Overview

The American Board of Design & Research's Chief Product Officer is a new role for the us and an exciting opportunity for someone with deep experience in a senior product development role and a track record of building products that engage and support users. Reporting to the President & CEO, the CPO will serve as a member of the Board's leadership and the Product team’s senior leader. This position will leverage product development and technology expertise to create and implement the product roadmap and integrated prototyping strategy that results in the design and execution of breakthrough solutions for Design and Research Practitioners. The CPO will build and manage a team of, product, and technology experts, and lead them from early ideation and prototyping through full development.

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Duties & Responsibilities

• Demonstrated leadership experience setting the vision and building, leading, and motivating product management teams.
• Leads by example with creativity, strategic thinking, innovation, and influencing skills.
• High intellectual horsepower and strong technical knowledge of the product management lifecycle.
• 10+ years of experience in product strategy and/or product management at high-growth tech companies.
• Experience in conceptualizing & launching successful AI/ML products.
• Proven track record of building highly scalable products that customers love.
• Deep understanding and perspective on emergent technologies and how they shape and inform next-generation products.
• Highly collaborative leader with strong communication and negotiation skills.
• Experience driving cross-functional collaboration and "translation" between business/customer and technical teams.
• Customer-first mentality with a strong technical acumen and strong strategic capabilities.
• Confidence and comfort with ambiguity and change.
• Recognized self-starter who enjoys a fast-paced environment and seeks the challenge of winning in a rapidly changing marketplace.

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Accountabilities and Performance Measures

• Achieves assigned organizational objectives for product, education, ML, AI, and other strategic product goals.
• Supports the achievement of strategic objectives critical to other functional areas within the firm.

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Organizational Alignment

• Reports to the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer; President
• Peer colleague to other senior-most functional heads.
• Direct report staff includes Product Team; Business Unit Sales Leaders; Operations.
• Provides indirect leadership to core Design and Development support functions including, Design, Product, Data Science, Field Operations; Finance; IT.

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Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 10 years of progressive experience in product design and development.
• At least 4 years of leadership/management position.
  
  

Preferred qualifications

• Experience with college/university-level learning programs and systems.
• Experience with workforce training programs and systems.
• Understanding of college/university administrative systems such as LMS, SIS, HR, Finance, Admissions, Course scheduling, and related systems.
• Master’s degree

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Environmental Job Requirements and Working Conditions

• This position requires extensive travel.
• All prospective employees must pass a background check.

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Salary and Benefits

• Full medical, dental, life and disability insurance plans that can be tailored to your specific needs and the needs of your family
• A competitive 401(k) retirement savings program matched by Power
• Competitive salary - We pay very well at market rates reflecting both location and experience.
• All the tech you need - We'll pay for whatever hardware and software you need to work and make sure you're regularly upgraded to the latest versions
• Personal development - Personal development books, courses, & conferences.
• Paid parental leave - When the time comes to welcome a new member of the family, we offer paid parental leave.
• 3 events per year focused on internal development and improvement.