Director of Product Strategy

Arkatechture; Portland (ME); Remote; USD 90,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a visionary Director of Product Strategy to lead the development of innovative solutions in the fintech space. This role demands a blend of strategic vision and hands-on execution, focusing on aligning product development with market opportunities and customer needs. You will work closely with cross-functional teams and engage directly with clients to ensure that the product roadmap drives measurable business value. If you thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth environment and have a passion for data infrastructure, this opportunity offers a chance to make a real impact on the future of analytics.

Benefits

Flexible work-from-home policy

Open-concept offices

Training & certificate reimbursement

401K Retirement planning with company matching

Generous paid time off

Employee recognition awards

4 day work-week after 3 years

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in product management with leadership roles.
• Deep understanding of fintech or banking space preferred.
• Proven success in delivering complex technical products.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and execution of product strategy and roadmap.
• Collaborate across departments to ensure product alignment.
• Engage with customers to gather insights and validate features.

Skills

Product Management

Leadership

Communication Skills

Data Analysis

Agile Methodologies

Market Research

Customer Engagement

SaaS Products

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, computer science

MBA or advanced degree

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

AWS

Snowflake

Databricks

Tableau

PowerBI

Job description

Director of Product Strategy

Department: Arkalytics - Product

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Remote

Description

Why Work Here?

At Arkatechture, we have a simple shared mission: to build a sustainable organization built upon three pillars: Do something meaningful, With a great team, Earning what you deserve.

We started in 2012 with a passion for data, business, and getting things done. We are a team of data lovers and technical experts who use our skills to help businesses big and small harness, utilize, and optimize their data. As New England’s Data Resource, we are a small company constantly evolving to keep up with changing landscapes in the data world.

We are proud of the community and culture that we’ve created at Arkatechture, and we have no intention of slowing down. We offer a competitive benefits package that includes:

• A flexible work-from-home policy
• Open-concept offices in Portland, ME with an easy-going dress code, and fresh pots and pops all day (that’s coffee and popcorn!)
• Training & certificate reimbursement
• A competitive benefits package that includes medical, disability, life insurance and optional dental/vision
• 401K Retirement planning with company matching
• Generous paid time off and eleven paid holidays
• Employee recognition through milestone awards including annual PTO increases and a 4 day work-week at 3 years of service!

All employees share our core values: put the team first, practice humility, take pride in everything we do, stay curious, care for our community & environment, take work seriously; ourselves not so much.

The Position

We are seeking a dynamic, forward-thinking Director of Product Strategy to lead the development and execution of Arkalytics' product strategy. This role will be responsible for aligning product development with market opportunities, customer needs and long term strategic business goals. Along with the Product owner, this role will define and drive the product strategy, vision, and roadmap for our lakehouse platform, Arkalytics. They will be responsible for deeply understanding our customers, credit unions and banks, their regulatory and operational challenges, and delivering solutions that empower them with modern, scalable, and secure data infrastructure.

The Director of Product Strategy will collaborate closely across all departments to ensure our product roadmap not only meets the needs of our customers but also drives the company's growth in an increasingly competitive market. In this role, you will work closely with customers and internal teams, leveraging deep industry insights to drive innovation in the market. You will be responsible for translating complex data and compliance requirements into high-impact solutions, ensuring our platform remains a leader in the fintech space. Your ability to blend technical expertise and market knowledge will be critical to success. This individual will be a visionary leader, combining both strategic thinking and hands-on execution, to craft a compelling product strategy and lead the evolution of Arkalytics' offerings.

This is a key leadership position that requires both strategic vision and hands-on execution. You will also partner with all stakeholders and the PO to prioritize and deliver features that drive measurable business value. Your leadership will ensure that our platform not only meets industry standards for security, governance, and compliance, but also sets new benchmarks for performance and scalability.

If you have a passion for data infrastructure, fintech, and modern cloud-based architectures, and thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth environment, we’d love to hear from you.

How to Apply

Please send a cover letter and resume with your application. You must submit both documents to be considered for the position. If you're a strategic thinker with a passion for building great products that make a real impact, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today to join the Arkalytics team and help lead the future of analytics!

Key Responsibilities

Product Strategy Development

• Own and evolve the product vision, strategy, and roadmap in alignment with business goals and market trends.
• Lead the definition and execution of a long-term product strategy for Arkalytics, ensuring alignment with business objectives and market trends. Identify new opportunities, emerging trends, and potential areas for innovation within the analytics and business intelligence space.
• Translate the needs of credit unions and banks into scalable product solutions that drive measurable value.

Roadmap Ownership

• Partner with the PO to develop and maintain a comprehensive product roadmap that outlines key initiatives, product releases, and milestones. Ensure the roadmap aligns with company goals, customer needs, and market demands and is up to date at all times.

Cross-Functional Leadership

• Work closely across all departments including engineering, design, data science, sales, customer success and marketing to deliver exceptional products. Collaborate with leadership and stakeholders to ensure cross-functional alignment and that product decisions are well-communicated across the organization.
• Build, lead, and mentor a high-performing product team.
• Champion a customer-first, data-driven, and agile product culture.

Customer Engagement & Market Insights

• Collaborate closely with clients to understand their pain points, gather feedback, and validate new features.
• Conduct competitive and market analysis to inform product positioning and differentiation.
• Lead efforts to gather deep customer insights and feedback, ensuring the product is delivering value and meeting the needs of our target audience and persona.

Execution & Delivery

• Prioritize and manage product initiatives from ideation through launch and iteration.
• Partner with internal teams to ensure timely, high-quality delivery.

Metrics & KPIs:

• Define and track OKRs and KPIs to measure the success of product initiatives. Use data-driven insights to optimize the product lifecycle, drive adoption, and ensure retention.

Go-to-Market Strategy:

• Partner with the marketing and sales teams to ensure the successful go-to-market launch of new features and products. Help craft messaging, positioning, and sales enablement materials that communicate the value of Arkalytics effectively to customers and prospects.
• Assess impact of new feature releases on ongoing and future implementations and come up with recommendations and communicate to the Implementation teams.
• Assess impact of new feature releases on Support Services and come up with recommendations and communicate to the Support teams.

Innovation & Continuous Improvement

• Partner with CTO to stay cutting edge on industry trends, technological advancements, and competitor movements. Drive innovation and continuous improvement to keep Arkalytics at the forefront of the analytics space.

Stakeholder Communication

• Regularly update key stakeholders on product development progress, strategy, and results. Provide strategic recommendations to executives to inform key business decisions.

Data & Platform Expertise

• Drive innovations that leverage modern data architectures, particularly in cloud-native lakehouse environments.
• Ensure the platform meets industry standards for security, governance, compliance and scalability.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in product management, with at least 7+ years in a leadership role.
• Minimum of 7–10 years of experience in analytics, business intelligence, or SaaS products.
• Experience with scaling SaaS products to ~20-30 mn+ in recurring revenue in rapidly growing markets
• Experience building or managing data platforms
• Proven track record of driving successful product strategies from concept through execution and delivering measurable business outcomes
• Deep understanding of the fintech or banking space—experience with credit unions, core banking systems, or regulatory environments is highly preferred.
• Proven success in defining and delivering complex technical products to market.
• Strong leadership and communication skills with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity, drive clarity, and thrive in a fast-paced startup environment.
• Familiarity with technologies like Cloud, Snowflake, Databricks, AWS, Tableau, PowerBI is a huge plus.
• Expertise with product management tools (e.g., JIRA, Confluence) and agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban).
• Knowledge of customer success best practices in a subscription-based business model.
• Experience with go-to-market strategies for enterprise and mid-market customers.

Preferred Experience

• Experience working with or selling to community banks or credit unions.
• Background in data governance, BI, or compliance-heavy domains.
• Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, computer science, or related field. An MBA or advanced degree is a plus.