Staff Product Manager

At Wistia our goal is to help every business to thrive with video. That’s a big task, and we're super excited to help the world get there faster through simple and delightful video-focused products.

Job Summary:

We are seeking a Staff Product Manager to help lead the Publish division of our product. Publishing is a critical step to the video workflow and the heart of the Wistia platform. This requires helping customers meet their audience wherever they are, helping their videos shine, and giving them flexibility to reflect their brand and drive impact. Today, our Publish offering includes our Video Player, Video Embedding, Channels, and more. This is a big focus for the business, so whomever is in this role will have a huge impact on Wistia.

As a Staff Product Manager, you will be responsible for leading a scrum team of dedicated engineering and design partners, in addition to collaborating with go-to-market to ensure we’re building products that drive our desired outcomes. In the future, this area of Product will likely grow and this role will take on management responsibilities. The ideal candidate is a strategic thinker with excellent communication skills and a proven track record of delivering high-quality products that meet business objectives.

Responsibilities:

• Build a world-class Publish offering that delivers customer and business value 
• Develop and drive our Publish product strategy. This includes mapping it with business objectives, reflecting real customer needs, and overseeing the execution of it. 
• Lead a dedicated team of engineers and designers to deliver customer value at a rapid pace
• Conduct market research and analysis to identify customer needs, market trends, competitive landscape, and new opportunities.
• Define, track, and reflect on product metrics to measure the success of our products and if we’re impacting our desired outcomes. 
• Ensuring our Publish products fit seamlessly with the rest of the Wistia platform. 
• Support your engineering and design counterparts to drive overall team performance. 
• Collaborate with cross-functional peers to maximize impact
• Partner deeply and often with engineering and design across the entire product lifecycle.
• Collaborate with partners on go-to-market, especially Product Marketing, to ensure we’re addressing the full needs of the business, aligning with stakeholders, and properly communicating our new products to customers. 
• Product Leadership
• Act as the face of Publish. Communicate where this product is today, where it’s headed, and why. Get the team excited about our plans.
• Work with other leaders in Product, Design, and Engineering to fold in Wistia cultural values. 
• Help develop and lead the Product Management Team

Requirements:

• 7+ years of experience in product management, with at least 3 years in a leadership role.
• 3+ years of management experience
• Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Has a track record of developing product strategies and product visions
• Has strong product instincts, and is able to therefore be decisive. 
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated ability to manage and develop a team of Product Managers.
• Demonstrated ability to to understand and optimize how your product supports larger revenue and GTM motions
• Experience working in agile development environments.
• Strong understanding of technology and software development processes.
• Experience conducting market research and analysis to inform product decisions.
• Strong project management skills and the ability to prioritize competing demands.

Working at Wistia

We try to ensure Wistia is an inclusive and diverse place where everyone feels happy, fulfilled, respected, comfortable, and welcome. We're proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace. We care a lot, so our benefits are actually benefits, not just the fun stuff like swag and snacks in the office (though we also have lots of those too!).

We know the biggest investment we can make is in our employees, so we provide:

• A competitive compensation package that includes internal equity stock options
• 401k with 3% company contribution, regardless of whether you contribute
• Fully paid healthcare, dental, and vision insurance (family plans included)
• Pre-Tax FSA and Dependent Care Account
• Fitness reimbursement
• Flexible working hours – work at the times when you operate best, or set aside time for child and/or elderly care responsibilities during traditional “office hours”
• 16 weeks paid parental leave for all new and expecting parents
• Unlimited PTO (pretty common for people to take 4+ weeks off throughout the year)
• Remote-first culture (work from anywhere in the U.S.)
• Annual professional development stipend (courses, conferences, and more)
• New hire bonus to enhance your home office set up
• Pet insurance discount

Location/Remote Opportunities

Wistia is a remote-first company. Employees can work from our beautiful office in Cambridge, MA, or anywhere in the continental US