Overview:
As a Director of Product Management for Payments at RealPage, you are a senior strategic leader responsible for shaping and executing the vision, strategy, and customer value delivery of Payments product within the portfolio. You will lead and mentor a high-performing team of Product Managers, ensuring alignment with organizational goals while driving innovation, market impact, and customer success. Reporting directly to the Vice President of Payments Product, you will play a pivotal role in defining product direction, guiding lifecycle strategies, and representing RealPage as a thought leader in the industry.
Responsibilities:
- Leadership & Team Development
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Manage, mentor, set career paths, and grow a large team of Product Managers.
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Foster a culture of accountability, Cross-functional collaboration, and innovation.
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Strategic Product Ownership
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Lead and own strategic products or technical product areas within the Payments portfolio.
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Focus on people leadership and delivery of strategic outcomes.
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Collaborate and set strategic product direction including project creation and alignment for quarterly & annual road mapping cycles
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Financial & Business Management
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Establish Key success metrics for overall financial impact of product decisions.
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Responsible for product-level budget goals as assigned
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Ensure product investments align with business objectives and ROI targets.
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Vision & Roadmap
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Align product initiatives with corporate strategy and market opportunities.
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Lifecycle Management
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Develop and execute product lifecycle strategies, including go-to-market, migration, transformation, escalation management and sunset planning.
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Market Readiness & Enablement
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Drive product introduction and launch readiness across multiple initiatives.
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Partner with design and enablement teams to ensure successful adoption and customer engagement.
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Measure performance against metrics post launch, to validate success
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Customer & Market Engagement
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Lead discovery initiatives, user groups, and customer feedback forums.
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Translate insights into actionable product strategies that deliver measurable value.
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Industry Leadership
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Represent RealPage at industry conferences and events.
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Provide thought leadership and market perspective for targeted product lines.
Qualifications:
Qualifications
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12- 15 years of industry-specific domain experience and/or relevant business/product management expertise.
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8-10 years of management experience leading product teams.
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Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
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Proven ability to define and execute product vision and strategy at scale.
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Strong financial acumen with experience managing budgets and assessing product ROI.
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Expertise in product lifecycle management, including migration and sunset strategies.
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Exceptional leadership, mentoring, and team development skills.
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Strong communication and executive presence, with experience in public speaking and industry thought leadership.
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Ability to engage with customers, synthesize insights, and translate them into impactful product outcomes.
