Director, Product Development

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Texas.

📋 Description

• Define, develop, and communicate the strategy for product development.

• Drive the design, testing, and implementation plans for various innovative products and services.

• Lead extensive, global product development initiatives that have considerable customer-facing and financial implications.

• Research both current and emerging technologies to initiate, evolve, revise, or enhance products.

• Create strategic plans, articulate the vision, manage change, and inspire others.

• Define and launch new products and features utilizing the company's platform and delivery capabilities.

• Collaborate with project management, development, and quality leaders on product roadmaps and plans.

• Clearly convey the company's product vision and steer ongoing development and growth.

• Oversee development and project plans, resource allocation, and financial budgets.

• Identify and address strategic challenges impacting financial, technical, and strategic objectives.

• Cultivate strategic business relationships with key decision-makers among clients.

• Assess product development processes, engineering designs, quality practices, software estimations, coding standards, technical documentation, quality assurance, build, and configuration management.

• Define and manage data governance frameworks and processes.

• Utilize industry best practices, tools, and technologies effectively.

• Establish and communicate goals, methodologies, tasks, activities, and responsibilities for team members.

• Coordinate efforts across cross-functional teams.

⛳️ Requirements

• Master's degree in computer science, information systems, or a related field is preferred.

• At least fifteen years of experience in technical product design, configuration, integration, and/or market delivery.

• A minimum of ten years in a supervisory or managerial role.

• Familiarity with the product development life cycle across varying levels of complexity.

• Experience with client enterprise products, services, strategies, technical products, vendors, and technology families.

• Proficient with technology architecture, mainframes, scheduling software, and other related technologies.

• Knowledge of the business environment, industry, and competitor products and services.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible work arrangements.

• Opportunities for learning and career development.

• Annual travel possibilities of up to 10-15%.

• Generous and flexible vacation policy.

• 401(k) employer matching contributions.

• Comprehensive health benefits package.

• Educational assistance opportunities.

• Access to leadership and technical development academies.