Director, Product Management

Director, Product Management & AI Solutions Join to apply for the Director, Product Management & AI Solutions role at Portage Point Partners. At Portage Point Partners (Portage Point), you are not a cog in a legacy machineyou are shaping strategy, influencing outcomes and being rewarded for driving impact. Backed by New Mountain Capital, Portage Point is recognized for accelerated growth and is consistently featured in rankings from The Financial Times and Consulting Magazine. This recognition is a testament to our focus on excellence, intensity and pace and our ability to attract bluechip talent committed to delivering bestinclass outcomes. Our crossfunctional platform spans the full business lifecycle and offers middlemarket clients integrated solutions across Transaction Advisory Services (TAS), Transaction Execution Services (TES), Office of the CFO (OCFO), Valuations (VAL), Performance Improvement (PI), Interim Management (IM), Investment Banking (IB) and Turnaround & Restructuring Services (TRS). The Delivery Enablement (DE) team powers Portage Points growth as a scalable, highquality operational backbone. The DE team includes Commercial Strategy, Data Analytics, Delivery Excellence, Finance & Accounting, Human Resources, Marketing, Operations and Talent Acquisitionand drives excellence, efficiency and automation across every practice line. The Director, Product Management & AI Solutions role is a unique opportunity to assume a wide range of responsibilities and make a significant impact. Reporting to the CEO, this Director will lead firm efforts to transform functional and operational advisory and investment banking expertise into scalable, autonomous AI solutions. The Director will develop product strategy, oversee execution and ensure successful adoption of AIdriven platforms that encapsulate firm consulting methodologies. This person will lead key initiatives, manage discrete workstreams and work closely with senior leaders. If you thrive in a highperformance culture and want to help build the future of a rapidly growing consultancy, this is the right role for you. Responsibilities Partner with Practice Line Leaders, DE leaders and domain experts to define and execute the agentic AI product vision, aligning business objectives with emerging market trends. Develop and manage the AI product roadmap, incorporating market research and competitive analysis to identify opportunities that advance Portage Points advisory and operational excellence. Translate financial and operational consulting frameworks into scalable, AIdriven workflows by collaborating with data science, engineering and design teams to design, validate and enhance agentic models. Champion customercentric design by ensuring intuitive user experiences for nontechnical stakeholders and leveraging feedback to inform iterative product improvements. Uphold the highest standards of AI governance, transparency and compliance by embedding ethical AI practices, bias detection, explainability and data privacy into product development and lifecycle management. Drive measurable ROI and adoption through disciplined execution, crossfunctional collaboration and continuous optimization of feature delivery velocity, model reliability and customer satisfaction. Provide coaching and mentorship to junior team members. Lead internal trainings and bestpractice sharing. Support business development and client relationship efforts. Support talent acquisition and firmbuilding initiatives. Contribute to a highperforming, inclusive and valuesdriven culture. Qualifications Bachelors degree in Business, Computer Science or a related field from a top undergraduate program; MBA or advanced degree preferred. Located in or willing to relocate to Chicago, Dallas or New York. Invested in a teambased culture and motivated to collaborate in office four days per week. 10 plus years in product management, ideally within AI / ML or enterprise SaaS environments in a management consulting context. Demonstrated success launching and scaling highimpact products and applying consulting frameworks or operational excellence methodologies. Strong understanding of AI and GenAI technologies, datadriven decisionmaking and modern product management methodologies. Handson experience across platforms such as UiPath, Power Automate, OpenAI, Claude, N8N and Zapier with proven ability to fuse AI and automation tools into cohesive, scalable solutions that enhance operational and advisory performance. Experience operating in regulated industries (e.g., finance, healthcare) with an understanding of data privacy, ethical AI and compliance standards. Proven ability to drive alignment across senior stakeholders and translate complex technical concepts into actionable business outcomes. Superior written and verbal communication skills, including executiveready presentation and reporting skills. Proven ability to thrive in lean, fastmoving teams. High attention to detail, responsiveness and ownership mindset. Track record of success in highpressure, clientfacing environments. $190,000 $250,000 a year In accordance with pay transparency laws in the City of New York and the State of California, Portage Point provides a goodfaith cash compensation range for this position. This range represents the cash compensation (base plus bonus) that the firm reasonably expects to pay upon hire, based on goodfaith and reasonable estimate at the time of posting. The final compensation within this range will depend on the candidates qualifications, education, training, experience and location. In addition to cash compensation, Portage Point may offer comprehensive benefits and equity participation, which are not reflected in the pay range above. Senior level: Director Employment type: Fulltime Job function: Product Management and Marketing Industries: Business Consulting and Services #J-18808-Ljbffr