Director, Product Management

Get to Know Us:It's fun to work in a company where people truly believe in what they're doingAt BlackLine, we're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business of enterprise applications.Since being founded in 2001, BlackLine has become a leading provider of cloud software that automates and controls the entire financial close process. Our vision is to modernize the finance and accounting function to enable greater operational effectiveness and agility, and we are committed to delivering innovative solutions and services to empower accounting and finance leaders around the world to achieve Modern Finance.Being a best-in-class SaaS Company, we understand that bringing in new ideas and innovative technology is mission critical. At BlackLine we are always working with new, cutting edge technology that encourages our teams to learn something new and expand their creativity and technical skillset that will accelerate their careers.Work, Play and Grow at BlackLine Make Your Mark:BlackLine’s Product Management team works at the intersection of business, design, and technology.  We are passionate leaders and subject matter experts who learn on the fly, find clever solutions to challenging problems, and make decisions that guide BlackLine’s long-term strategy.  Day-in and day-out, we work with customers and analysts to shape the roadmap, designers and engineers to build products, and sales/services to take our products to market and deliver value for our customers. 
The Director of Product Management, Platform designs and optimizes the department to achieve organizational objectives and building strong cross-departmental relationships. The director showcases thought leadership mastery through developing and implementing best practices. As the platform owner, you will be responsible for defining the vision, strategy and roadmap for platform products to deliver solutions that modernize the technology stack and improve scalability, reliability, operational cost, and engineering productivity. You'll Get To:     Owns the vision and strategy for all areas of the Platform Product Portfolio, such as product configurations, product integrations, core components, design system, and connectivity frameworks, to meet business objectives.
    Ensures that the Platform strategy aligns with the business strategy and use that to set the appropriate short, mid, and long-term priorities for the platform organization.
    Leads a talented and diverse team of Product Managers and Designers across multiple locations and disciplines, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and excellence.
    Partners closely with the engineering and cloud teams to identify where platform can provide innovative ways of scaling, enhancing client experience, or providing better business outcomes.
    Define and track the key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics of the platform products, and use data-driven insights to inform product decisions and improvements.
    Provides leadership when problem areas are not clearly defined to establish plans, determine priorities, and prescribe the processes needed to achieve the objectives. 
    Drives best practices, including business case, prioritization, Agile and other lean strategies to accelerate time-to-market and drive focus on the highest business impact.
    Partners with organizational subject matter experts to augment their understanding of business/customer needs.
    Drives alignment across cross-functional stakeholders for planning, delivery, and go to market for product initiatives.
    Define, maintain, and execute on Quarterly product roadmaps and multi-year product plans, balancing trade-offs between speed, quality, and value.
    Research and analyze the market trends, competitors, and best practices in the platform product domain, and identify new opportunities for innovation and differentiation.
    As a pivotal leader within the technology team, serve as a key proponent of our customer-centric, business-impactful, and proactive culture across the entire P&T organization.Managerial Responsibility (if applicable)
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Provide direct supervision to others through motivation, direction, review and feedback of assigned tasks. 
Supervise others work through the planning and scheduling of work, and review and approval.    
Supervise/manage/direct the selection, training, development and appraisal of personnel.
Supervise/manage/direct the selection, training, development, appraisal and work assignments of personnel.
How many direct reports will this position supervise or manage?    10Please check those managerial duties that the position performs. 1 Hiring        1 Budgeting        1 Disciplining        1 Compensating
1 Training         1 Promoting        1 Scheduling        1 Measuring Performance
1 Directing         1 Developing         1 Terminating        1 Other: Mentoring What You'll Bring: Years of Experience in Related Field: 10+ Years
Education:  BA/BS in a STEM field & MBA Preferred 
Technical/Specialized Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: 
•    Experience in defining and executing on the delivery and go-to-market of platform level systems
•    Understand and explain technical systems and workflows, understanding limitations and communicating effectively with engineers
•    Experience in leading cross-functional teams
•    Ability to build lean canvasses to outline business cases and opportunities
•    Lead Agile processes and provide user story based requirements
•    Leads through influence, development, and motivation to change behavior within Product Management, Product Leadership, and cross-org / cross-departmental / cross-functional leadership
•    Determines and sets annual objectives and priorities for others consistent with overall longer term functional or business strategies. Within this context they optimize the use of resources.
•    Gets cross-organizational buy-in for decisions which affect other operating areas or functions normally require consultation and agreement before implementation.
•    Builds and maintains strategic partnerships with key decision makers internally and in customer organizations
•    Highly skilled in negotiation of critical and significant matters
•    Passion for learning new technologies and solving complex problems
Other: 
•    Excellent written and verbal communication skills 
•    Strong leadership skills with a willingness to make decisions
•    Comfort working in both a team environment and in a self-directed role 
•    Excellent analytical and quantitative skills
•    Strong attention to detail and accuracy 
•    Ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines and prioritize multiple projects simultaneously
•    Broad and/or deep knowledge in Product Management, SaaS, and/or Accounting
•    Is an expert in a diversity of Product Management, SaaS, and/or Accounting practices acquired through very deep and/or broad experience
•    Breadth and/or experience inside and/or outside the organization to provide leadership to multiple disciplines, not just Product Management, and how they interact
•    Experience in managing multiple levels of senior managers and driving entire organizational areas We’re Even More Excited If You Have: •    Knowledge of modern software application architectures, public cloud technologies, and engineering patterns and practices
•    Familiarity with market and organizational elements of both SaaS and Enterprise-scale Software
•    Experience in integrating and scaling distributed systemsWork is primarily sedentary in nature, no special demands are required. This role may require periodic travel in order to meet with clients, attend industry events, or support BlackLine-sponsored events Thrive at BlackLine Because You Are Joining: A technology-based company with a sense of adventure and a vision for the future. Every door at BlackLine is open. Just bring your brains, your problem-solving skills, and be part of a winning team at the world's most trusted name in Finance AutomationA culture that is kind, open, and accepting. It's a place where people can embrace what makes them unique, and the mix of cultural backgrounds and varying interests cultivates diverse thought and perspectives.A culture where BlackLiner's continued growth and learning is empowered. BlackLine offers a wide variety of professional development seminars and inclusive affinity groups to celebrate and support our diversity.BlackLine is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity or expression, race, age, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, ancestry, color, marital status, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, status as a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking, medical condition, genetic information, or any other protected class or category recognized by applicable equal employment opportunity or other similar laws. BlackLine recognizes that the ways we work and the workplace itself has shifted. We innovate in a workplace that optimizes a combination of virtual and in-person interactions to maximize collaboration and nurture our culture. Candidates who live within a reasonable commute to one of our offices will work in the office at least 2 days a week. Salary Range: - Pay Transparency Statement: Placement within this range depends upon several factors, including the applicant’s prior relevant job experience, skill set, and geographic location. In addition to base pay, BlackLine also offers short-term and long-term incentive programs, based on eligibility, along with a robust offering of benefit and wellness plans.