Job Information
Wolters Kluwer Lead Product Manager in Riverwoods, Illinois
Basic Function
As a Lead Product Manager for Wolters Kluwer, you’ll own a strategically important component of the Professional Audit workflow, a critical SaaS platform within the CCH Tax & Accounting portfolio. You won’t just define features; you’ll be accountable for driving the product success end-to-end.
This role is for someone who thrives in a fast-moving environment, adeptly balancing multiple priorities, and making high-impact decisions even when information is incomplete. You’ll operate with a strong sense of ownership, combining product judgment, analytical rigor, and business acumen to drive meaningful outcomes.
Essential Duties and responsibilities
Product Ownership & Strategy
Leadone or more offerings from 0-1 and beyond.
Ownthe roadmap, long-term vision,and priorities for your team’s focus area.
Establish clear definitions ofsuccess anddriveinitiativestowardmeasurable businessand customer outcomes.
Makeinformed,timely, thoughtful tradeoffs to balance speed, quality, and long-termstrategic value.
Execution & Delivery
Translate strategy into clear requirements, specs, and success metrics.
Collaborate closely withEngineering and Design to ship high-qualityproduct enhancements.
Manage multiplesimultaneousworkstreams,deadlinesandnavigatingcompeting prioritieswhile stayingfocusedon whatdrives the greatest impact.
Discovery & Decision-Making
Deeply understand product performance through quantitative metrics and qualitative insights.
Partner closely with design and research to deeply understand user problems, test assumptions early, and iterate toward elegant solutions
Identifyleading indicators, diagnoseemergingissues, andguide decisionsthrough data-informedanalysis.
Business & Cross-Functional Leadership
Applya strong business mindset to decisions, understanding how Wolters Kluwer drives growth and revenueobjectives.
Partner with Go-To-Marketstakeholderstoenablesuccessful outcomesand customer adoption.
Communicateeffectivelywith leadership and cross-function teams, articulatingpriorities, tradeoffs,risks,and impact.
Serve as a trusted advisor on complex initiatives, guiding teams towards best practices and innovativesoltions.
AI-First Product Development
Identifyand championopportunities where AI can unlock improvements in user experience and efficiency, or workflow quality.
Partner with Engineering todesign and deliver responsible, effective,AI-enabledcapabilities.
Maintaina high levelofcuriosityabout emerging AItechnologiesand how they can be applied to audit.
Other Duties
Performs other duties assigned by supervisor.
Job Qualifications
Education: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university, or equivalent experience
Computer Science or Software Engineering Degree preferred.
Experience: 8+ years of Product Management and/or Founder experience, ideally in an early-stage or fast-scaling startup.
- Domain experience in Audit, Tax and/or Accounting preferred
Other Knowledge, Skills, Abilities or Certifications:
Demonstratedability to own and scale a B2B product or product area with business impact.
Strongbusiness acumen and ability to think like an owner.
Deep empathy for users and a passion for understanding real-world workflows and pain points.
Strongintuition for the capabilities and limitations of LLMs and AI in general. This can be from hands-on experience with AI-powered tools,previouswork experience, or educational coursework.
Travel requirements
25% domestic, occasional international
Physical Demands
Normal office environment.
Our Interview Practices
To maintain a fair and genuine hiring process, we kindly ask that all candidates participate in interviews without the assistance of AI tools or external prompts. Our interview process is designed to assess your individual skills, experiences, and communication style. We value authenticity and want to ensure we’re getting to know you—not a digital assistant. To help maintain this integrity, we ask to remove virtual backgrounds and include in-person interviews in our hiring process. Please note that use of AI-generated responses or third-party support during interviews will be grounds for disqualification from the recruitment process.
Applicants may be required to appear onsite at a Wolters Kluwer office as part of the recruitment process.
Compensation:
$107,500.00 - $188,400.00 USD
This role is eligible for Bonus.
Compensation range listed is based on primary location of the position. Actual base salary offer is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skills, experience and actual hiring location. Your recruiter can share more information about the specific offer for the job location during the hiring process.
Additional Information :
Wolters Kluwer offers a wide variety of competitive benefits and programs to help meet your needs and balance your work and personal life, including but not limited to: Medical, Dental, & Vision Plans, 401(k), FSA/HSA, Commuter Benefits, Tuition Assistance Plan, Vacation and Sick Time, and Paid Parental Leave. Full details of our benefits are available upon request.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Wolters Kluwer U. S. Corporation and all of its subsidiaries, divisions and customer/business units is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.