Product Director Oracle Local Government (Remote)

Oracle is re-imagining the software tools that first-responders use every day, we are using AI to improve school safety, and improving the local government financial and operational software powered by the world’s most secure cloud

By taking our decades of investment in cloud technology, data management, communications technology, and AI we are bringing local government employees the tools they deserve to make more informed decisions that foster both accountability and safer incident resolutions.

Oracle local government is building multiple brand-new software platforms for financial systems, emergency response, utility operations, and school safety. We use a foundation of Oracle Cloud tools to give us an advantage in the speed and quality of our build. Our start-up is 3 years old but now supports the safety and community operations for over 2 million Americans. With a team of over 200 strong building, implementing and selling software we are continuing to grow our product team.

To support our mission, we are hiring a Local Government Product Director as a key leader and team member to support our rapid growth

Career Level – M4

What you will do:

• Establish strategic vision and direction:
  
  • Establish, refine, and execute on our product strategy for your product functional area which will be selected based on your fit with our team
  • Frame and develop the value proposition and identify strategic growth opportunities by working closely with product management peers, direct reports, VP of Product, Business Unit GM, and senior Oracle Executives
• Build product:
  
  • Understand the customer needs, learn from our internal subject matter experts, and collaborate with our designers to crisply articulate an inspirational product message and concrete build plan
  • Collaborate with engineering leadership to optimize our build sequence, ensure effective use of AI tools in our build, and inspire our engineering team to build great solutions for our customers
• Drive commercialization and go-to-market:
  
  • Collaborate with sales and marketing leaders to refine product positioning, pricing, and go-to-market
  • Lead the development of sales and marketing collateral including video and written content and sales presentations
• Ensure customer success and guide service delivery:
  
  • Engage directly with new customers to understand why they chose us, to get them to fully use our software as intended, and to build raving fans
  • Synthesize and prioritize product feedback from the front-line consulting teams that is shared with leadership and development team for modifications/enhancements where needed
  • Guide Solution Consulting team to ensure the depth of product knowledge and technical ability exists to present the product and share the Oracle story in this product development to clients

Who we are looking for:

• BS or MS degree or equivalent experience relevant to functional area. An MBA is not required but can be helpful depending on accompanying work experience
• Top-tier management consulting experience is strongly preferred
• 8+ years of software engineering, product management, management consulting or related technical experience
• Track record of successfully building and shipping product
• Experience in a start-up or a 0 to 1 new product launch is strongly preferred
• Knowledge of multiple functional areas such as Product Management, Engineering, UX/UI, Sales, Customer Support, Finance or Marketing.
• Strong executive presence and ability to influence multiple stakeholders, achieve strategic goals, and drive product strategy based on research, data, and industry trends
• 5+ years of product management experience shipping complex B2B/B2C products from concept to launch at a leading tech company
• 3+ years of business, design, and tech acumen which enable productive discussions with sales, designers and engineers

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