DraftKings

Associate Director, Product

DraftKings$160K — $200K *
Enterprise Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent education and experience.
  • 8+ years in Product Management with emphasis on leading teams at large-scale companies.
  • Proven experience with customer identity, authentication, and account management platforms.
  • Strong grasp of platform architecture, security principles, and regulatory matters related to identity management.
  • Ability to influence senior leaders and unify cross-functional teams toward strategic goals.
  • Analytical mindset to leverage data for prioritizing product investments.
  • Experience mentoring and developing high-performing Product Management teams.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and inspire a team of Product Managers, promoting ownership and collaboration.
  • Define the long-term strategy and roadmap for Access & Identity products.
  • Own the product portfolio ensuring alignment with company goals and platform strategy.
  • Collaborate with Engineering, Design, and other teams to deliver secure identity experiences.
  • Drive onboarding and authentication strategies to enhance customer acquisition and retention.
  • Utilize insights and data to optimize the identity customer experience.
  • Represent the Access & Identity organization to senior leadership, influencing key decisions.

Benefits

  • Guidance to obtain necessary state gaming licenses as part of employment.
  • Access to competitive bonus and equity options based on performance.
  • Engagement with a publicly traded technology company, enhancing career visibility.
  • Opportunities to work on impactful identity management across a vast customer base.
Full Job Description
The Crown Is Yours

As an Associate Director, Product, Access & Identity, you'll lead the strategy and execution for the platforms that power how customers create accounts, authenticate, and manage their identities across our ecosystem. You'll set the long-term vision for Access & Identity while leading a team of Product Managers responsible for foundational customer experiences that support growth, security, and regulatory compliance. Working closely with Engineering, Design, Analytics, Legal, and business stakeholders, you'll align teams around shared priorities and deliver experiences that serve millions of customers. Your leadership will help define the future of authentication, identity, and account management across our platform.


What you'll do as an Associate Director, Product, Access & Identity
  • Lead, develop, and inspire a team of Product Managers, fostering a culture of ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
  • Define and drive the long-term product strategy and roadmap for Access & Identity, balancing customer experience, platform scalability, security, and regulatory requirements.
  • Own the Access & Identity product portfolio, ensuring investments across authentication, account management, onboarding, and identity services align with company priorities and long-term platform strategy.
  • Partner closely with Engineering, Design, Analytics, Legal, Operations, and Responsible Gaming teams to deliver secure, compliant, and customer-centric identity experiences.
  • Drive the strategy for customer onboarding, authentication, and account management experiences that improve acquisition, engagement, retention, and operational efficiency.
  • Use customer insights, experimentation, and performance data to identify opportunities to improve identity experiences and inform product investment decisions.
  • Represent the Access & Identity organization in senior leadership and executive forums, influencing strategic direction, investment decisions, and cross-functional prioritization.
  • Raise the bar for product management by establishing best practices for roadmap planning, stakeholder communication, team development, and product execution.

What you'll bring

  • Bachelor's Degree or any suitable combination of education, experience, and training.
  • At least 8 years of experience in Product Management at a large-scale, growth-oriented company, including at least 4 years leading and developing high-performing Product Management teams.
  • Deep experience defining product strategy, building long-term roadmaps, and delivering complex platform capabilities across cross-functional organizations.
  • Experience leading customer identity, authentication, account management, onboarding, or access-related platforms across web and mobile experiences.
  • Strong understanding of platform architecture, security principles, authentication technologies, and regulatory considerations related to identity management.
  • Proven ability to influence senior leaders, align cross-functional teams, and drive strategic decisions across complex organizations.
  • Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills, with experience using data and customer insights to prioritize investments and measure business impact.
  • Experience building high-performing Product Management teams through coaching, mentorship, and thoughtful career development.

We’re a publicly traded (NASDAQ: DKNG) technology company headquartered in Boston. As a regulated gaming company, you may be required to obtain a gaming license issued by the appropriate state agency as a condition of employment. Don’t worry, we’ll guide you through the process if this is relevant to your role.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is 160,000.00 USD - 200,000.00 USD, plus bonus, equity, and benefits as applicable. Our ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The compensation information displayed on each job posting reflects the range for new hire pay rates for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific pay range and how that was determined during the hiring process.

About DraftKings

DraftKings is an American daily fantasy sports contest and sports betting operator. The company allows users to enter daily and weekly fantasy sports–related contests and win money based on individual player performances in five major American sports, Premier League and UEFA Champions League soccer, NASCAR auto racing, Canadian Football League, the XFL, mixed martial arts and Tennis. In August 2018, DraftKings launched DraftKings Sportsbook in New Jersey becoming the first legal mobile sports betting operator in the state. Since launching in New Jersey, DraftKings has opened mobile sports betting operations in Indiana, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and opened in New Hampshire December 30, 2019 after reaching contract with the New Hampshire Lottery. Retail sports betting is available in Iowa, Mississippi and New York. DraftKings Sportsbook mobile and retail sports betting products allow bettors in each state engage in betting for most major U.S. and international sports. As of April 2016, the majority of U.S. states consider fantasy sports a game of skill and not gambling. In November 2016, FanDuel and DraftKings, the two largest companies in the daily fantasy sports industry, reached an agreement to merge. However the merger was terminated in July 2017 due to it being blocked by the Federal Trade Commission as the combined company would have controlled a 90 percent of the market for daily fantasy sports. As of July 2017, DraftKings had eight million users.
Learn more about DraftKings
Size
3,400 employees
Market Cap
$4.9 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$577.9 million
Revenue
$292.3 million
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