Principal Product Manager, GRC

Workiva Inc.•Remote - IA, IA

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About The Position

The Principal Product Manager will shape and execute product strategy and vision for Workiva’s GRC portfolio. This highly visible role leads complex initiatives that turn user feedback and market opportunities into high-impact software solutions. The position includes taking products from concept to market, shaping platform-wide strategy, supporting go-to-market success across Sales and Marketing, championing product management practices, and mentoring within the organization. Employees may work from an office or remotely from within their country of employment.

Requirements

10+ years of product management experience with progressively increasing responsibilities and a Bachelor’s degree, or 8+ years with an advanced degree.
Experience bringing a product from initial concept through public launch, including go-to-market execution, positioning, and cross-functional enablement.
Experience defining and driving product vision and strategy within Agile delivery environments across cross-functional teams.
Ability to travel up to 25%.
Reliable high-speed internet connection during designated remote or hybrid workdays.

Nice To Haves

Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree or equivalent business acumen.
Practical ability to evaluate technical feasibility with engineering leaders working on microservices architectures (Java, Go, Python, Kotlin), modern frontend stacks (TypeScript, React), cloud and infrastructure stacks (AWS, Kubernetes), or data/AI platforms (Snowflake, Kafka, RAG/GenAI).
Mastery of quantitative product analytics (e.g., Amplitude, Mixpanel, Pendo), qualitative user discovery frameworks, and structured prioritization methodologies (e.g., RICE, Kano) across distributed enterprise business units.
Experience launching enterprise or SaaS products.
Ability to operate as a platform-level thought leader influencing teams across engineering, design, security, and go-to-market.

Responsibilities

Validate customer challenges across taxonomy groups and build intuitive, scalable solutions that support acquisition, retention, and churn-reduction goals.
Own execution roadmaps for multiple complex products or platforms, lead regular data-informed product reviews, and refine long-term strategic plans.
Partner with Engineering, Product Design, Sales, and Product Marketing to align technical feasibility, customer experience, and go-to-market strategies.
Translate product vision into story maps, operational roadmaps, and feature specifications to align multidisciplinary teams.
Lead products from initial concept through public launch, including go-to-market execution, positioning, and cross-functional enablement.
Champion product management standard practices and mentor colleagues.
Influence teams across engineering, design, security, and go-to-market as a platform-level thought leader.
Travel up to 25% to interact directly with customers, key partners, and product teams at alternative offices.
Maintain a reliable high-speed internet connection during designated remote or hybrid workdays.
Complete comprehensive security and privacy training tailored to the role.