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Babel Street · 1 day ago

Senior Director, Product Management

Reston, VA

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

$190K/yr - $230K/yr

10+ years exp

Babel Street is a trusted technology partner for advanced identity intelligence and risk operations. The Senior Director, Product Management will lead the development and execution of Babel Street’s next-generation, AI-native product ecosystem, focusing on risk intelligence, identity, OSINT, and data.

AnalyticsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Big DataEnterprise SoftwareLocation Based ServicesReal TimeSoftware

Senior Management

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Define and own the product roadmap for Babel Street’s AI-native product ecosystem, spanning risk intelligence, identity, OSINT, and data-centric workflows

Shape a forward-looking product vision that integrates LLMs, agents, multimodal models, retrieval systems, and advanced evaluation pipelines

Translate market dynamics, competitive trends, and customer insights into clear product priorities that shape Engineering and AI/ML investments

Partner closely with Engineering to guide platform architecture, modularization, shared services, and cloud-native modernization efforts

Identify and validate new product categories, revenue opportunities, mission use cases, and differentiating capabilities enabled by emerging AI technologies

Design modern, intuitive, AI-first user experiences, defining workflows, interaction patterns, and UX/UI standards that incorporate agentic interactions, structured outputs, and explainability

Produce clear, technically credible product requirements (PRDs, specs, workflows, acceptance criteria) that enable Engineering to deliver with speed, predictability, and correctness

Partner with Engineering and AI/ML teams to shape AI architecture and LLMOps requirements, including evaluation criteria, prompt engineering, model selection patterns, and agent workflow design

Ensure product designs align with cloud-native architecture, microservices/API-first paradigms, and platform extensibility

Validate product designs through continuous discovery cycles, prototyping, user testing, simulation environments, and field engagements

Define a comprehensive product instrumentation methodology covering behavioral telemetry, feature usage, user intent, activation, retention, and value realization

Partner with Engineering to operationalize telemetry collection, real-time dashboards, product analytics pipelines, and outcome measurement tools

Establish a data-driven product operating rhythm that ties user behavior to prioritization, design decisions, and roadmap evolution

Define and monitor key product KPIs, including adoption, retention, engagement, activation, satisfaction, churn signals, and revenue contribution

Build and mentor a high-performing product organization defined by ownership, urgency, clarity, and deep customer empathy

Develop Product Managers through coaching, structured career paths, and intentional skill-building in AI-native product development

Establish non-bureaucratic, high-velocity operating rhythms—roadmaps, checkpoints, product reviews, and cross-functional syncs—that enable predictable delivery without ceremony

Foster a culture of experimentation, data-driven decisions, transparency, and tight alignment with Engineering, Data, AI/ML, and GTM

Champion product excellence across the company, ensuring quality, usability, and mission impact remain central to every product decision

Qualification

AI-native product managementUX/UI principlesAI conceptsAgile software developmentProduct analytics frameworksTechnical acumenStakeholder managementLeadership skillsCommunication skillsCollaboration skills

Required

5+ years of experience in identity, OSINT, data collection, or related risk intelligence fields

10 to 15+ years of Product Management experience, including leadership roles

Demonstrated success building and growing AI-powered or data-intensive products

Deep understanding of UX/UI principles and ability to guide modern, intuitive product experiences

Fluency in modern AI concepts (LLMs, agents, multimodal models) and how to apply them in product

Experience defining instrumentation, analytics frameworks, and feedback loops to drive product decisions

Proven ability to lead rapid development with small, empowered teams while avoiding process-heavy environments

Strong background in conducting detailed assessments and turning insights into action

Proven experience working within Agile software development environments

Technical acumen and ability to collaborate with engineering and data science teams

Exceptional communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills

Passion for solving complex real-world problems with scalable product solutions

Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Human-Computer Interaction, Computer Science, Engineering, Psychology, or a related field; or equivalent practical experience in product management

Preferred

Prior experience as a Software Engineer or in a technical role is highly preferred

A Master's degree (MBA or relevant technical field) is preferred but not required

Benefits

Health Benefits: Babel Street covers 85-100% monthly premium costs for Medical, Dental, Vision, Life & Disability insurances – for you and your family!

Retirement Plans: Babel Street offers both a Traditional and Roth 401(K) with a very competitive match.

Unlimited Flexible Leave: We trust our employees to manage their own time and balance their personal and work lives.

Holidays: Babel Street provides employees with 12 paid Federal Holidays

Tuition Reimbursement: We are committed to investing in our employees. One way we do that is with our Tuition Reimbursement Program for continuing education.

Company

Babel Street

Babel Street provides real-time situational awareness and intelligence on global topics of interest.

Founded in 2009

Reston, Virginia, USA

201-500 employees

http://babelstreet.com

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