Director, Product Platform at Wolters Kluwer · NLD -…

Director, Product Platform

Location: NLD - Alphen Aan Den Rijn · Hybrid (8 days/month)

Lead the platform strategy behind a market-leading SaaS portfolio

Enablon is looking for a Director, Product Platform to define and lead the strategy for the shared platform capabilities that power our solutions globally.

In this role, you will oversee the product direction for APIs, integrations, identity, data, and emerging AI-enabled platform services. You will lead a team of Product Managers, work closely with Engineering and Architecture leadership, and ensure platform investments support both current business priorities and future product evolution.

This position is suited to an experienced product leader who has successfully built and scaled platform products in complex SaaS environments and understands how to balance long-term platform strategy with measurable business outcomes.

What you'll do

Define and execute platform strategy

• Own the vision, strategy, and roadmap for Enablon's platform capabilities, including APIs, integrations, identity, data services, and AI-enabled platform components.
• Establish the platform foundations required to support product growth, innovation, scalability, and interoperability across the portfolio.
• Drive platform priorities that align technology investments with business and customer needs.

Lead a high-performing product organization

• Lead and develop a team of Product Managers responsible for core platform domains.
• Create alignment across platform and product teams, ensuring consistent planning, prioritization, and execution.
• Foster a culture of ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Partner across Product and Technology

• Serve as the primary product counterpart to Platform Engineering and Architecture leadership.
• Guide critical product decisions related to platform capabilities, standards, APIs, data models, and integration strategies.
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders across Product Management, Engineering, and business leadership.

Drive platform excellence at scale

• Promote reusable services and common standards that reduce duplication and accelerate delivery across teams.
• Establish clear governance and prioritization frameworks for platform investments.
• Monitor platform performance and adoption through meaningful metrics and data-driven decision making.

What you bring

You have extensive experience leading platform products and product teams within enterprise SaaS organizations. You combine strategic thinking with operational excellence and are comfortable influencing decisions across multiple disciplines and leadership levels.

Required experience

• Significant leadership experience in Product Management, preferably within enterprise SaaS environments.
• Proven success defining and scaling platform products supporting multiple applications, business domains, or customer solutions.
• Deep understanding of:
  • APIs and API ecosystems
  • Integration platforms
  • Identity and Access Management
  • Data platforms and data services
  • Event-driven and distributed architectures
• Experience partnering closely with Engineering and Architecture leaders to deliver complex product initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to lead managers and senior product professionals in a matrixed organization.

Leadership profile

You are known for your ability to:

• Translate strategic objectives into actionable product roadmaps.
• Build alignment among diverse stakeholders and teams.
• Make sound decisions in complex and evolving environments.
• Balance short-term priorities with long-term platform investments.
• Communicate effectively with both technical and business audiences.

Nice to have

• Experience with AI-enabled platforms and intelligent product capabilities.
• Exposure to developer platforms and API monetization strategies.
• Experience within EHS, Risk Management, Sustainability, Compliance, Operational Excellence, or related enterprise software markets.

Why join Enablon?

Platform capabilities increasingly determine how enterprise software scales, integrates, and evolves. As Director, Product Platform, you will help shape the underlying technology foundation used across the Enablon portfolio and influence how future solutions are built and connected.

You will work alongside experienced product and technology leaders, lead a team of approximately ten Product Managers and Product Owners, and play a key role in defining the next generation of platform services that support data, integration, identity, and AI-driven capabilities.

About Enablon

Enablon, a Wolters Kluwer company, is a global leader in software solutions for Environment, Health & Safety (EHS), Sustainability, Risk Management, and Operational Excellence. Trusted by many of the world's leading organizations, we help businesses manage risk, strengthen operational performance, and support sustainable growth.

Backed by Wolters Kluwer's global reach and expertise, Enablon combines deep domain knowledge with the scale and resources of a technology organization operating in more than 40 countries worldwide.

Interested?

If you have successfully led platform product organizations, built scalable SaaS platform capabilities, and enjoy working at the intersection of product strategy and technology leadership, we would like to hear from you.

For more information: ina.smaelen@wolterskluwer.com

Our Interview Practices

To maintain a fair and genuine hiring process, we kindly ask that all candidates participate in interviews without the assistance of AI tools or external prompts. Our interview process is designed to assess your individual skills, experiences, and communication style. We value authenticity and want to ensure we’re getting to know you—not a digital assistant. To help maintain this integrity, we ask to remove virtual backgrounds and include in-person interviews in our hiring process. Please note that use of AI-generated responses or third-party support during interviews will be grounds for disqualification from the recruitment process.

Applicants may be required to appear onsite at a Wolters Kluwer office as part of the recruitment process.