Senior Director, Product Management (Hardware)

Building a team starts with valuing the team. We hire the best of the best to ensure you’re working with people you can constantly learn from. You’re trusted to get your work done your way while testing the limits of what’s possible and what’s next. We work hard to provide a culture where everyone feels supported, and our employees feel it—their votes helped us become one of Newsweek's Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplaces in 2023.

We also value sports. Not just because of the big wins and highlight-worthy plays, but because of the lasting impact sports can have: the lifelong lessons in teamwork and dedication; the influence of inspiring mentors; the priceless opportunities to play at the next level. Sports can change lives—that’s what we value.

Our team helps the world see sports differently through products that make it easier to capture video, analyze data, share highlights and do a lot more.  

Ready to join us?

Your Role

As Senior Director of Hardware Product Management, you and your team will help define the future of the Hudl hardware portfolio, which includes cameras, wearables and other accessories. You’ll help determine what success looks like for your business unit, team or product, and work across functions and departments to achieve that success.

In this role, your will be asked to:

• Create a product strategy and vision. You’ll work with your leadership team to create a coherent product strategy and vision for the hardware product lines, connecting that to the wider company strategy.  
• Lead continuous improvement. You’ll help improve delivery capability and enable the team to scale across a broad surface area.
• Collaborate. You’ll foster communication between business units, challenging the status quo when necessary. You’ll lead Engineering and Design in making decisions that balance cost, timeline and customer benefit. You’ll also work with Marketing to develop and support go-to-market plans. 
• Advocate for the product. You’ll establish mutual respect and trust with each stakeholder, including Hudl’s senior leadership. You’ll develop a deep understanding of our customers and our business needs. 
• Motivate. You’ll inspire your squad, release team and any others in the company who contribute to the product.

Our priority is to hire someone for this role who lives near our offices in Lincoln or Omaha, Nebraska, but we're also open to remote candidates in the U.S. who live in Central or Eastern time zones. The following states are possible locations for remote hires: AL, FL, GA,, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, MA, MI, MN, MO, NE, NH, NC, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, and WI. We’re not considering paid relocation at this time.

Must-Haves

• Product management experience. You have a bachelor's degree and more than five years of experience in product management.  
• Hardware expertise. You’re passionate about technology and you’ve worked at an organization that delivers software-enabled hardware products (such as wearables and cameras). You have a strong track record of shipping software-enabled hardware products.
• SaaS experience. You’ve spent time at a high-growth SaaS company. 
• A proven people leader. You have at least two years experience hiring and supporting a team of product managers—you know how to coach a high-performing team to deliver against the roadmap. You care deeply about your team and want to help them be successful, and you’re always willing to roll up your sleeves to help. 
• Cross-functional relationship management. You understand the importance of building strong relationships with Product, Sales, Marketing, Support and others. You can get buy-in on your ideas without resorting to command-and-control tactics. 
• Creative. You have experience tackling complexity at all levels and can coach and guide teams to think outside the box.
• Naturally curious. You never stop learning—you’re eager for knowledge and new ideas, and can show how that improves the way you work. You love building prototypes, testing, learning and evolving.
• Pragmatic. You know how to balance the needs of the customer with business goals. You understand business models, forecasts, budgets and can bring it all together for your product line(s). You'll make data-driven decisions, but also know when to take calculated leaps of faith.

Nice-to-Haves

• Trend awareness. You pay attention to what’s happening in the sports industry. You’re able