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Workiva Inc. has strengthened its executive leadership with the strategic appointment of Deepak Bharadwaj as its new Executive Vice President and Chief Product Officer. This move signals the company's intensified focus on scaling its AI-powered platform and accelerating product innovation to serve its global enterprise customer base.
Workiva appoints SaaS veteran Deepak Bharadwaj as its new EVP & Chief Product Officer.
Bharadwaj will lead all product and user experience (UX) strategy and development.
His mandate is to drive innovation on Workiva's AI-powered platform for transparency and compliance.
He brings over 25 years of experience from leadership roles at Adobe and ServiceNow.
At Adobe, he led the launch of the AI-driven Acrobat Studio for Document Cloud.
His hiring underscores Workiva's focus on strategic product growth and customer value at scale.
The appointment of Deepak Bharadwaj places a seasoned Enterprise SaaS leader at the helm of Workiva's product direction. He will oversee the company's product and UX organizations, with responsibility for the strategic roadmap and execution for the core Workiva platform and its expanding suite of solutions. This leadership addition comes as Workiva continues to grow its platform that centralizes data for finance, accounting, sustainability, and risk teams.
Bharadwaj's extensive background is central to his new role. His most recent position as Vice President of Product Management for Adobe's Document Cloud involved spearheading the launch of Acrobat Studio, an AI-powered productivity hub. Prior to that, at ServiceNow, he played a key role in introducing and scaling high-growth products within the Employee Experience domain. This experience in launching and scaling AI-driven and workflow-centric products at major software firms is directly applicable to Workiva's ambitions.
Workiva CEO Julie Iskow highlighted the strategic fit, stating, “Deepak is a proven leader with deep experience in scaling high-growth Enterprise SaaS platforms. His success in launching new product lines, leading multi-billion dollar portfolios, and driving customer outcomes will be instrumental for our next phase of product growth.” Bharadwaj has outlined his initial focus, saying, “My focus will be on ensuring tight connectivity between our product and go-to-market teams, and strategically investing in the opportunities that maximize ROI and create customer value at scale.”
The addition of Deepak Bharadwaj as CPO is a significant step for Workiva as it seeks to enhance its platform capabilities and market position. His track record in scaling enterprise software products and his focus on leveraging AI for customer value align with Workiva's goals of driving transparency and trust through technology. This leadership change is poised to influence the company's product evolution and competitive edge in the regulated reporting and data management space.
About Workiva
Workiva Inc. powers transparency, accountability, and trust. Finance, accounting, sustainability, risk and audit teams from more than 6,500 organizations, including over 85% of Fortune 1,000 companies rely on Workiva for their mission-critical work. We transform how customers connect data, unify processes, and empower teams in a secure, audit-ready, AI-powered collaborative platform.
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