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The Access Group

Cloud-based business management software provider

Product Manager

Full-TimeUpdated
No salary listed
Senior
Bachelor's
Auckland, New Zealand
HybridHybrid office working in Auckland.
ProductProduct Management

About the job

Requirements
  • A bachelor's degree plus five years of experience in product management, product design, user experience design, business analysis, or an equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
  • Extensive experience designing and developing digital products or services with a strong focus on user-centered design.
  • Deep fluency with artificial intelligence tools and the ability to leverage them effectively while exercising rigorous human judgment, including knowing when to trust or override artificial intelligence outputs.
  • Expertise in reaching out to and understanding consumer behavior and needs, and using artificial intelligence to synthesize customer feedback at scale and then verify it.
  • A strong understanding of product development and user experience design concepts as they relate to digital product and service design; staying current on artificial intelligence design tools and using them to increase velocity without sacrificing quality.
  • Ability to serve as a subject matter expert and coach others in product development, business case development, and product design in an artificial intelligence-enabled environment.
  • Strong organization, motivation, and attention to the bigger picture.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Responsibilities
  • Understand product strategy, business objectives, and customer and prospective-customer needs, and develop detailed, accurate product briefs that enable product development teams to deliver valuable experiences.
  • Use artificial intelligence to explore opportunity framings, stress-test assumptions, model trade-offs, synthesize customer feedback at scale, and communicate effectively while applying human judgment.
  • Help the cycle team explore options for challenges and make decisions to get the squad back on track.
  • Liaise with the Product Owner and Business Analyst to ensure progress against timelines and solution direction.
  • Participate in strategy sessions with the Chief Product Officer and Product Director to shape the product roadmap over the next few months.
  • Research and shape briefs for upcoming cycles using Claude.
  • Talk to users and retrieve data through MCP to investigate product launches and understand outcomes.
  • Collaborate with peers to improve the artificial intelligence toolchain used in the work.
  • Create tailored go-to-market briefs for the Product Marketing Manager.
  • Ensure cycle teams understand strategic objectives and the details and considerations in product briefs.
Desired Qualifications
  • Enjoy participating in a high-performance, team-oriented environment to deliver impactful digital solutions.

About the company

The Access Group provides cloud-based business management software for small and mid-sized organizations through its Access Workspace, an integrated SaaS platform. It covers finance and accounting, HR, payroll, recruitment, and industry-specific needs, offering core modules and vertical solutions in one view. Growth comes from acquiring other software firms to expand its product portfolio and geographic reach, supported by investors Hg and TA Associates. Its goal is to help over 100,000 customers streamline operations, boost productivity, and scale with an all-in-one, cloud-based management suite.

Company Size

5,001-10,000

Company Stage

Debt Financing

Total Funding

$5.5B

Headquarters

Loughborough, United Kingdom

Founded

1991

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What believers are saying

  • Access reported one million Access Evo users in April 2025.
  • Management forecast over half of ARR from Access Evo products this financial year.
  • Talent Funnel closes in August 2026, strengthening hospitality recruitment and workforce software.

What critics are saying

  • Access must integrate Talent Funnel, Enthuse, and MaxOptra without product fragmentation.
  • Over 50 AI-enhanced launches in 2025 strain engineering, support, and sales capacity.
  • Sage, Workday, and niche vertical rivals can undercut Access if Evo stalls.

What makes The Access Group unique

  • Access Evo unifies payroll, HR, analytics, and collaboration across 250+ apps.
  • Chris Bayne and Jon Jorgensen now split product, technology, and commercial execution.
  • Access has completed 215 acquisitions since 2004, building dense vertical software coverage.

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Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • 401(k) Company Match
  • Paid Vacation
  • Hybrid Work Options

Growth & Insights and Company News

6 month growth

1%

1 year growth

2%

2 year growth

1%
Yahoo Finance
Oct 15th, 2026
Access Construction launches Access Evo, bringing agentic AI to construction software

Access Construction, a division of The Access Group, has launched a new version of Access Evo, adding construction-specific agentic AI to its estimating, project management and construction ERP software. It is available from October 15, 2026 in the UK, Ireland, the US, and Australia. Access Evo connects information, people and workflows across the Access ConQuest, Access Fonn, and Access Coins products. It automates routine tasks and flags commercial risks before they hurt profitability. New tools include role-based assistants, a personalised workspace, an AI research tool, and a drag-and-drop workflow designer. Humans approve final decisions. Access Evo holds ISO 27001 certification. Customer data stays in the customer's Access environment and is never used to train external AI models.

The Global Recruiter
Jul 30th, 2026
Access Group to acquire hospitality recruiter Talent Funnel

The Access Group has agreed to acquire Talent Funnel, an applicant tracking system built for UK hospitality. The deal is subject to completion and expected to close in August 2026. Founded in 2016, Talent Funnel serves over 100 customers including The Ivy Collection, GAIL's Bakery, and Compass Group. The platform operates across 2,193 hospitality sites, processing approximately 3 million applications and supporting recruitment of 75,000 employees annually. Since 2022, its customer base has grown 435%. Talent Funnel will join Access Evo, The Access Group's AI-enabled platform. It will integrate with Access Hospitality's existing portfolio, which includes Rotaready Evo for workforce management, CPL Learning Evo, and Paycircle Evo for payroll. Talent Funnel co-CEOs Chris Eccles and Andre Boeke will remain with the business following completion.

Associated Press
Apr 7th, 2026
Access Construction launches purpose-built ERP for US specialty contractors, connecting field to finance in real time

Access Construction has launched Access Coins Evo Specialty Contractor Suite, a construction ERP system designed for US specialty contractors in MEP, HVAC and civil sectors. The platform connects financials, project management, payroll, field operations and procurement in real time, eliminating manual data transfers. The system updates job costs, payroll and cash forecasts instantly when field technicians log time. It includes automated compliance for union and prevailing wage requirements, integrated service dispatch, AI co-pilots for key roles, and connections to over 12,000 US banks. Deployment takes 7 to 18 months, compared to 18 to 24 months for typical enterprise ERP implementations. Access Construction offers three tiers targeting contractors from $25 million to over $1 billion in annual revenue. The company serves 130,000 users globally with over 40 years of construction ERP experience.

BusinessCloud
Feb 12th, 2026
Access acquires fundraising platform Enthuse to enhance charity software offering

Access Group, a UK business software provider serving over 160,000 organisations globally, has acquired Enthuse, a fundraising and events registration technology platform for charities. Founded in 2012 and based in London, Enthuse provides peer-to-peer fundraising pages, event registration and mass participation platforms for charities across the UK and Ireland. The platform allows charities to retain ownership of donation data and maintain their own brand identity whilst fundraising. The acquisition adds peer-to-peer fundraising and events expertise to Access's charity software proposition. Enthuse will integrate with Access Evo, the company's platform for donor management and volunteer engagement tools. Chester Mojay-Sinclare, Enthuse's founder and CEO, said joining Access would accelerate product innovation whilst maintaining the company's charity-first approach. Access confirmed it will maintain open integration with other charity marketplace suppliers.

Business News Australia
Aug 21st, 2025
Access Group adds another Aussie software company to the basket with acquisition of ATO SmartDocs

The acquisition for an undisclosed adds to The Access Group's purchase of recruitment onboarding software company Onboarded and its conversion platform smartAI late last year, as well as the acquisition of ChangeGPS in early 2024 and Reckon's (ASX: RKN) Accountants Practice Management Group in 2022 for $100 million.