Sr Director Product Management

This individual effectively bridges the gap between business and technology to achieve company objectives. They lead cross-functional teams in delivering high-quality and innovative software solutions that transform the business. Engaging with cross-functional leadership across the organization, they capture and reflect product needs while monitoring agile team performance to ensure continuous improvement and achieve the highest quality at the lowest cost.

A successful candidate will have a background in:

Ensuring customer needs are met through strategic roadmaps and recognizing opportunities to implement best practices in product management.
Identifying and maintaining company objectives; driving adherence to assigned OKRs through storytelling and quantitative/qualitative research.
Leading and mentoring product managers, enforcing best practices in customer experience, and supporting product management initiatives.
Prioritizing, executing, and delivering on program backlog initiatives in alignment with the company vision and objectives.
Establishing and managing customer feedback loops, demonstrating strong communication skills, and fostering positive partnerships with stakeholders.
Achieving delivery team performance targets (on-time delivery, quality, budget) while monitoring controls, mitigating risk, and aligning with stakeholders on readiness objectives and user needs.
Driving continuous process improvements for a high-quality end-to-end change implementation experience and delivery cycle.
Building skills and developing talent needed to support change implementation strategies in a heavily cross-functional organization.
Developing strong and successful working relationships with peers, senior leaders, key business partners, and vendors to deliver high-quality results.
Supporting change management initiatives and the delivery ecosystem; possessing technical acumen related to product and software development life cycles.

What You Bring:

Minimum Requirements:

12 years of experience required.
Background in financial services, insurance, and/or operations; proven strategic leadership, business acumen, relationship building, and experience in leading/developing people on technical projects.

Preferred Qualifications:

Agile/SAFE training and certifications.
Working knowledge of ALM software such as JIRA, Polarion, etc.