Director of Product

The role

You will lead and develop a team of product managers and designers. You will set strategic context, build people systems, and drive product-market-impact fit for tools used in the criminal justice system.

What you will do

• Drive positive correctional outcomes by expanding product-market-impact fit
• Manage and mentor PMs, designers, and emerging leaders
• Build cohesive cross-functional rituals and streamline team operations
• Drive adoption of shared UI standards
• Partner with engineering, data science, state engagement, and marketing
• Define clear strategic direction and priority for PMs and designers
• Coach team members through complex policy and administrative constraints
• Model AI-assisted workflows across discovery, scoping, and prototyping

Required qualifications

• 8+ years in product management or design
• At least 3 years managing a team of PMs and/or designers
• Experience leading both senior ICs and emerging leaders
• Exceptional communication and relationship skills
• Experience coaching PMs and designers toward management readiness
• Comfort operating in ambiguity
• Strong strategic instincts
• A builder's mindset paired with strategic rigor
• Ability and willingness to travel, about one trip per quarter

Nice to have

• Experience navigating complex, multi-stakeholder environments
• Experience working in or closely with mission-driven, nonprofit, or public sector organizations
• Personal or professional experience working with the criminal justice system
• Experience in a high-growth startup where the playbook was still being written
• Exposure to AI-assisted product development
• A track record of elevating strong PM and design ICs into more strategic, senior thinkers

Benefits

• 90% medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage for you and your dependents
• 20 days of PTO
• 3 days of paid volunteering time
• 13 paid holidays per year
• 401(k) retirement plan with 5% company match and no vesting period
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave
• Complimentary One Medical membership
• Inclusive fertility and family-forming benefits
• Hormonal health and gender-affirming care benefits
• Monthly ClassPass credit
• Free mental health support via Talkspace
• Annual company offsite and other ad-hoc gatherings

Before you apply

• Visa sponsorship: Not available

About the company

Recidiviz builds technology to help government leaders safely reduce incarceration and improve outcomes for people in the criminal justice system. They work with over 20 state partners and touch over 46% of the country's incarcerated population.