Senior Product Management Director

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Senior Product Management Director based in Canada.

As Senior Product Management Director, you will define and lead the product strategy across AI innovation, product-led growth, and next-generation AI search capabilities. Reporting directly to the CTO, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the evolution of a SaaS product portfolio while identifying new opportunities for customer acquisition, engagement, and retention. You will lead a globally distributed team of product managers and collaborate closely with engineering, design, marketing, sales, and customer success leadership.

A key focus will be integrating advanced AI technologies into product experiences and exploring emerging opportunities in Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) and Generative Engine Optimization (GEO). You will also champion AI-native product management practices, leveraging modern AI tools to accelerate discovery, experimentation, and product development. This is a strategic leadership opportunity for an entrepreneurial product executive who wants to influence business growth, build innovative products, and shape the future of AI-powered SaaS solutions.

• Product Strategy and Vision: Define, communicate, and execute the overarching product strategy and roadmap across AI-powered features, AEO/GEO capabilities, and growth initiatives, ensuring alignment with business objectives and long-term commercial priorities.
• AI Product Innovation: Identify, evaluate, and integrate emerging AI technologies into the product portfolio to improve user experiences, automate workflows, enhance product capabilities, and create new sources of value.
• AEO/GEO Product Development: Lead the development of innovative solutions in the evolving AI search ecosystem, including Answer Engine Optimization and Generative Engine Optimization, positioning products to address emerging customer needs and market opportunities.
• Growth Strategy and Execution: Identify opportunities to accelerate customer acquisition, activation, engagement, retention, and expansion through product-led growth strategies and continuous product optimization.
• AI-Native Product Management: Champion the adoption of AI-powered tools and workflows across product discovery, ideation, experimentation, validation, and development. Promote practical applications of AI, including vibe coding, to accelerate innovation and decision-making.
• Market and Customer Insights: Analyze market trends, competitive dynamics, customer behavior, and product performance to identify strategic opportunities and inform product direction.
• Product Team Leadership: Lead, mentor, and develop a global team of product managers, establishing a culture of innovation, accountability, collaboration, continuous learning, and AI-native thinking.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with engineering, design, marketing, sales, and customer success leaders to ensure effective prioritization, coordinated execution, and successful delivery of product initiatives.
• Data-Driven Decision-Making: Establish clear product KPIs and measurement frameworks, monitor performance, and use quantitative and qualitative insights to optimize product outcomes and business impact.
• Stakeholder Management: Present product vision, strategic priorities, roadmaps, and performance results to the CTO and senior leadership, building alignment and influencing key business decisions.
• Product-Led Commercial Impact: Work closely with commercial teams to ensure product capabilities support revenue growth, customer satisfaction, competitive differentiation, and sustainable business expansion.
• Continuous Innovation: Stay ahead of developments in AI, SaaS, and digital marketing technologies, translating emerging trends into actionable product opportunities.

• Bachelor's degree in Product Management, Business, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline. An advanced degree is considered an advantage.
• 10+ years of professional experience in product management, with a strong focus on product strategy, growth, and innovation.
• Demonstrated experience leveraging AI technologies in product development and management, particularly through practical applications introduced in recent years.
• Proven track record of successfully launching, scaling, and optimizing products that generate measurable improvements in user acquisition, engagement,…