Head of Product Management - API

Head of Product Management - API

Why this role matters:

We are looking for a Senior Product Leader that has experience working in a Developer or API focused technology organization. This is an opportunity to support & empower a highly respected globally distributed and diverse Product Management team - as well as an opportunity to truly influence how billions of people around the world communicate (bold statement, we know!)

Vonage is at a pivotal stage of its evolution and this role will be a key contributor to delivering our 3-year strategy (and beyond) and be part of a talented leadership team driving the product strategy for our CPaaS platform.

What you will do:

Go-to-Market & Revenue Generation

• Create strategic direction and monitor effectiveness of the go-to-market process.
• Create pricing frameworks for the Product Management function.
• Own the overall product financial forecast.
• Create and maintain customer segmentation.
• Ensure product marketing processes align with and support corporate strategic objectives.

Lifecycle Management

• Oversee development and implementation of Product Management governance processes and workflows enterprise wide.
• Establish and manage project interdependencies and priorities.
• Identify and champion creation of new products and capabilities to meet evolving business challenges. 
• Own responsibility for project risk identification and resolution.

Strategy

• Establish overall Product Management direction and actively support associated goals and objectives. 
• Own annual strategic planning and priority setting processes. 
• Oversee creation and maintenance of multi-quarter strategic BU roadmap.
• Continually seek opportunities to maximize revenue generation.

What you will bring:

• Senior level product leadership experience operated in a role that has global impact and scale
• Commercial experience and understanding of how good product management can influence and impact the sales activities 
• Product leadership skills at the executive level - confident & comfortable articulating product vision to C-Suite and Board Members
• Experience leading product management within a Developer Led, API or Platform based technology business - ideal, not essential
• Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to:
• Define, articulate and drive the vision, strategy, architecture, design, and implementation of complex, large scale software systems.
• Present complex technical information in a clear and concise manner to a wide variety of audiences.
• Identify risks and threats in current and emerging technologies, procedures, features and operations.
• Develop technical and process skills in others.