Sr Product Manager - Finance (100% Remote)

About the job

We’re looking for a Product Manager with an interest in finance  and a great analytical mind with impeccable business judgment, who is passionate about automating Hopper’s financial reporting. Reporting to the VP of Product - Travel and partnering with stakeholders across the organization, you will be the key person in charge of project management of Finance Automation (FinAut), a team of developers. You will see the big picture and help establish priorities to achieve our North Star Objectives.

Part of your mandate is to implement process improvement and automation initiatives wherever possible. You will be responsible for the output of a team of engineers, and have a high degree of autonomy and accountability for the success of the team.

The main product you will be supporting is a finance ledger that consolidates disparate sources into one common view in real time and is used for financial reporting, external partner billing, invoice reconciliation (payments and receivables), and business/product internal analysis.

What would your day-to-day look like:

• Develop, document and implement the FinAut (both Data Engineering and Solutions Engineering) roadmap working closely with the Head of Finance Engineering and key stakeholders in the finance organization. 

• Identify opportunities and projects for FinAut to contribute to finance organization with an understanding of the business risks and growth areas as a guide.

• Define, scope and gather requirements for all FinAut team projects. 

• Triage the daily engineering on-call requests by assigning priority, aligning on action plan and making quick decisions to shift priorities to address urgent items. 

• Track FinAut’s project status and performance against roadmap and goals. The candidate will provide a business/finance perspective for technical implementation plans and decisions. 

• Own the reporting of data integrity of the ledger as the single source of truth for financial reporting. This includes working closely with business/product teams on complex and detailed data issues and reporting solutions in a concise manner to a wide audience of technical and non-technical professionals. 

An ideal candidate has:

• Track record: 3-4 years of product management experience, preferably a financial data product. Demonstrated track record of building out successful products and working on enhancements of existing products used by multi-disciplinary stakeholders. 

• Analytical Skills: Ability to work with data and make recommendations based on insights. Good SQL knowledge is mandatory for this role.

• Technical Ability: Technical depth that allows you to communicate with, understand and work closely with a team of software developers and finance organization (key stakeholder group). 

• Communication Skills: Excellent written and verbal communication skills for technical and non-technical content, with the ability to collaborate across teams of various technical and functional backgrounds.

• Flexibility: The flexibility to pivot priorities in order to align with business needs and support growth of the organization in a seamless manner.

Perks and benefits of working with us:

• Well-funded and proven startup with large ambitions, competitive salary and the upsides of pre-IPO equity packages.

• Unlimited PTO.

• Carrot Cash travel stipend.

• Access to co-working space on demand through FlexDesk AND Work-from-home stipend.

• Please ask us about our very generous parental leave, much above industry standards!.

• Entrepreneurial culture where pushing limits and taking risks is everyday business.

• Open communication with management and company leadership.

• Small, dynamic teams = massive impact.

• 100% employer paid Medical, Dental and Vision coverage for employees.

• Access to Disability & Life insurance.

• Health Reimbursement Account (HRA).

• DCA/ FSA and access to 401k plan.

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More about Hopper

At Hopper, we are on a mission to become the leading travel platform globally – powering Hopper’s mobile app, website and our B2B business, HTS (Hopper Technology Solutions). By leveraging massive amounts of data and advanced machine learning algorithms, Hopper combines its world-class travel agency offering with proprietary fintech products to bring transparency, flexibility and savings to travelers globally. We have developed several unique fintech solutions that address everything from pricing volatility to trip disruptions – helping people travel better and save more on their trips.

The Hopper platform serves hundreds of millions of travelers globally and continues to capture market share around the world. he Hopper app has been downloaded over 120 million times and has become largely popular among younger travelers – with 70% of its users being Gen Z and millennials.

While everyone knows us as the Gen Z and Millennial travel app, Hopper has evolved to become much more than that. In recent years, we’ve grown into a travel fintech provider, commerce platform, and global travel agency that powers some of the world’s largest brands.

Through HTS, our B2B division, the company supercharges its partners’ direct channels by integrating our fintech products on their sites or powering end-to-end travel portals. Today, our partners include leading travel brands like Capital One, Nubank, Air Canada, and many more.

Here are just a few stats that demonstrate the company’s recent growth:

• Billions of dollars worth of travel and travel fintech are sold through Hopper and HTS’ channels every year.

• Our fintech products – including Cancel for Any Reason and Flight Disruption Assistance – have exceptionally strong CSAT because the terms are always clear, and customers receive instant, no-questions-asked resolutions.

• Almost 30% of our app customers purchase at least one fintech product when making a booking; and consumers are 1.6x more likely to repurchase if they add fintech to their booking vs if they booked just travel.

Given the success of its fintech products, Hopper launched a B2B initiative, HTS (Hopper Technology Solutions), which represents more than 75% of the business.

Through HTS, any travel provider (airlines, hotels, banks, travel agencies, etc.) can integrate and seamlessly distribute Hopper’s fintech or travel inventory on their direct channels. As its first HTS partnership, the company partnered with Capital One to co-develop Capital One Travel, a new travel portal designed specifically for cardholders. Other HTS partners include Air Canada, Uber, CommBank, Nubank, Flair Airlines and many more.

Hopper has been named the #1 most innovative company in travel by Fast Company Hopper has been downloaded over 120 million times and continues to have millions of new installs each month. Hopper is now the #3 largest online travel agencies in North America and 70% of our app customers are Gen-Z and millennials travelers.

Hopper has raised over $750 million USD of private capital and is backed by some of the largest institutional investors and banks in the world. HTS is primed to continue its growth as the leading travel ecommerce provider in a $1 trillion online shopping category. The Hopper app and website will also continue to be the preferred travel provider for Gen Z and Millennials..

Come take off with us!