Overview
Meet Unit4. With over 40 years of heritage, we’re an agile, fast growing, Cloud company on a mission to redefine ERP for mid-market people-centric organisations. We offer innovative, self-driving, adaptive and intuitive software that helps customers spend more time on meaningful high-value work. Our purpose is to improve how people work by focusing on what truly matters, empowering our people with the tools to achieve autonomy, and shaping how work should feel.
We’re looking for a mission-driven and strategic Director of Industry Product Management to lead the development of ERP capabilities tailored to the public sector, nonprofit organizations, and higher education institutions. This role suits a product leader who combines industry insight with hands-on product management to build solutions for mission-focused organizations to operate more efficiently and effectively.
You will collaborate with horizontal product managers (e.g., Financials, HR, Procurement) to ensure our platform delivers end-to-end support for the operational, compliance, and funding models specific to these sectors. You will research, drive requirements, oversee design and launch for industry-specific solutions, bring new products to market to drive cross-sell into the existing customer base, and champion capabilities that increase win rate and customer satisfaction. You will drive thought leadership on the next generation of automation for the professional services space to help clients compete and win.
We’re seeking a transformational leader who advances authentic collaboration, delivers sustainable value, and keeps the customer experience at the center of decision-making. You should be able to foster an environment where people feel empowered to succeed and grow, and hold yourself and others to high standards. If you’re ready to make a meaningful impact and shape our future, we’d love to hear from you.
Key Responsibilities
Industry Strategy & Roadmap Alignment
Define and maintain a comprehensive industry roadmap for public sector, nonprofit, and higher education verticals aligned with customer needs, market trends, and regulatory requirements.
Translate industry-specific workflows and pain points into actionable product requirements across ERP modules. Gather, document, and validate detailed product requirements based on customer interviews, market research, and regulatory analysis.
Champion the use of AI and automation technologies to deliver industry-specific differentiators that help clients innovate, drive efficiencies, and increase their impact.
Work with data and platform teams to define use cases for predictive analytics, intelligent workflows, and decision support into professional services use cases to allow our users to focus on what matters.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Act as the industry voice in product planning conversations with horizontal product teams.
Collaborate with Product Marketing, Sales, and Customer Success to support evangelism of our product strategy, assist with go-to-market strategies, enablement, and drive customer engagement.
Customer & Market Insight
Engage directly with customers, partners, and policy experts to gather insights and validate product direction.
Monitor sector-specific regulations, funding models, and compliance frameworks to inform product development.
Product Execution Support
Contribute to discovery, validation, and launch activities in collaboration with UX, engineering, and operations teams.
Ensure industry-specific requirements are prioritized and delivered in alignment with platform capabilities.
Qualifications
Experience in product management for ERP or enterprise SaaS platforms.
Strong domain knowledge in public sector, nonprofit, or higher education operations.
Proven ability to translate complex industry needs into scalable product solutions.
Strong ability to influence without authority and work cross-functionally in a matrixed environment.
Excellent communication, analytical, and stakeholder engagement skills.
Desirable Experience
Experience with ERP platforms serving mission-driven sectors
Familiarity with AI-enabled or data-rich product environments.
This role can be based remotely in Spain or Portugal.
Additional Information
Who we are
We are a people-first community that supports your authentic self and celebrates your uniqueness. We believe that “How work should feel” is evolving: work goes beyond tasks to being valued, empowered, promoted, impactful, seen, and appreciated. We are reimagining how work makes people feel.
What we offer
a culture built on trust and accountability — giving you freedom and autonomy to succeed and make an impact
balance — with Flexible Leave Paid Time Off, remote opportunities, Global Wellbeing Days, and other benefits
growth opportunities — tools and guidance to focus on what matters and achieve your best work
talented colleagues, role models and mentors — work, learn and be inspired by top software industry talent
a commitment to sustainability — Environmental, Social, and Governance initiatives and Act4Good
a safe and inclusive working environment — supported by Employee Resource Groups
Unit4 is committed to equal opportunity and bases hiring on skills, qualifications, and business needs. We welcome and encourage pregnant people and parents-to-be to apply. For more on our commitment to diversity, visit our blogs:
Our focus to DEI remains central to who we are
Inclusive hiring at Unit4: Building equal opportunities for all
Background check :
This role may require security clearance for customer projects and access to sensitive data. After accepting our offer, we may conduct background checks. Subject to local laws, such checks may require disclosure of personal information. We will handle it according to local privacy laws and keep your information safe. Questions? Feel free to reach out!
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