Senior Product Manager - Employee Spend Experience
Pleo
Messy spend management is tricky business. And tedious processes are a lose-lose situation for all involved, not just finance. At Pleo, we're changing that. We build spend solutions that make managing money seamless, empowering, and surprisingly effective for finance teams and employees alike—with a vision to help all businesses ‘go beyond’.
The word ‘Pleo’ actually means ‘more than you’d expect’, and living by that mantra has been the secret to our success over the last 10 years.
Now, we’re at a pivotal moment in our journey; every move we make has a direct impact on our 40,000+ customers, our business, and our collective success. We need people who take pride in uncovering customer needs, who turn complex problems into simple solutions, challenge the way things are done (respectfully), and always aim high. With great ambitions driving us forward, we can’t say we’ve got this whole thing figured out. And frankly, that’s half the fun! What we can say is that we’re a driven, progressive, and, importantly, a kind bunch of 850+ people from over 100 nationalities, all committed to delivering the future of business spending, together.
About the Role
We’re hiring a Senior Product Manager to lead Employee Spend - the team behind Cards, Reimbursements, Requests, Mileage, and Per Diem - and make Pleo the simplest way for every employee to spend responsibly with confidence and speed.
You’ll set a clear product vision and strategy across employee experiences, turning “controls” into guidance that feels effortless while keeping finance in control. From card controls and in‑flow policy nudges to receipt capture, reimbursement flows, and regional compliance, your work will reduce ambiguity for employees and operational drag for finance - so the right spend just happens.
This role sits at the intersection of company structure, financial access, and day‑to‑day execution. A growth mindset is essential, paired with sharp commercial judgment and a bias for measurable impact. You get to root causes fast, challenge assumptions with humility, and ship focused slices to maximise the impact of your team.
What you'll be doing
As a Senior Product Manager for the Employee Spend team, you will:
- Own the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for how to make the employee spend experience across Cards, Reimbursements, Mileage, Per Diem and Requests intuitive, empowering, and delightful.
- Drive employee adoption and revenue impact by working closely with GTM and Pricing in making Pleo the obvious choice for all employees spending for the business.
- Give finance confidence that no spend is outside of policy unless there is good reason and pre-approval for it.
- Partner tightly with your engineering, design, data and research counterparts to find novel solutions and ensure seamless execution of product initiatives.
- Leverage data and qualitative user research to deeply understand user needs and pain points related to managing users and controlling spend, translating these insights into innovative product solutions.
- Identify market trends, competitive landscapes, and potential partnerships to inform long-term product strategy and future investment into the space.
What you bring
You’ll thrive in this role if you have:
- Experience working within payments and building state of the art mobile experiences
- Visionary and innovative with a proven track record of finding novel solutions to known problems to make sure we stay category defining.
- A results-oriented growth mindset, comfortable with ambiguity and a relentless drive for measurable outcomes that see the need to collaborate across the org as an opportunity, not an obstacle.
- Strong track record of leading high-performing cross-functional product teams through exceptional product management craft and leadership.
- Exceptional at breaking down complex concepts, prioritising work and conveying a clear narrative to your team and stakeholders.
- Deep customer empathy and proven experience conducting user research to translate insights into tangible product improvements.
- Track record of partnering with commercial counterparts to drive growth and revenue impact.
Who you'll be working with and reporting to
You’ll report to a Senior Product Director and work closely with your Engineering Manager, designer and tech lead(s). Together with your EM and designer, you set the strategy, direction and priority for the team. You’ll also have the chance to partner with members from Data, Product Research, GTM and Partnerships to drive the success of your product.
How you'll develop in this role
In your first 3 months at Pleo, you’ll:
- Lead iterations and scale Purchase Requests feature to help employees make the right spending decisions at pace without compromising on finance’s sense of control.
- Discovery and design solutions for how to make the setup and usage of various spend use cases more intuitive and self-serve for Finance and employees alike.
- Get to work with exceptional talent and quickly learn how to build a B2B product experience that is today recognised as industry leading.
We’re committed to helping you develop your career, whether that means taking on bigger projects or acquiring new skills in the product craft.
Please note this role will close on Dec 19th. We're keeping the application window short to ensure we can give every candidate the attention they deserve. So if you're even slightly tempted after reading about the opportunity below, don't overthink it, apply today!
The Package
The annual salary for this position varies based on your location:
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United Kingdom: £85,575 - £94,365
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Denmark, Sweden, Netherlands: €97,500 - €107,500
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Spain, Portugal: €88,500 - €97,500
The role can be based in any of the locations where we have a legal entity, including: Denmark, Sweden, Spain, Portugal, the UK & the Netherlands.
We can hire either remotely, hybrid or in office but you need to be physically based in any of those countries (even if working remotely).
Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role in any of the listed locations you find in the job info so you will need to have a valid right to work.
We’re happy to share more about our approach to pay and this range during your first call with us!
Show me the benefits!
- Your own Pleo card (no more out-of-pocket spending!)
- Lunch is on us for your work days - enjoy catered meals or receive a lunch allowance based on your local office 🍜
- Comprehensive private healthcare - depending on your location, coverage options include Vitality, Alan or Médis
- We offer 25 days of holiday + your public holidays
- For our Team, we offer both hybrid and fully remote working options
- Option to purchase 5 additional days of holiday through a salary sacrifice
- We use MyndUp to give our employees access to free mental health and well-being support with great success so far ❤️🩹
- Paid parental leave - we want to make sure that we're supportive of families and help you feel that you don't have to compromise your family due to work 👶
About your application
- Please submit your application in English; it’s our company language so you’ll be speaking lots of it if you join 💕
- We treat all candidates equally: If you are interested please apply through our application system - any correspondence should come from there! Our lovely support team isn't able to pass on any calls/ emails our way - and this makes sure that the candidate experience is smooth and fair to everyone 😊
- We can only achieve our goals if our team reflects the diversity of the world around us - and that starts with you, hitting apply, even if you are worried you might not tick all the boxes. We embrace and encourage people from all backgrounds to apply - regardless of race/ethnicity, colour, religion, nationality, gender, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, neurodiversity, socio-economic status, culture or beliefs.
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