Code and Theory - Director, Product

New York City, NY, US$170k - $200k4w ago

In Office Director NA Automotive Transportation Director of Product Market Research Scope Management Reporting Documentation Mentoring

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in product management roles, with a track record of owning complex engagements end-to-end • Automotive product & interfaces background strongly preferred, including at least one automotive product taken to launch and working knowledge of how OEM and Tier-1 programs run • Deep working knowledge of agile delivery methodologies and product artifacts — epics, user stories, acceptance criteria, functional specs, and process documentation — written to a level of detail engineering and design can build from • Fluency in CMSes, platform architecture, API documentation, and integration planning sufficient to partner credibly with engineering leads on scoping and trade-off decisions • Experience with competitive/market analysis and user research, and the ability to translate both into clear requirements • Strong client and partner communication skills: comfortable managing scope conversations, reporting delivery progress, acting as the main product contact for external partners, and navigating difficult trade-offs with senior stakeholders • Command-level fluency with AI tools for research, prototyping, documentation, requirements analysis, and workflow, with informed judgment about where they improve throughput and where precision still requires human review • Experience mentoring junior team members and contributing to technical scoping in new business contexts; collaborative instinct across design, engineering, and research disciplines • Self-starter who can hit the ground running on day one, operating as a core member of the product organization rather than an outside resource

Responsibilities

• Lead technical and product discovery on active automotive engagements, surfacing user needs, business requirements, platform constraints, and integration realities that shape scope and sequencing • Conduct competitive and market analysis and user research specific to automotive/mobility experiences, and translate findings into clear, buildable requirements • Develop and maintain client-facing product roadmaps, translating strategic goals into phased, feasible plans that reflect technical realities, OEM program timelines, and a coherent long-term vision • Represent the auto product roadmap and team in org-wide meetings, acting as a core member of the client's product organization • Own backlog prioritization and scope trade-off decisions, working with clients, partners, and engineering leads to make deliberate, impact-driven choices against critical internal and partner-facing timelines • Define release criteria, quality benchmarks, and post-launch feedback mechanisms; use data from prior phases to inform requirements and improve delivery quality across iterations • Own end-to-end product delivery, writing product documentation, user stories, and acceptance criteria to a level of detail engineering and design can build from directly • Lead sprint ceremonies, manage cross-functional coordination, and keep engineering, design, research, and client/partner stakeholders aligned and moving day to day • Serve as the primary product point of contact for external partners (OEM and Tier-1 counterparts) • Support business development with product input • Identify and implement process improvements, including AI-assisted workflows, that improve team throughput, and advise clients on adopting similar practices to build more autonomous delivery teams

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