VP, Product Management

Atlanta / New York / Pleasanton / Portland Divisions – Product Management /Full-Time /Hybrid Who are we?

Smarsh empowers its customers to manage risk and unleash intelligence in their digital communications. Our growing community of over 6500 organizations in regulated industries counts on Smarsh every day to help them spot compliance, legal or reputational risks in 80+ communication channels before those risks become regulatory fines or headlines.  Relentless innovation has fueled our journey to consistent leadership recognition from analysts like Gartner and Forrester, and our sustained, aggressive growth has landed Smarsh in the annual Inc.

5000 list of fastest-growing American companies since 2008.Summary The VP, Product Management leads Smarsh's product management organization across multiple lines of business, setting strategic direction and owning end-to-end delivery for the product portfolio. Reporting to the Chief Product Officer, this leader translates corporate strategy into an executable, multi-year product roadmap; builds and develops a multi-layered team of Product Managers and Product Owners;

and drives business outcomes — bookings, revenue, and market position — across the domains they own.

This specific role assumes full product leadership for an entire suite of products serving the SMB (small and mid-sized businesses) segment which is a huge growth area for Smarsh. Given the progress we are already making in delivering AI based features, this is a great opportunity for a seasoned product leader to further build on this foundation and deliver a product strategy and roadmap to drive further growth.

How will you contribute? Strategic Leadership Lead, define, represent, and communicate product strategy to all stakeholders, including executive leadership and the Board Own the product roadmap and translate corporate strategy into an executable, multi-year plan across all products and product lines

Serve as the key evangelist for the product portfolio, participating in press activities, conferences, analyst briefings, and discussions with thought leaders and market analysts

Enterprise Accountability Own product lifecycle management from concept to launch across all products and lines of business

Accountable for the operational stability, scalability, and business outcomes of the full product portfolio

Own and report on strategic KPIs — pipeline, bookings, revenue, and product health — to the CPO and executive leadership

Program Leadership Lead, manage, and mentor a team of Product Managers, Product Owners, and related personnel across multiple lines of business

Own product planning and the assignment of tasks and deliverables across the product organization

Assess product development sprints and enhancement opportunities; monitor sprints and evaluate results

Planning & Investment Management Develop budgets, forecasts, and metrics for the product portfolio

Analyze proposed product requirements and development programs; prepare return-on-investment analyses; establish time schedules with Engineering and SaaS Operations Define pricing and competitive positioning for each product, using market research, cost data, and volume projections

Cross-Functional Operating Model Lead Product Marketing Managers to assess product mix and marketing strategy; monitor and manage strategic marketing plans for each product or product line Collaborate with stakeholders across Sales, Engineering, Marketing, and Operations to deliver quality products and coordinate go-to-market execution

Partner with Engineering and SaaS Operations leadership on delivery timelines, capacity, and technical trade-offs Partner & Vendor Management Own and manage relationships with key external partners — industry analysts,…