Associate Director, Product Strategy (US)

codeandtheory; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

codeandtheory is seeking a Senior Product Strategy professional to own research-driven strategy workstreams in US client engagements. You will translate market insights into decisions teams can deliver, lead discovery, stakeholder alignment, and bridge strategic recommendations with practical product direction using AI-assisted research.

The role requires 6+ years in product or digital strategy, the ability to translate strategy into concrete requirements and user stories, and confidence

Qualifications

• 6+ years in product strategy, digital strategy, or a related field, with experience independently owning strategy workstreams.

Responsibilities

• Lead discovery activities such as competitive research, stakeholder interviews, and synthesis of user needs; translate findings into product insights.
• Create product frameworks, vision documents, and roadmap inputs grounded in business goals and user needs.
• Sequence and scope recommendations, explaining what to build first and why in terms clients and delivery teams can use.
• Develop prioritization models and facilitate discussions that move stakeholders toward clear decisions, including when views differ.
• Shape or review user stories and requirements so strategic intent remains clear in delivery.
• Help define success measures, use research and data to assess recommendations, coach junior practitioners, and support senior colleagues in new business work.

Skills

Product strategy

Digital strategy

Discovery

Competitive research

Stakeholder interviews

Roadmap inputs

Prioritization

User stories

AI tools for research

Workshop facilitation

Stakeholder management

Delivery coaching

Delivery direction

Tools

AI tools

Job description

Role overview

Own product strategy workstreams within larger engagements, turning research and business context into decisions that teams can carry through delivery. You’ll take on growing responsibility for client relationships, lead alignment discussions, and help bridge strategic recommendations with practical product direction. The role also uses AI tools across research and creation, with developing judgment about where they help and where human interpretation is essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead discovery activities such as competitive research, stakeholder interviews, and synthesis of user needs; translate findings into product insights.
• Create product frameworks, vision documents, and roadmap inputs grounded in business goals and user needs.
• Sequence and scope recommendations, explaining what to build first and why in terms clients and delivery teams can use.
• Develop prioritization models and facilitate discussions that move stakeholders toward clear decisions, including when views differ.
• Shape or review user stories and requirements so strategic intent remains clear in delivery.
• Help define success measures, use research and data to assess recommendations, coach junior practitioners, and support senior colleagues in new business work.

Requirements

• 6+ years in product strategy, digital strategy, or a related field, with experience independently owning strategy workstreams.
• Working knowledge of discovery, product vision, prioritization, analysis, and translating strategy into delivery direction.
• Ability to turn strategic thinking into specific, actionable recommendations, including usable product requirements or user stories.
• Confidence facilitating workshops and presenting to senior stakeholders, holding a clear position under challenge, and making trade-off decisions.
• Skill in combining competitive research, user data, and business context into defensible recommendations.
• Independent fluency with AI tools for research, synthesis, prototyping, and deliverable creation, with sound judgment about their limits.
• Reliability managing defined workstreams and developing junior colleagues.

Nice to have

• Experience carrying strategy through to delivery decisions or measurable outcomes.
• Growing ability to advise clients on AI as a way to strengthen organizational capabilities.