Director, Product Management, Technical

QXO is a leading distributor and installer of building products serving an $800 billion market. The companys mission is to modernize the building products industry through advanced technology and a best-in-class customer experience. QXO is North Americas largest distributor and installer of insulation the second-largest distributor of roofing products the second-largest publicly traded distributor of lumber and building materials and the largest distributor of waterproofing products. The company is targeting $50 billion in annual revenue within the decade through accretive acquisitions and organic growth. For more information visit .

As a Director of Product you will define and lead the product strategy for one or more critical areas of QXOs digital commerce platform. You will build and develop high-performing product teams while partnering closely with Engineering Design Data Science and executive leadership to deliver innovative customer experiences that accelerate QXOs transformation into the technology leader of the building products industry.

You will own long-term product vision portfolio prioritization organizational planning and execution across multiple product domains. Youll balance customer needs business priorities and technical investments while helping shape how millions of customers discover purchase and manage products across QXOs ecosystem.

This leader will influence company strategy establish product operating mechanisms mentor senior product managers and ensure teams consistently deliver measurable customer and business outcomes.

This Director of Product role leads Search & Discovery for QXOs digital commerce platform the experience that helps professional builders contractors and trades find the right product at the right price and availability in as few steps as possible. Discovery in building products distribution is defined by intent and precision rather than browsing: buyers arrive knowing what they need and search by manufacturer part number SKU UPC spec or cross-reference across a catalog spanning hundreds of thousands of items in categories such as lumber roofing plumbing electrical HVAC and specialty building materials. You will own the end-to-end discovery journey search relevance and ranking autocomplete faceted browse and taxonomy product-data and attribute enrichment substitute and equivalent matching and reorder and quick-order flows while ensuring results reflect account-specific contract pricing entitlements and branch-level inventory. You will partner with Data Science and Engineering to advance ranking personalization and AI-assisted and semantic search and with Merchandising Category and PIM teams to close the product-data gaps that are the single largest constraint on discovery quality in distribution. Success is measured in findability and conversion: lower zero-result rates higher add-to-cart and search-driven revenue and the speed and confidence that keep pros buying through QXO rather than a competitor or the branch counter.

Key Responsibilities

Define and communicate the long-term product vision and multi-year roadmap across multiple product areas.

Build mentor and lead a team of Product Managers while fostering a culture of customer obsession ownership and innovation.

Partner with Engineering UX Data Science Sales Marketing and Operations leaders to deliver strategic initiatives.

Own portfolio prioritization investment planning and product strategy across multiple teams.

Establish product operating mechanisms including roadmap planning business reviews KPI tracking and quarterly planning.

Drive product discovery through customer research experimentation analytics and market insights.

Lead executive-level communication regarding product strategy investments risks and business impact.

Partner with architecture and engineering leadership to make strategic platform investments that improve scalability reliability and velocity.

Champion AI-driven experiences automation and machine learning capabilities throughout the customer journey.

Define and monitor success metrics including customer adoption engagement revenue operational efficiency and product quality.

Make thoughtful tradeoff decisions balancing customer value technical complexity and business priorities.

Build alignment across multiple organizations to successfully launch large-scale initiatives.

Represent Product leadership in executive planning and cross-functional decision making.

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Qualifications & Skills

10 years of Product Management experience with increasing leadership responsibility.

5 years leading large technical product initiatives in complex software organizations.

Experience managing and developing Product Managers.

Proven success defining product vision and executing multi-year product strategies.

Strong executive communication and stakeholder management skills.

Demonstrated experience influencing senior leadership without direct authority.

Experience leading products built on distributed systems and modern cloud architectures.

Strong analytical skills with experience using customer insights and experimentation to drive roadmap decisions.

Experience balancing short-term delivery with long-term platform investments.

Bachelors degree or equivalent practical experience.

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Preferred Qualifications

MBA or advanced technical degree.

Experience leading Product organizations within eCommerce marketplaces retail technology or enterprise SaaS.

Experience with customer identity checkout payments catalog personalization pricing or order management platforms.

Experience working alongside AI/ML and Applied Science organizations.

Experience building organizational product processes and scaling high-performing Product teams.

Experience presenting product strategy to executive leadership and Boards.

Strong understanding of platform strategy and modern software development practices.

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Leadership Expectations

Develop and coach Product Managers across multiple experience levels.

Foster a high-performance customer-first culture.

Drive organizational alignment across Product Engineering Design and Business teams.

Create clarity in ambiguous environments.

Influence company strategy through data-driven product leadership.

Build repeatable product development processes that improve execution quality and speed.

• • Base pay range: $175000 - $400000
  • Annual performance bonus
  • Long term incentive (equity/stock)
  • 401(k) with employer match
  • Medical dental and vision insurance
  • PTO company holidays and parental leave
  • Paid Time Off/Paid Sick Leave: Applicants can expect to accrue 15 days of paid time off during their first year (4.62 hours for every 80 hours worked) and increased accruals after five years of service.
  • Paid training and certifications
  • Legal assistance and identity protection
  • Pet insurance
  • Employee assistance program (EAP)

  QXO is an Equal Opportunity Employer.We value diversity and do not discriminateon the basis ofrace color religion sex national origin age disability or any other protected status.

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