Director of Technical Product Management - San Diego, CA (Hybrid)

Director, Technical Product Management - SaaS San Diego, CA (Hybrid) About the OpportunityAn award-winning, rapidly growing technology organization is seeking a Director of Technical Product Management to lead the strategy, roadmap, and execution of a mission-critical enterprise software platform. This role sits at the center of a sophisticated ecosystem that powers data management, workflow orchestration, cloud services, customer-facing applications, and developer experiences across a global customer base.This leader will be responsible for defining the long-term platform vision while partnering closely with engineering, architecture, product, customer success, and commercial teams to deliver scalable, secure, and highly reliable solutions that support a broad portfolio of software products.What You'll OwnDefine and execute the long-term product strategy and roadmap for a large-scale enterprise platform.Lead and mentor a team of Technical Product Managers responsible for core platform capabilities.Partner with Engineering and Architecture leaders to drive key technical investments, platform modernization initiatives, scalability improvements, and reliability objectives.Own platform capabilities spanning data management, workflow orchestration, system integrations, user experiences, APIs, and developer tools.Establish and track platform success metrics including reliability, adoption, performance, scalability, and customer outcomes.Drive customer and stakeholder discovery efforts to identify friction points and prioritize investments.Ensure platform capabilities meet enterprise-grade requirements for security, privacy, compliance, auditability, and operational excellence.Support executive customer engagements where platform architecture, product strategy, and technical roadmap are critical decision factors.Key Areas of FocusPlatform Product StrategyEnterprise SaaS PlatformsData Platforms & Data ManagementCloud & Hybrid ArchitectureWorkflow OrchestrationAPIs & Developer ExperienceSystem IntegrationsPlatform Reliability & ScalabilityProduct Telemetry & AnalyticsSecurity, Compliance & GovernanceUser Experience & Platform AdoptionTechnical Product LeadershipResponsibilitiesBuild and execute a multi-year platform roadmap aligned to strategic business goals.Lead product discovery efforts with customers, partners, and internal stakeholders to guide prioritization decisions.Translate complex technical challenges into customer-focused product strategies and actionable roadmaps.Partner with engineering teams to evaluate architecture decisions, technical tradeoffs, platform performance, and operational risks.Drive initiatives focused on platform stability, scalability, observability, and operational efficiency.Prioritize investments that improve customer adoption, platform usability, and developer productivity.Establish product telemetry frameworks to measure adoption, engagement, reliability, and customer value realization.Collaborate with adjacent product teams to ensure platform investments support broader portfolio objectives.Improve product management practices, documentation standards, and cross-functional operating models.Build scalable organizational processes that support growth without sacrificing speed or quality.What We're Looking For12+ years of product management experience focused on enterprise software, platform technologies, cloud services, data platforms, developer tools, or technical infrastructure products.5+ years leading Product Managers, Product Leaders, or technical teams.Proven track record delivering platform capabilities at enterprise scale.Experience owning platform roadmaps, technical strategy, and cross-functional delivery efforts.Strong understanding of cloud-native architectures, APIs, data services, workflow systems, and distributed software platforms.Ability to engage deeply with engineering and architecture teams while maintaining a strong customer and business focus.Exceptional stakeholder management and executive communication skills.Experience balancing competing priorities across multiple products, customers, and business units.Strong analytical mindset with expertise in product metrics, adoption analytics, reliability KPIs, and data-driven decision making.Preferred BackgroundEnterprise SaaS platformsData & Analytics platformsCloud infrastructure productsDeveloper platforms and APIsWorkflow automation systemsAI, machine learning, or scientific computing platformsHealthcare, life sciences, fintech, cybersecurity, or other regulated industriesAWS, Azure, and hybrid-cloud environmentsIdeal Leadership ProfileThe ideal candidate is a strategic product leader who can bridge business objectives and complex technical platforms. They have successfully scaled platform products, influenced engineering direction, built high-performing product organizations, and delivered solutions that serve multiple products, customers, and stakeholders.Compensation & BenefitsExecutive-level compensation packageAnnual bonus and long-term incentive opportunitiesComprehensive health and wellness benefitsFlexible work environmentSignificant career growth opportunities within a high-growth organizationAbility to shape the future direction of an enterprise-scale software platform