VelocityEHS
Making workplaces safer and more sustainable.

Senior Product Manager, ESG

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THE OPPORTUNITY:
*Open to remote candidates*
As part of the VelocityEHS product management team, you'll be the messenger of the market and the voice of the customer for our next generation of ESG and sustainability solutions. We're looking for a Product Manager to represent the customer in our business. We want to empower our users to get the most from their data through innovation and actionable insights. You will play a central role in developing solutions to complex problems using the latest thinking in ESG and sustainability practice and data visualization technology.
This role will suit you if you're passionate about:

 

  • Software as a strategic change and business improvement driver
  • Consumer-grade B2B solutions delivered via a zero-friction UX
  • Communicating with stakeholders at all levels to identify and document bottlenecks and opportunities
  • Collaborating with our Strategy, Development, Marketing, and Sales teams to define solutions aligned with our vision and drive them through the development process to customer value
  • Making the world a better, safer, more sustainable place

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Key Responsibilities include:

 

 

  • Understand the product market, strengths, weaknesses, competitive landscape, company & strategic vision and their interdependencies.
  • Build and maintain the relationships to support the gathering, documenting, and sharing of market intelligence from customers, competitors, industry analysts and trends.
  • Build, maintain, and communicate your product roadmap with internal and external stakeholders.
  • Research, write, and present business cases in collaboration with product marketing managers and solution strategists in support of proposals for new product development projects in line with the roadmap.
  • Work with business analysts, developers, and developers to deliver valuable, customer-centric solutions.
  • Make data-driven decisions regarding product development priorities while balancing business needs and technical realities.
  • Collaborate with the marketing team to develop the right positioning and messaging that resonates with our target buyer personas.
  • Understand and support our sales and customer success teams; enable them to understand the problems the product solves for our customers and users.

Measures of Success:

 

 

  • Customer engagement, satisfaction, renewals, and product/market fit.
  • Roadmap management effectiveness, timeliness, and scope coverage.
  • Product management process, throughput, team engagement, and target outcome achievement.
  • Roadmap delivery, schedule and budget adherence, and customer acceptance.

Minimum Skills & Qualifications:

 

 

  • Empathy, humility, curiosity, and business acumen.
  • 5+ years of product management experience with a record of successfully delivering B2B SaaS products to market.
  • Strong skills in problem-framing, research, documentation, and stakeholder engagement.
  • Independent thinker, multi-domain collaborator, and experienced negotiator.
  • Demanding business user of web and mobile applications.

Preferred Skills & Qualifications:

 

 

  • Scrum Product Owner Certification.
  • Pragmatic Institute Certified (PMC) II or higher.
  • Experience in ESG, EHS, and sustainability.
  • Experience in competitive analysis, sales planning, and financial planning.

Other:

 

 

  • Travel up to 15%.
  • Comfortable working with remote colleagues using conferencing tools.
  • Occasional work outside of normal working hours.

COMPANY DESCRIPTION:
VelocityEHS is the largest and fastest-growing environmental, health, safety (EHS) and sustainability software company in the world. More than 8 million people rely on our innovative on-demand (cloud-computing technology) safety and compliance management solutions to do their jobs safely and protect the environment.
At VelocityEHS, success is an everyday occurrence. Everyone who walks through our doors has an opportunity to make an impact. Our people make the difference at VelocityEHS - that's why we're not just looking for people with the right skills, but for those with the right drive, the right passion and the right character to make our entire team better. We still operate with the same start-up mentality that has made us the leading cloud EHS company, and offer each and every employee the opportunity to grow and reach their full potential.
We're driven by the work we do to keep others safe, but we also like to have fun while doing it. We believe in producing great results, but also in enjoying the ride. Work-Life balance means two things at VelocityEHS - having time for your life outside of work, and taking steps to bring more life into the workplace. Between all the variety of workplace events, volunteer opportunities and other group activities available, we never forget that dynamic people need and deserve a place to work.
Finally, we understand that taking care of our customers starts with taking care of our employees. Our benefits include excellent medical and dental plans, matching 401(k) saving plan, RRSPS saving plans, generous PTO and more. We thank you for your interest, however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. No agencies please.
We welcome and encourage diversity in the workplace. VelocityEHS is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, family status, veteran status, Indigenous/Native American status, or disability. Applicants with disabilities can request accessible formats, communication supports, or other accessibility assistance by contacting [email protected]

 

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What are VelocityEHS Perks + Benefits

VelocityEHS Benefits Overview

Here at VelocityEHS, we place a high value on teamwork and understands that a great culture and work environment help to generate innovative ideas. Our employees are self-motivated, hard-working, enthusiastic and enjoy a great work-life balance.

Culture
Volunteer in local community
VelocityEHS partners with local nonprofits to create volunteer opportunities for our employees, who all have up to 2 days volunteer time to use each year.
Partners with nonprofits
VelocityEHS partners with various local nonprofits for volunteer events, such as One Tail at a Time, Cradles to Crayons, Habitat for Humanity and Ronald McDonald House.
Open door policy
OKR operational model
Team based strategic planning
Open office floor plan
Employee resource groups
Employee-led culture committees
Quarterly engagement surveys
Hybrid work model
In-person revenue kickoff
Summer hours
President's club
Employee awards
Flexible work schedule
VelocityEHS provides employees with a work schedule that includes Summer hours, and flexible start and end times as needed to accommodate their busy lives.
Remote work program
We have transitioned fully to a remote-first work model, which allows our employees the flexibility they need to manage work around their lives - not the other way around.
Diversity
Documented equal pay policy
Dedicated diversity and inclusion staff
Mandated unconscious bias training
VelocityEHS has dedicated training, both at an employee and leadership level, to help continuously educate our community to better understand their own bias and others experience.
Diversity manifesto
Mean gender pay gap below 10%
Diversity employee resource groups
Mosaic celebrates cultural diversity at VEHS, FEM is dedicated to the empowerment of women in our community and Pride works to create a safe & open Workplace for LGBTQIA+ Colleagues and Allies.
Hiring practices that promote diversity
VelocityEHS is dedicated to broadening our recruiting pipeline by ensuring inclusive employer branding, leveraging diverse job boards and partnering with schools with diverse student body populations.
Health Insurance & Wellness Benefits
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Employees can contribute up to $2750 annually to their FSA.
Disability insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Health insurance
Life insurance
Pet insurance
Wellness programs
VelocityEHS partners with Bright, an online wellness platform that provides 20 hours of live fitness, mindfulness and health programming every day to our employees around the globe.
Team workouts
VelocityEHS always participates in the annual JP Morgan Chase corporate challenge, but we also offer group workouts like bootcamps and yoga throughout the year.
Mental health benefits
VelocityEHS offers Modern Health to all of our employees, a global mental wellness platform that provides several modalities of care including counseling, coaching, and self-paced online courses.
Financial & Retirement
401(K)
401(K) matching
VelocityEHS 401(K) retirement plan matches 50% of an employee's contribution up to 5% of their annual base salary.
Child Care & Parental Leave Benefits
Generous parental leave
VelocityEHS has increased their parental leave policy to 16 weeks of paid leave for birth parents and 6 weeks total of paid leave for non-birth parents.
Family medical leave
Company sponsored family events
Vacation & Time Off Benefits
Generous PTO
VelocityEHS employees receive between 17 and 32 days per year of paid time off based on years of service, not including additional volunteer and reflection days.
Paid volunteer time
All employees start with 1 day of paid volunteer time per year. We also offer all employees a "day of reflection" to use for personal celebration or education.
Sabbatical
Eligible employees get 1 month sabbatical after 10 years of working at the company.
Paid holidays
Bereavement leave benefits
Office Perks
Commuter benefits
Company-sponsored outings
Company-sponsored happy hours
Recreational clubs
Fitness stipend
Employees have access to Bright, an online fitness platform offering 20 hours of fitness and wellness live programming every day.
Home-office stipend for remote employees
Employees receive $100 per month to spend how they see fit to optimize their work from home experience.
Onsite gym
Professional Development Benefits
Job training & conferences
Lunch and learns
Promote from within
Mentorship program
Continuing education stipend
The Eagles Education program pays for qualified employees to earn advanced degrees and certifications as it related to their career development and growth.
Continuing education available during work hours
Online course subscriptions available
Customized development tracks
Paid industry certifications
Personal development training

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