Vice President, Product Operations at Saviynt

San Francisco, California, United States

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Not SpecifiedCompensation
Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Technology, SoftwareIndustries

Requirements

  • 10+ years of progressive experience in Product Management, Product Operations, Program Management, or a related operational role within a high-growth technology company
  • 5+ years in a senior leadership role, including managing and scaling high-performing operations teams
  • Deep expertise in implementing modern Product Management and Agile development frameworks (e.g., Scrum, Kanban, continuous discovery)
  • Exceptional ability to design, document, and enforce governance over complex cross-functional processes
  • Mastery of Product Management tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence, Aha!) and data visualization tools
  • Proven ability to work effectively across C-suite, Engineering VPs, Marketing VPs, and Sales leaders
  • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Computer Science, or a related quantitative field; MBA or advanced degree is a plus

Responsibilities

  • Design, implement, and govern the end-to-end product lifecycle processes, from ideation and discovery through development, launch, and iteration (e.g., stage-gate reviews, discovery frameworks, prioritization cadences)
  • Standardize and manage the overall Product Roadmap process, ensuring alignment between strategic goals (OKRs) and tactical execution across all product lines and engineering teams
  • Select, manage, and optimize the Product tech stack (e.g., Jira, Aha!, Tableau, internal documentation systems) to ensure data integrity and process flow efficiency
  • Develop and manage a standardized Product Launch framework, coordinating readiness activities across Marketing, Sales, Support, and Legal to ensure successful, unified product introductions
  • Establish and manage the system for collecting, synthesizing, and routing market feedback, user research, and competitive intelligence back into the product planning process (Voice of Customer Loop)
  • Oversee the centralization and quality of internal product documentation, ensuring GTM teams have timely, accurate, and consistent information
  • Define and maintain a consistent set of operational and performance metrics (KPIs) for the entire Product organization (e.g., cycle time, release velocity, feature adoption rate, roadmap adherence)
  • Run the regular Product review forums (e.g., Quarterly Business Reviews, Portfolio Reviews) that report performance, highlight risks, and drive strategic portfolio decisions
  • Partner with Engineering and Finance to model resource capacity and inform strategic hiring and portfolio prioritization decisions

Skills

Product Operations
Product Lifecycle Management
Roadmap Governance
Jira
Aha!
Tableau
OKRs
Stage-Gate Reviews
Product Launch
Voice of Customer
Cross-Functional Coordination

Saviynt

Cloud-based identity security and access governance

About Saviynt

Saviynt provides a cloud-based platform focused on identity security and access governance for businesses. Its services include identity governance and administration, third-party access governance, and cloud privileged access management, all aimed at helping organizations manage and secure digital identities, including those of employees and vendors. The platform features automated workflows and tools that simplify identity lifecycle management, while offering visibility and analytics to help businesses stay audit-ready and reduce identity-related risks. Unlike many competitors, Saviynt emphasizes user-friendliness and ease of implementation, making it accessible for a wide range of clients from small businesses to large enterprises. The company's goal is to protect major brands and support their cloud and security initiatives through a subscription-based model that ensures ongoing revenue and investment in product development.

El Segundo, CaliforniaHeadquarters
2010Year Founded
$165.4MTotal Funding
DEBTCompany Stage
Enterprise Software, CybersecurityIndustries
1,001-5,000Employees

Benefits

Remote Work Options
Flexible Work Hours

Risks

Emerging identity security startups pose a threat to Saviynt's market share.
Rapid AI advancements may outpace Saviynt's current technological capabilities.
Data privacy and regulatory challenges could hinder global service expansion.

Differentiation

Saviynt offers a unified platform for cloud, enterprise, and big data security.
The AI-powered Intelligence Suite enhances decision-making in identity and access management.
Saviynt's user-friendly platform simplifies identity lifecycle management with automated workflows.

Upsides

Saviynt's recognition as a 2024 Gartner Customers' Choice highlights strong customer satisfaction.
Partnership with SPG expands cybersecurity capabilities and market reach.
Hiring industry experts strengthens Saviynt's leadership and product marketing efforts.

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