Job description

Position overview

The Vice President of Product Management is a senior leadership role focused on shaping product direction, governing the portfolio, and turning product plans into commercial outcomes. This position is responsible for setting the product vision, building the roadmap, and leading commercialization efforts so the product suite aligns with market demand and supports business growth.

In this role, you will connect market insights with the work of R&D, sales, operations, and customer-facing teams. The goal is to create a competitive, revenue-generating product ecosystem that supports innovation and long-term expansion.

Core mission: to develop a product ecosystem with strong market competitiveness and commercial value, while enabling sustainable growth and innovation.

Key responsibilities

This role covers product strategy, portfolio governance, lifecycle oversight, innovation, user experience improvement, and commercial execution. It also includes building and guiding a high-performing product organization.

Product strategy and portfolio leadership

Define the long-term product vision and strategic direction.
Create and maintain product roadmaps that support future business objectives.
Shape portfolio-level plans and ensure product investments are prioritized effectively.
Allocate product resources in ways that improve return on investment and strengthen portfolio structure.

Market, customer, and competitive insight

Study customer needs, user behavior, and market trends to inform product decisions.
Evaluate competitors and use the findings to guide positioning and planning.
Translate customer insights into product improvements and opportunity areas.

Product lifecycle and commercialization

Oversee the full product lifecycle from concept and development through launch, upgrades, and retirement.
Develop pricing approaches, business models, and go-to-market plans.
Support revenue growth planning and strengthen product profitability.

Innovation, R&D, and UX improvement

Partner with R&D to lead innovation initiatives and define technology direction.
Guide the preparation and refinement of product requirement documents.
Improve R&D efficiency by aligning product priorities with technical execution.
Review user feedback, optimize user experience, and raise customer satisfaction.
Use product performance data to improve usage, retention, growth, and profitability.

Cross-functional leadership and team building

Coordinate closely with R&D, marketing, sales, customer success, and operations teams.
Ensure product strategy is executed smoothly across all relevant functions.
Build and manage a product leadership structure that may include product directors, senior product managers, product managers, user research leads, and product operations leaders.

Reporting and performance expectations

This position typically reports to the Chief Product Officer or Chief Executive Officer. It also oversees product leadership and operations teams directly.

Performance will generally be assessed through product revenue growth, profit margin, user growth, retention, launch success, customer satisfaction, market share, and return on investment.

Qualifications

Candidates are generally expected to have a background in business administration, computer science, engineering management, marketing, or data analysis. An MBA is preferred.

Relevant experience usually includes 12 to 20+ years across product management, product commercialization, team leadership, and cross-functional leadership. Experience in product director, head of product strategy, head of product operations, or similar leadership roles is preferred.

Skills and competencies

Successful candidates should bring strong strategic, commercial, technical, and leadership capabilities. The role calls for a solid understanding of product planning, market analysis, pricing, data analysis, and AI-enabled product work, along with the ability to lead teams and coordinate across functions.

Additional information

Location: United States

Employment type: Full-time, on-site

Compensation: Not specified.