Product Manager

About

Candex is a rapidly growing private global B2B fintech company on a mission to reshape the way businesses transact. Our tech-based solution makes purchasing fast and easy for enterprise buyers. Recognized in the ProcureTech 100 for Procurement Innovation, our SaaS Platform and accompanying services completely transform the buying experience for large companies around the globe. Buyers enjoy the simplicity of Candex for their purchases, vendors get paid faster, and procurement teams love the increased control they gain over purchases — Everyone wins!

We serve companies in the Global 2,000 and our existing clients include some of the world’s biggest corporations. We’ve raised over $115M from leading investors including Goldman Sachs, 9Yards Capital, JP Morgan, American Express, Altos, Craft, and NFX. Available in almost 50 countries, Candex is expanding our already robust footprint and is looking for ambitious, fun people to join us on our mission to revolutionize the way businesses engage and pay their suppliers.

The Role  

Product at Candex means solving our most pressing problems, from launching revenue generating (and client facing) features, to upgrading UI/UX to improve customer experience, to automating and supporting back-office activities.You will own the design of our product enhancements, and help drive the strategy of our product.

Responsibilities

This role entails comprehensively understanding our major issues, building & iteratively refining “specs”, and thinking through the communication & materials needed for new product enhancements :

Problem Identification & Prioritization: 

• Proactively identify opportunities for product enhancements that could increase the scope of where Candex can be used, improve automation in our product, and increase the value & efficiencies created for our clients

• Collaborate with leadership to understand their needs, as an input to prioritization 

• Organize projects and tasks and effectively triage to manage competing priorities

Problem Solving & Design:

• Collaborate with the right people to fully understand the problem at hand

• Work with the tech team, design team, and company leadership to solution the problem

• Collaborate with team members to create “specs” for all projects sent to the technical team for production

Launch & Ongoing Improvement:

• Develop the right materials to launch product enhancements with clients

• Identify where clients aren’t leveraging enhancements because they don’t know it exists / how to use it & create communications for them to learn

• Manage communications with the technical team and oversee the process end-to-end to ensure actual production matches the agreed-upon specifications

• Analyze data on usage to learn and prioritize

About You 

• Have a good eye for detail, don’t let things fall through the cracks, and have an amazing memory

• Know how to start a complicated project from scratch

• Are extremely organized

• Have stellar instincts for design & operational processes

• Can translate business-facing “specs” into something developers can work with

• Are great with language skills (e.g., good naming, good writing, etc.)

• Get excited about digging into a problem and do good research

• Are always thinking how you can improve things

• Can think in numbers & equations – math is easy and fun for you

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business, technology, or quantitative-centric fields (extra advantage for math, engineering, computer science, etc.)

• At least 5+ years experience in technical, problem-solving focused roles (including product management, product-focused software engineering, consulting, etc.)

• Start up experience is a plus

• Intellectual curiosity - you are intrinsically driven to understand and solve the most difficult problems 

Why Work With Us

• We are humble, hungry, intelligent and collaborative. Work alongside teammates who value curiosity, kindness, and shared success.

• Competitive Compensation – Earn a salary and benefits that reflect your skills and impact.

• Parental Leave – Take meaningful time to bond with your growing family.

• Flexible Work Environment – Balance life and work with adaptable schedules.

• Global Team + Mindset – Join a diverse, international team that thinks beyond borders.

• Home Office Setup – Get the gear and support you need to work comfortably from anywhere.

• Professional Development – Grow your skills with training and learning sessions.

• Internal Mobility – Explore new global roles and career paths without leaving the company.

• Team Outings – Connect and celebrate with colleagues through regular social events.

Our Values

• Be a Stickler for Details - we think about the details when making decisions and ensure we haven’t overlooked anything.

• Debate, Decide, Deliver - Candexers foster a culture of open debate so we can make the right decision.

• Innovate to Simplify - we continuously look for simpler ways to do everything.

• Follow Through, Follow Up - we are always moving the ball forward – when we say we will do something, we do it.

• Attract & Develop the Best - we expect each hire to raise the bar, and once they start, they should continue to develop their skills with the support of leadership.

• Keep an Obsessive Customer Focus - our customers’ satisfaction is our obsession, and we will stop at nothing to make their experience simple & flawless.

• Learn & Be Curious - we foster an environment of continual learning and encourage challenging questions and believe curiosity drives innovation and improvement.

• Act with Integrity & Professionalism - we act with honesty, transparency, and ethical principles – ensuring our actions align with our values.