Global Product Manager
Department: Marketing
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: US-California-San Jose
Description
The Global Product Manager is a hands‑on product leader responsible for translating product strategy into successful execution and delivery for our global Retainer products. This role ensures that product initiatives are clearly defined, well‑prioritized, and delivered with high quality, speed, and customer impact.
Working closely with the Director of Product Management, this role bridges strategy and execution — owning day‑to‑day product leadership while driving clarity, momentum, and results across cross‑functional teams. This role is located in San Jose, California.
Role expectations
Product Ownership & Execution
- Own product roadmaps and backlogs aligned to strategic priorities
- Lead discovery, definition, and delivery of product initiatives from concept through launch
- Ensure clear product requirements, success metrics, and acceptance criteria
Cross‑Functional Leadership
- Partner closely with Engineering, Design, Marketing, Regulatory, Quality and Operations to drive execution
- Act as the primary product decision‑maker for assigned product areas
- Resolve tradeoffs and dependencies to maintain delivery momentum
Customer & Data‑Driven Decision Making
- Leverage customer insights, analytics, and market data to inform product decisions
- Define and track success metrics to measure customer and business impact
- Continuously iterate products based on feedback and performance
Operational Excellence
- Maintain strong execution discipline across planning, prioritization, and delivery
- Identify risks early and proactively drive mitigation plans
- Ensure launches are well‑coordinated, high quality, and outcome‑focused
Team & Process Contribution
- Mentor Product Managers and contribute to product best practices
- Support continuous improvement of product processes and tools
What we're looking for
- Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or equivalent experience preferred
- 8+ years of product management experience with increasing responsibility
- Proven track record of delivering complex products in cross‑functional environments
- Strong experience with agile product development, roadmap ownership, and execution
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem‑solving skills
- Ability to balance strategic intent with hands‑on execution
Pay Transparency
If provided, base salary or wage rate ranges are the range in which Align reasonably expects to set a candidate’s pay for the posted position. Actual placement depends on the individual skills and experience level of a candidate plus the total compensation and equity across team members. For other locations outside of the primary location, the base salary range will be adjusted geographically.
For Field Sales roles, the salary listed is the base pay only and does not include the applicable incentive compensation plan. A cost of living adjustment may be added to base pay for higher cost areas in the U.S.
Our internship hourly rates are a standard pay determined based on the position and your location, year in school, degree, and experience.
General Description of All Benefits
We are pleased to provide a general description of the benefits Align offers to full‑time employees in this position.
Family Benefits
- Discounts on Invisalign and Vivera to employees and their eligible dependents after 90 days of employment
- Back‑up Child/Elder Care and access to a caregiving concierge
- Family Forming Benefits – Available to Employees, and their spouse or domestic partner, covered under one of Align’s health plans
- Breast Milk Delivery and Lactation Support Services
- Employee Assistance Program
- Hinge Health Virtual Physical Therapy – Available to all employees and eligible dependents (age 18+) enrolled in an Align medical Plan
Employee benefits
- Short‑term and long‑term disability insurance in accordance with those plans.
- Basic Life Insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment. Voluntary Supplemental Life Insurance for Employee, Spouse/Domestic Partner, and Child(ren) are available for purchase in accordance with those plans.
- Flexible Spending Accounts – Employees may be eligible to participate in a health care account (including a limited health FSA if enrolled in a HDHP), dependent care account, and a pre‑tax commuter benefit plan.
- 401k plan (with a discretionary Company match of 50% up to 6% of eligible earnings up to a maximum match of 3%). Employer match vests after two years – 25% year one and 100% at year two. Align offers traditional, Roth, and after‑tax options.
- Employee Stock Purchase Program (Employees must work 20 hours or more and be employed on purchase date to be eligible).
- Paid vacation of up to 17 days during the first full year of employment (currently accrued at the rate of 5.24 hours each pay‑period), which carries over to a maximum cap of 30 days. Annual paid vacation time accrual increases based on tenure. Both exempt and non‑exempt employees who work 32 hours or more per week receive prorated vacation accrual based on their regularly scheduled work hours and tenure.
- Sick time is accrued throughout the year at the rate of one hour for every thirty worked. Employees can carry over unused sick leave each year, up to a maximum balance of 80 hours.
- 11 Company‑designated paid holidays throughout the year.
- If employed for at least 12 consecutive months, Align will grant up to 6 weeks of paid Parental Leave. If employed for less than 12 consecutive months, Align will grant up to 4 weeks of paid Parental Leave. All parental leave must be completed within one year of the birth or placement of the child. Parental leave is in addition to any state and/or local parental leave benefits. Three days of paid bereavement leave. In some cases, due to travel the amount of paid leave may be extended to 5 paid days off. To the extent applicable state or local law offers more generous benefits, Align complies with any such law.
- Non‑exempt employees will receive full pay for up to 10 days of jury duty. Exempt employees will receive their full salary during any week they serve and perform any work. Other insurance such as legal, critical illness, voluntary accident, long‑term care, auto, home and pet insurance are available for purchase.
To the extent applicable state or local law offers more generous benefits, Align complies with any such law.
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