Product Design Director manages and coordinates design, development, and enhancement of new and existing products/product lines. Evaluates and ensures design feasibility and design optimization. Being a Product Design Director assists in the determination of project milestones and timelines. Ensures team meets project milestones and completes projects within the established timeline. Additionally, Product Design Director evaluates issues, provides resolution, and communicates to management. Requires a bachelor's degree. Typically reports to top management. The Product Design Director typically manages through subordinate managers and professionals in larger groups of moderate complexity. Provides input to strategic decisions that affect the functional area of responsibility. May give input into developing the budget. To be a Product Design Director typically requires 3+ years of managerial experience. Capable of resolving escalated issues arising from operations and requiring coordination with other departments. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)
SMX is seeking a Product Director to support a new USINDOPACOM J5 initiative to develop an AI/ML enabled plans and wargaming capability (STORMBREAKER). As the Product Director, you will be working on an accelerated development of a project in support of a high priority Department of Defense program. This position requires experience in designing, developing deploying software, collaboration with cross-functional teams, integration of existing capabilities and development of new applications.
You will play a pivotal role in the creation of innovative and engaging experiences on a new platform designed to develop technology solutions for big data environments that illuminate critical capabilities and vulnerabilities for DoD planners.
The candidate for this position must have strong interpersonal skills to be able to communicate effectively. They must be able to manage multiple tasks simultaneously, make decisions in the midst of ambiguity and meet deadlines. The successful candidate must be a self-starter that needs minimal supervision.
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