Senior Product Strategy & Portfolio Leader

MAXIMUS; Tupelo (MS); Remote; USD 165,000 - 247,000; Full time

Job summary

Maximus is seeking a senior product leader in the United States to define and drive the long-term vision, strategy, and roadmap for a broad portfolio of products and platforms. You will partner with business and operational leaders to align objectives with market trends and customer needs.

This role requires 10+ years in product or program management, strong executive communication, and a track record of transforming complex enterprise technology.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field.
• 10+ years of progressively responsible experience in Product Management, Program Management, Technology Leadership, or related discipline.
• Product strategy, visioning, and roadmap development.
• Product portfolio management and investment planning.
• Business-to-technology alignment and solution development.
• Business case development and financial analysis.
• Product lifecycle management.
• Market analysis and competitive intelligence.
• Executive communication and influence.
• Cross-functional leadership and stakeholder engagement.
• Organizational change management and transformation.
• Risk assessment and strategic decision-making.
• Data-driven prioritization and performance measurement.
• Process improvement and operational excellence.
• Emerging technology evaluation and innovation leadership.
• Strong analytical, conceptual, and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated success developing and executing product strategies, roadmaps, and portfolio plans.
• Experience leading complex enterprise technology, digital, software, platform, or business transformation initiatives.
• Proven ability to influence executive leadership and drive decisions across cross-functional organizations.
• Strong business acumen, strategic thinking, analytical problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities.
• Excellent communication, presentation, facilitation, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Define, communicate, and drive the long-term product vision, strategy, and roadmap for products, platforms, and solution portfolio.
• Develop forward-looking product strategies that evolve existing products into scalable, reusable solutions capable of supporting multiple customer segments, programs, and business opportunities.
• Partner with business and operational leaders to understand strategic objectives, customer needs, market dynamics, and emerging industry trends.
• Identify gaps between current product capabilities and future business needs and develop strategies to close those gaps.
• Analyze market trends, customer insights, competitive landscapes, regulatory requirements, and technology advancements to inform product strategy and roadmap decisions.
• Establish clear product outcomes, success metrics, KPIs, and strategic priorities that align with organizational objectives.
• Identify opportunities for innovation, transformation, and modernization that create competitive advantage and business value.

Skills

Product management

Program management

Technology leadership

Executive communication

Cross-functional leadership

Strategic thinking

Data-driven decision making

Financial analysis

Market analysis

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field

Job description

Maximus is seeking a senior product leader in the United States to define and drive the long-term vision, strategy, and roadmap for a broad portfolio of products and platforms. You will partner with business and operational leaders to align objectives with market trends and customer needs.

This role requires 10+ years in product or program management, strong executive communication, and a track record of transforming complex enterprise technology.