Director of Product – New Initiatives

November 3

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Dropbox

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Cloud Storage • Enterprise • Productivity

Dropbox is a cloud-based service that provides tools for storing, sharing, and accessing files across devices. It offers features such as document sharing, video review, automatic backups, and AI-driven scheduling. Dropbox also provides solutions for different sectors like teams, sales, marketing, and education, and industries including construction, media, technology, and manufacturing. With a focus on security, Dropbox ensures files are encrypted and protected against tampering. It offers integrations with various productivity tools and is trusted by major companies for efficient file management and collaboration.

1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 2007

🏢 Enterprise

⚡ Productivity

📋 Description

• Serve as the head of a new product incubation track, responsible for product strategy, execution, and go-to-market readiness. • Manage a small, cross-functional team through 0→1 discovery, validation, and build cycles—moving quickly from concept to live product. • Leverage AI and emerging technologies as core ingredients in the product experience and operational stack. • Define and drive toward product-market fit using a combination of intuition, data, and rapid experimentation. • Build alignment across stakeholders, communicate clearly, and distill ambiguity into direction. • Cultivate a team culture rooted in ownership, urgency, creativity, and impact. • Set clear goals and accountability loops, using metrics and qualitative feedback to inform prioritization and next steps.

🎯 Requirements

• 10+ years of product leadership experience, with at least 3+ years operating as a general manager, founder, or 0-1 product lead. • Proven track record of building and scaling new products or business lines—ideally in fast-paced, ambiguous environments. • Strong product instincts, with the ability to translate user problems and whitespace into crisp strategy and product direction. • Familiarity with and passion for AI/ML and other emerging technologies. • Ability to drive cross-functional alignment, motivate teams, and move fast while keeping high-quality bar. • Hands-on operator with a bias toward action—comfortable doing whatever it takes to ship, learn, and iterate. • Clear, structured communicator who brings clarity to complex problems and decisions. • Passionate about Dropbox’s mission and excited to shape the future of digital work

🏖️ Benefits

• Health insurance • Retirement plans • Paid time off • Flexible work arrangements • Professional development opportunities