Executive Director, Product Strategy & Portfolio Growth

DRiV; Southfield (MI); Presencial; USD 180.000 - 240.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

DRiV, a premier House of Brands in the automotive aftermarket, seeks an Executive Director of Product Management to lead strategic vision, portfolio roadmap, and growth initiatives across assigned product categories. You will partner with Sales, Engineering, Operations, and Finance to translate market insights into focused strategies and measurable results.

You will build and guide a high-performing product management organization, drive profitability, and align priorities with broader business

Formación

• 12+ years of progressive experience in Product Management, Marketing, Strategy, Engineering, Sales, or a related business leadership discipline.
• 8+ years of people leadership experience, including leadership of managers and/or directors.
• Demonstrated success leading complex product portfolios and delivering profitable growth.
• Experience developing and executing product, portfolio, commercialization, and market strategies in a complex matrixed organization.
• Demonstrated experience managing P&L performance and presenting strategic recommendations to executive leadership.

Responsabilidades

• Develop and execute the long-term product management strategy and multi-year portfolio roadmap in alignment with business growth objectives.
• Establish portfolio priorities and investment decisions using customer insight, market trends, competitive intelligence, and financial analysis.
• Communicate product strategy, portfolio performance, risks, and opportunities to executive leadership and stakeholders.
• Drive alignment on enterprise-level trade-offs, priorities, and resource allocation affecting the assigned portfolio.
• Lead the full product lifecycle from concept development to end-of-life decisions and lifecycle optimization.
• Identify portfolio gaps and opportunities to strengthen market position and profitable growth.
• Oversee product launches with cross-functional readiness and disciplined execution.
• Own portfolio P&L performance and drive actions to improve revenue and margin.
• Partner with Sales, Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Finance, Marketing to meet objectives.
• Build a high-performing product management organization with clear accountability and development opportunities.
• Foster a culture of customer focus, collaboration, innovation, and disciplined execution.

Conocimientos

Product management

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Financial acumen

Executive communication

Automotive aftermarket

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Engineering, Finance, Economics, or related field

Master's degree (MBA) preferred

Herramientas

SAP

CRM platforms

BI tools

Advanced analytics

Descripción del empleo

DRiV, a premier House of Brands in the automotive aftermarket, seeks an Executive Director of Product Management to lead strategic vision, portfolio roadmap, and growth initiatives across assigned product categories. You will partner with Sales, Engineering, Operations, and Finance to translate market insights into focused strategies and measurable results.

You will build and guide a high-performing product management organization, drive profitability, and align priorities with broader business