Senior Manager, DT&I Product Management-Sales & Use Tax Application + Indirect Tax Practice Liaison

Job Summary

The Tax Digital Transformation & Innovation (DT&I) Product Management Senior

Manager manages the product lifecycle for proprietary technology solutions

supporting the tax practice and delivery of services to clients. The ideal

candidate will have a deep understanding of tax and technology product

development with a proven track record of successfully launching and managing

products used to enable the delivery of professional services.

Job Duties

Product Roadmap and Value Creations

• Contributes to the vision and product roadmap to maximize value delivered by

ensuring the prioritization of the roadmap is aligned with tax practice

strategy and needs

• Manages product scope, budget, and timeline
• Leads the product team in delivering value
• Coordinates with Value Management Office or similar organization to track and

report business value and value creation

• Evaluate requests for capabilities from the practice to determine options and

recommendations for fulfilling the need in context of the broader DT&I

product stategy

Product Development Lifecycle Management

• Ensures products are developed consistently with BDO’s tax technology

strategy and guiding principles

• Ensures product team members are following leading practices for providing

requirements/user stories and working with the development team

• Oversees and is actively engaged in the process of gathering

requirements/user stories

• Oversees the development and execution of product business testing plans
• Coordinates with the tax practice and technical teams for product release

logistics

• Ensures all required prerelease reviews and approvals are completed prior to

release

• Manages the creation and execution of the deployment, adoption, and change

management plans

• Creates and manages the execution of product maintenance plans and budget
• Manages post-release user support

Product Team Management

• Ensures appropriate resources assigned to projects to meet objectives and

timelines

• Identifies potential challenges and proposes solutions
• Oversees product management and business analyst senior associate and

associates working on assigned projects

Stakeholder Management

• Serves as a point of contact for stakeholders, coordinating and communicating

proactively with all relevant stakeholders

• Serves as a liaison between the business and developers, gathering and

applying feedback from users and others in the tax practice

Market Presence

• Participates in pursuits by presenting BDO’s technology stack capabilities

related to products under management

• Educates tax professionals and business development professionals on BDO’s

technology tools and how to present them as part of their pursuits and

leverage them effectively on engagements

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Ensures appropriate resources are assigned to projects to meet objectives and

timelines

• Oversees Product Management managers, senior associates, and associates

working on assigned projects

• Acts a supervisor to team members / career advisor as assigned

Other duties as required

Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Education

• Bachelor’s degree required; focus in Accounting, Finance, Business

Administration, Information Systems, or Computer Science, preferred

• Master’s degree in Accounting, Taxation or J.D., preferred

Experience

• Eight (8) or more years of experience in tax and/or technology product

management, required

• Four (4) or more years of experience in tax, preferred
• Four (4) or more years of experience in technology product management with a

track record of successfully launching and managing product, preferred

• Experience with corporate taxation, consolidations, partnerships, and

individuals, preferred

• Experience with process design and/or improvement, preferred
• Experience serving in a product management/product owner role for enterprise

grade tax applications that support the delivery of professional services,

preferred

License/Certifications

• CPA, JD, EA, PMP, or other relevant certification, preferred
• Certified Product Manager, preferred

Software

• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, required
• Experience with project management tools (Azure DevOps, Jira, etc.),

preferred

• Experience with Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE Income Tax compliance (OIT)

software and ONESOURCE Tax Provision, preferred

Language(s)

• N/A

Other Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Strong leadership skills, with experience managing and mentoring teams
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work

effectively with cross-functional teams

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to make

data-driven decisions

• Strong organizational skills, especially the ability to meet project

deadlines with a focus on details

• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders in a matrix organization
• Ability to successfully multi-task while working independently or within a

group environment

• Ability to work in a deadline-driven environment and handle multiple projects

simultaneously

• Ability to effectively manage a team of professionals and delegate work

assignments as needed

• Ability to encourage team environment on projects and contribute to the

professional development of assigned personnel

• Executive presence and the ability to act as the primary contact on assigned

projects

• Ability to successfully interact with professionals at all levels

Individual salaries that are offered to a candidate are determined after

consideration of numerous factors including but not limited to the candidate’s

qualifications, experience, skills, and geography.

National Range: $205,000 - $225,000

Maryland Range: $205,000 - $225,000

NYC/Long Island/Westchester Range: $205,000 - $225,000

At BDO, how we show up matters. We build strong relationships by supporting one

another, our clients, and our communities with care, curiosity, and a commitment

to helping one another grow and succeed. Here, you’ll find meaningful work,

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what matters most to you.

Our purpose is to be the people our clients count on to grow with confidence and

achieve what matters most. Our values guide how we bring that purpose to life

each day. Together, they shape how we work with one another, serve our clients,

and create meaningful impact.

BDO provides assurance, tax, and advisory services to clients across the U.S.

and around the world. No matter your role, you’ll be part of a team helping

clients navigate complexity and move forward with clarity.

We are proud to be an ESOP company, offering participants a stake in the firm’s

success through beneficial ownership and a unique opportunity to enhance their

financial well-being. As a qualified retirement plan, the ESOP is a meaningful

addition to our comprehensive compensation and Total Rewards benefits*

offerings. It also reinforces an ownership mindset that strengthens our

connection to one another, our clients, and the future we’re building together.

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