About KEV:
KEV Group is an enterprise SaaS company that provides an all-in-one activity fund management solution for K-12 schools. By seamlessly integrating and automating all fee management processes, our SchoolCash platform provides real-time visibility and control over how districts and schools create, collect, manage, track, and reconcile these funds. Parents benefit from an easy-to-use solution that offers convenience and supports all payment types. More than 26,000 schools across North America rely on our solutions to manage over $4 billion in activity funds annually.
The company is headquartered in Toronto with offices in Cambridge, ON and across the U.S. KEV is a portfolio company of Serent Capital, a leading middle market private equity firm focused on high growth technology businesses.
Why Join KEV?
- Work in an industry that benefits children, parents and schools
- Do meaningful and purpose-driven work, and make a real impact
- Join a quickly growing organization with real opportunity for learning and growth
- Passionate and accessible leadership team that cares about people, personally and professionally
- Hybrid work environment (3 days a week in either our North York or Cambridge office)
Job Description:
We are seeking an exceptional B2B Product Manager to lead our flagship platform through a transformative phase. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of deciphering and optimizing complex workflows, coupled with a passion for creating intuitive, user-friendly experiences that delight even the most change-resistant users.
As a key player in our high-growth environment, you'll own major platform initiatives with high visibility across our client base. We have an ambitious roadmap that needs someone with vision to execute on it. We're looking for a strategic thinker with outstanding communication skills, deep empathy, and a drive to effect meaningful change. Your ability to thrive in a fast-paced setting and deliver results under pressure will be crucial. Your ability to take things in stride and with a sense of humor will be appreciated.
Responsibilities:
- Become the go-to expert on our market, users, and their pain points
- Conduct market research to identify trends and competitive threats
- Develop and champion a long-term product vision, creating strategies to achieve it
- Develop, prioritize, and maintain the roadmap for your products
- Prioritize features ruthlessly, balancing sales needs, strategic business objectives, and long-term platform health
- Lead the transformation of complex workflows into delightful user journeys without compromising functionality
- Spearhead go-to-market plans, including product launches, messaging, and sales enablement
- Collaborate with Product Designers to integrate user research and data analysis, identifying opportunities for platform modernization
- Work closely with product owners to communicate customer problems, product requirements, and success criteria
Requirements and Skills:
- 3+ years experience working as a product manager in a B2B SaaS business.
- Experience with Agile development processes, writing user stories, and acceptance criteria.
- Demonstrated ability to break down complex B2B workflows into simple, intuitive steps.
- Experience with user journey mapping and persona development for enterprise products.
- Strong problem-solving skills with a focus on balancing user needs and business objectives.
- Familiarity with UX research methodologies and usability testing techniques
- Excellent speaking and presentation skills.
- Data-driven decision-making experience
- Great track record of working with sales, customers, customer success, engineering, and design teams: people should want to work with you again
We Offer:
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Competitive salary
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Comprehensive health and dental benefits
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Professional development opportunities
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Continuing Education
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Great colleagues and collaboration
This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities required by an individual joining the KEV team in this or any other capacity.
KEV Group is pleased to accommodate individual needs in accordance with the Accessibility of Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA), within our recruitment process. If you require accommodation at any time throughout the recruitment process, please speak with Human Resources or the hiring manager.
KEV Group is an equal opportunity employer who agrees not to discriminate against any employee or job applicant because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, physical or mental disability, or age.
