Director of Product

Summary

Join ActBlue, a nonprofit building tech for Democratic campaigns and progressive causes, as their Director of Product! Reporting to the VP of Product, you will lead a team of Product Managers, collaborating with engineering, operations, and finance. You'll help set the product vision, strategy, and roadmap, ensuring the creation of secure, scalable, and valuable products. This role requires driving successful execution of product initiatives, mentoring a team, and working with cross-functional teams. The position offers a competitive salary, remote work flexibility, and a comprehensive benefits package.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in product management, with at least 5 years in a leadership role
• Extensive experience in leading, coaching, and motivating product managers, teams with organizational vision, and driving impactful results through motivation and commitment
• Proven experience in launching and shipping products, with a demonstrated ability to see projects through from concept to successful market release
• Strong quantitative skills with the ability to make data-driven decisions and assess the strength of business decisions using solid financial analysis fundamentals
• Experience leading cross-functional teams in an agile development environment
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence senior leadership and align teams around a product vision
• Ability to think strategically, act decisively with imperfect information, and to get very hands-on when necessary
• Strong understanding of market trends, customer needs, and competitive landscape
• Technical acumen with the ability to collaborate closely with engineering teams

Responsibilities

• Drive the successful execution of product initiatives, ensuring timely delivery and high-quality, strategy-aligned outcomes
• Assist in landing a comprehensive product strategy that aligns with organizational goals and customer needs
• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of product leaders and managers, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement
• Work closely with engineering, design, marketing, and customer success teams to deliver high-quality products
• Define and prioritize product roadmaps, features, and enhancements based on data-driven insights, solid business casing, and ad-hoc stakeholder feedback
• Establish and own key performance indicators (KPIs) and track product performance to drive improvements across the entire product
• Quickly develop deep customer empathy to understand customer needs and pain points so they are appropriately prioritized against business goals
• Communicate product vision and strategy effectively and consistently across the organization and to external stakeholders using solid product processes
• Drive go-to-market execution in collaboration with marketing teams

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA
• Management Consulting Experience
• Background in Engineering or a technically aligned discipline
• Political or nonprofit experience

Benefits

• Flexible work schedules and an unlimited time-off policy
• Fully paid and trans-inclusive health, dental, and vision insurance for employees and their families
• Automatic 2% 401K contribution, plus up to 6% match
• Three months paid parental leave for all new parents, adoptions included; 4 weeks of a fully paid flexible work schedule; plus an additional one week of paid leave and an additional one week of flexible work schedule for every full year the employee has worked for ActBlue
• Commuter or home-office benefits, including a $1,000 home-office setup allowance for all new full-time remote employees
• Additional perks including monthly snack deliveries and digital subscriptions to the Boston Globe & New York Times