[Remote] Director of Product Management - Developer Tools (CONTRACT)

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Idera, Inc. is a company that provides a portfolio of developer tools serving a large global community. They are seeking a Director of Product Management to lead product teams for four products, focusing on strategic ownership, team development, and market engagement.ResponsibilitiesDirectly manage the product managers assigned to APILayer, Filestack, Froala, and FusionCharts — coaching them on craft, prioritization, stakeholder communication, and strategic thinkingSet clear expectations, create accountability, and help each PM grow into a stronger product leaderFoster a culture of customer-led decision-making and disciplined roadmap management across the teamDevelop and maintain a coherent product strategy for each of the four products, grounded in market opportunity, competitive dynamics, and customer needsIdentify and articulate where the products share buyers, adjacent use cases, or opportunities for deeper integration, and build strategic initiatives around those insightsEnsure each product's roadmap reflects a clear point of view on where the market is going and how Idera can win — not just a queue of feature requestsMaintain a sharp, current understanding of the developer tools market — particularly the API marketplace, file management, rich text editing, and JavaScript data visualization segmentsConduct ongoing customer discovery and competitive analysis, translating market intelligence into strategic product and roadmap decisionsBe the internal authority on the buyers and end users of these products: how developers evaluate and adopt them, what drives expansion and churn, and what winning looks like for an ISV building on top of these componentsClearly communicate product strategy, roadmap priorities, and progress to senior stakeholders — ensuring alignment between product direction and company-level goalsMake the case for roadmap investments with data and strategic clarity, surfacing tradeoffs early and resolving them constructivelyKeep engineering, sales, marketing, and customer success aligned and informed as priorities evolveWork with go-to-market teams on positioning, messaging, and product launch readiness — providing product knowledge and market context without owning the commercial function directlyPartner with engineering leadership on sequencing, capacity, and delivery — ensuring roadmaps are realistic and 'why' behind priorities is understood and sharedSupport key sales cycles, analyst briefings, or partnership conversations where deep product expertise is neededSkillsMeaningful product management experience in developer tools, API products, or developer-facing B2B SaaS — with a track record of owning and shipping products that developers love and pay forPrior experience managing product managers, with demonstrated ability to develop PM talent and hold a team accountable to outcomesFamiliarity with the embedded software or developer components space is a strong plus — understanding how ISVs and development teams evaluate, integrate, and build on top of third-party components and APIsComfortable discussing REST APIs, SDKs, webhooks, authentication, and integration patterns with engineering teamsAble to engage credibly with architects and technical evaluators without requiring a translator between the business and engineering sides of the organizationCan synthesize customer discovery, market trends, and competitive signals into a clear product point of view — and communicate it persuasively to audiences ranging from engineering teams to senior leadershipComfortable operating in a portfolio context — able to hold strategy for multiple products simultaneously without losing focus or letting priorities blurStrong written and verbal communication skills; able to craft narratives for different audiences and different products without defaulting to generic positioningNatural collaborator who builds trust across functions — engineering, sales, marketing, customer success — and can drive alignment without relying on formal authoritySteady under ambiguity; able to make sound prioritization calls with incomplete information and adjust strategy as markets and business conditions evolveDirect and constructive; willing to push back on low-value requests, surface hard tradeoffs, and advocate for what is right for the product and the customerExperience with product-led growth (PLG) motions, self-serve acquisition, or developer community engagementFamiliarity with JavaScript ecosystems, content APIs, file processing infrastructure, or data visualization librariesExperience working in a multi-brand or portfolio company — managing products across different markets and buyer types simultaneouslyBackground in or exposure to pricing and packaging for API-based or usage-based productsTrack record of working effectively with distributed, international teams across multiple time zonesCompany OverviewIdera, Inc. has always focused on the end-user, and helping software users make real-time technical decisions in business. It was founded in 2000, and is headquartered in Houston, Texas, USA, with a workforce of 501-1000 employees. Its website is https://www.ideracorp.com/.Company H1B SponsorshipIdera, Inc. has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 4 in 2025. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.