Principal Product Manager - FinTech / Financial Systems

Principal Product Manager FinTech / Financial Systems

We're looking for a senior-level Principal Product Manager to lead high-impact financial system initiatives supporting Accounts Payable and Supplier domains. This role sits at the intersection of finance, technology, and product strategy, owning complex platforms that support large-scale operations.

If you thrive in environments where you can dive deep, influence across functions, and drive modernization of enterprise finance platforms, this role offers visibility, ownership, and long-term opportunity.

What You'll Own

As a Principal Product Manager, you'll be responsible for the full product lifecycle across critical financial applications, from strategy through delivery and optimization. Key responsibilities include:

• Owning the translation of business needs and financial requirements into clear, actionable product roadmaps and backlogs
• Leading Accounts Payable and Supplier domain initiatives across enterprise finance platforms
• Driving financial systems convergence and application rationalization efforts
• Developing and maintaining long-term (12+ month) product roadmaps aligned to business and technology goals
• Authoring high-quality business requirements documentation and championing strong documentation standards
• Partnering with finance, accounting, and technical teams to map business processes to system capabilities
• Building business cases for new or enhanced financial solutions and guiding stakeholder alignment
• Participating in product increment planning and cross-functional prioritization discussions
• Using data, metrics, and user insights to identify improvement opportunities and guide decision-making
• Influencing strategic thinking and collaboration across multiple teams and workstreams

What We're Looking For

This is a true senior product role requiring deep enterprise finance experience.

Required Experience

• 57+ years of product management experience
• Strong hands-on experience with Workday Financials, specifically Accounts Payable
• Experience working with PeopleSoft financial systems
• Solid accounting and finance domain knowledge
• Proven ability to manage complex, cross-functional product initiatives

Nice to Have

• Prior experience in large enterprise or regulated environments
• Experience modernizing or consolidating legacy financial systems
• Master's degree
• Experience working on high-scale platforms with multiple stakeholder groups

What Makes This Role Compelling

• High visibility product ownership with meaningful business impact
• Opportunity to shape large-scale financial system modernization
• Strong partnership with finance, accounting, and engineering leaders
• Clear ownership, autonomy, and decision-making authority
• Potential for contract extension or long-term opportunity for strong performers
• Collaborative, engaged team culture

Work Environment

• Onsite, 5 days per week in Austin, TX (this is non-negotiable)
• MondayFriday, standard business hours
• Minimal overtime, no holiday work expected

EEO Employer

Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law. If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation in using our website for a search or application, please contact our Employee Services Department at View email address on click.appcast.io or View phone number on click.appcast.io.