Director Product Strategy

SHOALS TECHNOLOGIES • Portland, TN

19h • Onsite

About The Position

The Director of Product Strategy will be a senior leader within the Engineering organization, responsible for shaping and advancing the company’s product platform vision and long-term roadmap. This role focuses on defining and executing a 3–5 year product strategy that aligns with business objectives, technology evolution, and market opportunities. The Director will also play a critical role in mergers and acquisitions by evaluating potential targets for strategic, technical, and product fit. Deep experience with equipment-based products and platforms is required. This role partners closely with Engineering, Product Management, Corporate Development, and Executive Leadership to ensure the product platform scales, differentiates, and supports long-term growth.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field
• 10+ years of experience in product strategy, product management, systems engineering, or platform leadership roles
• Proven experience working closely with Engineering teams on complex, equipment-based products or platforms
• Strong background in equipment, industrial, or hardware-integrated product environments
• Experience with platform-based product strategies spanning hardware, firmware, software, and services
• Ability to evaluate system architectures, technical roadmaps, and integration risks at a high level
• Demonstrated success developing multi-year product strategies in evolving technical and market landscapes
• Experience supporting or leading product due diligence for mergers and acquisitions
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to assess tradeoffs and long-term impact
• Executive-level communication skills with the ability to influence senior leaders
• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills across Engineering, Product, Finance, and Corporate Development

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree preferred

Responsibilities

• Shaping and advancing the company’s product platform vision and long-term roadmap.
• Defining and executing a 3–5 year product strategy that aligns with business objectives, technology evolution, and market opportunities.
• Evaluating potential targets for mergers and acquisitions for strategic, technical, and product fit.
• Partnering closely with Engineering, Product Management, Corporate Development, and Executive Leadership to ensure the product platform scales, differentiates, and supports long-term growth.

Benefits

• Equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director