Head of Solutions - APAC

Caseware is one of Canada's original Fintech companies, having led the global audit and accounting software industry for over 30 years, with more than 500,000 users across 130 countries and available in 16 different languages. While you might not have heard of us (yet) over 36,000 accounting and audit professionals list Caseware as a skill on their LinkedIn profiles!
The Head of Solutions - APAC will lead Caseware's product management and development strategy across Australia, New Zealand, and the broader APAC region, ensuring our software addresses the evolving needs of auditors and accountants across our Audit & Accounting, Corporate, and Government customer segments. In this role, you will partner cross-functionally with Product and Engineering teams to own the regional product roadmap, champion the voice of the customer into the backlog, and drive the build of market-leading solutions that support customer retention and growth across APAC.
What you will do:

- Management Responsibilities

Regional Strategy & Authority: Serve as the definitive product and solutions authority for the APAC region, shaping product strategy and roadmap priorities, fostering cross-functional collaboration, and ensuring alignment between local market needs and Caseware's global product vision.

Oversee Regional Product Team: Manage product managers and product owners in the APAC region, fostering an environment of collaboration and continuous learning. Provide on-the-job coaching and mentorship, conduct regular performance reviews, set clear goals, and identify development opportunities to foster career growth. Place a strategic focus on building in-region capacity to navigate APAC's diverse markets and strengthening local ownership of the roadmap.

Roadmap Ownership & Prioritisation: Own the regional product roadmap, business cases, and resourcing trade-offs, scoping and prioritising development activity based on business and customer impact, in close consultation with CaseWare International Product Leads and Product Owners.

Product Governance & Escalation: Act as the key internal subject matter expert on product matters across APAC, serving as the escalation point for Development and Customer Success on complex product requirements.

Development Planning & Backlog Management: Assist the Product Managers and Product Owners with planning and prioritising development work. Write and refine user stories, contribute to backlog grooming, and use Caseware's chosen product framework to guide the development of audit-related products and services.

- Other Responsibilities

Global Integration: Maintain strong working relationships with Caseware International Solution Leads and Product Managers/Owners, and with other Caseware distributors, to stay across global roadmaps and ensure APAC's customer stories, requirements, and roadmap priorities are represented in international planning.

Voice of the Customer: Regularly engage customers across all segments (small, medium, and large firms, Corporates, and Government) through client interviews and feedback channels to understand pain points, define market problems, and represent customer needs internally, ensuring the product roadmap continues to align with evolving business needs.

Industry & Standards Expertise: Maintain up-to-date knowledge of key developments in the accounting and audit industry, including local compliance standards and emerging practice issues.

Strategic Alliance & Institute Management: Manage strong working relationships with local subject matter experts, standard setters and member bodies in the APAC region, including (but not limited to) CA ANZ, CPA, AUASB, AASB, ISCA and HKICA, to support timely information sharing and Caseware's inclusion in relevant publications and technology related considerations.

What you will bring:

Product Leadership Experience: 10+ years' experience in product management or solutions roles, including a minimum of 5 years in a senior leader