Director Product Strategy

PamTen Inc; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in Atlanta seeks a Product Strategy Director to identify opportunities and craft long-term product strategies. The ideal candidate will have a strong strategic-formation background with 10 years of relevant experience. This role involves collaboration with executive leaders and cross-functional teams to shape business strategy and drive market value. Applicants are expected to have analytical thinking, business acumen, and experience in product management. The employment type is contract, with possible full-time conversion.

Qualifications

• 10 years’ experience in a related field, or equivalent combinations such as master’s with 8 years.
• Experience in automotive, strategy consulting, or technology consulting.
• Strong experience with transforming ideas into actionable plans.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with leaders to craft and refine product strategies.
• Analyze core revenue streams and uphold foundational strategies.
• Conduct market analysis to identify new growth avenues.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Business acumen

Consulting expertise

Financial acumen

Strategic formation

Market analysis

Data-driven decision making

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related discipline

Tools

Data analysis tools

Job description

Product Strategy Director

Location: Atlanta, GA (Weekly 3 times)

Duration: 12 Months (Possibility of fulltime conversion if they does well)

Job Description

The Strategic Planning Director plays a critical role in identifying new opportunities and crafting long‑term strategic plans for products and capabilities. By understanding clients’ top needs, this leader will position to drive value in the marketplace. This role requires direct interaction with customers, external business partners, and cross‑functional internal teams to shape the strategic direction of the business. The Director will collaborate closely with executive leaders, business stakeholders, product teams, and corporate strategy teams. Through this collaborative approach, the Director will ensure alignment and shared methodologies in the design and development of our products.

The ideal candidate will possess a robust strategic‑formation background, demonstrating the ability to analyze market trends, assess competitive landscapes, and develop actionable strategies that propel the business forward. This leader will also be an expert at leveraging insights to inform product strategy plans, guiding teams through complex decision‑making processes, and effectively communicating strategic initiatives across all levels of the organization. Experience in direct people management is not required for this role; it will involve a high level of executive visibility and a wide range of influence with cross‑functional teams across all our automotive brands. (Individual Contributor Role)

Role Responsibilities

• Collaborate with executive leaders, cross‑functional partners, and business stakeholders to craft and refine product strategies that drive company and client growth.
• Engage with business leaders to analyze and uphold core revenue streams through alignment with foundational business strategies.
• Conduct market and opportunity analysis to identify new growth avenues and assess potential for new product offerings and lines of business.
• Perform the full range of analysis required to ensure proposed opportunities align with strategy and have the potential of enhancing long‑term success from multiple perspectives, including technology, products, and services.
• Contribute to and advise management on the identification, evaluation, and execution of potential acquisitions, partnerships, alliances, joint ventures, and/or internal start‑up opportunities.
• Direct the various workstreams to understand how initiatives may impact and benefit the business.
• Coach product leaders (AVPs, Directors, and Sr. Managers), helping them lift out of the tactical to ensure their product lines have/are aligned to a strategic north star that is durable.
• Develop and sustain deep subject‑matter expertise in the evolving landscape of auto retailing, wholesaling, ownership, and fleet maintenance.
• Identify opportunities to consolidate/coordinate capabilities that cross‑solution sets/delivery streams and build consensus to shift how we deliver value as we advance.
• Focus on developing winning product strategies, with the ability to turn vision and concept into actionable, feasible plans in partnership with others.

Required Skills and Experience

• Advanced analytical thinking to diagnose organizational challenges, identify root causes, and propose viable solutions using logic, intuition, and tools such as flow charts and diagrams.
• Business acumen—understanding economic, financial, and industry trends to enhance organizational performance and align with overall business strategies.
• Consulting expertise—applying consulting techniques to guide internal and external clients, communicate clearly, and keep stakeholders informed.
• Financial acumen—using financial analysis tools and techniques to assess alternative scenarios, develop forecasts, and recommend solutions that drive results.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline with 10 years’ experience in a related field (or equivalent combinations such as master’s with 8 years, Ph.D. with 5 years, or 14 years’ experience).
• Experience in automotive, strategy consulting, or technology consulting.
• Strong strategic‑formation background with proven experience developing long‑term strategies or initiatives.
• Examples of transforming ideas into actionable plans and innovative thinking.
• Experience in market analysis, data‑driven decision‑making, performance metrics, and sophisticated frameworks such as root‑cause analysis.
• Ability to adapt strategy based on real‑time feedback and changing conditions.
• Identification of adequate resources—financial, human, and technological—to support execution.
• Development of comprehensive product strategy outlining capability, target customers, and positioning.
• Facilitation of workshops with cross‑functional teams (R&D, marketing, and other business leaders) to co‑create a product roadmap aligned with business objectives.
• Proficiency in data analysis tools and methodologies to support strategic decision‑making.
• Proven ability to lead using influence within highly complex, matrixed teams.
• Proven ability to deliver high‑impact presentations to C‑suite executives, articulating product vision, strategic alignment, and expected ROI with data visualizations.
• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degrees (e.g., MBA) or relevant certifications.
• Top‑tier strategy consulting background.
• People‑leader experience preferred, as this candidate would be leading cross‑functional teams.

Top 5 Must Haves

• Strategy formation, ability to logically attack problems and choose/applies appropriate frameworks to communicate insights.
• Business acumen—exceptional ability to diagnose issues and suggest solutions.
• Influence across a complex organization.
• Technical/technology competence—expected to partner with architecture on technical approaches.
• Product management proficiency—ability to write product strategies and not just stay at a high‑level corporate strategy.

Senior Level

Director

Employment Type

Contract

Job Function

Product Management

Industry

Software Development

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