Director, Product Development

Strategic Responsibilities

• Product Roadmap Ownership: Define, own, and champion the product roadmap for a specific set of systems or services within the assigned domain.
• Stakeholder Partnership: Act as the primary liaison between the development teams and business stakeholders, translating stakeholder needs into a prioritized backlog of initiatives and features.
• Prioritization and Resource Management: Effectively balance and manage competing objectives, resources, and dependencies to maximize value delivery and business impact.
• Data-Informed Decision-Making: Foster a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, and data-informed decision-making to guide roadmap and prioritization efforts.
• Competitive and Market Analysis: Stay informed on market trends, competitor products, and customer needs to identify opportunities for innovation and product enhancements.

Tactical / Delivery Responsibilities

• Agile Team Leadership: Manage and lead multiple cross-functional agile teams, including engineers, business analysts, quality assurance specialists, and designers.
• Agile Process Management: Lead key agile ceremonies, including backlog refinement, sprint planning, and release management.
• Execution Oversight: Monitor and oversee the health of product execution using relevant metrics such as velocity, capacity, quality, and risk.
• Team Supervision and Coaching: Supervise and provide coaching and mentorship to Technical Project Managers and Scrum Masters to ensure consistent, high-quality output.
• Delivery Accountability: Serve as the ultimate delivery owner for initiatives within a domain, holding accountability for the quality, timeliness, and overall satisfaction of stakeholders with each release

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in product development, product management, or a related role, with a strong track record of successful product delivery.
• Deep knowledge and hands-on experience with agile development methodologies, such as Scrum.
• Excellent leadership skills with the ability to motivate and guide cross-functional teams towards a common goal.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to manage diverse stakeholder relationships.
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to make data-driven decisions.

About Us

Online, on campus and in the workplace, we provide higher education and training to our country’s heroes – military service members, veterans, nurses, government employees, and motivated professionals that want to make a difference. American Public Education, Inc. educates service-minded students, ranging from the military, public service, federal agencies, and nursing communities, through American Public University System (APUS), Hondros College of Nursing (HCON), and Rasmussen University. It is the policy of American Public Education, Inc. (APEI) to afford equal opportunity to all qualified persons. We treat all qualified individuals equally as to their recruitment, hiring, assignments, advancements, compensation, and all other terms and conditions of employment. American Public Education, Inc. does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, or physical, mental, or sensory disability, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you are a resident of a state with designated pay transparency requirements and this role is available remotely, you may be eligible to receive additional information about the compensation and benefits for this role, which we will provide upon request. Please send an email to recruiting@apei.com.