Director, PDM Planning & Operations

Risepoint

. Serve as the business owner for Partner Data Manager (PDM), shaping its multi-year vision and translating Risepoint’s business and transformation priorities into a roadmap, priorities, and business requirements .

Posted 10/9/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesLeadWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in business systems management and product strategy, with a strong focus on roadmap development and cross-functional stakeholder engagement. Proven ability to lead organizational transformation initiatives and manage complex enhancement processes effectively.

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Business Systems ManagementProduct Strategy OwnershipCross-Functional Stakeholder ManagementRoadmap DevelopmentOrganizational Transformation Leadership

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Hard Skills

Business Case DevelopmentPrioritization FrameworksEnterprise Application ManagementUX Improvement IdentificationData Gap Analysis

Soft Skills

LeadershipCommunicationCollaborationProblem-Solving

Tools & Technologies

Partner Data Manager (PDM)Business Technology Systems

Industry Keywords

Higher EducationEd-TechPartner/Affiliate-Based BusinessTransformation Initiatives

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serve as the business owner for Partner Data Manager (PDM), shaping its multi-year vision and translating Risepoint’s business and transformation priorities into a roadmap, priorities, and business requirements
Represent the business voice in roadmap trade-off decisions with Business Technology
Build and maintain an intake and prioritization process for enhancement requests
Develop business cases and value justifications for proposed PDM investments
Identify UX friction points and data/functionality gaps and champion improvements
Serve as the primary point of accountability for PDM within Partner Support
Act as liaison to Business Technology on PDM-related initiatives, escalating and resolving cross-functional roadblocks
Maintain a cross-functional view of PDM’s connections to adjacent systems and processes
Own post-release follow-through, gather feedback, and incorporate lessons learned into future changes
Ensure a prioritized, business-aligned PDM roadmap is jointly owned with Business Technology’s Product Owner
Ensure enhancement requests follow a clear intake and prioritization process
Identify and address key UX pain points and data/functionality gaps
Help major PDM releases land with minimal disruption through advance stakeholder preparation

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years of experience in business systems, enterprise application management, or product/program leadership
3+ years in a director-level or equivalent strategic leadership role
Demonstrated experience owning a roadmap or product strategy for a business-critical system, ideally in partnership with a separate technical/IT product or delivery team
5+ years of people leadership experience, including experience managing managers
Experience with business case development, prioritization frameworks, and cross-functional stakeholder management at the executive level
Higher education, ed-tech, or partner/affiliate-based business experience is great to have
Experience supporting or leading organizational transformation initiatives involving technology systems is great to have

Benefits

Comp & perks

Equal-opportunity employer
Diverse and inclusive workforce