Performyard: VP of Product

<p> <strong>Headquarters:</strong> Arlington, Virginia, United States </p> <p>PerformYard is a profitable, growth-stage B2B SaaS company transforming how organizations manage and measure employee performance. Our AI-enabled platform is widely adopted for its customizable performance processes, ease of use, and measurable business impact. As we scale, PerformYard has significant opportunities to accelerate growth by creating AI-native workflows, expanding into adjacent talent modules, and modernizing our user experience.</p><p>We are seeking a customer-obsessed, strategically minded <strong>Vice President of Product</strong> to translate PerformYard's AI-native vision into validated, high-impact product experiences. By delivering AI-native innovation, modernizing the user experience to accelerate adoption, and expanding monetization pathways, this leader will directly impact ARR growth and long-term market leadership. </p><p>Reporting directly to the CTO and partnering closely with the executive team, the VP of Product will build and scale a high-performing product organization, drive a culture of data-informed decision making, and ensure product investments translate into tangible business outcomes. With a mandate to accelerate innovation and unlock durable competitive advantages, this leader will be central to PerformYard’s next phase of growth.</p><p><strong>This is a 100% Remote Position - now &amp; forever</strong></p> <p><strong>What You’ll Do: </strong></p><p></p><p><strong>Product Strategy &amp; Vision </strong></p><ul><li>Own and evolve the long-term product vision, embedding AI-native innovation into the core platform and future offerings</li><li>Translate company strategy into a multi-year product roadmap aligned with ARR expansion, market positioning, and enterprise value creation</li><li>Identify and prioritize high-impact growth opportunities across product, pricing, packaging, and adjacent talent modules</li><li>Establish durable competitive advantages and defensible differentiation within the HR tech landscape</li><li>Lead product discovery practices grounded in customer insight, market intelligence, and data</li><li>Maintain a regular cadence of direct customer engagement to ground product decisions in real user needs </li></ul><p></p><p><strong>Growth &amp; Market Expansion </strong></p><ul><li>Drive product-led growth initiatives that improve adoption, expansion, retention, and customer lifetime value</li><li>Develop scalable monetization strategies, including AI-driven feature differentiation and packaging evolution</li><li>Own the end-to-end user experience vision and partner with Design to modernize the product interface, ensuring AI-native features are intuitive and adoption-ready </li><li>Partner with Sales and Marketing to sharpen positioning, messaging, and go-to-market effectiveness </li><li>Evaluate build/partner/buy decisions and guide product integrations to accelerate strategic growth</li></ul><p></p><p><strong>Product Execution &amp; Leadership</strong></p><ul><li>Lead roadmap execution in partnership with Engineering, ensuring high-impact delivery with measurable outcomes</li><li>Partner with Engineering leadership on platform modernization, scalability, and AI-first development priorities</li><li>Develop team members and build a strong leadership bench to sustain organizational performance </li><li>Lead a high-performance culture of accountability, innovation, and cross-functional collaboration </li><li>Maintain operational excellence and efficiency as teams scale</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Executive &amp; Board Partnership</strong></p><ul><li>Serve as a key member of the executive leadership team to drive growth and enterprise value</li><li>Present product strategy, roadmap priorities, and growth impact to the Board with clarity and confidence </li><li>Advise on capital allocation, market opportunities, and strategic product investments to maximize business impact</li><li>Quantify the business impact of product initiatives through clear, outcome-based reporting </li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Key Metrics and Success Criteria</strong></p><ul><li>Product and Customer: Adoption rates, feature utilization, customer satisfaction and retention</li><li>Revenue and Growth: ARR growth, upsell/cross-sell performance and churn reduction</li><li>Product Delivery: Roadmap predictability, AI feature adoption, and time-to-value </li><li>Team and Organization: Leadership development, team engagement, retention and performance </li></ul><p></p><p><strong>What You’ll Bring:</strong></p><ul><li>Bachelor’s degree with a track record of leadership success in Product leadership roles within B2B SaaS companies</li><li>Proven experience scaling product organizations in growth-stage companies (50-250+ employees)</li><li>Demonstrated success partnering with executive teams to align product strategy with business objectives and customer outcomes</li><li>Hands-on experience building or scaling AI-native products, not just adding AI features to existing workflows, but fundamentally rethinking user experiences around AI capabilities </li><li>Deep expertise driving product-led growth and monetization strategy in subscription-based SaaS models</li><li>Strong executive presence with exceptional Board and investor communication skills</li><li>Data-driven mindset, comfortable with aligning product investments to ROI and value creation</li><li>Decisive leader who thrives in fast paced, scaling environments</li></ul> <p>In addition to your compensation plan we also have medical, dental, and vision health insurance benefits w/ HSA plan, disability insurance, 401k plan, generous PTO, paid holidays and other benefits.</p> <p><strong>To apply:</strong> <a href="https://weworkremotely.com/remote-jobs/performyard-vp-of-product">https://weworkremotely.com/remote-jobs/performyard-vp-of-product</a></p>