Senior Director, Global Product Strategy & Product Management

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The Senior Director, Global Product Strategy & Product Management will be a senior global leader responsible for the company's multi-year product strategy and portfolio direction, serving as the point of accountability for all product strategy and product management activities across the organization. Reporting directly to the SVP, Chief Medical & Marketing Officer, this individual will translate the enterprise's strategic vision into clear, actionable product priorities and roadmaps. They will lead and mentor the global Product Strategy and Product Management teams, ensuring a high-performance culture grounded in clinical and customer focus, innovation, and operational excellence. Through tight alignment with the CMO's vision, this individual will drive end-to-end product lifecycle success - from upfront portfolio strategy and innovation, through product development and launch, to post-market management and customer adoption. In this capacity, the Senior Director will act as a thought partner to executive leadership, advising on portfolio trade-offs, investment decisions, and long-term growth opportunities to maintain the company's competitive edge. The role requires a unique blend of strategic foresight and executional discipline - the ability to envision where our product portfolio should be heading in 3, 5, and 10 years, coupled with the leadership to ensure our current product development efforts are aligned with those long-term goals. This leader will ensure that product strategy ("the what and why") provides the guiding context in which product management operates, while product management ("the how and delivery") executes to achieve timely, high-quality product launches that meet market needs REPORTING TO/DEPARTMENT: Reports to the SVP, Chief Medical & Marketing Officer in the Clinical Innovation and Education department. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Global Product Strategy Leadership Develop and execute a comprehensive multi-year product strategy across the entire product portfolio, including CyberKnife, Radixact/TomoTherapy, software, and services. Define the long-term vision ("north star") for how the portfolio will maintain competitive differentiation (e.g. focusing on key niches like neuro-radiosurgery or adaptive therapy leadership) and decide on "big bets" for investment, partnerships, or acquisitions to drive future growth. Ensure product roadmaps have the right balance of near-term improvements and breakthrough innovations aligned with corporate objectives. Product Management Oversight & Lifecycle Management Oversee the global product management function across the full product lifecycle, from concept to development, market launch, updates, and end-of-life transitions. Guide product managers in developing clear product requirements and feature roadmaps for each product line, prioritizing features and enhancements based on customer needs, clinical impact, and business value. Ensure disciplined execution of new product development in collaboration with R&D/Engineering - verifying that product management "defines the what" (requirements and features) while R&D "defines the how" (technical implementation). Steer lifecycle decisions such as product enhancements, regional adaptations, and end-of-life planning to maximize clinical impact, customer satisfaction, and profitability. Voice of Customer & Market Insight Champion a customer-centric approach by integrating Voice of Customer (VoC) feedback and market intelligence into product planning. Lead clinically focused VoC initiatives, engaging radiation oncologists, medical physicists, therapists, surgeons, hospital administrators, and other stakeholders to identify unmet clinical needs and validate product concepts. Leverage competitive intelligence, industry trends (technology advances, clinical practice shifts, reimbursement changes) and advisory boards to ensure the product portfolio anticipates market changes and customer needs. Partner with Medical Affairs and Growth Marketing, Commercial Teams, and Sales Enablement to align product strategies with clinical evidence generation, real-world work

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