Director of Product Management

CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen)•Nashville, TN

About The Position

CLA is a top 10 national professional services firm where our purpose is to create opportunities every day, for our clients, our people, and our communities through industry-focused wealth advisory, digital, audit, tax, consulting, and outsourcing services. Even with more than 8,500 people, 130 U.S. locations, and a global reach, we promise to know you and help you. CLA is dedicated to building a culture that invites different beliefs and perspectives to the table, so we can truly know and help our clients, communities, and each other. CLA is currently seeking a Director of Product Management: This role leads the product management function in defining enterprise-level product vision, strategy, and roadmap aligned to market needs and business objectives. They collaborate cross‑functionally with multiple teams to deliver high‑quality products across the full lifecycle, from concept through launch and continuous improvement. They leverage market trends, customer feedback, and competitive insights to drive informed decisions, ensure stakeholder alignment, and mentor product management staff to build strong team capabilities and performance. How you’ll create opportunities in this Director of Product Management role: Enterprise Portfolio Innovation & Modernization Evaluate and own cross-portfolio product and service initiatives to identify opportunities for improved differentiation, scalability, and economic impact. Apply first-principles thinking to challenge legacy assumptions and redesign workflows where necessary. Identify modernization opportunities that strengthen platform coherence and long-term scalability. Support enhancement of both internal practitioner platforms and external Digital Service Line offerings. Hands-On Experimentation & Impact Validation Establish the experimentation and validation strategy across the product portfolio, including governance, prioritization, and success criteria. Define measurable outcome criteria and decision thresholds prior to scaling innovation efforts. Partner directly with Product Managers, Engineers, Architects, and Data teams to execute pilots. Produce executive-ready analyses outlining tradeoffs, risks, economic implications, and measurable results. Recommend scale, iterate, or sunset decisions based on validated outcomes. Ensure experimentation efforts result in observable improvements across product performance, client value, or operational effectiveness. SDLC & Operating Model Effectiveness Identify systemic improvement opportunities across the product development lifecycle. Evaluate automation, intelligent tooling, and AI capabilities that enhance workforce productivity and quality across analysts, designers, developers, and QA professionals. Monitor product and delivery metrics to detect portfolio-level improvement opportunities. Reinforce alignment between Product, Engineering, Architecture, and Support to reduce operational friction and rework. Technology & Platform Leverage Evaluate strategic platforms and modernization initiatives for alignment to measurable outcomes and platform-first principles. Ensure technology investments strengthen product capability and firm economics. Guide responsible integration of automation and AI across both internal and client-facing product offerings. Prioritize client value and product outcomes over technology novelty.

Requirements

10 years of relevant experience is required.
Recent experience in a product leadership role with a proven track record of providing leadership on complex/challenging technical product delivery required.
Demonstrated ability to think broadly across multiple good viewpoints.
Knowledge of application, infrastructure, organizational challenges, and obstacles as it relates to vetting, prototyping, and scaling solutions.
Excellent communication, analytical, interpersonal, organizational, and team-building skills, business judgment, and proven expertise in directing the efforts of agile teams
Experience of strongly influencing product strategy at a senior level and leading organizational change
Ability to continuously prioritize development based on business value and product strategy.
Ability to create and foster consensus from the whole business for a coherent product vision
Ability to estimate ROI for complex projects
Experience defining and delivering product vision, strategy, and roadmap, and communicating them across all levels of the organization.
Bachelor's degree is required.
Combination of relevant experience, education, and training may be accepted in lieu of degree.
Strong understanding of enterprise product innovation, modernization, and portfolio‑level optimization.
Working knowledge of product portfolio and delivery tools (e.g., Jira, Azure DevOps, Productboard, Aha!, Confluence) across the SDLC.
Familiarity with experimentation frameworks, pilot design, and outcome‑based validation techniques.
Solid understanding of product, delivery, and economic metrics, and translating insights into executive‑ready decisions.
Working knowledge of Agile/SDLC and DevOps concepts, including delivery automation and CI/CD practices.
Awareness of platform modernization approaches, cloud‑native concepts, and AI‑enabled workflows with a focus on measurable business impact.

Nice To Haves

Degrees Information Technology, Business Administration, or related field is preferred.

Responsibilities

Enterprise Portfolio Innovation & Modernization Evaluate and own cross-portfolio product and service initiatives to identify opportunities for improved differentiation, scalability, and economic impact.
Apply first-principles thinking to challenge legacy assumptions and redesign workflows where necessary.
Identify modernization opportunities that strengthen platform coherence and long-term scalability.
Support enhancement of both internal practitioner platforms and external Digital Service Line offerings.
Hands-On Experimentation & Impact Validation Establish the experimentation and validation strategy across the product portfolio, including governance, prioritization, and success criteria.
Define measurable outcome criteria and decision thresholds prior to scaling innovation efforts.
Partner directly with Product Managers, Engineers, Architects, and Data teams to execute pilots.
Produce executive-ready analyses outlining tradeoffs, risks, economic implications, and measurable results.
Recommend scale, iterate, or sunset decisions based on validated outcomes.
Ensure experimentation efforts result in observable improvements across product performance, client value, or operational effectiveness.
SDLC & Operating Model Effectiveness Identify systemic improvement opportunities across the product development lifecycle.
Evaluate automation, intelligent tooling, and AI capabilities that enhance workforce productivity and quality across analysts, designers, developers, and QA professionals.
Monitor product and delivery metrics to detect portfolio-level improvement opportunities.
Reinforce alignment between Product, Engineering, Architecture, and Support to reduce operational friction and rework.
Technology & Platform Leverage Evaluate strategic platforms and modernization initiatives for alignment to measurable outcomes and platform-first principles.
Ensure technology investments strengthen product capability and firm economics.
Guide responsible integration of automation and AI across both internal and client-facing product offerings.
Prioritize client value and product outcomes over technology novelty.