VP, Product Management

Verra Mobility•Mesa, AZ

About The Position

Verra Mobility is seeking a visionary VP of Product, Government Solutions to lead the transformation of its product operating model from a project-based, IT-centric execution to a modern Product Operating Model. This role will own outcomes across the Government Solutions product portfolio, reporting to the SVP, Head of Product with a dotted line to the EVP, Government Solutions. The company's solutions integrate cameras, radar sensors, AI-powered edge processing, SaaS back-office software, payment systems, and managed maintenance services into end-to-end platforms for government customers. The vision is to enhance roadway safety through innovative technology and reliable services. The VP will evangelize product vision, coach product teams, and translate customer problems into scalable, compliant, high-reliability solutions. They will establish and coach empowered product teams, driving measurable business and customer impact. This role focuses on business results, customer value, and cultivating a deep understanding of customer needs through early and frequent customer engagement. The ideal candidate is a strategic leader experienced in transformation, team inspiration, and delivering measurable impact.

Requirements

10+ years of product leadership experience, with at least 5 years at the senior leadership or VP level in a medium-to-large public software or technology-enabled services company.
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Computer Science or a related field of study.
Demonstrated success in transforming feature-team organizations into empowered product team organizations.
Experience in complex B2B/B2G/B2C environments; GovTech, transportation, public safety, IoT/Smart City, FinTech, defense tech or other regulated markets strongly preferred.
You understand how to innovate in complex high-compliance, hardware-enabled environments where software interacts with the physical world.
Ability to speak the language of the C-Suite and Board. You understand how to connect product KPIs to financial outcomes.
You possess a deep understanding of modern platform architecture (APIs, microservices, cloud migration) and can partner effectively with Engineering leadership to reduce technical debt and enable innovation.
Exceptional interpersonal skills and resilience.
You are capable of driving alignment across Business Units and functional partners to deliver a unified customer experience.
Demonstrated ability to instill an empowered product culture: outcome-driven teams, customer focus, and strong business acumen.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree preferred.
Competency in managing products at the intersection of hardware, software, and the physical world.
Ability to navigate high-compliance environments and understand logistics, supply chain, and maintenance implications of hardware-enabled software.

Responsibilities

Own and Inspire Product Strategy for Government Solutions: Define and communicate a compelling, insight driven product vision and strategy aligned with the company’s mission, vision, and business goals. Ensure team objectives clearly connect to organizational priorities and desired customer outcomes.
Define the North Star: Craft and champion a unified product vision that brings together a diverse portfolio into a seamless, customer-centric ecosystem.
Shift to Outcome-Based Objectives: Move the organization from sales-driven feature lists to problem-focused, outcome-driven plans. Success will be measured by business outcomes including customer retention, increasing adoption, and driving margin expansion.
Team Topology & Portfolio Strategy: Continuously optimize the Team Topology (organization structure) to minimize dependencies and prioritize opportunities that drive growth and innovation. Sets portfolio and product objectives tied to customer and financial impact.
Institutionalize the Product Model: Design an effective Team Topology that fosters cross-collaboration across Product Management, Engineering, and Design as a partnership of missionaries that accelerates cross-functional collaboration and innovation.
Coach World-Class Talent: Recruit, coach, and retain exceptional product leaders. Elevate Product Design as a strategic peer to Engineering and Product Management, ensuring a balanced and customer-centric approach. Develops Director-level Product Managers and Leads as coaches, improving the organization’s capacity to discover, decide, and deliver.
Be a Cultural Change Agent: Drive a mindset shift to problem-solving. Bridge the gap between operational excellence and future innovation, creating a culture that thrives on solving customer challenges in a meaningful and innovative manner. Foster a culture of empowered, outcome-driven product teams, where success is measured by outcomes, not output.
Drive Product Discovery and Delivery: Champion a customer-centered discovery process, working closely with Engineering and Product Design to confront risks early, validate and deliver impactful solutions. Balance innovation with the practical realities of government procurement and compliance.
Manage Business Viability: Balance innovation with the practical realities of government procurement and compliance. Ensure solutions work for our business (legal, sales, finance), not just the user.
Platform Modernization: Collaborate with Engineering to lead the systems migration to modern, microservices-based platforms that increase agility, scalability, and strengthen customer acquisition.
Discovery-First Mindset: Champion a culture of continuous product discovery. Ensure teams validate value, usability, feasibility, and viability before writing code, minimizing waste and maximizing impact.
Customer Focus: Serve as a trusted product leader in conversations with government customers, policymakers, and community stakeholders. Champion discovery and continuous learning to ensure products address real-world needs.
Outcome-Driven Governance: Oversee the Quarterly Product Business Review process to provide transparency into product health, strategic alignment, outcome metrics, data-driven insights and share learnings on what is and isn't working.