Senior Director, Product

What You’ll Do

• Lead delivery of major product initiatives from strategy through execution, balancing customer impact, quality, and velocity
• Define, communicate, and drive product strategy across your area, influencing teams of 15–20 Product Managers and Product Owners
• Partner with leaders across Engineering, Design, Operations, Finance, Legal, and GTM to deliver scalable, high-integrity products
• Manage complex customer and operational challenges directly, ensuring learnings feed back into the roadmap
• Build scalable product development systems that keep teams aligned and focused on measurable outcomes
• Operate as both a strategic leader and hands-on contributor, earning credibility through clarity, follow-through, and delivery
• Support organisational scaling efforts as Deel continues to expand globally
• Establish strong routines for alignment, prioritisation, and accountability across time zones

Operating in a Complex, Scaling Environment

• Comfortable working across multiple time zones and collaborating with distributed teams
• Experienced in complex product environments such as fintech, SaaS, or platforms operating at global scale
• Skilled at partnering with cross-functional teams and customers to understand pain points and translate them into product solutions
• Systems thinker who can simplify complexity and bring structure to ambiguity
• Models resilience and composure under pressure, especially when managing live issues or customer-facing escalations
• Thrives in high-expectation environments where results, reliability, and pace matter
• Operates with Deel Speed, balancing urgency with precision and ensuring execution keeps pace with ambition

Qualifications

• 10+ years of product management experience, including 5+ years in senior product leadership
• Proven ability to lead large, multi-team product organisations in complex domains
• Track record of hiring, coaching, and developing high-performing PM talent
• Deep understanding of modern product discovery and delivery methods
• Comfortable working both strategically and tactically, leading teams while owning key initiatives directly
• Data-driven mindset with strong analytical and communication skills
• Experience in fast-paced, high-growth product environments
• Experience working in fully remote or global teams a strong plus