Vice President, Product Management - Platform

Axonify is the frontline enablement solution that’s science-backed and proven to maximize the potential of workforces. Our vision is to reinvent the frontline experience, and we thrive giving them what they need to learn, connect, and get things done.

Our SaaS platform is enjoyable, engaging, and easy to use, with an unprecedented 83% engagement rate. If you're looking for a meaningful product and a great company culture, let's talk!

The Vice President, Product Management for Platform will support Axonify in the execution of product investment decisions by owning product strategy and roadmap execution for the platform piece of Axonify's Product Portfolio.

This is an opportunity to lead the product strategy for our core SaaS platform, driving innovation and growth. You'll own the roadmap, shaping the future of our platform's features, data infrastructure, AI integrations, and overall direction. This high-impact role requires deep customer understanding, strong technical acumen, and proven experience in scaling SaaS products. You'll collaborate closely with engineering, marketing, and sales to deliver exceptional customer value and achieve business goals. If you're a visionary product leader with a passion for bringing products to life and a data-driven approach, this is your chance to make a significant impact.

• Provide leadership, direction, and mentorship for direct and indirect reports under your remit.
• Understand beneficiary jobs to be done, align features to unmet or underserved needs and create a roadmap that captures quantifiable market value
• Work with the team to develop a deep understanding of the customer, the world they live in and their challenges - translating this knowledge into actionable product strategy
• Ownership and accountability around the product development lifecycle from ideation, prioritization, definition of requirements, design and validation
• Own strategy decisions around assigned products and contribute to strategic decisions around new markets
• Assess new market opportunities and make recommendations for viability based on market readiness and our own ability to capture them
• Participate in the assessment of potential acquisitions for product/market fit and ultimate value to Axonify
• Build strong cross-functional relationships with all other leaders and teams at Axonify
• Maintain executive relationships with key accounts as appropriate and develop an in-depth understanding of the relationship between product, price, packaging and customer retention for assigned product areas.
• Understand buying cycles and behaviors and develop in-depth understanding of relationship between product, price, packaging and sales from both a new logos and upsell perspective
• Evolve product usage metrics strategy and ensure metrics are communicated and understood by all internal stakeholders
• Manage and evaluate external accounts through performance tracking and relationship cultivation in an effort to grow each account’s business
• Work closely with product marketing to help formulate market positioning of products and packages
• Work with GTM teams and cross-functional leadership to ensure we take new product and features to market to maximum effect and benefit to our customers

• 12+ years of relevant experience in product management and/or product marketing
• Management and mentoring of professionals at all levels – proven experience developing talent, guiding and mentoring people in a way that encourages them to acquire new skills
• Research Skills – You have a demonstrated ability to conduct research from a wide variety of primary and secondary sources, and in the process, develop a compelling thesis on the future performance of a target industry, commodity, or company 
• Business Acumen – You have a strong ability to evaluate and quantify opportunities and you understand how SaaS businesses are measured and how product influences those metrics.
• Financial modeling – solid experience building financial models (project financing, corporate finance); 
• Data driven, intellectual curiosity – predisposition to explore and learn, acquire data, create and test hypotheses in different verticals across different industries 
• Organization skills – ability to prioritize, share information efficiently, meet deadlines and deliver in a multi-project, fast-paced environment with changing priorities and multiple parallel assignments; 
• Creativity / Entrepreneurship – ability to resolve new challenges, tackle new assignments without necessarily the benefit of ready-made templates 
• Analytical – ability to distill key information from extensive research; ability to argue, summarize and illustrate analyses in a presentation format; ability to make the complex, simple 
• Experience crafting executive briefings for senior leaders 
• Collaborative approach – collaborative and team oriented with strong leadership 
• Disciplined, attention to detail – appreciation of detail in solving puzzles and presenting information 
• Inquisitive, problem-solving mindset.

It's ok if your experience doesn't check every box! If you check off more than a few - great! We’d welcome a chance to get to know what you can bring, how you can add to our culture, and hear your unique story.

Work location:

At Axonify, we embrace a hybrid-flexible work environment that allows you to choose the best location to support your day the majority of the week. Whether that location is your home office or one of our Axonify offices, located in Waterloo and Toronto, Ontario, you choose. 

Wednesdays hold a special place in our calendar as Axonifers, in a commutable distance, gather together in one of our offices for “Work from Work Wednesdays." These face-to-face interactions energize our week with meaningful connection and foster collaboration and innovation.

If your location falls outside a commutable distance to Waterloo or Toronto, Ontario, you will have the flexibility to work remotely.

No matter where you are, you will be provided with the tools, resources and support to ensure your success. Let’s chat more about our flexible working arrangement! 

The things you’ll enjoy:      

An impactful product that gives back to the communities and frontline workers that support our everyday lives.

People with great attitudes that lead to great results through our values: Empathetic, Bold, Innovative and Empowering.

A diverse team that celebrates unique perspectives and experiences that add richness to our culture.

Leaders that trust deeply who leverage our skills, adapt to us as individuals and encourage us to be our best selves.

Our Perks

Ready to join the team? Here’s what’s next.

Apply. Our Talent Acquisition team is committed to providing an outstanding experience throughout your journey with us. Learn more about Axonify by visiting us at www.axonify.com/careers

We believe our team’s unique life experiences, backgrounds, cultures, beliefs and abilities add richness to our culture and depth to our ideas. Our ongoing commitment to diversity and inclusion creates an environment that supports, empowers and delivers a sense of belonging for all members of the team. 

We want to remove barriers that may limit you from joining Axonify. Email us at accessibility@axonify.com to let us know how we can provide you with reasonable accommodations through our candidate journey.