Chief Product Officer

The Chief Product Officer (CPO) role is responsible for establishing a product operating model built around empowered, cross-functional product teams that are accountable for solving real user and business problems. The CPO is expected to champion outcomes over outputs, continuous product discovery, evidence-based decision making, and the practice of measuring success by the value delivered to agencies and the public rather than by the volume of features shipped.

What You Will Do

The CPO will lead and develop the leaders of each functional team, hold them accountable for product outcomes, and remove barriers to execution. The CPO will also actively use artificial intelligence as a core tool of the position, applying AI to accelerate product discovery, analyze portfolio performance and user data, synthesize stakeholder input, support prioritization decisions, and identify opportunities for innovation and efficiency across the enterprise product portfolio.

Why It Might Be a Fit

The CPO will serve as the primary product strategy executive for SITSD, partnering with the Deputy CIO, State CIO, fellow Chief Officers, and agency CIOs to ensure Montana's technology products are user-centered, strategically prioritized, and positioned to deliver meaningful outcomes statewide.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Business, Public Administration, or a related field
• Seven years of progressively responsible experience in product management, technology strategy, or enterprise IT leadership, including at least three years in an executive or senior leadership role overseeing technology teams and functions

Benefits

• Work/life Balance
• Health Coverage
• Retirement plans
• Paid Vacation and Sick Leave and Holidays
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)