Director of Product Development

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Company: Exacta Systems

Location: Austin, TX 78745

Description:

Key Responsibilities

Defines and drives the product vision and strategy taking full responsibility for the product roadmap
Develops a strong team of product managers/owners and designers through recruiting, training, and ongoing coaching
Leeds the product roadmap prioritization through the evaluation of data, customer behavior and feedback, financial analysis, and stakeholder input
In collaboration with senior engineering team, creates a culture of empowered product/development teams that are focused on delivering business results
Leads a product and engineering culture of continuous and rapid testing and learning and continuous innovation utilizing a variety of techniques
Leads strong collaboration efforts between user experience design and engineering to ensure product solutions are valuable, usable, feasible, and viable
Oversees collaboration with cross functional business teams in order to ensure successful product launches
Reinforces a culture of data-driven decision making
Develops into the recognized expert on our company's customers and users
Gathers feedback from our customers to understand their desires and pain points

Requirements

Experience defining, driving, and executing product strategy in an online business through a strategic and effective roadmap
Experience owning complex online products and working with senior and top-level stakeholders
Ability to communicate cross-functionally: being tech-savvy with engineering/product teams, along with being able to navigate conversations about cost structures, margins, market share, compliance, product positioning, and brand with marketing, finance, legal, and operations teams
Top-tier collaborator with high level of emotional intelligence
Deep knowledge of UX & Design/Software Development/Program Management
Excellent written, verbal, and visual communication and presentation skills in order to effectively describe, educate, and persuade
Experience in an Agile environment
Strong background in UX and Design
Desire to take initiative in identifying and improving established processes
Passionate about creating great online/mobile products
Desire to learn about the horse racing market and to develop a deep understanding of our industry, business, and target customers

Preferred Qualifications