What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director of Product position at Life.Church?
The Director of Product is primarily responsible for leading a cross-functional product team focused on growing and sustaining generosity through our digital platforms. This role drives the digital generosity product strategy and execution across both Life.Church and YouVersion, develops the team, stewards the vision, and ensures alignment with organizational outcomes. The Director leads product managers, product designers, engineers, and supporting contractors, focusing on creating digital experiences that invite and encourage generosity. This role is responsible for collaborating with their Central Team Leader to cast vision, provide direction, and lead ministry efforts within their area of influence to outcomes that further Life.Church’s mission and reach people for Christ.
At Life.Church, we exist to lead people to become fully devoted followers of Christ. It’s been our mission since 1996 and has guided us every day. Leading people isn’t just an expectation; it’s a necessity. It’s a cornerstone of our culture. That's why we’re always seeking leaders—leaders like you—to bring your skills to life. We are one church meeting in multiple locations, and we want to help you become the person God made you to be.
The Digital Product Team leverages technology to reach people worldwide, connecting them to our ministry and each other through our website, apps, and all Life.Church locations. Our apps serve our attenders by connecting them with our church and helping facilitate their growth as a fully devoted follower of Christ. It doesn't get much better than that!
What You'll Do
- Lead the strategy, roadmap, and delivery of digital generosity experiences across Life.Church and YouVersion.
- Develop product strategies and outcome-driven roadmaps focused ongrowing new givers, retaining existing givers, growing the generosity of existing givers, and growing recurring giving.
- Collaborate with Finance, Giving Operations, Generosity, Life.Church Communications, YouVersion, and church leadership to ensure product strategies align with generosity goals and mission impact.
- Directly lead and develop a cross-functional team of product managers, product designers, and engineers.
- Support product teams in creating cohesive and effective team rituals (planning, retros, standups, delivery).
- Ensure product discovery and delivery work is grounded in both user needs and technical feasibility.
- Oversee team structure, scaling, hiring, and contractor/vendor partnerships for generosity initiatives.
- Provide direct coaching, mentorship, and career development to Digital Generosity product managers, designers, and engineers.
- Promote a culture focused on speed of delivery, curiosity, stewardship, and ownership across the team.
- Conduct regular 1:1s, goal planning, and feedback conversations with Digital Generosity product managers, designers, and engineers.
- Encourage experimentation and a culture of iterative learning.
- Ensure cross-team coordination, sequencing, and clarity of ownership across the Life.Church and YouVersion teams and products.
- Lead and refine team operating cadence, including planning cycles, roadmap reviews, and team health practices.
- Contribute to budgeting, resource planning, and contractor management in partnership with Finance and Digital Product operations.
- Represent digital generosity initiatives in organizational planning and leadership forums.
- Drive alignment and visibility through clear storytelling, transparency, and measurable outcomes.
- Serve as a key voice in sharing progress, learnings, and pivots related to digital generosity across stakeholders.
Skills Needed to Succeed
- Ability to self-motivate, make independent decisions, and solve problems with innovation.
- Effective at time management to meet strict deadlines while remaining flexible and open to change.
- Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills to clearly explain complicated processes and foster partnerships at all levels of an organization.
- Effective at project management, including process and organizational management to coordinate, structure, and provide vision to projects.
- Strong leadership skills and understanding of developing and guiding others across multiple disciplines (especially product, design, and engineering).
- Ability to translate abstract goals into executable strategies and team focus.
- Strategic thinker with a heart for the Life.Church mission and the spiritual impact of generosity.
- High school diploma or GED.
- Bachelor’s Degree in a related field preferred.
- 7 years of experience in digital product leadership.
- 2 years of experience in people management, including cross-functional teams (product management, design, engineering).
- Experience in digital product strategy, discovery, and iterative delivery.
- Experience driving measurable outcomes in user behavior, particularly within giving or e-commerce contexts.
- Demonstrated success in growing user engagement or recurring behavior through digital platforms.
- Experience leading digital experiences related to generosity or e-commerce preferred.
Benefits We Offer
・ Paid parental leave, including maternity, paternity, and adoption leave.
・ Generous employer-paid leave for the use of vacation, sick time, and other qualifying reasons.
・ Innovative and comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance that provides team members with useful resources and savings to navigate their holistic health.
・ Life insurance policy provided for all staff members at 2x annual salary at no cost. Additional life insurance coverage is available to purchase.
・ Short-Term and Long-Term disability is covered at 100% for full-time qualified staff members.
・ Comprehensive wellness and mental health benefits allow staff to proactively invest in their physical and emotional health.
・ Generous 401(k) retirement plan allowing a team member to have up to 12.5% (including employee contribution, employer match, and employer discretionary contribution) contributed into their account in their first year. It doesn’t stop there—the more years on staff, the greater the investment!
・ $160 annually in development dollars for team members to invest in their professional growth.
・ Casual dress and work environment.
・ And much more!
Our Beliefs, Culture, and Commitment to Diversity
At Life.Church, every staff member, and intern is a minister and is expected to engage in the church's ministry fully. We consider ministry readiness and an individual’s capacity to represent Life.Church’s beliefs as a minister during the selection process for all staff and intern positions. An essential function within every position held by a staff member or intern at Life.Church is to uphold and represent the beliefs of Life.Church. Learn more about what we believe at Life.Church.
While we unite around our mission, we know unity doesn’t mean uniformity. Our calling is too great, and our mission is too important not to be intentional about strengthening our team through diversity. We know that diverse perspectives in race, ethnicity, background, age, and gender are essential to reaching the world for Christ. To learn more about how we strengthen our team through diversity, visit our careers page.
All data collected in our application process, from resume collection to application questions, is used for recruitment purposes only.
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