Director of Product Management, Emphasys PHA

Aquila • US - Remote, FL

18d • Remote

About The Position

Aquila, a group within Constellation Software Inc., invests in category-defining B2B and B2G software businesses globally. Emphasys Software, part of Aquila since 2008, provides mission-critical software for housing authorities, lenders, and government agencies. Emphasys PHA, a division of Emphasys, develops and supports industry-leading software for Public Housing Authorities (PHAs) in the United States. Their solutions help PHAs manage operations, ensure compliance, and deliver housing services, supporting the full lifecycle of public housing programs. The company is seeking a Director of Product Management to lead and strengthen its Product function, bringing structure, discipline, and strategic direction to product definition, prioritization, and delivery. This role involves leading a team of three Product Owners, establishing product management practices, coaching the team, and collaborating with Development, Sales, Marketing, and industry leadership. The position will also guide the transition from a legacy desktop application to a modern, web-based platform and explore AI-enabled product development methodologies. This is a remote role open to candidates based in the United States.

Requirements

• Product leadership experience, including building structure, practices, and accountability for a product team.
• Experience coaching and developing Product Owners or Product Managers while providing practical, hands-on guidance.
• Ability to translate customer needs, market opportunities, and business objectives into a clear product strategy and actionable roadmap.
• Experience prioritizing competing needs, making thoughtful trade-offs, and bringing discipline and predictability to product decision-making and execution.
• Experience within strong product management environments, understanding agile principles, backlog management, roadmapping, prioritization, and product lifecycle practices.
• Ability to assess current practices, identify areas for improvement, and introduce strategic processes without unnecessary complexity.
• Comfort engaging directly with customers to understand workflows, challenges, and priorities, and using insights to inform product decisions.
• Ability to present product direction with confidence, navigate differing perspectives, and build credibility with customers and industry stakeholders.
• Ability to build trusted relationships across Development, Sales, Marketing, and leadership teams.
• Clear communication with both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to challenge assumptions, influence decisions, and push back constructively.
• Adaptability to join an established business and product at an important point in its evolution.
• Curiosity and sound judgment to learn a specialized market.
• Openness to exploring how emerging technologies, including AI-assisted development, can support better products and more effective ways of working.
• Curiosity about how AI is changing the product discipline and motivation to explore its application in product discovery, development, and delivery.
• Willingness to learn, experiment, and help a team adopt new ways of working with AI.

Nice To Haves

• Experience incorporating AI-enabled tools or methodologies into product practices.

Responsibilities

• Define and communicate a clear product vision and strategy, connecting customer needs, market opportunities, and business priorities.
• Translate product direction into a longer-term roadmap.
• Establish stronger product management practices, operating rhythms, and agile ways of working.
• Bring greater discipline to prioritization, backlog management, planning, and decision-making.
• Guide the continued transition from a legacy desktop application toward a more modern, web-based product.
• Balance innovation, technical investment, customer commitments, and business priorities to support predictable, high-quality delivery.
• Lead, coach, and develop a team of three Product Owners, building their product management capabilities and creating greater clarity around ownership and accountability.
• Provide hands-on guidance while helping the team become increasingly strategic and effective.
• Engage directly with customers to understand their workflows, challenges, and priorities and bring those insights back into product strategy and planning.
• Present product direction, listen to feedback, and ensure customer needs are considered alongside broader market and business opportunities.
• Partner with Development, Sales, Marketing, and industry leadership to create stronger alignment around product priorities and opportunities.
• Contribute product insight to positioning, packaging, pricing, strategic accounts, and growth discussions.
• Explore how AI can strengthen product discovery, decision-making, development, and delivery.
• Encourage thoughtful experimentation while establishing practical approaches that can scale for AI adoption.

Benefits

• Opportunity to shape the Product function.
• Autonomy to strengthen roadmapping, prioritization, and agile ways of working.
• Opportunity to guide the evolution of an established software product.
• Opportunity to balance customer needs and commitments with innovation and technical investment.
• Opportunity to explore AI-enabled ways of working.
• Influence and visibility reporting directly to the CEO.
• Broad exposure and opportunity to influence product strategy.
• Growth mindset.
• Relationship-focused approach.
• High moral fiber.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed