy to excel in your role.

16. You will be asked to participate in culture related meetings, activities, and events. We firmly believe that building culture and teamwork in a company requires extra intentionality, and thus your participation and engagement isn't just encouraged - it is required and part of your role responsibilities.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Sitting for extended periods of time; approximately 5-6 hours per day

• Simultaneous use of hand, wrist and fingers

• Daily operation of standard office equipment

• Frequent use of oral communication to perform work

• Lifts and moves up to 20 pounds occasionally

Our benefits include:

• Open Paid Time Off AND 14 paid holidays

• Gym Membership Reimbursement

• Tuition Reimbursement

• Paid Parental Leave

• Love Fund - established as a way for Spartans to give back to their co-workers in need

• Medical Benefits

• Dental, and Vision with a substantial contribution from Kasasa.

• Life Insurance, Long-Term Disability, Short-Term Disability, and Employee Assistance Program - all provided in full by Kasasa

• 401k plan with matching contributions

• Pay to Tat (Patch tattoos only)

• Peer-to-Peer Appreciation Program

• Worktango

• Noon:30's

• 1st and 3rd Fridays of the month- done at 12:30 pm

Are you ready to join an amazing group of people who genuinely love their jobs in an environment that inspires greatness?

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, gender, gender identity, pregnancy, sexual orientation, transgender status, marital status, religion, creed, age, physical or mental disability, results of genetic testing, genetic information, past, present or prospective service in the military, or any other characteristic or activity protected by federal, state, or local law.