Director of Product

About NavaNava is a consultancy and public benefit corporation working to make government services simple and effective. Since 2015, federal, state, and local agencies have trusted Nava to help solve highly scrutinized technology modernization challenges.
As a client services company, we guide agencies constrained by legacy systems to a future with sharp user experiences built on secure, reliable, fault-tolerant cloud infrastructure. We bill for our time, offering our expertise and problem-solving approach to help our government partners enhance their digital products and services. People are at the heart of our work, from members of the public who rely on benefit programs to government agency staff. Through human-centered design and modern engineering best practices, we help our government partners understand user needs and deliver on their missions more effectively. This focus gives everyone at Nava the opportunity to do work that is meaningful, impactful, and deeply connected to public good.



Position summary
Nava’s Product practice is a team of 70+ product managers and policy strategists who lead cross-functional teams to build digital services that deliver shockingly good outcomes for government clients and end users.  As a Director of Product Management, you’ll play a critical role in growing Nava’s product practice and executing on Nava’s growth strategy. You’ll help scale a growing team of 70+ product managers, advance Nava’s capabilities in areas like AI, data analytics, and SaaS integration, plan and execute go-to-market strategies for new solutions, and strengthen our position as a trusted partner to government agencies.You will report to the VP of Product Management and work in close collaboration with directors in your practice and other practices. Together, you’ll ensure Nava’s Product practice continues to deliver excellence to our clients while evolving and innovating. This role is open to both internal and external candidates.

What you'll do

• Your contributions will encompass practice building, delivery support, and external market shaping 
• Advance Nava’s fluency in commercial technologies, including AI, data, and SaaS platform integration, and help translate these into practical, repeatable delivery patterns for government clients
• Partner with portfolio directors and program managers to ensure smooth delivery and effective staffing across a set of contracts
• Guide teams in applying Nava’s cross-functional delivery model and human-centered system integration expertise to build modern, user-centered products that achieve strong outcomes for clients
• Manage and mentor 5–8 direct reports, overseeing reporting lines for 20–30 product managers across multiple contracts and portfolios
• Contribute to business development and company growth through thought partnership, proposal coaching, go-to-market strategy in the government ecosystem, and subject-matter expertise in modern product delivery
• Represent Nava’s product leadership externally through writing, speaking, and collaboration with peer organizations and partners

Required qualifications

• We are looking for a product leader who thrives at the intersection of technology, strategy, and mission-driven delivery. You bring discipline and creativity to building teams that bring modern technology approaches to complex, multi-stakeholder environments
• At least 8 years of progressive product management experience or equivalent experience, including 3 years of direct people management experience and team leadership 
• Experience leading product management for complex software systems that combine custom development with commercial SaaS or data platforms
• Experience with fast-growing companies, with a bonus for experience within government contracting or professional service firms
• Skilled practitioner with deep experience in creative, strategic, technical, go-to-market, managerial and operational aspects of product management at scale
• Strong relationship-building skills with technical and non-technical stakeholders across large organizations
• Excellent organization, communication, facilitation, and coaching skills
• Capacity and resilience to develop, build, and grow strong working relationships at all levels of leadership, management, and the organization
• In-depth experience cultivating strong relationships with external stakeholders, clients, and partners

Desirable skills

• Proven success establishing product-market fit and shaping go-to-market strategy for new products and platforms 
• Experience contributing to strategic business growth for a scaling organization 
• Experience managing business dynamics in a professional services firm (staffing efficiency, b