Product Director
4 days ago
Miami
Overview The Product Director serves as the strategic leader for a mission-critical product ecosystem, shaping the vision, strategy, and roadmap to drive meaningful business outcomes. This is not a backlog or delivery management role. It's a highly strategic position for someone who brings clarity to ambiguity, influences senior stakeholders, and deeply represents the voice of the customer. The Product Director integrates and motivates cross-functional teams, builds strong relationships across the organization, and leads the end-to-end product lifecycle with a customer-centric mindset. Responsibilities • Define and continuously evolve the product vision and strategy, aligning with broader organizational priorities., • Convert ambiguous problem spaces into structured, outcome-driven product plans that guide teams and stakeholders., • Influence executives using clear, data-driven narratives that drive alignment on product direction., • Lead customer discovery, experimentation, and rapid iteration to validate needs and assumptions., • Own and manage the product roadmap, ensuring strategic prioritization across customer, business, and technical dimensions., • Foster deep partnerships across engineering, design, operations, data, and business teams to ensure successful execution., • Establish and track key success metrics, adjusting strategy based on learnings and feedback loops., • Act as a player-coach, mentoring team members, elevating product thinking, and building a high-performing product culture., • Champion innovation through customer insights, lean testing, and iterative development practices., • Support organizational leaders in advancing engineering culture and implementing adaptive ways of working., • Demonstrate financial acumen and, where required, manage product-related P&L responsibilities. Qualifications • Degree or equivalent practical experience., • 5+ years in product management, including 3+ years with full ownership of a complex enterprise product, platform, or portfolio., • Proven success driving business outcomes in strategic product roles, not just managing output or deliverables., • Experience leading product strategy in high-growth, ambiguous, or consultative environments (e.g., tech, consulting, digital transformation)., • Demonstrated ability to define product vision, strategy, and measurable outcomes., • Strong history of influencing senior leaders and aligning cross-functional stakeholders., • Skilled in customer discovery, agile product delivery, and experimentation frameworks., • Familiarity with modern SDLC practices including CI/CD, automated testing, and cloud-native systems., • Experience managing enterprise platforms or ERPs is highly valuable., • Industry versatility is a plus, with the ability to ramp quickly in new domains (Tech, SaaS, FinTech, HealthTech, etc.)., • Track record of increasing scope, strategic responsibility, and organizational impact. Core Skills • Executive communication and storytelling, • Workshop facilitation in complex, enterprise-level environments, • Strategic thinking and problem framing, • Customer discovery and experimentation leadership, • Data-driven decision-making, • Team development, coaching, and fostering growth mindset, • Navigating ambiguity with strong critical thinking, • High ownership, collaboration, and self-direction Other Requirements • Monthly domestic travel with occasional international travel.