VP, Product Growth (2 Job Openings)

District of Columbia, USA (Hybrid)

$194K/yr – $215K/yrSenior Level10+ years expFull time

Posted 10 days ago

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Job Summary

Own and lead the enterprise growth agenda across a portfolio of programs, balancing new market expansion with optimization of existing offerings, while designing the growth operating model and guiding executive decisions to accelerate value creation.

  • Define and execute enterprise-wide growth strategy across multiple programs
  • Allocate capital and prioritize opportunities to maximize long-term value
  • Govern the growth lifecycle from ideation to sunset and remove barriers to execution

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Defines and leads the enterprise-wide product growth strategy, setting clear priorities across a portfolio of programs and products to ensure alignment with enterprise goals, long-term growth ambitions, and financial targets.
  • Establishes a disciplined investment strategy that balances expansion into new markets with the optimization and scaling of existing offerings, ensuring long-term value creation and efficient capital allocation.
  • Designs and implements the product growth operating model, including governance structures, planning processes, prioritization frameworks, and performance management disciplines that enable consistency and scalability.
  • Influences executive decision-making on portfolio prioritization, growth strategy, and investment tradeoffs.
  • Removes organizational barriers and accelerates execution by aligning stakeholders, clarifying priorities, and ensuring timely, well-informed decision-making across complex initiatives.
  • Oversees and governs the full product growth lifecycle, from opportunity identification and concept development through launch, scaling, optimization, and eventual sunset, ensuring disciplined execution throughout.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Economics, Finance, or a related field; MBA or advanced degree preferred.
  • 10+ years of progressive leadership experience in product management, growth strategy, business development, portfolio management, or related disciplines, including executive-level responsibilities.
  • Proven experience defining and executing enterprise-wide growth strategies that drive product adoption, revenue growth, market expansion, and measurable business outcomes.
  • Demonstrated success managing investment portfolios, strategic prioritization, and capital allocation decisions, balancing innovation, growth opportunities, and operational performance.
  • Strong expertise in market analysis, commercialization strategies, product lifecycle management, and identifying scalable growth opportunities across diverse products and services.
  • Experience designing and leading operating models, governance frameworks, planning processes, and performance management disciplines that support organizational scalability and execution excellence.
  • Proven ability to influence executive stakeholders and cross-functional leaders, driving alignment on strategic priorities, investment tradeoffs, and growth initiatives across complex organizations.
  • Exceptional leadership, strategic thinking, financial acumen, and communication skills, with a track record of driving organizational change, accelerating execution, and delivering long-term enterprise value.
  • AARP will not sponsor an employment visa for this position at this time.
  • Regular and reliable job attendance
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