What are the responsibilities and job description for the Head of Product, eCommerce position at Intuit Corp?
Founded in 1983 with Quicken personal finance software, Intuit sought to simplify a common household dilemma: balancing the family checkbook. Today, they’ve improved the lives of more than 45 million people, and the Company’s annual revenue exceeds $6.7 billion. Intuit (NASDAQ: INTU) is on a mission to power prosperity around the world providing financial management and compliance products and services for small businesses, consumers and self-employed individuals, in the U.S. and internationally.
Intuit’s strategy is to apply a laser-like focus to help customers prosper through One Intuit Ecosystem that puts more money in their pockets through data-driven services, eliminates work through innovative technology, and provides complete confidence that they can do it right.
The company operates in three business units, namely, Small Business & Self-employed Group, Consumer Group, and Professional Tax Group. The company's Small Business & Self-Employed Group (SBSEG) has a vision to ‘be the champion of those who dare to dream’ and provides online and desktop ecosystem solutions that allow small businesses and the professionals who serve them to save time and grow their businesses. The Small Business Online ecosystem solutions include Financial Management Solutions, Payroll and Time Tracking Solutions, Payments and Money Movement Solutions and Capital funding. The Small Business Desktop Ecosystem Solutions includes QuickBooks Pro and QuickBooks Pro for Mac, Desktop Payroll Solutions, Desktop Payments Solutions, QuickBooks Technical Support and Financial Supplies. In FY2018, the Small Business & Self-Employed Group generated revenue of ~$3B, and grew 18% YoY, accounting for 50% of the company’s total revenue.
Intuit’s QuickBooks product and platform currently serves ‘those that work for themselves’ (small business owners and self-employed) as well as the ecosystems around them of Accountants and Developers, by unlocking the power of many for the prosperity of one. One open platform, where everything works together, yet is personalized for each small business customer. The QuickBooks portfolio of offerings is flexible enough to serve the world and easy to get started, but impossible to outgrow, offering customer’s access to over 2,000 integrated partner and developer apps. The product is used in over 140 countries, and 7 key markets around the world.
Year-over-year, Intuit has been recognized as a best employer and is consistently ranked on Fortune’s “100 Best Companies to Work For” and Fortune World’s “Most Admired Software Companies” lists. Intuit is expanding its social, mobile, and global footprint with a full suite of products and services that are revolutionizing the industry. Utilizing design for delight and lean startup methodologies, Intuit’s entrepreneurial employees have brought more than 250 innovations to market – from QuickBooks®, and TurboTax®, to GoPayment, Mint.com, big data, cloud (SaaS, PaaS) and mobile apps.
Qualifications:
The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of success and significant experience in complex, fast-paced digital environments. This individual will be a self-starter who can work in a rapidly changing industry and can scale a high growth business. S/he will have demonstrated success in delivering products to market that are cutting edge and have proven business value, creating synergies across multiple product and services lines, and successfully developing and mentoring talent.
- Seasoned product executive with 15+ years-experience ideally in a multiplatform digital environment.
- Experience acting as the steward for an E2E product strategy for an entire organization.
- Demonstrated success in executing a product vision and strategy. Experience launching new products and transforming legacy products to generate new revenue streams and drive positive ROI.
- Experience in engaging and evangelizing product and domain area with external customers and partners in large forums.
- Experience defining and executing strategic growth initiatives in large distributed organizations with quantified results for customers and the business through constant learning and experimentation.
- Creative, strategic, and innovative, with a strong ability to execute and deliver bottom line results.
- Outstanding analytical skills and the ability to assess disparate data streams and distill them into meaningful, actionable strategic insights and recommendations.
- Demonstrated blend of strategic thought leadership, analytical skills, creativity, and effective communication to consistently motivate and influence key stakeholders.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal. An accomplished presenter who can successfully articulate the vision, product and strategy, as well as the critical issues and priorities.
- The confidence and agility to succeed in an entrepreneurial, ever-changing environment. The ability to think creatively and strategically to capitalize on new business opportunities.
- Experience defining and executing strategic growth initiatives in large distributed organizations with quantified results for customers and the business through constant learning and experimentation.
- Experience building strong teams and setting the tone for a high-trust environment. Proven ability to build, motivate, and mentor an exceptional product team to support growth.
- Strategic thinker who can create and develop the long-term vision and is also a strong personal contributor with a desire to “roll-up their sleeves.”
EDUCATIONBachelor’s degree required.