The Director of Product Management leads product strategy, execution, and team management, focusing on cross-functional collaboration and delivering innovative solutions that meet regulatory standards while driving business success.
Summary:
The Director of Product Management is a collaborative and strategic leader responsible for the vision and execution of our ActiveDisclosure roadmap. This role is ideal for a leader who excels at driving product innovation through teamwork, shared success, and cross‑functional alignment.
In our "Win as One" culture, this leader must balance the needs of employees, clients, and investors, ensuring decisions are customer‑centric, teams feel empowered and supported, and the product portfolio drives healthy and sustainable business outcomes.
Product Strategy Execution
Leadership & Team Management
Responsibilities:
Cross‑Functional Collaboration
Product Execution & Delivery
Financial Reporting Expertise
Customer & Market Engagement
Qualifications:
Required
Preferred
What You'll Bring
The Director of Product Management is a collaborative and strategic leader responsible for the vision and execution of our ActiveDisclosure roadmap. This role is ideal for a leader who excels at driving product innovation through teamwork, shared success, and cross‑functional alignment.
In our "Win as One" culture, this leader must balance the needs of employees, clients, and investors, ensuring decisions are customer‑centric, teams feel empowered and supported, and the product portfolio drives healthy and sustainable business outcomes.
Product Strategy Execution
- Develop plans to execute and communicate a compelling multi‑year product vision that unifies teams around shared goals.
- Align direction and planning with company objectives, balancing customer impact, employee experience, and investor expectations.
- Balance priorities and negotiate deliverables across all stakeholders and with engineering teams.
- Ruthlessly prioritize work understanding and balancing what needs to be done with what not to do.
- Communicate the product roadmap and evangelize with both internal and external stakeholders.
- Focus on both client and business outcomes, creating value for both
Leadership & Team Management
- Lead, mentor, and grow a high‑performing team of Product Managers who thrive on collaboration and shared ownership.
- Foster a "Win as One" mindset by encouraging transparency, empathy, cross‑functional problem‑solving, and trust.
- Create clarity around priorities, decision‑making frameworks, and success criteria to keep teams aligned and motivated.
Responsibilities:
Cross‑Functional Collaboration
- Partner closely with Engineering, Design, Security, Service, Sales, Marketing, Customer Success, Legal, Operations, and Regulatory Compliance to deliver cohesive, well‑executed solutions.
- Resolve competing priorities by focusing on what is best for the business.
- Champion a culture of open communication, constructive debate, and healthy tension that leads to better decisions and stronger products.
Product Execution & Delivery
- Lead end‑to‑end product lifecycle efforts; discovery through launch and iteration.
- Remove barriers for teams, ensuring they have the context, support, and resources needed to execute effectively.
- Drive predictable, high‑quality product delivery that meets customer needs and business goals.
- Create informative roadmaps that convey value delivery and ROI
Financial Reporting Expertise
- Stay informed on regulatory changes and market trends and translate them into clear product opportunities.
- Partner with subject‑matter experts to ensure product offerings meet or exceed compliance expectations.
- Build intuitive, scalable workflows that simplify complex regulatory processes for users.
Customer & Market Engagement
- Serve as a strategic voice with customers, prospects, and partners.
- Lead customer discovery and feedback sessions to ensure the product roadmap reflects real‑world needs.
- Support Sales and Customer Success teams with product insights, messaging, and deep subject‑matter expertise.
Qualifications:
Required
- 10+ years of product management experience; at least 5 years leading product teams.
- Proven ability to lead enterprise B2B SaaS products, ideally in RegTech, FinTech, Risk, Audit, or Compliance solutions.
- Demonstrated success building products in highly regulated markets.
- Strong cross‑functional leadership and communication skills.
- Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands‑on execution.
- Skilled at synthesizing regulatory requirements into clear, actionable product direction.
Preferred
- Experience with SEC Regulations, XBRL, data workflows, and integrations in compliance‑focused environments.
- Background in financial services, insurance, healthcare, or other regulated industries.
- Experience guiding product teams in scaled Agile environments.
What You'll Bring
- A team-first mindset rooted in our "Win as One" culture.
- A strong sense of ownership balanced with humility and openness to others' ideas.
- The ability to unify diverse perspectives into a shared vision.
- Passion for simplifying complex regulatory challenges through innovative, elegant software.
Top Skills
B2B Saas
DFIN Chicago, Illinois, USA Office
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