Vice President of Product Management
Company: Workiva
Location: Charleston
Posted on: April 28, 2024
Job Description:
Job Summary
Workiva is looking for an exceptional product leader to take over a
high-performing team and expand our global ambitions in the rapidly
growing, multi-billion dollar technology market for Sustainability
and ESG solutions. Already one of the most successful
Sustainability and ESG reporting technology providers with hundreds
of top-tier clients, this role will have an opportunity to expand
the capabilities Workiva offers to address the data, process, and
regulatory challenges faced by our customers and partners. Workiva
is transforming the way finance, sustainability, risk, and audit
teams work together, and this role will play a pivotal leadership
role in driving growth and delighting customers. Experience leading
teams in a fast-paced, high-growth market and operating in an agile
development environment is important.
The VP of Product Management for Sustainability and Environmental,
Social, and Governance (ESG) at Workiva, defines the global product
strategy for Workiva's Sustainability and ESG solution area and
influences business strategy through organizational leadership and
people management. The VP defines the product vision and strategy
across Sustainability and ESG Solution domain areas but also
collaborates across Workiva's solutions in finance, risk, and audit
to ensure Workiva's global leadership in the market, as well as
championing our customers' success. This role offers the right
candidate the opportunity to be at the forefront of helping
companies drive lasting positive business, environmental, and
stakeholder change across industries.
What You'll Do
Product Management Leadership and Stakeholder Relationship
Management: Drives the work of the Sustainability and ESG Product
Management team, identifying ESG and Sustainability macro-trends
affecting the customer, business processes, and data requirements,
and defining related software product requirements with a focus on
the needs of the global ESG and Sustainability teams and
professionals. Leads the decision-making through ambiguity to
deliver world-class products through the ability to make decisions
with imperfect data, building hypotheses, and validating them with
a data-centric approach.
- Strategic Vision: Ability to envision strategic pathways and
seize growth opportunities in a competitive market setting.
Encourages growth, innovation, and collaboration so that product
managers and their teams are operating at a high level of
performance. Specifically, will ensure the Sustainability and ESG
solutions and platform capabilities are aligned with the broader
Workiva Platform vision
- User-Centric Approach: Ensure deep comprehension of user needs,
behaviors, and pain points, with a commitment to delivering
customer value while driving commercial outcomes
- Data-Driven Decision Making: Proficient in utilizing data
analytics, user feedback, and market research to inform product
decisions, prioritize initiatives, and set timelines
- Customer and Partner Engagement: Proven ability to engage
effectively with customers, partners, and internal customer and
partner success teams, gathering feedback, validating hypotheses,
and ensuring alignment with product strategy and goals
- Proactive Leadership: Track record of effectively driving
strategic purpose, focus, and priorities forward within a complex
organizational structure, actively defining features, requirements,
timelines, and prioritization
- Product Expertise: In collaboration with Workiva's wider
Sustainability and ESG subject matter expert community, you will
function as the Product Management subject matter expert for ESG
and Sustainability to share solution best practices across the
company
- Effective Communication: Exceptional verbal and written
communication skills, adept at engaging and influencing senior
leadership at various levels
- Agile Methodologies: Familiarity with Agile methodologies and
best practices for product development and delivery, with a
hands-on approach to iterative development and prioritization
- Stakeholder Management: Partners with functional, engineering,
and product executives across the company, including, but not
limited to: collaboration with Product Marketing, Sales, Customer
Success, Partners, and Professional Service teams to ensure that
customer requirements are fully met. And, influences future
business strategy at the leadership and executive levels
People Leadership: Builds a strong and inclusive organization with
high levels of employee engagement by attracting and developing
talent and rewarding high-performing teams and individuals.
- Provides employees with coaching, feedback, and developmental
opportunities to enhance their skills, motivation, and
performance
- Maintains an atmosphere of respect, mutual support,
flexibility, continuous learning, good humor, and commitment to
business goals and customer needs to fulfill the company
vision
- Rewards high performing employees and teams in ways that
enhance employee engagement, commitment, and satisfaction
- Establishes and maintains relationships and effectively
communicates with customers, and senior management to raise
visibility and ensure collaboration with appropriate key
stakeholders
- Manages operations staffing, including recruitment,
supervision, scheduling, development, evaluation, and disciplinary
actions
What You'll Need
Minimum qualifications
- 15+ years of progressive relevant experience in product
management, preferably in the B2B software development or
technology areas related to data acquisition, storage, reporting
and disclosure
- Undergraduate Degree or equivalent combination of education and
experience in a related field Preferred qualifications
- An understanding of the regulatory and business issues related
to sustainability, of the environmental, social and governance
(ESG) space is valued
- 7+ years of people management experience, including leading
directors and managers in a product organization
- Proven success driving product strategy and product releases in
a comparable environment or direct software development
environment
- MBA preferred
- Knowledge and experience working in an Agile development
environment a plus
- Expertise in product development from conception to market,
successfully defining and delivering complex software products
through the entire product lifecycle
- Proven track record of leading and developing high performing
product teams
- Ability to collaborate with and influence executive
leadership
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate
across the organization with all levels of leadership and
management
- Entrepreneurial experience managing multiple functions of an
operation Working Conditions & Travel Requirements
- Reliable internet access for any period of time working
remotely, not in a Workiva office.
- Up to 25% travel and occasionally more during product launches
How You'll Be Rewarded Salary range in the US: $227,000.00 -
$309,000.00 A discretionary bonus typically paid annually
Restricted Stock Units granted at time of hire 401(k) match and
comprehensive employee benefits package The salary range represents
the low and high end of the salary range for this job in the US.
Minimums and maximums may vary based on location. The actual salary
offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including
your skills, qualifications, experience and other relevant factors.
Where You'll Work Our values drive how we work and who we hire. You
will see these values ingrained in how we support our customers,
work with team members, build our products and in the work
environment we've created. We believe our people are our greatest
asset, and our unique culture gives employees the opportunity to
make an impact everyday. We give our employees the freedom and
resources they need-backed by our culture of collaboration and
diverse thought-to continue innovating and breaking new ground. We
hire talented people with a wide range of skills and experiences
who are eager to tackle some of today's most challenging problems.
At Workiva, you'll enjoy
- Fantastic Benefits: With coverage starting day one, choose from
competitive health, dental, and vision plans on the largest
physician networks available.
- Casual Dress: Workiva has a casual work environment, most
people wear jeans to the office.
- Involvement: Ability to participate in Business Employee
Resource Groups (Black, Hispanic, Asian, Women, Rainbow (LGBTQIA+),
Veterans, Disabilities), Volunteering, Company wide celebrations,
and more
- Work-life Balance: We have competitive PTO, VTO and Parental
Leave. We encourage employees to spend time enjoying life outside
of work.
Learn more about life at Workiva: Learn more about benefits:
Workiva is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action
Employer. We believe that great minds think differently. We value
diversity of backgrounds, beliefs, and interests, and we recognize
diversity as an important source of intellectual thought, varied
perspective, and innovation. Employment decisions are made without
regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin,
ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation,
gender identity or expression genetic information, marital status,
citizenship status or any other protected characteristic.We
strongly encourage and welcome people from historically
marginalized groups to apply. Workiva is committed to working with
and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with
disabilities. To request assistance with the application process,
please email .
Workiva employees are required to undergo comprehensive security
and privacy training tailored to their roles, ensuring adherence to
company policies and regulatory standards. Workiva supports
employees in working where they work best - either from an office
or remotely from any location within their country of employment.
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