Vice President, Product Management
Minneapolis, MN / Burlington, MA
Product – Product Management /
Full-Time /
Hybrid
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Position Summary:
Our Product Management Executive Vice President is searching for a Vice President, Product Management to join the team. The Vice President, Product Management will lead a diverse global Product Management team to connect the business outcomes, customer outcomes, strategy and technical plans via a product roadmap. They must be grounded in customer needs and steeped in technology to be able to understand and influence the User Experience and Engineering community, while at the same time being aware of the business and go-to-market strategies.
This position will support our Puppet brand. More than 40,000 organizations trust Puppet to innovate through IT infrastructure automation. Puppet helps customers strengthen their security posture, compliance standards, and business resiliency beyond the data center to the cloud.
Requirements:
- 15 years of progressive experience in Product Management
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or a related technical field or equivalent experience
- Experience in cloud and infrastructure management at the enterprise level
- Product launch experience within B2B, sales-led organizations
- Analyst relationships and category-based market strategies
- Experience building, leading, and growing successful teams, global team leadership preferred
- Proven cross functional engagement to build relationships and trust
- Excellent written and verbal skills. Strong proficiency in English
Responsibilities:
- Define and drive the overall product strategy and vision for multiple software products, ensuring alignment with company objectives and market needs.
- Translate long-term platform strategy into actionable roadmaps
- Identify and evaluate market opportunities, customer needs, and competitive landscapes to guide product development.
- Collaborate with executive leadership to set long-term goals for product innovation and market expansion.
- Lead and oversee the entire product lifecycle from ideation to launch, including product planning, development, release, and iteration.
- Inspire the best in others by connecting teams, strategies and stakeholders to accelerate delivery and improve quality.
- Ensure timely delivery of high-quality products by coordinating with engineering, design, marketing, and sales teams.
- Drive product prioritization and trade-off decisions based on data-driven insights and business impact.
- Lead, mentor, and develop a global team of product managers, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
- Set clear performance expectations, provide regular feedback, and support career development for team members.
- Build and scale the product management function to meet the growing demands of the business.
- Act as the primary point of contact for product-related matters, collaborating with key stakeholders across the organization, including engineering, marketing, sales, and customer support.
- Communicate product vision, strategy, and performance to executive leadership and other stakeholders.
- Engage with customers, partners, and industry experts to gather feedback, validate ideas, and ensure products meet market demands.
- Own the P&L for the product portfolio, ensuring revenue growth, profitability, and cost efficiency.
- Develop and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) to assess product performance, customer satisfaction, and market success.
- Lead the development of business cases for new product investments, including ROI analysis and risk assessments.
- Drive innovation within the product portfolio, identifying opportunities for new features, enhancements, and disruptive technologies.
- Implement best practices in product management processes, tools, and methodologies to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
- Promote a data-driven culture, leveraging analytics to inform product decisions and validate outcomes.
Product Strategy & Vision:
Product Lifecycle Management:
Team Leadership & Development:
Stakeholder Management:
Financial & Performance Management:
Innovation & Continuous Improvement:
$235,450 - $275,000 a year
Additionally, this position is eligible for benefits including, but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, retirement benefits, life insurance, wellness programs, total time off, and other employee perks that may be offered by Perforce from time to time. The actual offer will depend on a number of factors including, but not limited to, a candidate’s education, skills, qualifications, depth of experience and other relevant business considerations. Perforce reserves the right to amend or modify employee perks and benefits at any time.
Come work with us! Our team members are valued for their contributions, introduced to new opportunities, and rewarded well. Perforce combines the experience and rewards of a start-up with the security of an established and privately held profitable company.
If you are passionate about the technology that impacts our day-to-day lives and want to work with talented and dedicated people across the globe, apply today!
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