Dir. Product Management

About the role
We are seeking a Director of Product, to play a pivotal role in shaping and executing our product strategy, driving innovation, and leading a talented team of product managers within our Unified Platform team. This role will lead a team of Product Managers, coaching and developing the team to identify, design, deliver and execute on the strategy and vision for a unified platform that powers our human capital management and workforce management applications. These applications are used by thousands of customers across all market segments and millions of their part-time and full-time employees, vendors and external applicants.Responsibilities:Leadership role to help shape and execute the overall vision of the product to transform our platform and deliver value to our customers, while learning from, and along with, our customers, partners and the Product teams that you will supportDevelop, communicate and execute iteratively upon a comprehensive and compelling product strategy that aligns with business goals and balances customer needs, market trends, and technical feasibilityEnsure plans create the most compelling business solution while ensuring overall competitive positioning in the market and high-value solutions that truly solve customer problemsOwn the direction of features and clearly define the product metric goals and the right mechanisms to collect, track, report and react to the data, demonstrating a balance of qualitative and quantitative observations to fuel ongoing learning and customer centricityDrive end-to-end customer value delivery, from feature conception to launch to adoption and iterative innovationsLead cross-functional teams (engineering, design, product), making data-driven decisions, to manage dependencies and ruthlessly prioritize and optimize product features, enhancements, backlog items, and bug fixesPartner with the sales, services, support, marketing, and readiness organization for all GTM strategy and delivery effortsDrive process improvement and discipline of the Business of ProductsLead, mentor, and guide product managers and cross-functional teams, fostering a culture of continuous learning and growthCollaborate with Suite product leaders to align product goals with overall company objectivesBuild strong relationships with customers and stakeholdersThe ideal candidate brings prior experience building business applications platforms, and is an accomplished, high-energy, collaborative leader with a proven track record of working in or with SaaS software companies. They can go deep into both functional/technical hurdles with engineers/architects as well as strategic discussions with executives. Experience with HCM products or solutions is preferred but not mandatory.Minimum requirements:5+ years experience leading product management teams with track record of developing and coaching Product Managers through ambiguous problems10+ years experience as a Senior Product Manager or Product Manager on a scaling SaaS application in an Agile development environmentDemonstrated experience in developing customer centricity and outcomes delivery through matrixed cross-functional Product Development teamsAbility to create and embody a culture of customer first in approaching user and business problemsStrong use of analytics, user research and business cases to drive decisions and improve products in an enterprise SaaS settingComfortable and experienced presenting to various audiences and levelsTrack record of balancing between discovering new product opportunities and delivering world-class product experiencesMinimum 25% travel may be necessary.Preferred qualifications:Demonstrated experience working on business applications platform investments related to identity and access managementExperience building enterprise software products in enterprise SaaS productsExperience working with globally distributed teamsPassion for creating delightful user experiencesHighly motivated, innovative, and solution-driven with experience in shaping cohesive, and engaging product experiencesStrong analytical, data-driven problem solver and decision maker who is deeply empathetic and leads with a user-centered approachAn evangelist of how technology can unlock business value and customer experiencesHistory and reputation for listening to users, understanding their needs, and creating improvements to meet those needsStrong track record of influencing and executing product strategy through portfolio roadmaps and tight collaboration with EngineeringCommitted to collaboration and can work well with other business units to build iterative solutions that continuously deliver valueIf no experience in Identity and Access Management space or business applications platform, you have a proven track record of entering a new space and building expertise rapidly