Director of Product

Position summary

Nava's Product practice is a team of 70+ product managers and policy strategists who lead cross-functional teams to build digital services that deliver shockingly good outcomes for government clients and the people they serve.

We're hiring for a Director with a specific emphasis on AI leadership. As a Director of Product Management, you'll play a critical role in growing Nava's product practice and enabling us to stay at the forefront of how modern product teams work. You will report to the VP of Product Management and work closely with peers in Engineering, Design, Program Delivery, and Business Development to advance Nava’s mission and goals.

What you'll do

• Shape how the Product practice adopts AI, identifying opportunities, piloting approaches, scaling what works, and coaching PMs in building AI-informed workflows on their teams
• Manage and mentor 5–8 direct reports, overseeing reporting lines for 20–30 product managers across multiple contracts and portfolios
• Partner with portfolio directors and program managers to ensure smooth delivery and effective staffing across a set of contracts
• Guide teams in applying Nava's cross-functional delivery model and human-centered system integration expertise to build modern, user-centered products that achieve strong outcomes for clients
• Contribute directly to Nava's point of view on AI in government product delivery, including how product competency is evolving as AI blurs product/design/engineering lines and how AI agents should be governed in regulated public-sector environments
• Take ownership of complex external-facing go-to-market strategy for Nava’s solutions: setting direction, driving decisions, and holding the work accountable end-to-end

Required skills

• 8+ years of progressive product management, including 3+ years of people management and 3+ years of organizational leadership
• Strong relationship-building skills with technical and non-technical stakeholders across large