Join our team at Yoast as the Director of product for the largest SEO tool and take the lead in providing strategic direction and leadership to our product team. Shape the future of our product by driving our vision, strategy, and roadmap to deliver exceptional value to our users and drive business growth. As an SEO specialist with technical expertise in search engines and WordPress, you will bring your passion for SEO and improving WordPress to help us serve our 13 million users. Join us and make a difference in the world of SEO and WordPress!
What are you going to do?
Join our team at Yoast as the Director of product for the largest SEO tool and take the lead in providing strategic direction and leadership to our product team. Shape the future of our product by driving our vision, strategy, and roadmap to deliver exceptional value to our users and drive business growth. As an SEO specialist with technical expertise in search engines and WordPress, you will bring your passion for SEO and improving WordPress to help us serve our 13 million users. Join us and make a difference in the world of SEO and WordPress!
Who are you?
We are seeking a passionate and experienced leader who can elevate and drive product strategy to the highest level, with a specific focus on IT/e-commerce companies. You have a minimum of 10 years experience in product roles, of which at least 3 years in product leadership roles, ideally within a customer-facing tech scale-up or marketplace. You can clearly see yourself thriving by guiding product excellence and driving growth at Yoast. Do you consider yourself a pragmatic individual who can seamlessly switch between tasks and make informed decisions with a keen understanding of the impact on a company’s user base? Then it’s about time to join Team Yoast!
What are your skills?
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
- Strong strategic thinking skills, with the ability to identify market opportunities, anticipate industry trends, and develop long-term product visions aligned with the company’s overall strategy.
- Good understanding of the WordPress ecosystem or SEO ( If you know both it is a big plus).
- Ability to influence without authority, communicate effectively with diverse stakeholders and drive consensus.
- Proven experience overseeing all elements of the product development lifecycle.
- Can speak the language of various stakeholders – be it developers, designers, business heads or client-facing teams, and be able to influence people.
- Can break down complex and vague problems into logical, components and come up with innovative, feasible solutions
- Proven experience in measuring initiatives quantitatively, and drawing actionable insights to guide decisions
To apply for this job please visit yoast.com.
