Product Strategy Director

Product Strategy Director

Contract:

1+ year
Pay rate: W2 Hourly

Location:

Atlanta, GA
- Hybrid Top

Skills:

• Strategy formation, ability to logically attack problems and choose/apply appropriate frameworks to communicate insights
• Business acumen, need to have exceptional business acumen, able to diagnose issues and suggest solves based on experience
• Ability to operate using influence across a complex org like Client CAI
• Technical / technology competence – not expected to write code but is expected to be able to partner with architecture on technical approaches
• Product management – similar to tech not necessarily had a role in product by is expected to be able to write product strategies vs totally staying at 90,000 ft of a corp strategy

The Strategic Planning Director plays a critical role in identifying new opportunities and crafting long-term strategic plans for products and capabilities. By understanding clients’ top needs, this leader will position Client to drive value in the marketplace. This role requires direct interaction with customers, external business partners, and cross‑functional internal teams to shape the strategic direction of the business. The Director will collaborate closely with Client’s Executive leaders, business stakeholders, product teams, and corporate strategy teams.

Through this collaborative approach, the Director will ensure alignment and shared methodologies in the design and development of our products.

The ideal candidate will possess a robust strategic formation background, demonstrating the ability to analyze market trends, assess competitive landscapes, and develop actionable strategies that propel the business forward. This leader will also be an expert at leveraging insights to inform product strategy plans, guiding teams through complex decision‑making processes, and effectively communicating strategic initiatives across all levels of the organization.

Experience in direct people management is not required for this role; it will involve a high level of executive visibility and a wide range of influence with cross‑functional teams across all our Client brands. (Individual Contributor Role)
The role supports the development of product strategies across Client by:

• Collaborating with executive leaders, cross‑functional partners, and business stakeholders to craft and refine product strategies that drive company and client growth.
• Engaging with business leaders to analyse and uphold core revenue streams through alignment with foundational business strategies.
• Conducting market and opportunity analysis to identify new growth avenues and assess potential for new product offerings and lines of business.
• Performs the full range of analysis required to ensure proposed opportunities align with strategy and have the potential of enhancing long‑term success from multiple perspectives, including technology, products, and services
• Contributes to and advises management on the identification, evaluation, and execution of potential acquisitions, partnerships, alliances, joint ventures, and/or internal start‑up opportunities
• Directing the various work streams to understand how initiatives may impact and benefit the business.
• Aligning strategies across Client and ensuring they contribute to shared end‑state and market‑oriented outcomes.
• Coaching product leaders (AVPs, Directors, and Sr Managers), helping them lift out of the tactical to ensure their product lines have/are aligned to a strategic north star that is durable.
• Developing and sustaining deep subject matter expertise in the evolving landscape of auto retailing, wholesaling, ownership, and fleet maintenance.
• Identifying opportunities to consolidate /coordinate capabilities that cross‑solution sets/delivery streams and build consensus to shift how we deliver value as we advance.
• The role focuses on developing winning product strategies, with the ability to turn vision and concept into actionable, feasible plans in partnership with others being indispensable.

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