Senior Director, Product Management - Developer & AI

Ladders; United States; Remote; USD 267,000 - 401,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Generous paid time off

Parental leave top-up

Retirement matching

RSU program

Volunteer days

Job summary

Ladders is seeking a Senior Director of Product Management focused on Developer & AI initiatives. The role owns the product vision and roadmap for developer experience and AI security, translating AI capabilities into differentiated product direction while driving measurable customer and business outcomes.

Remote-US based with leadership across engineering, marketing and GTM teams. You will collaborate with senior leaders to ship complex technical offerings, strengthen portfolio adoption, and

Qualifications

• 10+ years in product management, with 5+ years leading senior product managers or product portfolios
• Experience with platform, developer-facing, or infrastructure products preferred
• Proven track record of shipping impactful developer tools or security products
• Strong familiarity with the modern AI landscape, including LLMs and orchestration frameworks
• Solid understanding of modern security concepts like identity and access control

Responsibilities

• Set and evolve the product vision and roadmap for developer experience and AI security initiatives
• Articulate customer problems and success metrics across the product portfolio
• Lead product definition for secure workflows involving identity and secrets delivery
• Translate emerging AI capabilities into differentiated product features
• Collaborate with the VP of Developer & AI Engineering on product strategy and technical vision
• Partner with Marketing and GTM teams for successful product launches and integrations
• Recruit and mentor senior product managers in complex technical domains

Skills

Product leadership

Developer tools

AI security

Security concepts

Strategy & roadmaps

Cross-functional collaboration

Mentoring

Tools

Orchestration frameworks

IAM tools

Job description

For our client, we are seeking a Senior Director, Product Management - Developer & AI to join the team of a leader in the Information Technology space.

This leader will own the product vision and roadmap for developer experience and AI security initiatives that serve technical users in a rapidly evolving market. The role will shape secure workflows, translate emerging AI capabilities into differentiated product direction, and align product strategy with measurable customer and business outcomes. You will partner closely with engineering, marketing, and go-to-market teams to bring complex technical offerings to market and strengthen adoption across the portfolio.

Location: Remote - US based candidates only, no visa sponsorship available

Compensation: $267,000 – $401,000 annually

Responsibilities

• Set and evolve the product vision and roadmap for developer experience and AI security initiatives
• Articulate customer problems and success metrics across the product portfolio
• Lead product definition for secure workflows involving identity and secrets delivery
• Translate emerging AI capabilities into differentiated product features
• Collaborate with the VP of Developer & AI Engineering on product strategy and technical vision
• Partner with Marketing and GTM teams for successful product launches and integrations
• Recruit and mentor senior product managers in complex technical domains

Qualifications

• 10+ years in product management, with 5+ years leading senior product managers or product portfolios
• Experience with platform, developer-facing, or infrastructure products preferred
• Proven track record of shipping impactful developer tools or security products
• Strong familiarity with the modern AI landscape, including LLMs and orchestration frameworks
• Solid understanding of modern security concepts like identity and access control
• Ability to connect long-term product vision with measurable outcomes
• Strong communication skills to influence without authority

Benefits

• Health and wellbeing programs including competitive health benefits
• Generous paid time off policy
• Maternity and parental leave top-up programs
• Retirement matching program
• RSU program for most employees
• Paid volunteer days and peer-to-peer recognition through Bonusly
• Remote-first work environment with occasional travel for in-person engagement

Our client is an equal opportunity employer.