Product Director, Growth & Performance

Product Director, Growth & Performance Location: New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America Hybrid required. Overview Accountable for the portfolio‑level outcomes, performance, and evolution of the Growth product line, including performance management, learning content authoring, discovery and management, skills, global job architecture, gigs, mentors, inclusion, succession and executive talent management. Responsibilities Own the product strategy and define the long‑term vision, roadmap, and governance model for the Growth product domain, anchored in enterprise HR vision and goals. Translate enterprise needs, HR operating models, and workforce insights into cohesive end‑to‑end product experiences and scalable design patterns, including journeys, redesigned workflows, business rules, decision logic, and role‑based interactions. Establish and track outcome‑based success metrics that measure product performance, data integrity, efficiency, and employee experience. Own the business case for all Growth product investments, including value hypotheses, benefit realization, and explicit trade‑off decisions. Own the product lifecycle and roadmap across Innovate → Grow → Sustain → Sunset, balancing near‑term delivery with long‑term platform and experience evolution. Prioritize investments using value, feasibility, risk, compliance, and experience impact, ensuring decisions are grounded in data and leading indicators. Provide strategic direction and outcome accountability for discovery, design, and delivery across Growth products, in close partnership with Product Delivery, Experience Design, Data, and Engineering teams. Represent the voice of key personas—employees, people managers, candidates, and HR partners—using continuous discovery to translate insights into prioritized product outcomes. Own cross‑product prioritization and capacity trade‑offs across the Growth portfolio. Hold final decision authority when product‑level priorities conflict. Ensure investment decisions optimize enterprise value, not local or functional outcomes. Partner with HR COEs, Experience Design, Global Experience Owners, Product Delivery and IT to drive delivery excellence, manage dependencies, and ensure successful execution of product initiatives. Influence senior stakeholders on technology, data, and process implications—advising on risks, tradeoffs, and strategic investment priorities. Represent product domains in governance forums, enterprise planning cycles, and cross‑pillar product integration efforts. Coach and develop a team of product managers and analysts, elevating product craft, data fluency, and HR technology expertise. Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business, or related fields. 10+ years of experience in product management, digital transformation, or HR technology roles within complex, matrixed organizations. Demonstrated experience leading and developing people, including performance management, coaching, and capability building. Proven success owning portfolio‑level product strategy, prioritization, and value delivery, with accountability for measurable outcomes. Demonstrated expertise in HR digital products and experiences, with strong acumen in HR operating models, global process design, and foundational data structures. Exceptional strategic thinking and product storytelling skills, with the ability to translate complex technical or process concepts into clear, value‑centric direction that drives adoption and impact. Demonstrated ability to lead through complexity and organizational change, influencing senior leaders across HR, Technology, and the business. Experience managing HR products with a global mindset, navigating regulatory, cultural, and operational nuance. Strong portfolio and delivery leadership, including managing cross‑functional teams, dependencies, ambiguity, and enterprise‑level risks. Ability to clearly explain product and technology tradeoffs to senior executives and articulate the business value of HR digital investments. Proficiency in modern product management and agile delivery practices, translating strategic objectives into outcome‑based roadmaps and continuous value delivery. Preferred: Master’s degree in HR, Business, or related fields; deep, hands‑on history with Workday; experience applying AI, automation, or analytics to HR workflows; familiarity with learning and talent management to support coherent, end‑to‑end process design. Benefits and Compensation Base pay range: $150,000.00 – $258,750.00. Company retirement plans: pension and 401(k). Long‑term incentive program eligibility. Vacation: 120 hours per calendar year; additional hours for Colorado (48) and Washington (56). Sick time: 40 hours per calendar year; 48 for Colorado; 56 for Washington. Holiday pay: 13 days per year plus floating holidays. Work, Personal, and Family Time: up to 40 hours per year. Parental Leave: 480 hours within one year of birth, adoption, or foster care. Bereavement Leave: 240 hours for immediate family; 40 hours for extended family. Caregiver Leave: 80 hours in a 52‑week rolling period. Volunteer Leave: 32 hours per calendar year. Military Spouse Time‑Off: 80 hours per year. Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Johnson & Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of applicant needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, please contact us via #J-18808-Ljbffr