Job SummaryThe VP of Product Management for Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) at Workiva, defines the global product strategy for Workiva’s ESG and Sustainability solution area and influences business strategy through organizational leadership and management. This role develops key strategies for solving critical problems for Workiva’s ESG and Sustainability customers and drives them to success through advocacy, influence, and directing product development. The VP defines the product vision and strategy across ESG and 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. What You'll Do:Product Management Leadership and Stakeholder Relationship Management: Drives the work of the ESG Product Management team, identifying ESG and Sustainability macro-trends 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 ESG solution and platform capabilities are aligned with the broader Workiva Platform visionUser-Centric Approach: Ensure deep comprehension of user needs, behaviors, and pain points, with a commitment to delivering customer value while driving commercial outcomesData-Driven Decision Making: Proficient in utilizing data analytics, user feedback, and market research to inform product decisions, prioritize initiatives, and set timelinesCustomer 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 goalsProactive Leadership: Track record of effectively driving strategic purpose, focus, and priorities forward within a complex organizational structure, actively defining features, requirements, timelines, and prioritizationProduct Expertise: Act as Product Management subject matter expert for ESG and Sustainability to share best practices across the companyEffective Communication: Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, adept at engaging and influencing senior leadership at various levelsAgile Methodologies: Familiarity with Agile methodologies and best practices for product development and delivery, with a hands-on approach to iterative development and prioritizationStakeholder 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 levelsPeople 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 performanceMaintains an atmosphere of respect, mutual support, flexibility, continuous learning, good humor, and commitment to business goals and customer needs to fulfill the company visionRewards high performing employees and teams in ways that enhance employee engagement, commitment, and satisfactionEstablishes and maintains relationships and effectively communicates with customers, and senior management to raise visibility and ensure collaboration with appropriate key stakeholdersManages operations staffing, including recruitment, supervision, scheduling, development, evaluation, and disciplinary actionsWhat You'll Need:Minimum qualifications 15+ years of progressive relevant experience in product management, preferably in the software development or technology areasUndergraduate Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience in a related fieldPreferred qualificationsA deep understanding of the complexities of the environmental, social and governance (ESG) space through direct experience 7+ years of people management experience including leading directors and managers in a product organizationProven success driving product strategy and product releases in a comparable environment or direct software development environmentMBA preferredKnowledge and experience working in an Agile development environment a plusExpertise in product development from conception to market, successfully defining and delivering complex software products through the entire product lifecycleProven track record of leading and developing high performing product teamsAbility to collaborate with and influence executive leadershipStrong communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate across the organization with all levels of leadership and managementEntrepreneurial experience managing multiple functions of an operationWorking Conditions & Travel RequirementsReliable internet access for any period of time working remotely, not in a Workiva office.Up to 25% travel and occasionally more during product launchesHow 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 packageThe 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 WorkOur 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 moreWork-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: https://www.linkedin.com/company/workiva/Learn more about benefits: https://www.workiva.com/careers/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 talentacquisition@workiva.com. 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.#LI-LP1
View Original Job Posting