SVP of Product Management
Upwork ($UPWK) is the leading tech solution for companies looking to hire the best talent, maintain flexibility, and get more done. We’re passionate about our mission to create economic opportunities so people have better lives. Every year, more than $2 billion of work is done through Upwork by skilled professionals who want the freedom of working anytime, anywhere. Top companies connecting with extraordinary talent around the globe? Upwork is how.
Upwork has been the leader in remote work for more than 20 years. We're looking now for an exceptional executive who will lead the next generation evolution of our product. This includes spearheading our evolution from a marketplace solution with a single way to buy to a true horizontal platform through which clients source talent and deliverables via multiplemodels, and humanizing our product so that it not only drives engagement, innovation, and long term growth, but also delights our users be they freelancers, solopreneurs, rapidly growing businesses, or the Fortune 50.
The right person for this role cares deeply about Upwork’s mission of creating economic opportunities so people have better lives. They view, and have honed, product management as a craft. They are a connoisseur of great products online and on mobile, and can see through flash to understand what truly makes great products succeed.
The successful applicant:
- will have seen scale and growth that exceeds our own current situation, but not our ambitions;
- will have created a perspective that views Product, Design, Customer Experience (CX) and critical cross-functional partners (Engineering, Marketing and Sales) as critical players within an overarching system; and
- will know how to structure and develop this system to be strong enough to withstand our challenges, but flexible enough to evolve and bend.
Our new leader will have grown, established best practices, and developed diverse teams throughout their career. They are decisive, bold and willing to make the hard calls in the interest of the business.
This person will:
- push colleagues to drive accountability and clarity of roles to build the best execution machine possible,
- know how to leverage all aspects of their team for the greatest impact, and
- be insightful about the best balance of technology and people to create the most significant returns for CX.
Last, but possibly most importantly, this person will be an active participant in all executive conversations and a strong, opinionated partner with our CEO to develop the strategy for our product and company.
The right person for this role:
- will say the uncomfortable things,
- advocate for what is right for our customers, and
- push us to lean into the company we can be.
This person will make our leadership, product, and company more impactful by enabling us to serve our customers better every single day.
The Upwork story began 20 years ago when two friends decided to collaborate remotely on a web project. Since then we've become the number one flexible talent solution in the world, creating economic opportunities for thousands.
Come change how the world works.
At Upwork, you’ll shape talent solutions for how the world works today. We’re a remote-first organization supported by offices in Santa Clara and Chicago, working together to create exciting remote work opportunities for a global community of professionals.
Our vibrant culture is built on shared values and our mission to create economic opportunities so that people have better lives. We build amazing teams, put our community first, and have a bias toward action. We encourage everyone to bring their whole selves to work and grow together through development opportunities, mentorship, and employee resource groups. Oh yeah, we’ve also got amazing benefits.
Check out our Life at Upwork page to learn more about the employee experience.
Upwork is proudly committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse and inclusive workforce. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we never discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical condition), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
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