About The Role:

We're looking for a Director, Product Management to own the Data, Intelligence, & Reporting portfolio within EMRge. This is a high-impact, high-visibility role at the intersection of data infrastructure, AI-powered analytics, business intelligence, and client-facing reporting. It's a chance to shape how our clients understand and act on their marketing performance. 

You'll lead two product teams: a Data Products pod that owns the core data platform every client engagement runs through — including data modeling, access architecture, integrations, and the infrastructure layer that makes everything else in EMRge possible — and a BI & Reporting pod focused on the client-facing intelligence and visualization layer on top of it. You'll manage two Product Owner direct reports, and you'll work closely with engineering, data science, and client-facing teams to define what gets built, why it matters, and how it creates real business value. 

This is a role for someone who can earn trust with a technical team not by writing code, but by understanding the work at a real level — the architectural trade-offs, the compliance implications, the decisions that are easy to undo and the ones that aren't. And someone who's genuinely excited about what AI and modern BI tooling make possible in marketing analytics. 

Responsibilities of the Director, Product Management: 

Product Strategy & Vision 

• Define and evolve the roadmap across both the Data Products and BI & Reporting pods, with a clear point of view on prioritization and sequencing 

• Translate client and business needs into product bets — balancing near-term delivery with longer-term platform investment 

• Champion AI and BI as core capabilities within EMRge, actively identifying where emerging tools create real leverage (not just novelty) 

• Partner with EMRge's broader product leadership to ensure your portfolio ladders to the overall platform strategy 

Discovery & Problem Definition 

• Set the problem statements for the portfolio — not just prioritizing inbound requests, but actively defining what the right questions are across both pods 

• Lead discovery for complex, ambiguous problems — bringing structure to what clients and internal teams actually need vs. what they ask for 

• Synthesize signals from client teams, analytics partners, and usage data into clear product hypotheses 

• Define success metrics upfront and hold the team accountable to learning from what ships 

Execution & Delivery 

• Scope and specify work to a level of detail that enables fast, confident development cycles — thin vertical slices over big-bang builds 

• Make trade-offs across pods with confidence — you understand the cross-cutting implications well enough to say what waits, what ships, and why 

• Produce artifacts (specs, definitions of done, decision frameworks) that your POs use as models, not just documents that describe what to build 

• Collaborate closely with engineering directors and leads as a genuine co-owner of architectural decisions — including API design, access and permissions models, the Databricks build-out, and SOC2 compliance requirements. You don't need to design the system, but you need to understand it well enough to make good product calls and earn the team's trust doing it 

People Leadership 

• Manage and develop two Product Owner direct reports, providing clear direction, honest feedback, and real investment in their growth 

• Model the PM craft at a high level — strong discovery, crisp specs, outcome-oriented thinking — so your POs develop by working alongside you, not just under you 

• Build a team culture of curiosity, speed, and rigor 

Cross-Functional Partnership 

• Work hand-in-hand with data science, engineering, and analytics leadership to align on shared priorities and realistic timelines 

• Engage client-facing teams as a core feedback loop — understanding how products land in practice and what's still missing 

• Represent your portfolio clearly and confidently to senior leadership 

 Requirements:

• 10+ years in product management, with at least 4 years owning data, analytics, or BI products 

• Demonstrated experience shipping products (not just managing backlogs) — you know what it takes to get something from idea to client hands 

• Experience managing or mentoring other product managers or product owners is a strong plus 

• Technically fluent — not an engineer, but someone who can hold a real conversation about API design, data access models, pipeline architecture, and security/compliance requirements (including SOC2) without needing it translated. Engineering should see you as a peer in the room, not someone they're briefing 

• Understands data systems at a meaningful level — how data moves, transforms, and gets structured for downstream use; you can read an ERD, reason about schema decisions, and understand why a given architecture choice creates or forecloses future product options 

• Fluent in BI and analytics concepts; hands-on experience with tools like Tableau, Looker, or similar, and a point of view on where AI changes the BI product category 

• Genuinely curious about AI — you follow what's possible, you have opinions about where it creates real product value, and you're comfortable building with it 

• Excellent written and verbal communication; you can write a crisp spec, a clear exec summary, and a sharp Slack message — and you know which situation calls for which 

• Comfortable operating with ambiguity; you don't wait for perfect requirements to start making progress 

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Experience in a marketing technology, adtech, or analytics platform environment 

• Hands-on familiarity with Databricks, Snowflake, or similar lakehouse/warehouse platforms 

• Background working in or alongside a professional services or agency context 

Pay Transparency: 

At Ovative, we offer a transparent view into three core components of your total compensation package: Base Salary, Annual Bonus, and Benefits. The salary range for this position below is inclusive of an annual bonus. Actual offers are made with consideration for relevant experience and anticipated impact. Additional benefits information is provided below.

For our Director positions, our compensation ranges from $123,000 to $228,000, which is inclusive of a 30% bonus.

Benefits of Working at Ovative Group: 

We provide strong, competitive, holistic benefits that understand the importance of your life inside and out of work.  

Culture:  

Culture matters and we’ve been recognized as a Top Workplace for ten years running because of it. We demand trust and transparency from each other. We believe in doing the hard and complicated work others put off. We’re open in communication and floor plan. We’re flat – our interns sit next to VPs, our analysts work closely with senior leaders, and our CEO interacts with every single person daily. Put together, these elements help foster an environment where smart people can support each other in performing to their highest potential.  

Ovative is committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone can participate and thrive. We do not tolerate discrimination of any kind, including on the basis of race, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. Our policies reflect this commitment—for example, our medical leave benefits are inclusive of same-sex partners, ensuring equitable care and support for all families. 

Compensation and Insurance:  

We strive to hire and retain the best talent. Paying fair, competitive compensation, with a large bonus incentive, and phenomenal health insurance is an important part of this mix.  

We’re rewarded fairly and when the company performs well, we all benefit.  

Tangible amenities we enjoy:  

• Access to all office spaces in MSP, NYC, and CHI  

• Frequent, paid travel to our Minneapolis headquarters for company events, team events, and in-person collaboration with teams

• Generous paid vacation policy  

• 401k match program  

• Top-notch health insurance options, inclusive of same sex partners 

• Family formation benefits including reimbursement options for fertility, pregnancy, and parenting needs 

• Monthly stipend for your mobile phone and data plan  

• Sabbatical program  

• Charitable giving via our time and a financial match program  

• Shenanigan’s Day  

Working at Ovative won’t be easy, but if you like getting your hands dirty, driving results, and being surrounded by the best talent, it’ll be the most rewarding job you’ll ever have. If you think you can make us better, we want to hear from you!