Hybrid Director – Product Management

at First American

• Job title: Director – Product Management
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Lead
• Salary: $176,100 - $200,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Santa Ana, United States

About the role

• Director of Product Management responsible for product vision and execution of title data solutions at First American. Leading a high-performing team in an accuracy-critical environment.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve the product vision and multi-year roadmap for title data and workflow products in alignment with company strategy and customer needs.
• Define the strategy for expanding title data platforms, including ingestion, integration, and normalization across diverse public-record and title data sources.
• Chart the course for the future of the business with modern data, AI-assisted workflows, data extraction, and workflow automation.
• Prioritize initiatives that improve data quality, scalability, operational efficiency, and overall business impact.
• Identify new opportunities in the real estate, title, and data landscape to expand market share and customer value across the title lifecycle.
• Partner with executive leadership on product direction, financial and strategic objectives, and go-to-market decisions.
• Lead the product team to build and deliver production-grade title data and workflow solutions.
• Collaborate with engineering, data, and design teams to deliver scalable, reliable systems and workflows.
• Ensure clarity and alignment around product requirements, success metrics, and feedback loops to drive continuous improvement.
• Define and operationalize quality standards and review processes that improve trust and reduce downstream friction.
• Guide vendor and partner strategies related to data providers, platforms, and supporting services.
• Engage with title insurers, agents, underwriters, abstractors, and operational stakeholders to understand workflows, pain points, and opportunities.
• Stay current on title industry practices, policy structures, and regulatory considerations to ensure product relevance and differentiation.
• Translate insights into actionable product strategies that drive adoption, retention, and expansion, focusing on measurable outcomes.
• Mentor and grow a high-performing product team, including product managers and domain-aligned subject matter experts.
• Champion a customer-first mindset and pragmatic product practices across the organization.
• Drive alignment across departments to ensure smooth go-to-market, customer onboarding, and ongoing enablement for title-specific workflows.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in product management, with 1–3+ years leading teams of product managers.
• Proven track record of delivering complex, high-impact products and leading cross-functional teams.
• Ability to set long-term product strategy while remaining closely engaged in execution and delivery.
• Strong problem-solving mindset with a willingness to roll up your sleeves and stay closely involved in execution and iteration.
• Data-driven decision making, with experience defining and analyzing metrics that inform product direction and prioritization.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence and align diverse stakeholders around product strategy, priorities, and tradeoffs.

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision
• 401k
• PTO/paid sick leave
• employee stock purchase plan