VP, Product

Your new company

A lot has changed at Frontify over the last decade, but people continue to be at the heart of our vision. 

Every day, we empower thousands of brand builders worldwide — including teams at Lufthansa, KIA, Vodafone, and Uber — to create brands that have an impact. Our more than 300 employees collaborate and engage in and around our headquarters in St. Gallen, Switzerland, and offices in London and New York City. And we’re looking for new team members to join us. 

We’re built on a collaborative culture of experimentation, trust, and transparency. If you want to help us achieve our mission of creating a home where brands can thrive, read on.

Your team

Your new team is a group of motivated, collaborative, and innovative people. They are Designers, Product Managers, and Developers from more than seven different countries. They enjoy working together to create and evolve a well-loved product but always keep room for new ideas and approaches. Outside of work, some of them are parents, gamers, bookworms, adrenaline junkies, and so much more.

Your mission

As the Vice President of Product, you will lead a talented and dynamic team of over 25 professionals across multiple departments, including product management, product design, innovation, and research. 

Your role will be instrumental in driving the success of our company's products by directing our product strategy and fostering a culture of innovation. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure that our products meet and exceed market and customer expectations. Your leadership and vision will be critical in shaping the future of our company's product offerings and driving our growth.

You will work closely with the CEO to ensure our products are aligned with the company's vision and goals.

You can work remotely from anywhere in Switzerland or on-site in our St. Gallen office. Choose where to work from that works best for you.

• Strategic Leadership: Provide strategic direction for the product group, ensuring alignment with Frontify's overall business goals and vision.
• Team Management: Lead, mentor, and develop product management, design, innovation, and research teams, promoting a culture of excellence and continuous learning.
• Product Vision and Roadmap: Develop and articulate a clear product vision and roadmap, translating Frontify’s strategic goals into actionable plans.
• Innovation and Research: Foster an environment of innovation and research, ensuring Frontify stays ahead of market trends and customer needs.
• Cross-functional collaboration: Collaborate with other departments, including engineering, marketing, sales, and customer success, to ensure cohesive product development and go-to-market strategies.
• Performance Metrics: Define and monitor key performance metrics for the product group, ensuring that targets are met and exceeded.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Effectively communicate technology strategy and progress to internal teams, external partners, and stakeholders, including regular reporting to the CEO.
• Community and customer engagement: External building relationships with strategic customers and key community members.
• Effective Communication: Maintain transparent and effective communication across all organisational levels, aligning Product initiatives with company objectives.

• You have extensive experience in product leadership, ideally in a similar industry or tech-driven environment.
• You have a proven track record in managing product management, design, and innovation teams.
• You hold strong strategic and analytical skills, with the ability to translate complex ideas into clear, actionable plans.
• You have excellent leadership and interpersonal skills, with a knack for inspiring and motivating teams.

Why join us?

· We want to see you thrive; we’ll provide you the tools to shape your place and future at Frontify.

· We have a product that helps to connect brands and people with a human element.

· We offer you the chance to enjoy your work, offering flexibility, opportunity, and exposure to new technologies and ideas.

· We are a social bunch so if you are an animal lover, a student of yoga, or love travel, we have all the slack channels you need!

What we offer

· We encourage you to take at least 5 weeks of holiday

· Budget for home office set-up

· Biannual salary review

· Additional localized benefits

· Invite to our annual, summer company meet-up

Important to us

At Frontify, we believe in being true to ourselves: We are committed to creating and fostering an inclusive environment of vibrant individuals whose diverse perspectives build our collective future. We aim to provide equal opportunities and nurture a workplace free of harassment and discrimination.

Next steps

1) Send us your CV and answer some questions: You’ll hear back from us with updates on your application.

2) Virtual call with the Recruiter: You'll meet the Talent team to discuss Frontify, the role, and you – your passions, your skills, you.

3) Virtually meet the team: You'll meet your new team over a few calls. You'll discuss the role, showcase your skills through your answers or a case study (or both), and get a feel for the brand-new journey that's awaiting you.

4) Join us: If all goes well, you'll join Frontify's journey soon.

We also wanted to let you know that we may run preliminary checks on successful candidates. In the instance we run a preliminary check, it will depend on the role you are applying for and will be done in accordance with the applicable law of the country of employment. We’ll provide you with all the details about the next steps during the interview process