Vice President, Product And Strategy

VAS is the global market leader in connected dairy farm management systems. As the operating system of choice for the world’s most innovative dairies, VAS’ software and information solutions help collect and connect a farm’s data – from herd management records, to feed and nutrition records, to crop science management records, to data from IoT devices. These insights are a source of truth, empowering producers and their trusted advisors to make profit-driven and sustainable management decisions. At the forefront of thought leadership within the dairy industry, VAS is trusted by the producers we serve and the greater dairy community.
As the VP of Product and Strategy, you will oversee the identification, exploration, and analysis of new opportunities and developing new strategic business initiatives that support global growth for VAS. You will lead the VAS product team to design and deliver powerful tools that will fuel the next digital revolution of the dairy industry. You will also work to develop and manage strategic alliances with key partner companies, collaborate closely with Sales, Engineering, Marketing, Support, and Finance to help define, document, and manage the product roadmap. You are an excellent communicator and coach, encompassing solid product and project management skills.
This leadership position will work closely within the VAS leadership team to:

• Create long-term strategies and operating objectives for the organization.
• Champion VAS’ data strategy for standardization, partner integrations, API, and insights.
• Design and drive the transition of our current on-premise to SaaS business model
• Establish and enhance alliance partnerships and programs that drive revenue.
• Lead product management and data science to conceive and support new, innovative products and insights.
• Create and drive the conceptualization and formulation of the organization’s strategic goals and targets.

Key Responsibilities And Deliverables

• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment while managing multiple projects simultaneously.
• Work daily with strategy team leads and adjacent departments to develop compelling strategy, business cases, product demos, etc. and ensure product roadmap and projects are meeting expectations in terms of requirements, timelines, and budget.
• Business Strategy and Revenue Generation – create, execute, and update the SaaS business model for VAS in multiple markets and product lines. Operate cross-functionally with major projects to push results both within VAS and in the dairy ecosystem.
• Work with business development team lead to identify industry opportunities and nurture partnerships that prioritize VAS’ company goals and directives.
• Create company-wide alignment to support product vision and strategy.
• Drive and support overall product portfolio and go-to-market strategy.
• Champion data integrity throughout the organization. Work with dairy intelligence team lead to oversee the delivery of products that collect and display high-quality, action-oriented insights to the end user in an intuitive way.
• Resolve resourcing and operational challenges with departments across the company.
• Inspire and lead the product team to internalize the voice of the customer.
• Lead, mentor and provide focus to the strategy team leads to deliver game-changing, data-driven software.
• Effectively communicate company vision to the strategy team, the company, and other parties in a way that enables operational execution, collaboration, alignment on broader strategy, including complex multi-team/multi-disciplinary projects.

Requirements

• Ability to gain trust and respect from other senior leaders; able to effectively align strategies and resolve conflict
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced culture and manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Dairy Knowledge/Industry Experience required, particularly with SaaS exposure
• Experience managing multiple people in diverse teams
• Bachelors Degree required, MBA preferred
• Experience with commonly used concepts, practices, patterns and procedures of enterprise software development
• Able to demonstrate past results and achievements
• Excellent communication, writing and presentation skills