Director of Product Development

The Director of Product Development is a high-impact leadership role responsible for the end-to-end execution of the software product roadmap. Sitting within the Technology organization you will lead a multi-disciplinary team of engineers and product owners to transform strategic requirements into high-quality scalable software. Your success is measured by the predictability quality and speed of the development organization.

Core Responsibilities:

1. Product Strategy & Innovation

• Define and communicate a compelling product vision aligned with the companys technology strategy and longterm growth objectives.
• Identify emerging technologies (AI/ML cloud integrations automation etc.) that can create competitive advantages or unlock new product opportunities.
• Evaluate and prioritize product initiatives based on customer needs feasibility scalability and ROI.

2. Leadership & Team Development

• Lead and mentor a multidisciplinary product organization (product managers UX designers data analysts).
• Build a strong product culture centered on datadriven decision making.
• Recruit develop and retain highperforming product talent.

3. Full Product Lifecycle Management

• Own delivery across the entire product lifecyclediscovery user research prototyping backlog management agile development launch and iteration.
• Work with Engineers to define technical requirements architectural constraints and delivery timelines.
• Ensure product design meets usability security compliance and scalability standards consistent with modern tech environments.

4. Customer & Market Insight

• Conduct user research usability testing and continuous customer feedback loops to validate concepts and refine product direction.
• Monitor industry trends and customer behavior across digital platforms.
• Translate insights into clear product requirements user stories and roadmap decisions.

5. CrossFunctional Collaboration

• Collaborate with Engineers to ensure timely high-quality product releases using agile frameworks.
• Work with UX to deliver intuitive elegant digital experiences.
• Partner with Data teams to define analytics instrumentation and KPIs that measure product success.
• Coordinate with Marketing Sales and Customer Success on positioning pricing training and launch readiness.

6. Product Launch & Go-To-Market Execution

• Lead planning and execution of feature and product launches ensuring alignment across departments.
• Drive product messaging release documentation and gotomarket enablement.
• Monitor early adoption metrics and guide rapid iteration to optimize the customer experience.

7. Performance Management & Portfolio Optimization

• Track and report product performance using KPIs such as activation retention engagement NPS ARR/MRR contribution and operational efficiency.
• Continuously refine the product portfolio including sunsetting or redefining underperforming features.
• Provide executive insights and recommendations to influence strategy and investment decisions.

Qualifications :

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering Business or related field; MBA or advanced technical degree is a plus.
• 10 years of product management experience within a technology company with 5 years leading product teams.
• Proven success in launching and scaling software products (SaaS cloud platforms mobile apps enterprise tech etc.).
• Strong understanding of modern tech stacks APIs cloud infrastructure and agile development practices.
• Exceptional leadership communication prioritization and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with AI/MLdriven products cloud-native technologies or large-scale distributed systems.
• Familiarity with DevOps CI/CD and engineering workflows.
• Strong data literacy (SQL familiarity experimentation frameworks metrics design).
• Demonstrated ability to balance technical depth with strategic business thinking.
• Experience managing global products or multi-tenant architecture.

Additional Information :

AIR offers attractive total compensation packages designed to recognize and reward performance at the individual team and company levels. We start with a competitive base salary and add bonus opportunities and benefit choices topped off with:

• Expected pay rate of $$175000 - $205000 plus annual bonus. You will be provided a pay rate that is in line with your skills and experience as they relate to the requirements of the job.
• 25% Discounted Rent at AIR communities (certain exclusions apply and an application is required).
• Medical dental vision and life insurance options available. HSA with company sponsored contributions FSA (traditional and dependent care FSA).
• Short and long-term disability paid by the company.
• 401(K) plus company contributions.
• Paid Vacation 14 Paid Holidays and Paid Sick Time.
• Tuition Assistance Program.
• Commuter Benefits and Pet-Insurance.
• Up to 100% Reimbursement on Professional Certification/Licensing for Job Related Curriculums.
• Paid parental leave of up to 16 weeks following the birth or adoption of a child.
• Consumer discounts from various products and services including travel planning wireless phones health and fitness home appliances and more.
• 15 hours of paid time annually to give-back to your community.
• Opportunities for professional development and career growth including realistic job previews in person and virtual leadership training and performance improvement courses.

Application Deadline:  The initial deadline for applications is 5/11/2026. Applications submitted after this date may still be considered on a rolling basis until the position/program is filled. We encourage all interested candidates to apply as early as possible. If a final decision has not been made by the initial deadline subsequent applications will be reviewed as they are received.

Candidates extended an offer will be required to undergo pre-employment screening that includes checking references a four-panel drug screening that excludes marijuana testing employment verification & criminal background check.

AIR values diversity and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment. AIR prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time