
Senior Director – Product Strategy, Operations
Mimecast
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: New York • United States
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Salary
💰 $228,000 - $342,000 per year
Job Level
Tech Stack
About the role
- Drive operational excellence and systematic discipline across all aspects of product development at Mimecast
- Create the frameworks, processes, and data infrastructure that enable the Product & Engineering organization to execute with precision
- Establish metrics, KPIs, and dashboards that provide real-time visibility into product health, adoption, and impact
- Create standardized processes for customer feedback collection, feature validation, and Go/No-Go decisions
- Drive product governance across four business units while maintaining consistency with organizational strategy
- Own the quarterly roadmap planning process, ensuring alignment with strategic priorities and realistic capacity planning
- Conduct rigorous analysis on feature adoption rates and product utilization metrics
- Support competitive analysis and positioning decisions against direct competitors
- Partner with Engineering, Design, Customer Success, and Go-to-Market teams to optimize handoffs and execution
- Build data infrastructure and self-service analytics that enable product managers and leaders to make informed decisions
- Establish mechanisms for continuous customer voice integration into product decisions
- Conduct win/loss analysis and competitive intelligence synthesis to inform positioning
- Provide analytical rigor to M&A; evaluation processes and integration planning
- Support pricing strategy optimization and customer segment analysis
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience in product operations, product management, or business operations in technology companies
- Demonstrated expertise in product metrics, analytics, and data-driven decision making
- Strong project management and cross-functional coordination skills
- Experience designing scalable processes and operational frameworks for growing organizations
- Proficiency with product management tools (Jira, Productboard, or equivalent) and analytics platforms
- Strong communication skills with ability to influence without authority
- Demonstrated experience leveraging AI tools to drive productivity and improve operational efficiency
- Experience in cybersecurity, SaaS, enterprise software, or risk management platforms
- Background in scaling product operations in organizations with 500+ person engineering teams
- Experience with OKR frameworks, product portfolio management, or agile/scaled agile methodologies
- Track record of driving meaningful improvements in product delivery velocity, quality, or customer satisfaction
- Familiarity with multi-platform product ecosystems and vertical integration models
- Experience implementing AI-driven tools to enhance product operations and team productivity.
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Incentive plans
- Other related benefits
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
product metricsanalyticsdata-driven decision makingproject managementscalable processesoperational frameworksOKR frameworksproduct portfolio managementagile methodologiesAI-driven tools
Soft Skills
cross-functional coordinationstrong communicationinfluence without authority