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Toptal · 5 hours ago

Senior Director of Product

United States

Full-time

Remote

Director/Executive

10+ years exp

Toptal is a global network of top talent in business, design, and technology that enables companies to scale their teams, on-demand. The Senior Director of Product Management will lead and scale Toptal’s product and platform, guiding a team of Product Managers to build and improve products that support the organization's growth.

CopywritingHuman ResourcesProduct DesignSaaSSoftwareSoftware Engineering

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Own the overall strategy and roadmap for our technology and customer-facing products, enabling our Engineering teams to deliver effective solutions faster, and to improve the stability and performance of our systems

Provide thought leadership, strategic insight, and clear communication (written and verbal) to your team and the rest of the organization on your product’s strategy and roadmap

Track progress, assess risks, coordinate delivery, and actively communicate contingency and mitigation plans for the team

Guide the prioritization of initiatives as the team scales

Lead and grow a team of amazing Product Managers, helping them do the best work of their careers

Help drive the Product Management practice and culture, both in how we work and the design of the organization

Work cross-functionally with other teams such as Executives, Operations, and Legal to make sure their objectives are met, opinions are considered, and plans communicated

Accomplish work objectives through leading and supervising other Toptal team members within the function or subfunction (or on the Product team)

Establish objectives and initiatives for the team, recommend the team’s structure and jobs, and organize, assign, delegate, oversee, and monitor work

Coach and mentor team members, provide feedback, conduct performance reviews, and implement performance improvement plans, if needed

Apply system-analyst techniques and procedures, including consulting with users to determine hardware, software, or systems functional specifications

Qualification

Product ManagementSoftware EngineeringAI product developmentSQLAgile methodologiesUser-centric approachData analysisCommunication skillsTeam leadership

Required

A bachelor's degree is required, preferably in a technical discipline (Computer Science, Information Systems, Mathematics, or Economics)

At least 10 years of proven software Product Management experience

At least 3 years of experience leading other Product Managers

Comfortable working with SQL or spreadsheets to analyze data, as well as conducting research with internal and external users

Ability to creatively craft solutions through data and a user-centric approach

Be meticulous and have a high bar for quality when writing user stories, brainstorming technical approaches, and testing a feature before it is released

Be humble, willing to learn, and do whatever is needed to help us accomplish our goals

Outstanding written and verbal communication skills

Experience using agile development methodologies with globally distributed teams and the ability to keep up with a fast-paced and global company

Ability to work in a fast-paced, rapidly growing company and handle a wide variety of challenges, deadlines, and a diverse array of contacts

You must be a world-class individual contributor to thrive at Toptal. You will not be here just to tell other people what to do

Preferred

Prior experience working as a Software Engineer is a strong plus

Knowledge of AI product development processes is a plus

Benefits

Participation in a 401(k) retirement plan

Medical, dental, and vision health insurance plans

Basic life insurance coverage and short-term and long-term disability coverage

Access to flexible spending, dependent care, and health savings accounts

Access to telehealth virtual doctors

An employee assistance program

Flexible paid time off

Company

Toptal

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Toptal is a network of talent in business, design, and technology that enables companies to scale their teams, on demand.

Founded in 2010

San Francisco, California, USA

1001-5000 employees

https://www.toptal.com

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