Senior Director, Product Management - Core

The Senior Director, Product Management - Core at Amplitude is pivotal in defining and driving the strategic direction and product roadmaps for our Core Data and Analytics products. Responsibilities include mentoring a talented team of product managers, maintaining the experimentation development process, and collaborating across the product organization to establish a core product direction.

Candidates for the Senior Director, Product Management - Core position at Amplitude should have extensive experience leading product teams, specifically in high-profile B2B product environments. A deep understanding of product adoption strategies, the ability to analyze complex data while maintaining a focus on strategic outcomes, and excellent leadership and communication skills are essential.

The Senior Director of Product Management at Amplitude can drive innovation by spearheading product-led strategies, optimizing user acquisition and engagement loops, and fostering a culture of experimentation that encourages teams to explore new ideas while maintaining excellence in execution.

At Amplitude, the work culture for the Senior Director, Product Management - Core is characterized by a growth mindset, humility, and an emphasis on collaboration. Employees thrive in an environment that encourages psychological safety, empathy, and diverse perspectives, allowing everyone to contribute meaningfully to the company’s success.

Amplitude offers a robust benefits package for its Senior Director, Product Management - Core role, which includes excellent medical, dental, and vision insurance, flexible time off, generous parental benefits, wellness stipends, and access to mental health resources, among others. These benefits reflect Amplitude’s commitment to employee well-being.

It's essential to illustrate your leadership style, how you've developed team members, and specific examples of successful product launches. Use the STAR method to outline your situation, tasks, actions, and results, emphasizing any innovative strategies you've implemented.

Discuss your methodology for analyzing market trends, customer needs, and competitive landscapes. Share examples of frameworks you employ for aligning product vision with business objectives and how you engage cross-functional teams in the process.

Explain how you empower teams to test and learn without fear of failure. Provide examples of how you've established processes for innovation, identified what metrics to measure, and how you’ve adjusted strategies based on experiment outcomes.

Highlight your communication strategies and tools you’ve used to facilitate collaboration. Share instances where you’ve successfully aligned product, marketing, and engineering departments toward a shared goal.

Discuss the KPIs that matter most to product management, like user engagement, retention rates, and conversion metrics. Share how you’ve utilized these metrics to drive strategic decisions during product development.

Utilize the STAR method to narrate a specific challenge, the decision-making process you undertook, the stakeholders involved, and the outcomes of that decision. This will showcase your problem-solving and leadership skills.

Mention specific resources you rely on, such as industry publications, conferences, or communities. Discuss your commitment to lifelong learning and how you use this knowledge to inform your product strategy.

Talk about the importance of diversity, skills specialization, mentorship, and a shared vision. Provide examples of how you’ve built teams that excel in delivering impactful products.

Illustrate your approach to seeking, receiving, and implementing feedback. Share how you balance customer insights with business goals and any specific examples of changes made based on feedback.

Provide a well-rounded understanding of product-led growth strategies, their benefits, and how you’ve successfully implemented them in previous roles. Offer insights into making the product experience a driver for customer acquisition and retention.