Product Director
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 12, 2026. First seen by Alion on Nov 5, 2026. Avenga scores B on the Alion truth index.
Avenga is an international engineering firm helping businesses operate with AI at the core. With 6,000+ experts worldwide, we combine engineering expertise with AI-native thinking to turn ambitious ideas into real-world impact across industries, technologies, and markets.
At the core of the role
We are looking for a Product Director to own the portfolio of our AI-native engineering services, from the portfolio map and backlog through pricing to evidence-based go/no-go proposals. You will be accountable for what we sell, how we price and package it, and what we can credibly claim about it. This is a senior role with real decision rights inside the approved budget envelope, reporting to the CTO and working closely with Commercial and delivery teams
Core skills you’ll bring
Experience in IT services, software engineering services, or AI-enabled delivery
Experience owning a product or service line that other people sold, at a services firm or platform company, including a budget you had to defend
Experience reviewing evidence packs and distinguishing inflated claims from real proof
Experience making decisions independently and escalating to the CTO only what genuinely requires their input
Strong verbal and written English
Experience setting prices and building price lists in partnership with a commercial team, including evolving the commercial model towards retainer, subscription, and outcome-based structures
Experience running a prioritized backlog with engineering input, including estimates and acceptance criteria
Experience turning client feedback and delivery data into product and method improvements
Experience leading and influencing at director level across product, commercial, and engineering functions
Nice-to have
Spanish or Bulgarian language skills
Familiarity with stage-gate or evidence-based investment processes
Experience working with security-conscious enterprise buyers
What you own
Portfolio: Keep one map of our AI-native portfolio. Own the backlog, roadmap, and priorities across all services and enablers, including those launching in 2027, and the shared platform.
Trade-offs: Make prioritization decisions within the approved budget. When a priority changes, record what was displaced, what it cost, and the new delivery date.
Pricing: Own the price list with Commercial, so sales can quote without escalating. Package clear entry offers, and move pricing towards retainer, subscription, and outcome-based models.
Claims: Create and maintain a register of external claims.
Stage gates: Recommend go or no-go at each gate, backed by an evidence pack. The CTO makes the final decision.
Client feedback: Use feedback from live clients (pulse surveys, evidence packs, forward-deployed engineers) and delivery metrics to improve our methods and backlog, and make sure the measurements lead to action.
Working with others: Set product intent, acceptance criteria, and evidence standards with Delivery, the Design Authority, and the programme lead.
Deliverables
First 30 days: One prioritized backlog with engineer estimates and acceptance tests, and the portfolio map and roadmap consolidated in a single tracking tool.
First 90 days: A price list that sales can quote from without escalating, a live claims register, and a client feedback loop running with live clients.
By Q1 2027: A published result from a lighthouse client with a baseline measurement, and a named receiving owner for the service within the client organization. All deliverables link explicitly to the portfolio map and to the metrics tracking our shift in portfolio mix.
Outside this role
Delivery of client engagements (owned by Delivery)
Technical design (owned by the Design Authority)
Running the programme office (owned by the programme lead)
What supports your journey
Guided by our values, we aim to provide you with the tools, autonomy, trust, and support you need to excel. Our benefits include private health insurance, well-being programs, flexible and hybrid work arrangements, laptops and equipment, training opportunities, social events, great offices, and more
People are at the core of Avenga. We provide equal opportunities regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, religion, or any other characteristic. We are committed to a respectful environment where everyone can be themselves, share their ideas, and feel that they belong.