Director of Product Management, SimSpace

• Proven experience in refining and scaling a product management function, implementing a data-driven and customer-centric planning approach
• Strong leadership experience managing product managers, with a track record of growing and developing talent
• Deep understanding of product discovery, agile execution, and strategic roadmapping with the ability to balance long-term vision with iterative delivery
• Experience partnering with UX and engineering teams to ensure a seamless product development process
• Strong ability to surface tradeoffs and facilitate debate among executive stakeholders
• Familiarity with SCRUM development practices while keeping the focus on delivering pragmatic and outcome-driven results instead of rigidly aligning to processes alone
• Excellent communication and executive presence, with proven experience influencing cross-functional teams and senior leaders
• U.S. citizenship as required by our U.S. Government contracts
• Ability to come into the Boston office twice a week for hybrid schedule

• A Director, Product Management who will drive a disciplined, customer and data-driven product management process
• This leader will take high-level vision and strategy direction from the founders and CPO and translate it into actionable execution plans for the product management team
• This person Director will build a high-performing team of PMs (Product Managers) that can deliver impactful, iterative product enhancements while ensuring alignment with user needs and business objectives
• Establish and lead a structured, data-informed product planning process that ensures the right problems are prioritized and solved for customers
• Refine and mature the product management function to focus on customer insights, telemetry, and market validation when defining priorities
• Implement best-in-class product management methodologies alongside the SCRUM development model and supporting agile processes without being overly prescriptive
• Drive alignment between product and UX, ensuring teams work as one to deeply understand user needs and define clear deliverables for engineering
• Define, track, and report on product success metrics, ensuring the team is continuously improving based on data
• Manage and mentor a team of product managers, scaling their impact and effectiveness through focused coaching and process improvements
• Partner closely with the Director of UX to ensure product and design work in lockstep on discovery, validation, and execution
• Collaborate with Engineering leadership to ensure that product development is scoped realistically and delivers value iteratively
• Ensure clear, proactive communication with key stakeholders, including Sales, Marketing, and Customer Success, to align on priorities and roadmap
• Provide regular updates to the senior leadership team, surfacing strategic initiative status, tradeoffs, and key decisions for collaborative discussion
• Help drive the product roadmap planning process, ensuring it reflects company strategy while being feasible and well-prioritized
• Foster a culture of customer obsession, ensuring that the team continuously gathers and applies user feedback to improve the product

• Insurance: medical, dental, and company-paid vision
• Unlimited PTO
• Equity options at hire and potential for additional based on performance
• Generous employee referral bonus program
• Peloton Interactive Wellness Program
• Semi-flexible hours, with the expectation that you overlap the main part of the day to meet deadlines, collaborate with colleagues and attend key meetings

Total funding: $45m

Founded by experts from the US MIlitary’s Cyber Command and MIT Lincoln Laboratory, SimSpace is a cyber training platform that provides users with simulations, training exercises and rehearsals that act as stress tests for the cyber security of tech and its users.