VP of Product

Headquarters: Arlington, Virginia, United States

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.

We are seeking a customer-obsessed, strategically minded Vice President of Product 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.

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.

This is a 100% Remote Position - now & forever

What You’ll Do:

Product Strategy & Vision

Own and evolve the long-term product vision, embedding AI-native innovation into the core platform and future offerings

Translate company strategy into a multi-year product roadmap aligned with ARR expansion, market positioning, and enterprise value creation

Identify and prioritize high-impact growth opportunities across product, pricing, packaging, and adjacent talent modules

Establish durable competitive advantages and defensible differentiation within the HR tech landscape

Lead product discovery practices grounded in customer insight, market intelligence, and data

Maintain a regular cadence of direct customer engagement to ground product decisions in real user needs

Growth & Market Expansion

Drive product-led growth initiatives that improve adoption, expansion, retention, and customer lifetime value

Develop scalable monetization strategies, including AI-driven feature differentiation and packaging evolution

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

Partner with Sales and Marketing to sharpen positioning, messaging, and go-to-market effectiveness

Evaluate build/partner/buy decisions and guide product integrations to accelerate strategic growth

Product Execution & Leadership

Lead roadmap execution in partnership with Engineering, ensuring high-impact delivery with measurable outcomes

Partner with Engineering leadership on platform modernization, scalability, and AI-first development priorities

Develop team members and build a strong leadership bench to sustain organizational performance

Lead a high-performance culture of accountability, innovation, and cross-functional collaboration

Maintain operational excellence and efficiency as teams scale

Executive & Board Partnership

Serve as a key member of the executive leadership team to drive growth and enterprise value

Present product strategy, roadmap priorities, and growth impact to the Board with clarity and confidence

Advise on capital allocation, market opportunities, and strategic product investments to maximize business impact

Quantify the business impact of product initiatives through clear, outcome-based reporting

Key Metrics and Success Criteria

Product and Customer: Adoption rates, feature utilization, customer satisfaction and retention

Revenue and Growth: ARR growth, upsell/cross-sell performance and churn reduction

Product Delivery: Roadmap predictability, AI feature adoption, and time-to-value

Team and Organization: Leadership development, team engagement, retention and performance

What You’ll Bring:

Bachelor’s degree with a track record of leadership success in Product leadership roles within B2B SaaS companies

Proven experience scaling product organizations in growth-stage companies (50-250+ employees)

Demonstrated success partnering with executive teams to align product strategy with business objectives and customer outcomes

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

Deep expertise driving product-led growth and monetization strategy in subscription-based SaaS models

Strong executive presence with exceptional Board and investor communication skills

Data-driven mindset, comfortable with aligning product investments to ROI and value creation

Decisive leader who thrives in fast paced, scaling environments

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.

To apply: https://weworkremotely.com/remote-jobs/performyard-vp-of-product