Director of Product

About the role:

The Director of Product Management leads a team of product managers to identify opportunities, build products and technology solutions, support our partners, and deliver meaningful impact for the people we serve.

Product Management at Code for America spans multiple delivery areas, including Criminal Justice, Tax Benefits, and the Social Safety Net, and extends into new areas when the moment calls for it. As a Director, your work will touch across these areas depending on organizational priorities and emerging opportunities.

You will set product direction for your group, guide and inform your team's product decisions so they are aligned with organizational strategy, and ensure your team has the clarity, support, and standards to deliver excellent work. You will work alongside the other Product Directors, collaborating on shared priorities while leading your group's distinct focus area.

Each Director works on one or more specializations, with the total of their time on specialized responsibilities being about 25%. This specific Director of Product position will have a specialization in New Products (0-1 products), which entails: proactively identifying new product opportunities, leading teams through high-ambiguity discovery and validation, building new products from concept to launch, finding product-market fit, and developing business plans that validate whether these products can be sustainable over the long term.

This role will report to the VP of Product and is expected to travel no more than 15% of the time. Code for America is based in California and can employ those who reside full-time within the United States. This is a remote position.

In this position you will:

• Product Vision and Strategy