[Hiring] Product Lifecycle Management, Program Director @Highlightta at Highlightta

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Role Description

We’re looking for a seasoned Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Program Director to lead the strategy and execution of our product delivery engine. This high-impact role will define and drive the processes that bring our products to life, ensuring alignment across product management, engineering, operations, sales, and marketing. Reporting directly to the CEO, you’ll serve as the conductor of our product orchestra, turning strategy into action.
• Cross-Functional Leadership
• Build and scale repeatable, cross-functional PLM processes
• Establish governance frameworks and decision-making structures that keep teams aligned
• Break down silos to accelerate execution and accountability
• Create clear documentation and standardized operating procedures
• Program Execution & Strategy
• Lead multiple high-impact programs simultaneously
• Partner with product and engineering to align execution with roadmaps
• Define and track success metrics, KPIs, and milestones
• Build ROI models and business cases to support process innovation
• Own change management and ensure adoption of new ways of working
• Stakeholder Partnership
• Act as the central point of coordination across product lifecycle teams
• Facilitate strategic forums, planning sessions, and governance reviews
• Translate business needs into actionable systems and process improvements
• Keep executive leadership informed on risks, blockers, and execution progress

Qualifications
• Deep experience in product management and engineering environments with a solid understanding of how products come to market
• 5+ years leading large-scale PLM or product operations programs
• Proven ability to drive complex, multi-stakeholder programs with $5M+ budgets
• Deep expertise in product lifecycle frameworks and cross-functional execution
• A track record of influencing without authority and aligning diverse teams
• Strong project management skills (PMP, PgMP, or Lean Six Sigma certification is a plus)
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, or Operations (Master’s preferred)

Requirements
• Collaborative leadership and stakeholder influence
• Operational and systems thinking
• Change management and process ownership
• Execution-focused with a bias for results
• Agile and pragmatic in fast-moving environments

Benefits
• Flexible benefit plans, wellness, lifestyle and parental leave top-up if you have a growing family
• Flexible paid time off and benefit program, retirement plans, 30-day work-from-anywhere program, and a flexible work environment
• Learning allowance, mentorship, leadership forums, and gig programs