VP of Product Strategy & Positioning

At Xplor, we believe that helping people make the most of each day is the most rewarding way to spend ours.

We give small and medium-sized businesses cloud-based, intuitive technology solutions that enable them to manage all the hassles of running and growing a business, so business owners can get back to doing what they love. With Xplor Pay, we help businesses get paid quickly and securely – without hidden fees. We built the tech ourselves, and our platform delivers secure, transparent, fast, and accurate payments.

We are unified by our purpose of helping people to succeed. So, when you become part of our team, you also become part of the personal connection that strengthens the relationship people have with Xplor products.

In this position, you can work from home 100% in the following locations: anywhere within the lower 48 US 

Join Xplor Technologies as VP of Product Strategy & Positioning, a high-impact, cross-functional leadership role focused on shaping the long-term strategic direction of our vertical SaaS portfolio — spanning Education, Fitness & Wellbeing, Field Services, and Personal Services. 

You’ll work closely with the VP of Product and other senior leadership to define and sharpen how each business line grows — not just what we build, but why we build it. This role is about creating clarity at the strategic level: identifying our right to win, building product theses, and crafting high-conviction investment cases that guide resource allocation, roadmap prioritization, and potential M&A. 

You will lead the thinking around portfolio-level strategy and ensure our product investments align to durable competitive advantage. The ideal candidate brings a combination of analytical rigor, market intuition, and influence. You’ll help our teams think bigger, move faster, and commit with confidence. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Partner with product and business leaders to define strategic growth opportunities: new product lines, segments, geographies, or monetization models. 

• Own and evolve Xplor’s product strategy framework, with a focus on identifying long-term positioning, differentiation, and defensibility. 

• Lead the development of investment cases — blending market analysis, customer insights, product direction, and financial modeling. 

• Identify and evaluate build vs. buy opportunities, including product partnerships or acquisitions that accelerate our vision. 

• Create alignment with cross-functional leaders (Marketing, Finance, Sales, CS, Corp Dev) to ensure strategy translates to execution. 

• Act as a thought partner to the Chief Product Officer, VP of Product, and other executive leaders, helping prioritize initiatives across the portfolio. 

• Develop competitive intelligence and market mapping processes that help teams understand their evolving landscape and how to respond. 

• Facilitate strategic planning sessions and cross-functional working groups to push forward key decisions and drive momentum. 

• Serve as a connective layer between the business and product organizations — turning product thinking into business leverage. 

The average base salary pay range for this position is $225,000 to $275,000. May be considered for a discretionary bonus.

• 10+ years of experience in product strategy, corporate strategy, product management, or similar roles in a SaaS or technology company. 

• Strong strategic thinking and business acumen, with a proven ability to turn insight into action. 

• Experience creating investment cases that span customer, market, product, and financial dimensions. 

• Ability to synthesize complexity into clear, high-leverage narratives and decisions. 

• Strong influencing skills with executive presence — able to build consensus across stakeholders with different incentives. 

• Experience working across a portfolio of products or business lines, ideally in a vertical SaaS or embedded payments environment. 

• Comfortable with ambiguity — thrives in high-agency environments where the mandate is to find clarity. 

• Excellent communication skills, including narrative writing, strategic frameworks, and visual storytelling. 

• M&A experience (strategy, due diligence, or integration) is a plus. 

At Xplor, we believe that the best innovation and ideas happen at the intersections of our differences - people of diverse cultures, generations, disciplines, and lived experiences. So even if you think you do not tick all the boxes, we still encourage you to apply.

Values and Life at Xplor

Our four core values guide us from how we hire and recognize our team members to how we interact with our customers day to day:

• Make life simple
• Build for people
• Move with purpose
• Create lasting communities.

If these values sound like you, and describe people you want to work with, you will thrive at Xplor.

As an Xplorer, you will be part of a global network of talented colleagues who will support your success. We look for commonalities and shared passions and give people the tools they need to deliver great work and grow at speed.

Some of our perks and benefits are: 

• 12 weeks Gender Neutral Paid Parental Leave for both primary and secondary carer
• #GiveBackDays/Commitment to social impact – 3 extra days off to volunteer and give back to your local community
• Unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning, plus regular career and growth conversations with your leader, as part of Xplor GPS
• Ongoing dedication to Diversity & Inclusion initiatives such as D&I Council, Global Mentorship Program
• Access to free mental health support
• Flexible working arrangements

Ready to apply?

To start your application, please submit your resume and we will be in touch as soon as we can. Please include the word "moonshot" at the top of your message to the Hiring Manager so that we know you took the time to read our job ad.

More about us 

We are the first global platform combining SaaS with embedded payments and tools to help businesses grow and succeed. We offer software solutions in fast-growing “everyday life” verticals: Education, Fitness & Wellbeing, Field Services and Personal Services – and a global, cloud-based payment processing platform. With operations in North America, Australasia, Asia, Europe, and the UK, we serve over 106,000 customers that processed over $38 billion in payments across 20 markets in 2024.

Good to know

To be considered for employment, you must be legally authorized to work in the location (country) you're applying for. Xplor does not sponsor visas, either at the time of hire or at any later time. 

We kindly ask you to apply through our careers portal or external job boards only. Please don't send your application via email.

To learn more about us and our products, please visit www.xplortechnologies.com/careers. 

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EEO and Artificial Intelligence

Please note that we do not exclusively rely on artificial intelligence (AI) when making hiring, promotion or any other employment decisions. We don’t have any AI tools in place that are capable of making these kinds of hiring decisions for us.

Xplor is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We're dedicated to attracting, retaining and developing our people regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status and age. Applications are encouraged from all sectors of the community. All Information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. 

Xplor is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. In keeping with our commitment, Xplor will take steps to ensure that people with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. Accordingly, if reasonable accommodation is required to fully participate in the job application or interview process, to perform the essential functions of the position, and/or to receive all other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact us via [email protected]. 

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