At Optimizely, we’re on a mission to help people unlock their digital potential. We do that by reinventing how marketing and product teams work to create and optimize digital experiences across all channels. With Optimizely One, our industry-first operating system for marketers, we offer teams flexibility and choice to build their stack their way with our fully SaaS, fully decoupled, and highly composable solution.
We are proud to help more than 10,000 businesses, including H&M, PayPal, Zoom, and Toyota, enrich their customer lifetime value, increase revenue and grow their brands. Our innovation and excellence have earned us numerous recognitions as a leader by industry analysts such as Gartner, Forrester, and IDC, reinforcing our role as a trailblazer in MarTech.
At our core, we believe work is about more than just numbers - it’s about the people. Our culture is dynamic and constantly evolving, shaped by every employee, their actions and their stories. With over 1500 Optimizers spread across 12 global locations, our diverse team embodies the “One Optimizely” spirit, emphasizing collaboration and continuous improvement, while fostering a culture where every voice is heard and valued.

KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE

• Typically 7+ years product experience, or 5+ years product experience with extensive experience with Optimizely (internal transfer or as a customer)
• Leads the charge in refining the practice of product management at Optimizely.
• Work consistently extends beyond their core area of responsibility
• Plays a key role in helping ensure Product Development overall meets strategic corporate milestones in the fastest and most effective way possible; Deftly manages even the most complex products and workstreams
• Market Awareness: Sets plans to target and win with ICP(s) in face of competitors. Is relied on for market knowledge throughout the organization.
• Business Expertise: Expert business knowledge. Nuanced perspective on product success within the business and sharing it with teams and leadership
• X-Functional: Leads initiatives, but also makes prioritization decisions between proposed initiatives. Coaches others on leading initiatives. Can see the broader picture and loop in teams/resources for x-functional initiatives that may not have been previously identified.
• Metrics/Data: Uses data beyond the product area (cross-Opti and market) to make decisions about longterm roadmap and to adjust strategy to meet shifting deamnds and competitive realities.

EDUCATION

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience.
Optimizely is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Optimizely is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.

LI-SA

• Influence Strategy & Roadmap: Can rely on breadth of product experience and analogs to aid in decision making in ambiguous situations; typically handling the more complex projects and products. Significantly contributes to setting strategic direction.
• Expertly translates broad company strategies into specific priorities and objectives for their team
• Effectively lead team(s) to execute against strategy
• Actively watches for needed adjustments to strategy and raises them
• Deliver Products and Drive Usage: Holds self, direct reports and teams they work with accountable to significant impact on and department performance; undeniable impact on business performance
• Takes ownership of execution and defines the structures the team and organization need to deliver on the desired outcomes
• Collaborate and Communicate: Consistently trusted to prepare and deliver coherent, highly credible, impactful and engaging written communication & presentations, effectively adjusting level of detail depending on audience, i.e. executive level highlights vs. details for other stakeholders
• Expertly and collaboratively negotiates ambiguous situations and drives to rapid decisions
• Is a thought leader with an external presence; communicates externally as a Product expert, either in publications or at events
• Communicates a compelling vision and sense of purpose for current- and long-range Opti product direction and company impact
• Communicates more regularly with senior management and executives
• Regarded as a key influencer across the company and able to communicate complex topics at the appropriate detail for the intended audience
• Be a Resilient Leader: A visible leader for company & department strategy that inspires confidence in all stakeholders
• Has a multiplier effect on Optimizely. Actively sought out by other leaders for advice.
• Actively leads changes that enhance Product & ADEPT effectiveness
• Proactively seeks opportunities to bring others along and help them understand product strategy, shifting priorities, or hard trade-offs (leads the charge)