Director, Product
$155,000–$175,000 year
On-siteDenver, Colorado, United States
Job Summary
Own strategy for the State product line, leading the transition from a services-led model to a product-led, agile operating rhythm. Make frequent prioritization calls in ambiguous environments, shaping cross-area strategy and coordinating execution across multiple product domains. Build executive-ready business cases, partner with engineering on technical debt and data strategy, and resolve conflicts in priority and resourcing. Lead and develop direct reports through 1:1s, structured feedback, and individual development planning while identifying high-potential talent. Report directly to the VP of Product, representing the portfolio to executive leadership with well-framed tradeoffs.
Required Qualifications
- 7 or more years in product management
- demonstrated experience owning a complex product area with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities
- Experience leading, coaching, or mentoring other PMs
- formal direct management experience
- Demonstrated experience owning a product area or portfolio at a scope that required cross-functional alignment with engineering, sales, and customer success
- Experience building business cases and communicating product strategy to senior stakeholders
- Comfortable operating in ambiguity and making prioritization calls quickly without complete information
- Experience converting a services-led function to product-led
- standing up product management practice where none existed
- Experience in K–12 EdTech, state reporting, compliance, or public sector SaaS
- Actively uses AI tools to accelerate work including research, synthesis, writing, analysis, and rapid prototyping
- Bachelor's degree in any field
- equivalent practical experience
Desired Qualifications
- Experience leading, coaching, or mentoring other PMs without formal authority
- Experience converting a services-led function to product-led, or standing up product management practice where none existed, is a strong plus
- Experience in K–12 EdTech, state reporting, compliance, or public sector SaaS preferred
- Actively uses AI tools to accelerate work including research, synthesis, writing, analysis, and rapid prototyping, and brings curiosity about how AI can help the team validate ideas faster, internally and with customers
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