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Director of Product Management

Director of Product Management

CompanySS&C
LocationSan Francisco, CA, USA
Salary$Not Provided – $Not Provided
TypeFull-Time
Degrees
Experience LevelSenior, Expert or higher

Requirements

  • 10+ years in product management with at least 3 years in a senior or director-level leadership role focused on data platforms, enterprise data products, or infrastructure tooling.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead high-performing product and cross-functional teams in dynamic, collaborative environments
  • Hands-on experience building or managing products involving big data, cloud-native technologies (AWS, Azure, or GCP), data pipelines, and/or AI/ML services.
  • Strong understanding of identity and access management (IAM), data security, governance, and compliance requirements in enterprise environments.
  • Proven ability to define and communicate platform strategies and bring new products or major initiatives to market.
  • Experience with enterprise B2B software, ideally in financial services, fintech, or investment management domains.
  • Technical literacy to engage deeply with engineers and architects, ideally with experience in data engineering or adjacent technical roles.
  • Experience with API-driven architecture and enabling data-as-a-service in a multi-product ecosystem.
  • Familiarity with modern data stack tools (e.g., Snowflake, Databricks, Kafka, dbt, Airflow, Looker/Tableau, GraphQL).

Responsibilities

  • Work closely with Solutions, Engineering, and Product leadership to define the strategy for our enterprise data platform, including vision, goals, roadmap, and measurable KPIs aligned with business and technology needs.
  • Partner with data engineering, cloud infrastructure, security, and application product teams to deliver scalable, secure, and intelligent data services and products.
  • Act as a key voice in decisions around data architecture, platform evolution, and use of AI/ML to enhance automation, decision-making, and client outcomes.
  • Drive adoption and evolution of platform capabilities including data integration, cataloging, identity & access management (IAM), governance, observability, and compliance.
  • Help grow a team of product managers, mentoring them in product thinking, stakeholder communication, prioritization, and technical fluency.
  • Serve as a trusted cross-functional leader, translating complex technical requirements into actionable product plans and delivering value iteratively.
  • Support internal and external use cases for data access, analytics, API delivery, and reporting within a regulated enterprise context.
  • Champion best practices in platform product management and agile development in a fast-paced, continuous delivery environment.

Preferred Qualifications

  • A strategic thinker who can balance long-term vision with short-term execution.
  • A hands-on leader who thrives in the details and works directly with teams to unblock, decide, and deliver.
  • A product leader with deep customer empathy who understands both technical and business contexts.
  • Adaptable and energized by a collaborative team culture where high agency, urgency, and healthy conflict drive progress.
  • An excellent communicator and storyteller, comfortable with ambiguity and leading through influence across functions.
  • Passionate about building platforms that enable scale, innovation, and business transformation.