Staff Product Manager- Core Commerce Platform

Details

• Master Commerce Domains: Leverage deep expertise in catalog management, subscriptions, billing, invoicing, revenue recognition, and tax compliance to build robust, scalable financial systems.
• Define Platform Strategy: Architect the roadmap for a "commerce-as-a-service" model by developing primitives (metering, rating, and entitlement APIs) that enable internal teams to launch products with minimal bespoke engineering.
• Enable Internal Tenants: Treat Twilio’s internal product and operations teams as primary customers by designing the self-service tools, SDKs, and documentation necessary for independent onboarding to the platform.
• Ensure Usage Fidelity: Own the "event-to-invoice" data lifecycle by architecting systems that transform high-volume usage data into transparent invoices, ensuring rating logic is perfectly mirrored in customer dashboards.
• Productize Compliance: Partner with Finance, Compliance, and Accounting to build automated revenue recognition and geography-aware tax hooks into the platform core to ensure every transaction is audit-ready by default.
• Champion Accuracy & Trust: Drive platform initiatives that provide customers with granular visibility into their usage, reducing billing inquiries and fostering long-term trust through financial integrity.
• Bridge Cross-Functional Gaps: Act as the strategic link between Engineering, Finance, and GTM by translating complex financial requirements into scalable technical specifications and communicating platform guardrails early.
• Integrate AI Capabilities: Embed AI into the commerce platform, such as, billing optimization, anomaly detection, rating logic, and automating internal administrative and reporting activities.
• Lead Forensic Discovery: Conduct deep-dive investigations into the most complex parts of the commerce lifecycle, untangling legacy systems and technical debt to provide the organization with clear paths forward.
• Embed Data-Driven Decisioning: Drive system reliability and business outcomes by using analytics to guide prioritization and fostering a culture of continuous experimentation and learning.
• Technical Mentorship: While an individual contributor role, you will "raise the bar" for the PM org, mentoring PMs on technical product discovery, tracking communication and execution.
• 8+ years of industry experience.
• 5+ years of Product Management experience, with at least 3 years focused on commerce, billing, or financial platforms at scale
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex cross-functional initiatives across engineering, finance, risk, and operations.
• Strong technical acumen with experience in APIs, extensible platforms, and complex system design.
• Data-driven decision maker with a track record of defining KPIs and measuring platform success.
• Excellent communication and executive-level stakeholder management skills.
• Experience with SaaS, large-scale platforms, or multi-product ecosystems.
• Deep experience with Agile and related agile tooling, such as, Jira
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• Platform Leadership: Previous leadership of platform migrations or unification efforts.
• ERP & Financial Integration: Experience integrating core billing engines with downstream financial systems like NetSuite, SAP, or Workday for automated revenue recognition.
• Global Tax Compliance: Familiarity with global tax engines (e.g., Avalara, Vertex) and the regulatory requirements of "Invoiced Billing" in international markets (VAT, GST, etc.).
• AI/ML Product Literacy: Experience identifying and implementing AI-driven solutions for financial or data-heavy domains, such as predictive revenue forecasting, automated discrepancy resolution, or LLM-integrated developer documentation.
• SaaS/CPQ Knowledge: Familiarity with the "Quote-to-Cash" ecosystem, including CPQ (Configure, Price, Quote) tools and how they interface with a core catalog.
• Based in British Columbia: CAD 145,840.00 - CAD 182,300.00
• Target Bonus Percentage 15%