About the role

  • Director of Product Management leading product management and design at a leading AI government contracting SaaS. Responsible for team leadership, strategic alignment, and execution excellence.

Responsibilities

  • Lead, mentor, and grow a team of Product Managers and UX Designers, establishing clear career paths and development opportunities
  • Recruit, hire, and onboard top product and design talent aligned with our rapid growth
  • Create a high-performance culture focused on customer value, execution excellence, and continuous improvement
  • Conduct regular 1:1s, performance reviews, and career development planning
  • Build cross-functional collaboration rhythms between product, design, engineering, and business teams
  • Establish and evolve the product development framework from discovery through delivery
  • Define and implement design processes including user research, design systems, and design-to-development handoffs
  • Create product planning cadences, prioritization frameworks, and roadmap communication processes
  • Build measurement and analytics practices to track product success and inform decisions
  • Implement best practices for user research, experimentation, and validation
  • Establish product quality standards and design excellence benchmarks
  • Drive execution of product initiatives across Find, Win, and Deliver modules
  • Ensure teams are shipping high-quality features that deliver customer value on schedule
  • Remove blockers and provide strategic guidance to product and design teams
  • Partner with Engineering leadership to align product roadmap with technical capabilities
  • Lead quarterly planning and prioritization sessions with stakeholders
  • Monitor product metrics and iterate based on user feedback and business outcomes
  • Collaborate with CEO, CTO, and executive team on product strategy and vision
  • Translate business objectives into actionable product roadmaps
  • Make critical trade-off decisions between competing priorities and initiatives
  • Champion customer needs and user experience in strategic discussions
  • Drive alignment across product, engineering, sales, and customer success teams
  • Communicate product strategy, progress, and wins to internal and external stakeholders
  • Build deep understanding of government contracting and procurement workflows
  • Establish direct customer feedback loops and research programs
  • Analyze competitive landscape and identify differentiation opportunities
  • Partner with Sales and Customer Success to understand market needs and opportunities
  • Participate in customer calls, demos, and strategic account planning.

Requirements

  • 8+ years in product management or related roles, with at least 4 years managing product/design teams
  • Proven experience scaling product organizations from early stage through rapid growth
  • Track record of establishing product processes and frameworks that enable team effectiveness
  • Strong background in B2B SaaS, particularly enterprise or government-facing products
  • Experience with AI/ML products or data-intensive applications
  • Demonstrated ability to hire, develop, and retain high-performing product and design talent
  • History of successful product launches with measurable business impact.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary with stock options in a rapidly growing, venture-backed company.
  • Comprehensive health plan, ensuring you and your loved ones are well taken care of.
  • Flexible work arrangements, including full remote work capabilities, to balance your professional and personal life.
  • Extensive professional development opportunities, providing a fast track for career advancement.

Job title

Director of Product Management, Design

Job type

Experience level

Lead

Salary

$200,000 - $250,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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