Hearst Health · 6 hours ago
Vice President of Product Management (Data and Interoperability)
Hearst Health is seeking a visionary Vice President of Product Management to lead their enterprise SaaS solutions for home-based care. The role involves owning the product lifecycle, aligning product direction with company objectives, and leading a team to drive product performance and business outcomes.
Hospital & Health Care
Responsibilities
Own the strategic direction, roadmap, and prioritization across the entire portfolio of products with significant business impact
Partner with executive stakeholders to align product direction with long-term company objectives, including value-based care and payer-driven innovation
Accelerate product delivery by instilling clear prioritization, tight feedback loops, and rapid iteration cycles
Identify and remove blockers to cross-functional execution velocity, ensuring teams stay focused on progress over perfection
Drive a culture of experimentation and agility, balancing MVPs and iterative delivery with long-term product vision
Lead strategic decisions on build vs. buy, vendor evaluations, and ecosystem partnerships
Coach and develop a high-performing product team grounded in empathy, clarity, and accountability
Model healthy conflict, structured decision-making, and trust-building to strengthen product culture
Instill a shared commitment to solving problems—not just identifying them—and celebrate product-driven impact
Uplift under-leveled or misaligned team members through hands-on coaching and performance standards
Partner with Engineering and Design to ensure high-velocity, high-quality delivery of products that delight users and support the business
Collaborate with Sales and Marketing to ensure consistent product positioning and launch success
Represent the Product organization in executive conversations, guiding stakeholder expectations and trade-offs
Help Product act as a unifying force across the company, especially in complex or politically sensitive environments
Bring a systems-level understanding of the home-based care market, including Medicare Advantage, risk adjustment, and evolving payer-provider dynamics
Maintain close ties with clients and users to identify pain points, test concepts, and shape roadmap decisions
Oversee competitive intelligence, win/loss analysis, and market segmentation initiatives
Champion a data-driven culture by embedding metrics, experimentation, and customer insights into all product decisions
Define clear success criteria and establish a regular cadence for reviewing product performance, adoption, and business impact
Act as a key influencer across the company, aligning senior stakeholders and breaking down silos to drive coordinated action
Facilitate healthy debate and decision-making by modeling transparency, empathy, and constructive conflict resolution
Build credibility and respect for the product organization by elevating expectations, leveling roles, and establishing operational rigor
Create psychological safety and forward momentum in a team culture recovering from legacy friction, silos, or burnout
Serve as a thought leader and change agent, helping redefine what excellence looks like in product management at HCHB
Qualification
Required
10+ years of progressive experience in product management, including 3+ years in a senior or executive leadership role
Deep experience in enterprise software, SaaS, or healthcare technology
Demonstrated success leading multiple product lines or large-scale platform efforts
Strong technical literacy; able to engage meaningfully with engineers and guide architecture/product trade-offs
Proven ability to navigate ambiguity, lead change, and build consensus across functions and levels
High EQ with a coaching mindset; comfortable leading performance conversations and building psychological safety
Experience in build vs. buy decision-making and integration of partner technologies
Familiarity with product lifecycle tools and Agile/Lean methodologies
Preferred
Strategic fluency in payer/provider economics, especially value-based care, MA, or risk-bearing models, is highly desirable
Benefits
Competitive pay
Robust benefits
Professional development opportunities
Meaningful work
Flexibility
A company that gives back
Company
Hearst Health
The mission of Hearst Health is to guide healthcare organizations by delivering essential intelligence and software that improve the quality, safety and efficiency of care.