Vp, Product

Title:               VP, Product

Reporting to:     Chief Digital Officer

Location:               United States / Remote, requires U.S. work authorization

Term:                     Permanent, Full-Time, Exempt

Compensation:     The salary for this role is $216,300

To Apply:                [LINK]

Deadline:               COB September 9, 2024

About WorkMoney

WorkMoney is dedicated to lowering costs and raising incomes for all Americans to make American life more affordable and American families more economically secure. We provide products, services, perks, benefits, tips, and tools to help members improve their financial lives, and we have become a trusted source of information about financial matters, economic policy, and public debates about the economy for our 6 million (and growing) members. We also activate and engage our members in advocacy campaigns to support policies and elected leaders to support our core vision that everyone in America can afford to live a good life. You can find out more about WorkMoney at workmoney.org and Facebook.

About WorkMoney’s Digital Innovation Team

WorkMoney has an innovative and expansive approach to achieving its mission. We would not be able to achieve our goals without an innovative data and technology team to match! We understand our members in highly nuanced ways, and enable the organization to engage people in targeted outreach to provide value specific to them. This team is also at the heart of creating new experiences for our members - from building a benefit navigation service, which provides personalized guidance on how to lower one’s bills, to creating ways for our members to get faster and more relevant responses from our team via multiple channels of engagement and human to human interaction.   

Why We Need A VP of Product

As an ambitious organization in a world where technology and user experience reign supreme, this role is pivotal for WorkMoney. Imagine crafting a roadmap where every tech innovation elevates user acquisition, re-engagement, and retention. We have great ambitions beyond what’s on the current roadmap - in terms of providing even more value to our members and the general public. That’s the challenge we’re tackling head-on and we need someone exceptional to lead the change. 

Our VP of Product will be the mastermind behind our product strategy, driving alignment and prioritization. They’ll collaborate with the executive team and with internal partner teams to understand our goals deeply and will create a technology-enabled strategy to achieve results. They’ll collaborate with top-notch talent – engineers, designers, and analysts – to bring the vision to life. But it’s not just about strategy; it’s about execution. Our VP will roll up their sleeves and dive deep into the trenches, working hand-in-hand with our digital team to make it happen.

Responsibilities

Product Vision and Strategy:

• Develop an inspiring and visionary product narrative that drives alignment, grounded in deep user insights and market dynamics
• Challenge conventional thinking to redefine the limits of user experience excellence, leveraging cutting-edge technology to deliver transformative solutions

Team Leadership:

• Ignite passion and foster a culture of innovation and collaboration within cross-functional teams, empowering them to achieve extraordinary results
• Engineer pathways for efficiency in a dynamic and rapidly evolving environment, championing iterative development fueled by both qualitative insights and quantitative metrics
• Evaluate team capacity and make recommendation for redistributing responsibility, reorganizing, and/or scaling the team as needed

  

Roadmapping and Execution:

• Forge a growth-oriented product roadmap that paints a vivid picture of compelling user journeys across diverse channels, from web to mobile to email
• Lead the transformation of bold ideas into tangible products, guiding teams through the entire lifecycle with precision and finesse
• Orchestrate seamless collaboration among diverse teams, from engineering to marketing to data analysis, to deliver solutions that exceed expectations and drive meaningful impact