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What is a senior director, product and how to become one
As the Senior Director, Product, you will be in charge of implementing and developing product strategies that align with your company. It would be best if you have research abilities and the skills to analyze feedback from stakeholders, customers, and teams in your company. You will take this data and shape requirements, end products, and features of the product.
You will need to work with senior management to create product plans and strategies. You will also need to ensure products and releases are launched on time, make certain recommendations, discuss with your team what you are planning, and suggest ways to track your new product's impact on end uses. You will be required to have experience as a product manager, experience product lifecycle management, and a background in software development. You will also need to have great organization and leadership skills and be a good communicator.
A bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, or a related field will also be required. With these qualifications, you can expect to make a median salary of about $173,000 per year.
What's a day at work look like for a senior director, product?
Sachin Tuli
Director, International Business Major, Wisconsin School of Business, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Avg. Salary $175,425
Avg. Salary $59,228
Growth rate 10%
Growth rate 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.23%
Asian 8.15%
Black or African American 3.04%
Hispanic or Latino 8.67%
Unknown 5.32%
White 74.58%
Genderfemale 25.51%
male 74.49%
Age - 38American Indian and Alaska Native 3.00%
Asian 7.00%
Black or African American 14.00%
Hispanic or Latino 19.00%
White 57.00%
Genderfemale 47.00%
male 53.00%
Age - 38Stress level is high
7.1 - high
Complexity level is advanced
7 - challenging
Work life balance is poor
6.4 - fair
Senior director, product career paths
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Skills Percentages Product Management 8.36% SR 6.78% Product Strategy 4.59% Project Management 4.18% Digital Marketing 3.59% Complete relevant senior director, product training and internships
Accountants spend an average of 1-3 months on post-employment, on-the-job training. New senior directors, product learn the skills and techniques required for their job and employer during this time. The chart below shows how long it takes to gain competency as a senior director, product based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and data from real senior director, product resumes.Research senior director, product duties and responsibilities
- Manage end-to-end product offering; defining business requirements & market landscape, pricing & ROI and operational & regulatory requirements.
- Conduct integration, technology and programmer partner contract negotiations, manage both internal and external resources for product UI development.
- Shift YSI focus from email file exchange to cloud storage and mobile computing platforms.
- Develop company-wide financial, dashboards, KPIs and other reporting tools for more accurate business management.
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Generally, it takes 8-10 years to become a senior director, product. The most common roles before becoming a senior director, product include product manager, senior product manager team lead and director.Apply for senior director, product jobs
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- Browse job boards for relevant postings
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- Reach out to companies you're interested in working for directly
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Average senior director, product salary
The average senior director, product salary in the United States is $175,425 per year or $84 per hour. Senior director, product salaries range between $127,000 and $241,000 per year.
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How do senior directors, product rate their job?
Senior director, product reviews
high expectations, constantly evolving technology, broad range of topics to learn (product management specifics, industry, technology, software development methods
Solve tough problems, work on agile teams, outlet for creativity,
Its not a specific job, As a product manager your job responsibilities cover many different areas and that's what i love about it.
all other teams think that they are doing a task for you instead of thinking that they are part of a team on a project
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Updated January 8, 2025
