Director, Product Management (Core)

Yext is looking for a Director of Product of Management to lead our core product portfolio. 

In this role, you will be responsible for owning the strategy, roadmap and market success of Yext’s core products: Listings, Reviews and Social. The ideal candidate will possess an outstanding blend of business and technical acumen, a big-picture vision and the drive to work closely with a team of elite product managers, engineers, designers, data scientists and cross-functional teams.

What You’ll Do

• Define and articulate the product vision and strategy for Yext Listings, Reviews and Social products ensuring alignment with Yext business priorities
• Lead the Yext product management teams, encouraging a culture of innovation, speed to market and customer-centricity 
• Collaborate with engineering, design, marketing, sales and customer success teams to ensure successful product launches and adoption
• Define objectives and key results for the product line, adjusting strategies and team mix as vital to achieve growth and retention targets 
• Act as your portfolios product evangelist both internally and externally, including customer advisory boards, AR briefings, customer webinars, and product council meetings
• Drive product innovation through a culture of rapid iteration, experimentation, lean UX and constant customer feedback cycles
• Lead, mentor, and encourage a team of dedicated product managers to deliver and iterate on innovation to the market frequently 

What You Have

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred, or equivalent combination of education, training and experience
• 5+ years of product management experience in a technology-driven company (preferably B2B, martech), with a track record of successfully launching and iterating products
• 3+ years of experience in leading a successful team is a plus
• Experience managing software integrations following acquisitions, ensuring seamless alignment between acquired technologies and existing systems
• A strong understanding of the digital marketing space with a focus on SEO, social and reputation management   
• Product mentality - inclination and ability to envision a product and then marshal and drive resources to realize that vision
• Speed to market - the candidate has a passion to get their solutions to market to start driving validated outcomes as quickly as possible
• Must have a love to innovate. Understand customer problems, but how to solve them in non-traditional means
• Adaptable and quick to learn, excelling in dynamic and ever-evolving work environments
• Able to generate creative, simple solutions to sophisticated problems
• Excellent writing and presentation abilities
• Familiarity with key leadership concepts from thought leaders such as Simon Sinek (Leaders Eat Last), Marty Cagan (Inspired), and Kim Scott (Radical Candor) is a strong plus.
• Brings a Growth mindset to their job everyday

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