Director of Product
About The Team:
LINQ builds software that helps K–12 districts manage complex operational, financial, and compliance needs. This role is part of the product leadership team and reports directly to the VP of Product. The Product organization defines what LINQ builds and why — translating customer needs and market opportunity into software that helps districts run more effectively. The team this role manages spans product management and product design.
About The Role:
We are looking for a dynamic Director of Product Management who will help us shape the vision for our product platform, empowering K12 public school districts to effectively and efficiently manage their businesses. In this role, you will lead a talented team of product managers to ensure we are delighting clients and solving key challenges. As part of the LINQ Product Team, you will be joining an innovative group of product experts who are driving our company’s growth and solving complex and often competing demands in the public education market.
What You’ll Be Doing:
· Serve as a change evangelist and support operational improvements, helping to level up product management and development practices
· Act as product leader for the Nutrition team, overseeing prioritization and delivery of roadmap initiatives aligned to company strategy and top-level roadmap objectives
· Directly supervise and coach a team of product managers
· Support the CPO and executive leadership team in monitoring and tracking status of product deliverables, including key KPIs, progress toward development completeness, and progress toward general availability to the market
· Partner closely with engineering and QA leadership to ensure on-time and quality delivery of roadmap initiatives
· Partner closely with the CPO and engineering leadership to further define and refine requirements to deliver on the “OneLINQ” platform vision
· Collaborate with other product leaders to align on shared roadmap initiatives, such as integrations
· Partner with the Director of Product Operations to ensure transparency and visibility on initiatives, particularly in Readiness and GTM processes
· Ensure product serves as a market expert and voice of the customer by regularly interacting with customers and deeply understanding their challenges
· Collaborate with other parts of the business (including engineering, QA, sales, support, client success, implementations, design/user experience, and more) to ensure product success and build a robust ecosystem around product line
· Understand the competitive landscape and identify opportunities for differentiation that will help define the product and business strategies
What We Are Looking For:
3-5 years’ experience as a product leader, coaching and managing product managers
least 10 years’ experience working with SaaS software
The ability to navigate complex environments and drive product direction and leadership accordingly
Proven success in owning a roadmap, gathering and writing requirements, and collaborating with development teams to refine and prioritize work for development
What will Make You Stand Out:
Experience working with cross functional teams including engineering, QA, sales, support, client success, implementations, design/user experience, and more
Proven experience driving priorities, managing trade-offs, and solving complex problems
Empathy for customers and end users, with a passion for solving their challenges through your product
Strong organization and project management skills
The ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative, and cross-functional environment
A blend of technological know-how and strategic vision
Effective presentation and communication skills, with the ability to express complex concepts in a clear, concise, and convincing manner to clients or decision-makers
The Tech
Microsoft Office
Slack
Travel Requirements:
Less than 10%
Compensation:
We offer a competitive base salary of $190,000 - $200,000, plus a 12% bonus.