Chief Product Strategy Officer

As Chief Product Strategy Officer at NCIA, you will lead the design, development, and delivery of NATO’s digital and operational capabilities. This executive role involves shaping product strategy, portfolio management, and innovation to ensure scalable, secure, and sustainable capability investments aligned with NATO priorities.

Responsibilities

• Embody and role model NCIA culture principles of Customer First, Together and Impact
• Lead with the customer at the center of every decision, build bridges across organizational pillars and drive delivery with ownership and pace
• Build and lead a cohesive, multicultural and multidisciplinary team promoting excellence and professional standards
• Define and govern the enterprise capability model ensuring alignment between strategy, products, and services
• Lead the product and service portfolio driving strategic direction, performance, and lifecycle management
• Translate technology, market, and customer insights into product strategy and innovation priorities
• Drive portfolio prioritization, investment decisions, and value realization across NCIA
• Ensure products and services are secure-by-design, scalable, and outcome-focused
• Oversee development of product initiatives from concept through delivery and operational transition
• Promote continuous improvement through performance data, customer feedback, and operational insights
• Foster a culture of innovation, product excellence, and enterprise-wide collaboration

Requirements

• Master’s degree with 15+ years of relevant experience in complex technical organizations, or Bachelor’s degree with 20+ years of relevant experience
• Proven experience leading large, multidisciplinary product organizations (100+ staff across product, design, and analytics)
• Strong track record of defining and executing enterprise product strategies aligned to organizational goals
• Demonstrated success driving product-led transformation and shifting to modern product operating models
• Expertise in portfolio management balancing innovation, technical debt, and operational stability
• Deep experience designing and implementing product operating models at scale
• Strong understanding of enterprise governance, prioritization, and funding frameworks
• Experience integrating product strategy with engineering, architecture, and cybersecurity disciplines
• Solid knowledge of modern digital technologies including cloud platforms, data and analytics ecosystems, API and platform-based architectures
• Experience working with CIO-level functions on enterprise technology strategy
• Strong understanding of commercial frameworks and procurement processes
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, with experience in senior and political environments
• Proven experience managing large, diverse and multidisciplinary teams using modern, inspirational leadership practices

Skills

• Product Strategy
• Portfolio Management
• Product Operating Models
• Product-Led Transformation
• Enterprise Governance
• Prioritization Frameworks
• Funding Frameworks
• Integration with Engineering
• Integration with Architecture
• Integration with Cybersecurity
• Cloud Platforms
• Data and Analytics Ecosystems
• API Architectures
• Platform-Based Architectures
• Enterprise Technology Strategy
• Commercial Frameworks
• Procurement Procedures
• Multi-disciplinary Team Leadership
• Inspirational Leadership

Languages

English