Manager, Product Management

Meet Yubico: the inventor of the YubiKey––the world's first and leading security key. Our company’s mission is to make secure login easy and available for everyone. Yubico was founded in 2007 by Stina and Jakob Ehrensvard, and recently went public on Nasdaq First North Growth Market Stockholm: YUBICO. Our customers include Fortune 500 companies, hundreds of government agencies and millions of individuals in over 160 countries that rely on Yubico technology to secure access to computers, online services and mobile apps. We are a global company with a strong company culture and employees located in over 14 countries. Yubico’s headquarters are based in Stockholm, Sweden and Santa Clara, CA. Aligned with our mission to make the internet more secure for everyone, Yubico donates YubiKeys to organizations helping at-risk individuals through our philanthropic initiative, Secure it Forward.


At Yubico, we offer:


Yubico Values: We work to ensure that our employees have an open space to have their voices amplified to create a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace where everyone feels like they belong. Aligned with this, our employees have created some pretty cool Employee Resource Groups: YubiPride, YubiBIPOC, YubiSustainability and YubiWomen. Additionally, Yubico donates YubiKeys to organizations in need all over the world (you can read more about our work here).


Social Connection: Relationships and connectedness matter, and we love spending time with our team! Our virtual workspace keeps us connected day-to-day whether it's through Yubico celebrating wins or our buzzing Slack communities. We host an all-team event in a new location every year where we plan for upcoming quarters, set goals, and most importantly, host fun events to encourage team building outside of the workplace. Check out our Life at Yubico Page on LinkedIn and our awards here.


The Role:


Yubico is looking for a full-time Manager, Product Management to manage and develop a cohesive Product Management team, with managerial responsibilities. In this role, you will be part of a fast-paced, high-energy team, working with customers that represent some of the most sophisticated technology buyers on the planet.You will drive and deliver the success of your products/product areas of focus and expand the use of our technology to new and innovative areas that capture the market demand.
Tasks & Responsibilities:
Manage and develop a cohesive Product Management team, supporting headcount planning and hiring, onboarding, team competency, performance reviews, and career development
Ensure that the collective output of the group is of the highest quality while executing on a strategic plan based on the company’s strategic goals and initiatives
Lead and develop a Product Management team, assist team through guidance and prioritization of work activities to achieve business goals
Coordinate with Product leaders globally to drive collaboration and consistency with processes and tools, while defining business and technology goals for the organization and ensure they are achieved
Support team and assist in finding solutions to internal/external issues and challenges
Maintain trust of the team under management as well as the larger Product organization
Provide data-driven insights on the specific products being managed, including sales and financial performance, year-over-year trends, pipeline, etc.
Manage the full life-cycle of a product from inception to end of life including: conception, market and requirements gathering, customer validation, creation of high-quality requirements document, management of engineering, marketing preparation, release and end-of-life processes
Meet with customers to understand market demand and outcomes for new products
Partner with all teams in the company, demonstrating ownership for the product area of focus, to develop and launch new products that meet company objectives and achieve a successful product
Gain deep market and technical knowledge of the market focused on specific competitors and their offerings and strategies
Understand the core value of both the products being managed, but also all products and services at Yubico
Articulate the core value of the product and inspire team members to be excited about selling and supporting the products
Maintain the ability to have deep technical conversations about Yubico technology, but also the underlying technology platforms, etc.
Collaborate with product marketing to create or enhance product collateral, marketing messaging, blogs, and related activities
Represent Yubico in meetings with key customers and partners to help drive our business

Skills & Experience:
At least ten (10) years’ experience in technology and preferably security
At least two (2) years’ experience in management
At least five (5) years’ experience in Product Management
Experience leading globally distributed teams is an advantage
Experience in managing stakeholders
Excellent written and oral business communication skills
Ability to collaborate across geographically dispersed functions