Mimecast

Senior Director – Product Strategy, Operations

Mimecast

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: New YorkUnited States

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Salary

💰 $228,000 - $342,000 per year

Job Level

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