Director, Product Job Description
Director, product
provides cross-functional leadership of operations, technology, sourcing and integration with marketing and sales to drive product line performance for all key metrics including Sales, EBIT, and Cash.
Director, Product Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Work with Marketing, Sales and Service on the development of product positioning, demo design, training courses, sales collateral, to ensure that business objectives are achieved
Lead a team of product managers to design mostly processes, tools and functionality globally
Work closely with the senior management and other product managers to identify gaps in product functionality and partner with developers to address
Build business cases and analytical support/insight for new initiatives
Prioritize roadmap of product areas and initiatives for development
Drive product definitions which translate business needs, customer needs and technological capabilities into front and back and back end enhancements
Lead cross-functional teams to produce product specifications, establish milestones, and manage the development, implementation against goals
Communicate product status, key issues and launch plans to key constituents across the organization including senior management, engineering
Measure product performance and identification of key levers of improvement - including design and analysis of relevant reports
Monitor the competitive landscape, identifying and leading relevant market, site and consumer research needs
Director, Product Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Director, Product
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: CISSP, PMP, CEH, APICS, CSPO, CISM, MS, OSCP, ISSAP, CSSLP
Education for Director, Product
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the director, product job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Master's Degree in MBA, Business, Engineering, Computer Science, Marketing, Technical, Management, Education, Business/Administration, Statistics
Skills for Director, Product
Desired skills for director, product include:
Product Line
Marketing
Operations
Business processes
Technology
Product offerings
Excel
Pricing
Sales
Healthcare
Desired experience for director, product includes:
Working with the development team to drive projects to improve our product platforms and site usability
Conduct research, evaluate and recommend various technologies, and software used in the creation of digital products
Managing costs effectively so as not to exceed budget - look for cost saving initiatives where possible
Ensuring all online design, copy and imagery used is on brand a relevant to our target audience
Developing service level agreements and manage all 3rd party agencies to agreed standards
Manage digital blogging strategy as part of a wider content strategy
Director, Product Examples
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Director, Product Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking for a director, product. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for director, product
- You will work with our design and technology teams to ensure that the vision you clearly articulated will turn into simple, intuitive experiences that serve our customer’s needs
- Leads and strategizes the development and costing process from Early Development to Commercialization to achieve corporate and department goals
- Develops and mentors the team to build organizational bench strength
- Builds relationships and initiates processes with internal and external partners that facilitate cross-functional synergy and collaboration
- Develops and implements best practice processes and procedures for the team and the department
- Strategizes the execution of the team’s activities by ensuring consistency of process, quality of information and timely execution in adherence with the Product Development Timeline (PDT)
- Drives the development of product to meet and exceed the target margin requirements, achieve design intent and maintain quality standards
- Aligns and communicates cross-functionally and globally on the execution of development, costing and implementation of strategies to drive decision-making
- Strategizes and partners with global PD Team Leads in setting priorities, driving developments and leading innovation
- Drives all costing activities according to PDT and other cost specific sub-calendars
Qualifications for director, product
- Has deep understanding and proven experience with leading social web products like Facebook, Twitter, etc - as both an end user of these products and an industry expert with internet advertising models and knowledge of monetizing content online
- A record of quantifiable achievements, strong written and verbal communication skills, ability to use good judgment and work effectively inter-departmentally, thrive in a multi-task position within a fast paced environment
- Experience in Agile product management
- Previous experience working within a consumer content business preferred
- Previous experience with web search preferred
- Experience working in an environment with multiple CMS’ that require consolidation and coordination preferred
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Our growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of director, product. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for director, product
- Work closely with Marketing, PR, Legal, and other teams to deliver games to market
- Specifying market requirements for the current and future products by conducting field research supported by field team experience with the sales and delivery of KPE
- Support global business development activities such as offering development, marketing, proposal development, and other pursuit activities
- Developing and implementing a firm-wide global go-to-market plan, determine long-range product strategy, including R&D budgets, innovation roadmap, marketing plan, and global rollout working with applicable groups to execute such plans
- Collaborate closely with Engineering, Site Merchandising, Project Management, QA, Design, Marketing, Buying and other cross-functional teams
- Write clear and concise requirements, user stories, prioritize development items, and coordinate schedules/milestones with Design and Engineering teams
- Work closely with Business Intelligence/Data teams to monitor and proactively identify opportunities for product enhancements via analytics, trends, and user behaviors
- Measure and report results, track bugs, and define areas for constant enhancement and optimization
- Prepare effective written correspondence and present information to management and executive staff
- Research and identify new opportunities for Zoosk to further distinguish itself as a leader in the dating space
Qualifications for director, product
- Past project work with responsive design is a plus but not required
- Team-player, self-managed and fast-learner
- Extensive experience (8+ years) creating documentation including business cases, functional specs, PRDs, and user stories
- Extensive experience with both web and mobile analytics platforms, including strong analytical ability to derive actionable insights from large datasets
- Technical/Computer Science degree a plus (preferred but not required)
- Detail-oriented self-starter, capable of staying on track and pursuing solutions without supervision
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Our growing company is looking for a director, product. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for director, product
- Voice of sales – partner closely with sales to target, inspire and win new customers
- Commercial Results - Achieve business plan objectives of sales, net income, gross profit, inventory and price on an annual basis
- Develop overall strategy and business case for new platform including size of price, incremental volume, pricing and cost targets and set key financial measures including NPV and ROI
- Direct R&D on key technology requirements to deliver against consumer need states and in-home
- Explore external technology and commercial opportunities for partnership in development of new platform
- Determine portion pack and finished beverage requirements and partner with technology on options to deliver requirements and meet key beverage requirements including sensory appeal
- Segmentation and targeting – Segment the market we approach with more targeted messaging and sales execution
- Innovate new and creative marketing strategies to engage with a buyer audience across multiple levels in an organization
- Continually pilot digital products
- To define the strategy and vision and take accountability for product definition and product life-cycle roadmap that support the business drivers
Qualifications for director, product
- Undergraduate degree in design (graphic, industrial, product, interaction) and/or fine arts
- Portfolio that displays a range of creative visual design, UX solutions and solid information architecture
- 8+ years of product/digital design experience
- 4+ years of leadership experience including team management and portfolio product enablement
- Mastery of all the expected tools and tricks (Photoshop, Illustrator, HTML, CSS, Javascript, Sketch)
- Sample portfolio of other significant artistic accomplishments
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Our company is looking for a director, product. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for director, product
- Develop product marketing collateral and sales tools, including presentations, demos, and competitive analysis write-ups
- Development of growth and retention/renewal strategies and oversight of the execution of those strategies in conjunction with sales, account management, delivery, and other marketing leadership
- Provide guidance and ensure product marketing team, in collaboration with Digital Marketing, has created and regularly executes against a full calendar of events for products within sub terrain
- Performing tactical planning and driving agenda that coordinates a group of stakeholders and product team leaders on a quarterly basis for several product line teams
- Partner with sales enablement to ensure consistency of message from TOFU to Closed Business
- Collaborate with SaaS vendors on co-development activities
- Supervise and provide performance management guidance for staff working on the program
- Maximize retention and growth by managing and improving internal products and tools, including the Impact Assessment, Proposal Generator, Retention Playbook(s) and Account Planning Kit
- Work with the VP of eCommerce and other senior team members to define the ideal customer experience on responsive web and native mobile, develop and maintain the product vision and roadmap, identifying highest value initiatives for the customer and the business through user research, analytics and customer insights
- Lead and coach Product team on managing roadmap initiatives from user need state identification, project kickoff, MVP and KPI definition, design, development, and launch
Qualifications for director, product
- Bachelor's Degree in a transferrable discipline required
- 5-8 years experience in heathcare industry
- Demonstrated work experience in execution of strategic planning
- In-depth knowledge of web, mobile web and mobile application ecosystems
- Must have excellent written and oral communication skills, with the ability to articulate and present product concepts to a variety of audiences
- Stays current on the latest social gaming mechanisms
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Our growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of director, product. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for director, product
- Oversee the development of marketing content and core product marketing assets in both print and digital
- Experience in account management, marketing, sales promotion, or strategic planning in the semiconductor capital equipment business
- Lead and direct the product line management activities and resources in support of revenue and profitability goals, using strategies and tactics that are consistent and supportive of those of the overall business and corporation
- Develop strategies and objectives to achieve maximum volume, growth and profitability potential from all targeted markets, promotional programs, pre- and post- sale product & market collateral, target market/industry programs, sales tools, trade shows
- Formulates, recommends and implements policies and programs in marketing, product management and product promotions
- Ensure that product management operations and related activities meet legal requirements and are in accordance with Company policies, procedures and the organization’s goals and objectives
- Support market development programs (class tests, pilots, ) to elicit customer requirements, demonstrate effectiveness of the product, and identify sales opportunities
- Ensure the Screening product roadmap and P&L is aligned and executed in support of the business goals
- Develop product specifications and priorities based on client feedback, extensive analysis customer trends, market insights and deep competitive research
- Institute a transition to fully fledged Agile Methodology for the Screening business including the leadership of a Program Team to govern Agile processes
Qualifications for director, product
- Strong quantitative analysis skills is a strong plus
- Ability to manage external art/engineering teams
- Enjoys a start-up environment
- Minimum seven years of Product Management experience within the Technology Consulting or Software Industry
- Demonstrated Strategic orientation pertaining to Product Placement, Marketing, R&D, and Vendor collaboration
- Demonstrated Program Management experience working with large, multi-functional, global teams on innovation programs with experience in managing large projects, team members, and the ability to formulate and express ideas clearly and effectively in verbal and written presentations