Senior Director, Digital Product Management

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

📋 Description

• Take ownership and further develop the vision, philosophy, and operational model for the Product Management practice.

• Establish and uphold product standards, methodologies, governance, and tools.

• Convert enterprise and digital strategies into a multi-year roadmap for the product discipline.

• Represent product management at the executive level and collaborate with Engineering, Data, Commercial, and other business leaders.

• Influence digital strategy, portfolio investments, and product roadmaps.

• Guide the discipline’s contributions to measurable commercial, customer, and operational results.

• Set performance metrics and communicate trade-offs to executive leadership.

• Manage the talent and capability architecture for product management, including job families, leveling frameworks, career trajectories, hiring standards, talent calibration, succession planning, and leadership development.

• Mentor and develop Directors of Product Management and, as the scope increases, UX / Design leaders.

• Cultivate a robust leadership pipeline and establish cultural, performance, and ethical expectations.

• Organize, structure, and allocate resources for the product and experience organization in collaboration with the Chief Digital Officer and HR team.

• Extend leadership across UX / Design and cross-functional delivery.

• Enhance product and UX maturity through industry benchmarking, modern operating models, and AI-enabled methodologies.

• Drive the necessary organizational change for successful adoption.

• Advocate for customer-centricity, outcome orientation, and data-driven decision-making.

• Contribute to Avantor’s mission of advancing life-changing science and bringing patient treatments, therapies, and medical devices to market.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree is required; an MBA or other advanced degree is preferred.

• 12–15+ years of progressive experience in product management, with significant experience leading product leaders and managing managers or directors.

• Proven track record in building, scaling, and maturing a product practice or organization, including its operational model, standards, governance, and talent frameworks.

• Experience in leading complex, cross-functional digital initiatives and influencing senior executives.

• Demonstrated ability to link product practice maturity and investment to measurable business and customer outcomes.

• Experience leading or closely collaborating with UX / Design and other experience disciplines; comfort operating across a combined product and experience remit is preferred.

• Preferred experience in B2B, eCommerce, and/or distribution industries.

• Familiarity with implementing modern product operating models and AI-enabled methodologies is preferred.

• Preferred experience in designing job architectures, leveling frameworks, and career paths for a professional discipline in partnership with HR.

• Expertise in enterprise-level product management, including product discovery, prioritization, delivery, measurement, governance, and portfolio planning.

• Strategic leadership and executive influence capabilities, with the ability to translate business strategy into a practical product and experience vision.

• Strong organizational design and talent leadership skills, including workforce planning, leadership development, calibration, and succession planning.

• Capability to lead through influence across Engineering, Data, Commercial, UX / Design, People, and business teams in a complex, matrixed environment.

• In-depth understanding of customer-centered design, product and UX maturity, outcome-based planning, and data-informed decision-making.

• Strong business and financial acumen, with the ability to evaluate investments, balance trade-offs, and connect organizational capabilities to measurable outcomes.

• Exceptional communication, change leadership, coaching, and stakeholder management skills.

• Ability to establish high standards, foster alignment, and create a culture of accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and ethical leadership.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.

• Wellness programs.

• Health savings accounts.

• Flexible spending accounts.

• 401(k) plan with company match.

• Employee stock purchase program.

• 11 paid holidays.

• 18 PTO days annually.

• Volunteer time off.

• 6 weeks of 100% paid parental leave, except in states that offer paid family leave.

• Learning experiences to support career growth and success.

• Equal employment opportunity protections.

• Reasonable accommodation during the employment process.