Director, Product Management

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As Director, Product Management, you'll lead product management for a global business unit(s). You'll contribute to the strategic planning process, setting objectives, making critical decisions, and fostering success. You'll drive growth, leading your team in defining market strategy, creating, and executing the product roadmap. Leading and mentoring a team of product managers to achieve their goals.
Defining the product portfolio market strategy, and executing a roadmap that creates new, profitable growth.
Driving results, while anticipating and resolving complex problems, and building productive relationships with stakeholders.
Implementing best practices, driving continuous improvement, and ensuring the product development process is efficient and scalable.
Working closely with cross-functional teams to shape value propositions, enable sales and increase customer satisfaction. New Product Introduction and adoption
Product revenue growth
Customer satisfaction
Product pricing expansion Experience - Able to build and lead a team capable of leading by persuasion and balancing conflicting inputs.
Skill - Able to influence cross-functional teams and collaborate with executive leaders.
Skill - Have a deep understanding of the product development lifecycle and agile methodologies.
Skill - Be adept at data analysis and using metrics to drive decision-making.
Skill - Be able to identify new business opportunities and translate them into innovations and Go-To-Market strategies Creates Strategic Agility
- Critical Thinking: Synthesizes data into crisp and sound strategic insights and conclusions. Strategic Thinking: Takes a global and long-term perspective when making business decisions. Learning Agility: Able to navigate ambiguity and complexity in order to adapt quickly. Intellectual Curiosity: Possesses a desire to learn new things and seeks out knowledge.
Champions Customer Value Creation - Wins with Customers: Delivers innovative solutions that help customers differentiate themselves. Champions Customer Insights: Seeks feedback and utilizes VOC in order to optimize value. Market Foresight: Employs business acumen and market intelligence to anticipate trends.
Innovation: Skilled at enabling and pursuing breakthrough innovation that customers need.
Builds Inclusive Winning Teams - Eye for Talent: Consistently hires, promotes and exports talented individuals. Mentors & Develops People: Builds organizational capability by investing in the development of people.
Manages Performance: Sets clear expectations and holds people accountable for performance.
Embraces Diversity: Builds inclusive teams of diverse individuals that find the best solutions together.
Drives and Delivers Impact - Delivers Results: Does what it takes in order to consistently meet expectations. Action-Oriented: Approaches work with a sense of urgency and drive. Prioritize: Identifies the vital few and focuses resources and energy on the most impactful tasks. Executional Rigor: Uses metrics to measure progress and inform decision-making.
Demonstrates Grit & Determination - Initiative: Demonstrates a high level of ownership, leads and mobilizes change. Persistence: Has the tenacity to persist in the face of roadblocks. Resilience: Can tolerate pressure and quickly recover from high-stress situations. Courage: Communicates directly and is real with others, even when it is difficult.

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