Director of Product Management, Kantata
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Cloud based project management software
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Cloud based project management software
201-500 employees
Open for applications
More information about location
201-500 employees
Company mission
To enable organizations of any size to successfully manage and scale their people, projects, revenue, and profitability.
Role
Who you are
- The ideal candidate combines strategic leadership and strong commercial management with hands-on problem-solving skills, delivering measurable results and fostering innovation
- We’re looking for a dynamic leader, who can excite and lead, with a proven track record of rapidly delivering innovative solutions across complex B2B SaaS platforms
- Thrive on engaging with customers, actively listening to uncover real pain points and value
- Push boundaries, think big, and drive bold innovation
- Lead with energy, inspiring teams and customers with new ideas and transformative solutions
- Navigate complexity with confidence, driving alignment across multiple internal teams—pushing Sales to sell, Marketing to amplify, and Engineering to execute for success
- A bachelor's or master's degree (or international equivalent) and 15+ years of relevant experience
- Extensive breadth and depth of knowledge in product strategy, with a strength in bringing new products to market within the SaaS industry
- Strong commercial thinking and experience of strategies to deliver revenue growth
- A strong understanding of data driven strategies and associated technologies
- Ability to translate high-level visions into practical, actionable solutions
- Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams
- Proven track record of driving innovation and understanding emerging trends
- Strong ability to engage with customers and understand their business needs to drive product development and innovation
- Ability to see the big picture, understand different technologies and align teams around a unified strategy
- Proven ability to lead, inspire, and drive innovation across cross-functional teams
- Ability to articulate strategies to technical and non-technical stakeholders
What the job involves
- Kantata is seeking a Director of Product Management to drive our product strategy—identifying customer pain points and uncovering opportunities for revenue growth through innovative new products
- You will help us to shape and lead the industry with products that deliver new insights and ways of working to elevate the professional services industry
- Reporting directly to the Chief Product Officer, you will lead the vision and roadmap for some of our existing products focused on analytics and new data insights, owning our global data strategy, while helping identify new AI-fueled products that deliver revenue growth
- In this role, you will engage closely with customers and partners, collaborating with product, engineering and go-to-market teams to execute a commercial strategy that exceeds business goals
- Customer-Centric Innovation: Engage directly with customers to understand their
- Challenges, identify pain and opportunities to deliver transformative value-driven solutions
- Develop and Deliver a Unified Data Strategy: Create a cohesive data strategy across our existing products (including our Insight driven products on both Tableau and GoodData)
- Revenue Growth - New Product Innovation: Identify and develop new product innovations to capitalize on new revenue opportunities taking accountability to successfully execute on the commercial strategy and release of new products
- Product Roadmap Development: Set priorities and construct an actionable roadmap, spearheading the advancement of AI driven optimization for professional services
- Cross-Product Synergies: Promote a "deliver once" strategy across different technologies
- And products to align efforts for enhanced efficiency and scalability
- Collaboration & Leadership: Work closely with engineering, product management, sales,
- Customer success, and marketing teams to ensure strategic alignment and successful
- Execution and to excite and lead the teams
Our take
Kantata is a business management software aimed at the professional services industry. This SaaS platform has been designed to meet the needs of a modern workforce, providing services such as employee time tracking, project management, and resource allocation.
The company's purpose-built technology includes a suite of features, such as a resource optimizer that helps managers allocate the right people to the right project for the correct amount of time. It also includes a private social network for users to share information with peers in the industry. Kantata already has several profitable tie-ups with essential business software such as Salesforce, helping it outpace rivals.
As more organizations in professional services invest in resource management solutions, the industry is awash with companies all competing for this business. These include industry heavyweights Basecamp, Zoho Projects, and ClickUp. Born from the merger of Mavenlink and Kimble Applications, Kantata is set to see accelerated growth as it focuses on further development of its comprehensive platform.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
6% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Apr 2019
$48m
SERIES E
Nov 2016
$39m
SERIES D
Total funding: $111.5m
Company benefits
- Group Health Insurance with Coverage Options for Medical, Dental, and Vision
- Life Insurance
- Voluntary Insurance Options Such As Auto, Home, Legal, and Pet Insurance
- Paid Parental Leave
- Voluntary Commuter Benefit Options
- 401K + Company Match to Save For Your Future
- Flexible Work Options - Remote or Hybrid
- 15 days of Paid Time Off, Plus Two Additional Days With Each Year of Employment
- Sick/Wellness Time Off
- 9 Paid Holidays + Floating Holiday
- Volunteer Time Off
- Top Performers Employee Recognition Program
- Philanthropic, Social, and Wellness Events Through KantataLife
- Reimbursement for Wellness Applications (including Kindle, Headspace, Peloton)
- Monthly Remote Stipend
- Employee Assistance Program
Company HQ
East Irvine, Irvine, CA
Leadership
Roger Neel
(Senior Business Advisor)Former Technical Advisor at The Bold Italic and Director Strategic Partner Solutions at InQuira. BA in Economics and Computer Science from Cornell.
Ray Grainger
(Executive Chairman & Founder)Former EVP Global Services and Strategic Partnerships at InQuira and Global Managing Partner at Accenture. BSc in Engineering at Harvey Mudd College.
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