Vice President, Product Management
Work Location: Position is open to work in Cary, NC or Glasgow, Scotland based on where the candidate is eligible to work.
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About the job
The Global Engineering organization is seeking a Vice President, Product Management to lead and shape the company’s product portfolios. This executive role is pivotal in establishing vision and strategy, driving cross-functional alignment, and ensuring that product management excellence is embedded throughout the organization. You’ll have the opportunity to make a significant impact by championing innovation, operational rigor, and customer-centricity at a global scale.
As a Vice President, Product Management, you will:
- Oversee the development and management of global product portfolios, shaping and continuously refining their vision and strategy.
- Ensure alignment across cross-functional teams, including Sales, Marketing, UX, API, Accessibility, Open Source, and Technical Enablement.
- Set and monitor portfolio performance metrics, driving company-wide enablement for ongoing feature development.
- Advocate for best practices in user experience and API design throughout the product lifecycle.
- Organize and rationalize multiple channels of incoming requirements, mapping them systematically to SAS strategic priorities.
- Collaborate with industry leads, portfolio product managers, UX and API leads, Accessibility Team, Open-Source Program Office, and Technical Enablement to ensure integrated, innovative, and inclusive product development.
- Demonstrate a deep understanding of the distinct of SaaS customers compared to traditional on-premises enterprise software, ensuring the future product portfolio is thoughtfully designed to address both.
- Foster initiatives that enable the organization to deliver requirements consistently, proactively identifying opportunities for new portfolios and products.
- Implement accessibility training and automation tools and establish a robust Product Development Life Cycle (PDLC) process.
- Embrace curiosity, passion, authenticity and accountability. These are our values and influence everything we do.
Required Qualifications
- Minimum 15 years of progressive experience in product management, with at least 7 years in executive or global leadership roles overseeing large, complex product portfolios.
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field; advanced degree (MBA or equivalent) strongly preferred.
- Demonstrated success in leading cross-functional, global teams and driving strategic alignment across diverse business units.
- Proven track record of developing and executing product strategies that deliver measurable business outcomes and customer value.
- Deep understanding of technology trends, user experience, and API design best practices.
- Exceptional organizational leadership, strategic thinking, and interpersonal skills.
- Equivalent combination of related education, training, and experience may be considered in place of the above qualifications.
Additional Competencies, Knowledge and Skills
- Global Perspective: Leveraging knowledge of global strategy, business trends, and regional differences to enhance results by remaining sensitive to international market, cultural, technological, political, and legal factors.
- Collaboration & Influence: Skilled at building relationships and influencing stakeholders at all levels, fostering a culture of partnership and innovation.
- Strategic Planning: Identifies key issues and relationships to achieve long-range goals, then commits to the best course of action based on logical analysis of facts, resources, constraints, and organizational values.
- Preferred: Experience with open-source community engagement, accessibility best practices, and technical enablement strategies.
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