Vice President of Product Management - Iowa, United States - Workiva

Workiva Iowa, United States

3 weeks ago

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, $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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