Job Description

Workiva is seeking a strategic Director of Product Management, Growth to orchestrate and lead new and innovative growth solutions, our core platform capabilities, and emerging AI/ML initiatives. In this role, you will define the vision and go-to-market strategy for scalable, compliant, and enterprise-grade features. You will lead a dedicated team of Product Managers, partnering across Engineering, Design, Customer Success Security, Sales, and Legal to ensure alignment and a shared vision for creating marketing-leading solutions. Ensuring our solutions platform remains the global standard for automated, data-driven reporting.

What You’ll Do
Lead the roadmap for product releases platform innovation, translating ambiguous customer input, market trends and emerging technologies into focused bets with clear success metrics (adoption, quality, and ROI)
Lead the integration of AI-driven capabilities into 0→1 and 1→N features, focusing on document intelligence and assistive user experiences
Meet with strategic customers to identify needs, validate features, and ensure development is on track
Foster a culture of evidence-based decision-making through experimentation frameworks and human-in-the-loop feedback
Research competitive solutions and the broader technology landscape to identify new solution opportunities, markets, and use cases
Hire, coach, and develop a high-performing team of Product Managers
Inform internal stakeholders of product strategy and goals, ensuring their input is considered in the broader ecosystem
A hands-on oriented Leader is preferred that is comfortable stepping in to help to define requirements, covering a broad level of product detail and able to directly interact with Engineers to drive optimal outcomes

What You’ll Need
Minimum Qualifications
10+ years of experience in product management or related field with a Bachelor’s degree, 8+ years of experience with an advanced degree
4+ years of experience specifically managing and developing other Product Managers within an enterprise SaaS environment
Demonstrated multi-year experience delivering Enterprise SaaS offerings from early stage through scale; with a feature-set that includes data-driven capabilities, complex platform features or data-driven products (e.g., automation, analytics, or AI-enhanced workflows)
Exceptional verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills, with a strong executive presence

Preferred Qualifications
Experience in FinTech, RegTech, or highly regulated/compliance-heavy environments
Experience navigating "0 to 1" product development within a startup or a new business unit in a mature company
Expertise in usage-based pricing models or value-based packaging
Strong data fluency (analytics, SQL, or equivalent) and experience with experimentation frameworks
Familiarity with the operational trade-offs of AI features (e.g., latency, cost-to-serve, and LLM output reliability)

Travel Requirements & Working Conditions 
Up to 25% travel
Reliable internet access for any period of time working remotely, not in a Workiva office