Dir Product Dev

Full-time - Senior

Montpelier, VT

Telecommunications

About the position

The Director of Product Development at Lumen leads a team responsible for executing product development efforts for the company's products and services. This role involves collaborating with various departments to develop, test, and launch new products and enhancements, requiring strong program management skills and the ability to communicate complex subjects effectively to senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Meet or exceed committed business outcomes, including financial performance, customer experience and employee experience goals and objectives
• Lead team(s) to the on-scope, on-time and on-budget delivery of Company's Product Solutions
• Fosters teamwork and collaboration as a member of the leadership team to achieve the organizational goals, objectives and priorities as tied to the strategic plan
• Proactively resolves product portfolio roadmap conflicts or escalations when conflicts cannot be resolved without impact to other projects
• Identifies ways to phase programs such that optimal path is taken to deliver business value or to accelerate time to market
• Applies discipline in communicating portfolio status proactively and frequently based on criticality of each project
• Oversees the development of product roadmaps that align with customers, Lumen and partner priorities
• Communicates context for business decisions
• Exerts a high level of influence in stakeholder relations, defining optimal delivery timelines, directing the team's activities, tracking performance and maintaining the team's alignment with programs and portfolio goals
• Builds a high-performance team. Hires, trains, and retains the right talent in the right roles. Sets goals, delegates work, holds reports accountable. Develops and empowers direct reports to make decisions and act
• Directly manages one or more teams of Product Development Managers and/or business test resources in their oversight of individual new product launch and enhancement initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree; Master's Degree a Plus
• 10+ Years Progressive, Related Experience in Product Development, Product Management, or Technology Development.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Voluntary lifestyle benefits
• Short-term incentives or sales compensation
• Long-term incentive for Director and VP positions