About the Role:
As a Technology Product Management Associate Director, you will lead complex projects and provide expert guidance to drive the success of our technology products. You'll play a pivotal role in strategic planning, ensuring products align with market needs and organization goals. This role involves significant responsibility and autonomy in decision-making.
Responsibilities:
- Define and communicate a compelling product vision aligned with business goals.
- Develop and maintain a strategic product roadmap based on market trends, customer feedback, and business priorities.
- Champion Agile practices across product teams, with a strong emphasis on SAFe principles.
- Collaborate with Release Train Engineers (RTEs), Product Owners, and Scrum Masters to ensure alignment and execution.
- Drive PI (Program Increment) planning, backlog prioritization, and cross-team coordination.
- Lead and mentor a small team (5-10 members) of product managers and analysts.
- Act as a key liaison between technology teams and business units.
- Conduct market research, competitive analysis, and customer interviews to inform product decisions.
- Champion the use of emerging technologies to enhance product capabilities.
- Champion an AI-first thinking leading to tangible business value.
SAFe Role-Specific Duties- Own and prioritize the ART backlog.
- Facilitate PI Planning and System Demos.
- Collaborate with Product Owners and RTEs to ensure alignment.
- Apply design thinking and lean UX principles.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Business, or related field.
- Proven experience (12+ years) in product management in technology or SaaS environments.
- Strong leadership and team management skills.
- Deep understanding of Agile product development and SAFe implementation.
- Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management abilities.
- Analytical mindset with a data-driven approach to decision-making.
Preferred:
- SAFe® Product Owner/Product Manager (POPM) Certification or equivalent
- Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) or equivalent Agile certification
Our Interview Practices
To maintain a fair and genuine hiring process, we kindly ask that all candidates participate in interviews without the assistance of AI tools or external prompts. Our interview process is designed to assess your individual skills, experiences, and communication style. We value authenticity and want to ensure we’re getting to know you—not a digital assistant. To help maintain this integrity, we ask to remove virtual backgrounds and include in-person interviews in our hiring process. Please note that use of AI-generated responses or third-party support during interviews will be grounds for disqualification from the recruitment process
To maintain a fair and genuine hiring process, we kindly ask that all candidates participate in interviews without the assistance of AI tools or external prompts. Our interview process is designed to assess your individual skills, experiences, and communication style. We value authenticity and want to ensure we’re getting to know you—not a digital assistant. To help maintain this integrity, we ask to remove virtual backgrounds and include in-person interviews in our hiring process. Please note that use of AI-generated responses or third-party support during interviews will be grounds for disqualification from the recruitment process.
Applicants may be required to appear onsite at a Wolters Kluwer office as part of the recruitment process.
