Director Of Sustainability Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 10 or more years of experience in product management or a related technical field, or an advanced degree and 8 or more years of experience.
• At least 4 years of experience directly managing, mentoring, and developing Product Managers in an enterprise B2B SaaS environment.
• Multi-year experience delivering enterprise SaaS products from discovery through scale, specifically involving complex data-driven capabilities, workflow automation, or analytics platforms.
• Exceptional executive communication and presentation skills, including the ability to explain technical trade-offs to C-level buyers and engineering teams.
• Reliable broadband internet connection when working remotely outside a Workiva physical office.

Nice To Haves

• Product leadership experience in FinTech, RegTech, ERP systems, or compliance-heavy environments involving complex regulatory reporting.
• Knowledge of corporate sustainability reporting frameworks, such as CSRD, SEC climate rules, ISSB, or the GHG Protocol.
• Experience operationalizing Generative AI, LLMs, or agentic workflow automation in a live enterprise product.
• Practical understanding of AI-feature trade-offs, including latency, cost-to-serve, context-window limitations, and output verification or explainability.
• Experience navigating 0-to-1 product buildouts in an established enterprise SaaS organization.
• Experience with usage-based packaging, seat tiers, or value-based monetization models.

Responsibilities

• Set a customer-centered sustainability product vision and roadmap informed by CFO, CSO, and ESG-controller needs.
• Direct the sustainability suite roadmap for agentic AI and predictive insights, including automated disclosures, audit-ready anomaly detection, and actionable intelligence.
• Track global ESG mandates and regulatory developments, including CSRD, SEC climate disclosure rules, and ISSB, to identify market opportunities and support retention.
• Ensure sustainability capabilities integrate with Workiva’s core architecture and Single Source of Truth data model.
• Build, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of Product Managers and foster an inclusive culture of continuous learning and AI-enabled workflows.
• Oversee end-to-end product execution from discovery through scaled release in partnership with Engineering and UX.
• Use qualitative user research and quantitative metrics to guide product development and measure adoption, retention, CSAT, and customer time-to-value.
• Translate enterprise strategy into measurable product outcomes aligned with multi-year growth objectives.
• Collaborate with Go-To-Market partners, including Solution Engineering, Consulting, Sales, and Product Marketing, on commercialization and enablement.
• Work with senior Product, Engineering, and Design leaders to turn regulatory, technical, and business constraints into actionable product plans.
• Partner with Product Marketing and Customer Success to develop launch strategies, messaging, and customer-feedback loops.
• Travel up to 25% for customer engagements, team offsites, and industry events.

Benefits

• Discretionary bonus typically paid annually
• Restricted Stock Units granted at time of hire
• 401(k) match
• Comprehensive employee benefits package