Senior Director Strategy

X-Rite•Carlstadt, NJ

About The Position

Imagine yourself… Doing meaningful work that makes a vibrant impact on the world around you. Growing your expertise and expanding your skillset with every project. Owning your ambition and fueling your career growth. It’s all possible with a role at X-Rite Pantone, the global leaders in color science and technology. X-Rite Pantone, a Veralto company, provides complete end-to-end color management solutions for clients in every industry where color matters. At X-Rite Pantone, you’ll deftly blend the art and science of color to help customers inspire, select, measure, formulate, communicate and match color so that users get color right the first time, every time. And along the way, you’ll build a vibrant career through rich skill-building opportunities, on-the-job learning, and coaching and training that supports your continued development and growth. Reporting to the VP of Product Management , the Director of Product Management – Ecosystem is responsible for shaping and executing product strategy across Pantone’s digital platforms, design workflows, and ecosystem offerings, while maintaining strategic responsibility for hardware‑linked products that anchor Pantone’s authority, trust, and accuracy. This role blends design‑led product thinking , modern digital innovation , and platform/marketplace dynamics , ensuring physical and digital products work together as a cohesive, scalable ecosystem. In this role, a typical day will look like: Product Strategy & Execution Develop strategies and Drive roadmap execution across digital tools, platforms, and ecosystem initiatives Translate XRP brand authority into scalable, defensible digital products Brand & Design Workflows Deeply understand designer, brand, and supplier workflows Ensure Pantone products integrate naturally into creative and production environments Marketplaces & Network Effects Support marketplace and ecosystem initiatives that connect brands, suppliers, and partners Design for network effects, data flywheels, and ecosystem participation Digital Innovation Apply modern product management practices: discovery, experimentation, data‑driven prioritization Partner closely with Engineering, Design, Data, and Marketing Hardware‑Linked Product Oversight Own product direction for hardware‑adjacent offerings where they enable trust, standards, and workflows Ensure hardware roadmaps align with broader digital and ecosystem strategy

Requirements

8–12+ years of product management experience, including leadership of complex or multi‑product portfolios
Experience with brand‑led, design‑centric, or workflow‑driven products
Proven exposure to digital platforms, ecosystems, or marketplaces
Familiarity with hardware‑software or physical‑digital product environments
Demonstrated ability to lead senior product managers and influence executive stakeholders

Responsibilities

Product Strategy & Execution Develop strategies and Drive roadmap execution across digital tools, platforms, and ecosystem initiatives Translate XRP brand authority into scalable, defensible digital products
Brand & Design Workflows Deeply understand designer, brand, and supplier workflows Ensure Pantone products integrate naturally into creative and production environments
Marketplaces & Network Effects Support marketplace and ecosystem initiatives that connect brands, suppliers, and partners Design for network effects, data flywheels, and ecosystem participation
Digital Innovation Apply modern product management practices: discovery, experimentation, data‑driven prioritization Partner closely with Engineering, Design, Data, and Marketing
Hardware‑Linked Product Oversight Own product direction for hardware‑adjacent offerings where they enable trust, standards, and workflows Ensure hardware roadmaps align with broader digital and ecosystem strategy