Director Product Management

Workrise is hiring a Director, Product Management who will help define the product vision, strategy, and roadmap while guiding a team of product managers to move the product towards that vision. Our ideal candidate for this role will have a demonstrated ability to successfully execute product roadmaps, and achieve critical business goals and outcomes. This candidate should possess a proven successful history of hiring and developing strong product teams and be adept at driving results in alignment with organizational objectives.This role will be exempt and will report to the VP of Product.

Why Join Us? Our Product team at Workrise is laser focused on building a one-stop shop for energy companies to discover, manage and transact with vendors with a frictionless, high-trust experience enabled by an unbroken digital supply chain. If solving complex problems, building high impact products for customers and making a real impact while having fun excites you, connect with us to learn more!

What you’ll be doing:

• Define product vision, strategy, roadmap and objectives
• Set and own goals that deliver on the product objectives and company strategy
• Collaborate with Product Marketing to define and implement a go-to-market strategy for major product launches
• Serve as the go-to expert in product management within Workrise, and bring thought leadership to the product team and Workrise as a whole
• Stay abreast of current and emerging industry trends and best practices
• Forge and maintain close working relationships with stakeholders across the company
• Hire, develop, and retain high-caliber product talent to achieve the objectives of the organization
• Create a culture of sharing best practices and continuous learning to consistently raise the bar within the product team

Experience and Education Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Software Development, or related field or equivalent experience
• 8+ years of relevant experience in product management
• 5+ years of product leadership experience with direct reports under your guidance and leadership
• Experience working with cross-functional teams and various stakeholders, including analytics, design/user experience, and engineering
• Experience interpreting customer business needs, translating them into application requirements, and taking a product to market
• Strong ownership mentality, comfortable being accountable for delivering on product roadmaps and outcomes
• Strong written and verbal communication and relationship-building skills, along with the ability to influence decision-making
• Experience delivering against business objectives and key results

Additional experience preferred, but not required: 

• MBA
• Previous B2B or supply chain/logistics experience
• Previous experience with a startup

Essential Job Functions:

• Regular, on-time attendance
• Ability to travel 10% of the time
• Ability to communicate effectively
• Ability to use office equipment such as a computer and telephone
• Ability to use office computer programs such as e-mail, Google Docs, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel

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