VP of Product Management

Lucidworks is leading digital transformation for some of the world's biggest retailers, financial services firms, manufacturers, and B2B commerce organizations. We believe that the core to a great digital experience starts with search and browse. Our Deep Learning technology captures user behavior and utilizes machine learning to connect people with the products, content, and information they need. Brands including Crate & Barrel, Lenovo, Red Hat, and Cisco Systems rely on Lucidworks' suite of products to power commerce, customer service, and workplace applications that delight customers and empower employees. Lucidworks believes in the power of diversity and inclusion to help us do our best work. We are an Equal Opportunity employer and welcome talent across a full range of backgrounds, orientation, origin, and identity in an inclusive and non-discriminatory way.

About the Role:

Lucidworks is looking for an entrepreneurial, highly self-motivated, visionary product leader that is passionate about Cloud Solutions and the opportunities they provide to deliver innovative and differentiated solutions to our customers. As a VP of Product Management, you will lead a team of Product Managers working on different SaaS Cloud Infrastructure components and initiatives. We are looking for a leader who is a pragmatic visionary who can understand and translate customer needs into requirements that drive the development of Cloud based software platform solutions.

Role Responsibilities

• Lead and drive vision for overall cloud infrastructure business value, roadmap and coordinate with the key stakeholders within Lucidworks and outside partners
• Own product vision with high-impact strategy planning and execution
• Interface with the other groups within Lucidworks, field representatives, marketing, and executive leadership and represent the voice of the customer
• Evangelize solutions vision and strategy inside and outside Lucidworks
• Develop the go-to-market plan and final release approval on product quality; feature acceptance criteria to ensure we deliver the best experience possible for our customers
• Align team with end-to-end product line vision and the company’s business strategy, goals/OKRs, and key KPIs
• Communicate product roadmap, vision and development status to stakeholders and customers
• Serve as one of the primary contacts with key customers and partners to present roadmaps, take customer feedback and support the effective sales and customer lifecycle processes
• Upholds the core values and policies & procedures of Lucidworks
  
  
  

Required Skills And Qualifications

• BA/BS degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent
• 10+ years of experience in software development, business analysis, or product management for technology products, with agile methodologies and 5+ years of experience managing a team of Product Owners or equivalent
• Experience with managing at least two product lines or software projects simultaneously, leveraging a common pool of technical resources
• Experience driving complex software solutions that requires influencing cross- functional teams
• Solid understanding and familiarity with cloud technologies (such as AWS, Azure, and GCP) and developer-focused products
• Demonstrated capacity for understanding customer needs from different perspectives, and the ability to translate needs into product requirements
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Ability to think strategically (big picture, long term) and tactically (detailed, short term), and to align both perspectives
• Multi-skilled, curious and eager to learn a spectrum of hard and soft skills, including data analytics, software development, design thinking, project management, leadership, communication, market strategy
• Excellent organizational skills, and proven ability to analyze, prioritize and align numerous work streams, customer requests and priorities towards a coherent, elegant solution
• Self-directed, ability to work independently and research innovative solutions to business problems with superior and proactive communications skills
• Must be able to handle confidential information
• Resourceful: willing to jump in, work with both opportunity and constraint, and leverage existing resources to accomplish goals, ability to work independently
• Team player: confident in collaborating with a diverse community of people and personalities across geographies, backgrounds, and professional abilities
• Interpersonal with outstanding verbal and written communication skills
• Empathetic and care for all stakeholders of Lucidworks, including employees, executives, customers, partners, and guests.
  
  
  

$225,000 - $275,000 a year

This salary range may include multiple levels. Your level is based on our assessment of your interview performance and experience, which you can always ask the hiring manager about to understand in more detail. Salary is just one component of Lucidworks’ total compensation package for employees. Your total rewards package includes (but is not limited to) discretionary variable bonus, equity, top-notch medical, dental and vision coverage, a variety of voluntary benefits, generous PTO policy, various leave policies, and many other region-specific benefits.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, or efforts associated with this position. If you have any questions, please reach out to HR@Lucidworks.com.

Lucidworks believes in the power of diversity and inclusion to help us do our best work. We are an Equal Opportunity employer and welcome talent across a full range of backgrounds, orientation, origin, and identity in an inclusive and non-discriminatory way. Applicants receive consideration based on the relevant talents, skills, and experiences they offer to our company.

Thank you for your interest and we look forward to learning more about you.

Note to third party recruiters:

We appreciate your interest in our job opportunities. However, we kindly request that third-party recruiters and staffing agencies refrain from contacting us regarding these positions. We prefer to work directly with candidates and do not accept unsolicited resumes or candidate referrals from third-party recruiters or agencies. Unsolicited resumes and referrals will become the property of Lucidworks, and no fee will be paid should we hire a candidate whose resume was sent unsolicited.