Director of Product

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Director of Product at Code for America leading product management teams to improve government services. Focused on transparency and innovation to make government work for the people.

Responsibilities:

  • Develop and proactively communicate a clear, actionable vision for your group's focus area
  • Translate organizational priorities and emerging opportunities into product strategy for your group, making clear choices about where to invest and where to say no
  • Partner with the VP of Product and cross-functional leaders to ensure your group's strategy connects to the broader organizational strategy
  • Proactively identify, scope, and validate emerging opportunities across areas, in collaboration with other Product Directors, disciplines and teams
  • Consistently communicate product roadmaps, priorities, future potential opportunities, impact, and results across the organization
  • Collaborate with Strategic Partnerships on thoughtful pricing and revenue negotiations and approaches
  • Lead and develop a team of product managers, providing guidance, mentorship, and feedback
  • Empower product managers to take accountability and ownership of their work
  • Foster a culture of curiosity, collaboration, and continuous improvement within your team
  • Build your team's capabilities for the AI era
  • Partner with engineering, experience, and program leadership to ensure product priorities are informed by user needs, policy opportunities, and technical feasibility

Requirements:

  • 10+ years of product management experience or equivalent experience, with at least 3 years in a leadership role managing direct reports
  • Familiarity with AI and emerging technologies, including practical understanding of how to apply them responsibly in product development
  • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to articulate product strategy, trade-offs, and decisions to both technical and non-technical audiences and across different levels, including executive leadership
  • Strong leadership skills with a focus on mentorship, team development, and fostering a collaborative team culture
  • Skilled at building trust with new partners and stakeholders in contexts where there are complex-stakeholder dynamics and/or where relationships are still forming
  • Experience working with agile methodologies and product delivery in dynamic, complex, high-priority environments, along with strong analytical skills and experience using data to inform product decisions and evaluate product performance
  • Ability to manage competing priorities, balancing short-term goals with long-term strategic impact, and to communicate clearly with teams to facilitate their understanding of priorities
  • Comfort with ambiguity, a preference for learning by doing over waiting for the perfect plan, and the ability to make progress when the path forward isn't clear
  • A proven track record of driving product strategy and execution within cross-functional teams, delivering results that meet user needs and organizational objectives
  • A deep commitment to Code for America's mission of making government services work well for the people who need them most.

Benefits:

  • Health insurance
  • 401(k) matching
  • Open personal time off
  • Paid sick time
  • 17 weeks of paid parental and family leave
  • 3 weeks of paid sabbatical after 5 years of service
  • $500 annual stipend towards professional development
  • Up to $500 of professional development funds can be rolled over each year, up to a maximum of $1000
  • $700 payment for remote environment setup; $200 stipend (in first paycheck) and up to $500 reimbursement for equipment