Director of Product Management

Director Of Product Management

The Director Of Product Management plays a pivotal role in ensuring that products not only meet market needs but also drive business success. They balance strategic oversight with tactical execution, leading cross-functional teams to bring high-quality products to market while continuously iterating and improving. Their leadership is essential for aligning product development with organizational goals and customer satisfaction.

Key responsibilities include developing and managing a product roadmap that aligns with business goals and customer needs, utilizing A / B testing, analyzing user behavior, and identifying areas for improvement to enhance conversion rate optimization (CRO). They conduct market research to identify trends, customer needs, technology advancements, and competitive landscape and analyze data to inform product decisions and measure the success of enhancements. They hire and effectively manage high-performance development teams, collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and launch new products and features and go-to-market strategies, oversee the entire product lifecycle from concept to launch and beyond, manage project timelines, budgets, and resources to ensure timely delivery, track product performance metrics and KPIs to assess the success of products and features, identify areas for improvement and implement changes to optimize performance and user satisfaction, ensure customer feedback is incorporated into product development and improvement, present product updates and performance reports to senior management to ensure alignment and clarity on product goals and progress, ensure that products comply with industry regulations and standards and ensure data privacy, evaluate the travel landscape and benchmark against competitors, conduct website usability testing, assist in the continued enhancement of the Content Management System (currently Drupal), develop best practices for writing content based on Search Engine Optimization (SEO) principles and leverage to create, manage, and optimize content to enhance online marketing efforts, implement private labels, and stakeholder and executive engagement with updating on product progress, key metrics, and roadblocks, aligning on strategic direction and priorities.

You are a results-driven professional with strong interpersonal skills, adept at collaborating across departments. Your acute attention to detail ensures clear messaging and delivery. You excel in developing, managing, and optimizing ecommerce products to meet customer needs and drive business success. Your foresight in identifying trends allows you to adjust strategies effectively. With a customer-centric mindset you gather and incorporate feedback into product enhancements. You adapt to changing market conditions and business needs, consistently exceeding performance targets and KPIs.

Knowledge, skills, and experience include 8+ years of experience in e-commerce, preferably in the travel industry, familiarity with e-commerce platforms, CMS (e.g., Drupal), and other relevant technologies, basic understanding of web development, UX / UI design, and SEO principles, proficiency with analytics tools (e.g., Google Analytics) and A / B testing, hands-on experience with web technologies like HTML, Java, CSS, and Drupal, familiarity working in photo editing programs such as Adobe Photoshop, experience in digital writing for the web, including SEO and social media, with a mastery of punctuation and grammar, proven ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams, including engineering, design, marketing, and sales, experience with Agile, Scrum, or other iterative development methodologies to ensure efficient product development and delivery, 5 years of experience with people management, experience managing products through their entire lifecycle, from concept and design to launch and iteration, strong negotiation skills to handle differing opinions and align teams around shared product goals, and proficiency with analytics tools (e.g., Google Analytics) and A / B testing.

Core competencies include business insight, customer focus, financial acumen, tech savvy, and drives results.