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Director, Product Management

Highspot

Highspot

Product
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Posted on Thursday, May 30, 2024
About Highspot
Highspot is a software product development company and a recognized global leader in the sales enablement category, leveraging cutting-edge AI and GenAI technologies at the core of its robust Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform. Highspot is revolutionizing how millions of individuals work worldwide. Through its AI-powered platform, Highspot drives enterprise transformation to empower sales teams through intelligent content management, training, contextual guidance, customer engagement, meeting intelligence, and actionable analytics. The Highspot platform delivers advanced features tailored to business needs, in a modern design that sales and marketing executives appreciate and is the #1 rated sales enablement platform on G2 Crowd.
While headquartered in Seattle, Highspot has expanded its footprint across America, Canada, the UK, Germany, Australia, and now India, solidifying its presence in the Asia Pacific markets.
About the Role
As a Director of Product Management at Highspot, you will be responsible for setting direction and execution of the product strategy to drive exceptional customer experiences and impactful business results. You will be joining the PM Leadership team working closely with key stakeholders to define product strategy, build roadmaps and lead our product development efforts. You will help us build a world-class team of product managers, inspire, lead and grow them to invent the future of sales
enablement here at Highspot. You will be joining a team with a well-respected culture of product and design and you will work closely with the Design, Research, and Engineering team. You will be key to helping shape and grow not only the product but also the growth plan for Highspot’s new software development center in India. As a key member of the Product leadership team, leading the Product Management org, you will report directly to the Vice President of Product and Engineering in India.

Responsibilities

  • You will own and drive the product strategy and roadmap for a large surface area of the Highspot product, and contribute to the overall product strategy.
  • You will inspire, motivate and grow a team of amazing product managers, helping them do their best work.
  • You will have excellent customer empathy working directly with customers and partnering with stakeholders like our services team to elevate customer experiences.
  • You will effectively collaborate with key partners like design, research, engineering, marketing, and customer success to ship new features that our customers love.
  • You will be data-driven to identify opportunities and evaluate the success of our efforts.
  • You will understand our strategic and competitive position and deliver better than anyone in the industry.
  • Help drive the Product Management practice and culture, both in how we work and the design of the org.
  • You will, even as a leader, be--at least initially--shipping features.
  • At Highspot we believe that Details Matter and everyone in the company (from the CEO down) stays hands-on with projects.
  • You will uphold and build upon Highspot’s culture, ensuring that Product is a welcoming, inclusive place and that we not only meet our DEI&B goals but lead the tech industry with our commitment.

Required Qualifications

  • You have been a proven leader, leading and growing product management teams for 5+ years.
  • You have been building software products for 15+ years and have 7+ years of experience in shipping products as a PM manager or IC in an agile/scrum/kanban environment.
  • You have a passion for elevating the customer experience and focus on user problems.
  • With your attention to detail, you drive solutions with top quality that delight customers.
  • You are comfortable with ambiguity and change and can process the information, define the strategy and deliver results at scale.
  • You are excellent at verbal and written communication skills and use them to articulate the vision, drive clarity, and influence at all levels including team members, stakeholders, execs, partners, and customers.
  • You’ll be partnering deeply with the other PM leaders helping drive cross-team execution of end-to-end products.
  • You are technically proficient and will be able to work directly with senior engineers to get their buy-in.
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Equal Opportunity Statement
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, ancestry, citizenship, color, ethnicity, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or invisible disability status, political affiliation, veteran status, race, religion, or sexual orientation.
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