Xero has announced the appointment of Diya Jolly as new chief product officer, effective April 10, 2023. Jolly comes to Xero from Okta where she was Chief Product Officer, responsible for leading product innovation for both its workforce and customer identity business. Prior to Okta, Jolly was Vice President of Product Management at Google, where she was focused on driving adoption for some of the company's leading products including Google Home, Nest, YouTube monetisation and Gmail monetisation.

She has an MBA from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering and Economics from the University of Michigan. As part of Xero's executive team, Jolly will lead Xero's product teams driving product management, development, design, and product marketing to further improve Xero's global small business platform for partners and small businesses. She will be based in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Jolly's appointment follows the decision by Xero's current Chief Product Officer, Anna Curzon, to take a sabbatical as a result of personal and family health reasons. Jolly's appointment follows a global search for a permanent Chief Product Officer following Curzon's sabbatical decision. Prior to Jolly's starting date, Tim Bradley, Xero's EGM Small Business Accounting is acting in the role.