Director, Product Strategy; Dir Engineering

Requisition Number: 28713
Required Travel: 0–10%

Employment Type:

Full Time/Salaried/Exempt
Anticipated Salary Range: $ – $
Security Clearance:
Ability to Obtain
Level of

Experience:

Management

The Director of Product Strategy is a senior leader responsible for shaping the division’s product portfolio for the U.S. defense market. Working at the intersection of engineering, product management, sales, and executive leadership, the Director translates warfighter needs, mission gaps, and acquisition signals into clearly defined product concepts that win — concepts grounded in value, differentiation, fit, and feasibility.

• Collaborate with engineering, product line managers, growth and sales teams, and executive leaders to formulate product ideas and solution concepts into product roadmaps.
• Translate customer needs, capability gaps, and emerging DoW requirements into clear product definitions, MVP scope, and roadmap priorities aligned with business objectives.
• Lead structured investment analyses for new product initiatives, including development cost, recurring unit cost, addressable market size, competition, risk, strategic alignment, NPV, and IRR.
• Build and maintain financial models that inform stage‑gate decisions, capital investments, IR&D and B&P allocation.
• Recommend portfolio actions — invest, pivot, sustain, or sunset — supported by data and clearly articulated assumptions.
• Maintain a current view of the U.S. defense market: program budgets, acquisition pathways, force‑design priorities, and competitor positioning across primes, mid‑tier integrators, and non‑traditional defense entrants.
• Identify white space, threats, and inflection points that should drive product investment or strategic pivots.
• Brief division and corporate executive leadership on product strategy, market posture, and investment recommendations.
• Partner with and inform product line managers and business group leadership on how to incorporate strategic business case thinking into product strategy roadmaps.
• Manage the hiring, performance, and professional development of a small product strategy team.

• 10 years relevant progressive experience with a Bachelor’s in a related field; 8 years with a Master’s; or 14 years with a high school diploma or equivalent.
• Bachelor’s degree in operations research, business management, data science, economics, systems engineering, applied mathematics, computer science, or similar with a strong emphasis on quantitative analysis and reasoning. Master’s degree with MBA preferred.
• Technical Experience
  • 10+ years of progressive experience (8 with a master’s degree) in product strategy, corporate strategy, management consulting, product management, systems engineering, or capture/business development within the U.S. defense, aerospace, or national security industry.
  • Proven ability to build investment cases — addressable market sizing, cost modeling, IRR/NPV analysis, and risk assessment — and defend them to executive and board audiences.
  • Strong working knowledge of DoD acquisition pathways (Adaptive Acquisition Framework, OTA, MTA, Software Acquisition), PPBE, and program of record dynamics.
  • Experience working together with engineering teams on requirements decomposition, trade studies, and feasibility assessment.
  • Understanding of ITAR, EAR, and associated export compliance obligations as they apply to products and technology.
• Leadership & Communication
  • Ability to effectively lead strategic initiatives to expand existing product mix or enter new markets.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication; able to move fluently between technical depth and executive-level synthesis.
  • Track record of positively influencing cross‑functional stakeholders, including engineers, product managers, growth and sales teams, manufacturing engineers, and executive leadership, to align product vision and business objectives.
• Secret clearance eligible. Top Secret/SCI eligibility preferred. Applicants must be U.S. citizens and eligible for access to classified programs.

We offer competitive benefits such as best‑in‑class medical, dental and vision plan choices; wellness resources; employee assistance programs; savings plan options (401(k)); financial planning tools; life insurance; employee discounts; paid holidays and paid time off; tuition reimbursement; as well as early childhood and post‑secondary education scholarships. Bonus/other non‑recurrent compensation is occasionally offered for qualified positions, and if applicable to this role will be addressed by the recruiter at the screening phase of application.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, physical or mental disability, age, or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.