About the position
Vidyard is seeking a Director, Product to join their team and lead a group of product managers. This role involves owning the product roadmap and collaborating with engineering teams to develop solutions that enhance the interaction between buyers and sellers. The Director, Product will play a crucial role in shaping the future of Vidyard by hiring and leading a team that focuses on understanding customer challenges and transforming them into exceptional experiences. This remote position is open to candidates in Canada or the United States.
Responsibilities
- Build and develop a high performing product team capable of executing the Vidyard product strategy.
- Own the product strategy and roadmap of new features that deliver value to Vidyard customers and generate.
- Collaborate with a small team of product managers, engineering managers, and business leaders to enable the product vision.
- Define clear success metrics for your team and communicate the what and why to leaders and stakeholders across the organization.
- Become an expert on our product and industry and use this expertise to inform our product offering and identify acquisition and partnership opportunities.
- Prioritize areas of focus by using quantitative and qualitative data and collaborating with the business leaders to make sure the team is constantly focused on the most important problems.
- Oversee the product development process from start to finish. This includes defining the product vision, creating the product roadmap, and managing the team that brings the product to life.
- Work with cross-functional teams to ensure that the product meets the needs of both customers and the business. This includes collaborating with engineers, designers, marketers, and sales professionals.
- Make tough decisions about product features, pricing, and go-to-market strategy. There will always be trade-offs to consider, and you must be able to make the best decisions for the long-term success of the product.
- Communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels of the organization. This includes keeping the CEO and other executives informed about product progress, as well as communicating with customers and users to get feedback.
- Manage a team of product managers and other product professionals. This includes setting expectations, providing coaching and guidance, and resolving conflicts.
- Stay up-to-date on our competitors and technology. The product landscape is constantly changing, so it's important that we stay ahead of the curve.
Requirements
- Minimum of 5 years of demonstrable success as a product management leader at a SaaS company
- Minimum of 10 years of overall product management experience at a SaaS company
- Minimum of 7 years of management experience
- Experience managing a product led growth organization, ideally with a freemium to paid product
- Previous work on product-led growth initiatives
Benefits
- Competitive pay
- Comprehensive, flexible benefits on day one
- Wellness allowance to spend on what's important to you
- Flexible hours + unlimited vacation + programs to support travel while working
- Access to Inkblot, a digital mental health platform + $1,500/person/year for mental health coverage
- Allowance to support your ongoing growth and development
- Parental leave top-up
- Paid volunteer hours
- Employee resource groups to empower and drive change at Vidyard and in our communities
- RRSP match
- Stock options
- Flexible holiday program
- Home office stipend
- Flexibility to work in the place that brings out your best