Principal Product Manager

Wolters Kluwer Enablon is the software leader in integrated risk management (IRM), operational risk management (ORM) and environmental, health, safety, sustainability and quality (EHSSQ) with millions of users in 160 countries. Enablon and its more than 80 worldwide partners have driven innovation with its Fortune 100 customer base through industry events, executive engagement, customer innovation challenges, user groups, and customer workshops. Enablon’s mission is to help create a better world by making organizations responsible, productive, and safe through innovative technology.

We are a fast-growing international company operating in more than 130 countries with a large diverse partnership network. Our global headquarters and main R&D divisions are in Paris (Bois-Colombes) and The Hague with North American headquarters in Chicago and offices in Houston, London, Sydney, Melbourne, and Montreal.

Our solutions make a difference - and so do our people.

The Product Manager role requires knowledge of;- Current GRC (Finance, IT, Security, ESG, Third Party) industry challenges and trends, approaches to management and execution of risk and compliance programs; best practices, continuous improvement and innovation in the GRC domain.- Product management best practices to ensure that the Product team works most efficiently to identify, prioritize, specify and deliver product improvements which meet market needs.- Agile software development processes (such Scrum, SAFe)

In interaction with Clients, Prospects, Partners, Business Users, Pre-sales teams, Professional Services, Product Owners and Engineers, the position will be responsible for maximizing the revenue generated from the product portfolio.

Essential Duties and responsibilities

**Responsibilities**:
Product Strategy- Evangelize Risk and GRC solutions, own, manage and be the point of contact for vision and roadmap- Research and analyze market trends and problems within the risk management space- Filter and validate market opportunities by leveraging Enablon’s unique ability to address them- Conduct customer interviews, user groups, partner reviews, prototyping and piloting in order to refine problem definition- Define and size market segments or contribute to research on market size.- Conduct win/loss analysis and competitors detailed analysis- Position Product Portfolio for target market and buyer profiles- Propose strategic product investment to address market and increase profitability while balancing resources and working in collaboration with Product Managers across the platform- Define problems, user personas and articulate use cases.- Support the team to tie GRC and ESG products closer together from a product roadmap, vision and marketing/comms/collateral perspective- Help to establish vision and roadmap for ESG risk (e.g. climate risk, third party risk management, integrations with external providers including industry bodies)- Lend expertise to the team to bring the risk and compliance modules closer together-
- Drive the implementation of the integrated risk vision into future product releases working hand in hand with other product teams- Work hand in hand with the data team to bring in integrated risk and ESG use cases within the data platform.

Software Product Design- Write high-level software requirements for the development team that will be converted into user stories by the product owner- Plan and monitor software deliverables, goals, and milestones to contribute to objectives- Confirm software delivered matches requirements- Manage all timeline changes and issues with stakeholders.

Marketing & Sales Support- Collaborate on creating compelling product marketing collaterals that address market problems, industry trends, common RFP and presales requirements or new technologies- Create relevant launch material for both internal stakeholders (Presales, Services, Sales, Support), buyers and users- Support the Sales and Customer Success channels with market, technical and product expertise e.g. key presales product demos, sandbox trials, customer success and account management reviews, product launch webinars- Attend and speak at region/virtual conferences and other industry events.

Job Qualifications- Ability to interact with various levels of staff and management- Ability to prioritize and work in a fast-paced environment to deliver results on a timely basis- Ability to work in autonomy, while providing consistent reporting on activity- Strong analytical, organizational, and creative problem-solving skills. Ability to understand complex problems and leverage existing assets and functionality to solve them.- A passion for customers’ needs, using technology and innovation to meet those needs and driving customer feedback into a product.- Ability to write requirements with natural language simply, clearly, and unambiguously.- Ability to consistently innovate, challenging potential solutions to ensure they deliver the best result for