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This role serves as the single point of accountability for the SAP portfolio across product strategy, roadmap, feature definition, AI initiatives, pricing and commercialization, and internal enablement. The Product Manager, Principal owns the full product management lifecycle from customer and market discovery through delivery and go-to-market execution, while also providing the applied SAP technical leadership needed to influence solution direction, guide engineering decisions, and drive the portfolio forward.\nOwn end-to-end product management for the SAP portfolio: define product strategy and roadmap, conduct customer and market discovery, translate needs into well-defined features with clear requirements and acceptance criteria, manage and prioritize the product backlog, and partner with Engineering and Program teams through delivery.\nLead AI initiatives for the SAP portfolio: identify use cases and opportunities, shape requirements, set priorities, and drive AI-enabled initiatives from concept to delivery.\nOwn pricing and packaging for SAP offerings: ensure products are priced and packaged in alignment with customer value, competitive positioning, and commercial strategy.\nDevelop clear and compelling value propositions for SAP products and solutions; articulate the business problems they solve and the value they deliver to customers and prospects.\nDrive internal enablement across Sales, Consulting, Support, Product, and Marketing; ensure internal teams understand SAP solution capabilities, positioning, limitations, and roadmap direction.\nProvide applied SAP technical leadership: leverage working knowledge of SAP architecture, integrations, BTP, APIs, and cloud technologies to influence solution direction, challenge technical decisions, and guide Engineering toward practical and scalable outcomes.\nConnect product strategy to market execution by partnering across Sales, Consulting, Marketing, and partner organizations to ensure SAP solutions can be effectively positioned, sold, implemented, and supported.\nEngage directly with customers and partners in strategic sales conversations, executive discussions, and partner forums; represent Vertex's SAP product capabilities and roadmap with technical authority and commercial credibility.\nRequired Qualifications\n8+ years of product management experience, including hands-on ownership of the full product management lifecycle: customer and market discovery, product strategy, roadmap development, feature definition, requirements and acceptance criteria writing, backlog management, and delivery partnership with Engineering; demonstrated track record managing an enterprise software or SaaS product portfolio independently.\nDeep SAP knowledge and technical credibility: working knowledge of SAP architecture, integrations, BTP, APIs, and cloud technologies sufficient to challenge technical decisions, evaluate architectural tradeoffs, and guide engineering teams toward practical solutions.\nDemonstrated AI fluency with proven ability to lead AI initiatives from opportunity identification and requirements through delivery; experience applying AI to enterprise product capabilities or customer workflows.\nStrong commercial mindset with hands-on experience owning pricing, packaging, and value proposition development; ability to align product functionality with customer value, competitive positioning, and commercial strategy.\nDemonstrated ability to translate customer and market needs into product requirements and translate technical capabilities into clear, compelling customer value.\nExperience engaging in strategic sales conversations, executive customer discussions, and partner forums as a product and technical subject matter expert.\nProven ability to drive cross-functional initiatives independently across Product, Engineering, Sales, Consulting, Marketing, and partner organizations without direct reporting authority.\nPreferred Qualifications\nExperience with SAP BTP, SAP Integration Suite, or SAP clean core and extensibility strategies.\nFamiliarity with SAP Business AI or Joule; experience applying AI-enabled automation to enterprise workflows or cloud transformation initiatives.\nBackground in tax technology, financial compliance solutions, or e-invoicing.\nExperience working with global SAP customers or within the SAP partner and ecosystem community, including SAP alliance and consulting organizations.\nBachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, or a related field; MBA preferred; equivalent combination of education, training, and relevant professional experience accepted in lieu of a formal degree.\nCOMMENTS:\nThe above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals in this position. Other functions may be assigned, and management retains the right to add or change the duties at any time.\nVertex Values: Together We Win\nWe're building a team of people who are passionate about making an impact for our customers and committed to how that impact is achieved. Our values define the behaviors, mindset, and culture that make Vertex a great place to grow and do meaningful work.\nPlay to Win or We Don't Play - If we choose to do something, we're choosing to do it because we plan to win. That mindset raises our bar on product quality, customer outcomes, and how we show up for one another.\nWork As a Team, Putting the Customer At the Core - Our customers are our true north. Whatever your role, ask: how will this help a customer succeed today? We earn trust through outcomes, not promises.\nAchieve Excellence With Integrity, Speed, and Agility - The market isn't slowing down. We'll move faster, adapt quickly, and never compromise on doing things the right way - for teammates, customers, and partners.\nInnovate Boldly With a Growth Mindset - Progress demands smart risk. We'll try new approaches, learn fast, and keep pushing the boundaries - especially where AI can remove friction and unlock value.\nCommunicate with Care, Candor and Transparency - Honest, constructive conversations make us better. Let's speak plainly about what's working and what isn't and help each other improve.\n Pay Transparency Statement:\nUS Base Salary Range: $131,600.00 - $171,100.00Base pay offered to new hires may vary based upon factors including relevant industry and job-related skills and experience, geographic location, and business needs.* The range displayed does not encompass the full potential of the role, which allows for further growth and career progression.\nIn addition, as a part of our total compensation package, this role may be eligible for the Vertex Bonus Plan (VOB), a role-specific sales commission/bonus, and/or equity grants.\nLearn more about Life at Vertex and connect with your recruiter for more details regarding Vertex's compensation and benefit programs.\n*In no case will your pay fall below applicable local minimum wage requirements.","description_format":"text","description_chars":7110,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":8,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Equity"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United States","iso":"US","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Accounting & Tax Software"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-11-04T02:44:34Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":89,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.893,"p_room":1,"age_days":9,"expected_fill_days":27,"reasons":["conf:4","velocity","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-11-12T10:38:37Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":171100,"is_top_pay":false},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/vertex-principal-product-manager-sap","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/vertex-principal-product-manager-sap.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-13T17:50:40Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":35649,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-14T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":58884},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=58884"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fvertex-principal-product-manager-sap"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"free","price":{"credits":0,"usd":0},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fvertex-principal-product-manager-sap"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fvertex-principal-product-manager-sap"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/vertex-principal-product-manager-sap\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fvertex-principal-product-manager-sap"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":3721277}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"vertexinc.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":3721277},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. 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