Summary Our Product Operations Team is looking for an operations professional to play a pivotal role in the execution of our product development lifecycle, including ideation, development, launch, growth and sunset, with a heavy focus on go-to-market (GTM) readiness and launch management. If you've built processes in a Product organization and have expertise managing product launches, this role may pique your interest.

As a Launch Manager, you will work closely with product leaders, product managers, and key stakeholders across the entire enterprise to improve the way we work by building processes and systems which make the Workiva Product organization a great place to work.

What You'll Do

Go-to-Market Readiness:

Identify best practices and implement scalable and standard launch management standards to ensure consistency of launch management with internal stakeholders and partners

Enable Go-to-Market process by driving high-priority product launch activities

Collaborate with various teams, such as marketing, sales enablement, product management, customer success, etc. to ensure seamless execution of a product launch plan. This includes coordinating timelines, deliverables, success metrics, and resources

Ensure success of the product launch by tracking key performance indicators and conducting post-launch evaluations

Drive transparency and accountability of launch initiatives with effective reporting, communications and stakeholder engagement and management practices

Cross-Functional Collaboration:Partner with product, pricing, marketing, customer experience teams, and other relevant departments to manage product and feature releases effectively

Performance Measurement: Develop KPIs and metrics with leadership to track incremental progress and direction towards initiatives, ensuring success by monitoring key performance indicators post-launch

Communication and Stakeholder Engagement:Develop and implement a comprehensive launch management communications strategy to drive transparency, accountability, and stakeholder engagement. This includes delivering high-impact presentations to senior management

Risk Management and Issue Resolution: Identify and mitigate issues, risks, and dependencies throughout the product life cycle. Create change management plans to ensure successful implementation and adoption of new proces

Efficiency and Process Optimization:Oversee tools and processes to streamline operations and drive efficiency. Establish appropriate processes to maintain alignment and continuity in a rapidly evolving environment

What You'll Need Minimum qualifications

8+ years successfully leading and delivering highly-visible strategic programs in cross-functional work environments

Bachelor's degree; an advanced degree may be considered in lieu of professional experience

Experience in the SAAS industry with previous roles in Strategy & Operations, Product Management, Product Marketing, or Launch Management

Preferred qualifications

Ability to implement at a strategic level and also roll up the sleeves and do the work; easily able to shift from one context to the next

Strong organizational and prioritization skills with the ability to lead multiple projects simultaneously

Exceptional program management skills

Ability to influence key stakeholders, demonstrating strong emotional intelligence and ability to collaborate across multiple disciplines

Demonstrated communication and presentation skills with the ability to communicateeffectively to executives, management, and teams in both one-on-one and group settings

Working knowledge of formal change management and decision-making frameworks

Experience with JIRA/Jira Align/Confluence as well as Roadmap and Project Management productivity tools such as ProductBoard, Asana, and Monday.com

Product analytics, data analysis

Facilitation of goal setting, KPIs and success metric formation and tracking

MBA preferred

Travel Requirements & Working Conditions

Willingness to travel up to 20% for team and corporate... For full info follow application link.