Product Portfolio Director – Digital Energy Products (Corvallis)
About Us We are the independent expert in assurance and risk management. Driven by our purpose, to safeguard life, property, and the environment, we empower our customers and their stakeholders with facts and reliable insights so that critical decisions can be made with confidence. As a trusted voice for many of the world’s most successful organizations, we use our knowledge to advance safety and performance, set industry benchmarks, and inspire and invent solutions to tackle global transformations. About Energy Systems We help customers navigate the complex transition to a decarbonized and more sustainable energy future. We do this by assuring that energy systems work safely and effectively, using solutions that are increasingly digital. We also help industries and governments to navigate the many complex, interrelated transitions taking place globally and regionally, in the energy industry. About The Role We are looking for a Digital Product Portfolio Director to shape the future of DNV's portfolio of digital products and data-driven solutions supporting critical energy infrastructure. This is a highly strategic leadership role for an experienced digital product professional who can operate across products, platforms, markets, and business lines. You will play a key role in helping DNV navigate the rapidly evolving energy landscape by ensuring our digital product portfolio continues to create value for customers, supports business growth, and strengthens our market position. The digital portfolio has evolved over time through a number of independent products, each addressing specific customer needs and market opportunities. As the portfolio matures, there is a significant opportunity to create greater value by strengthening strategic alignment, leveraging shared capabilities, and adopting a more platform-centric approach. You will play a pivotal role in shaping this evolution, working with Product Managers to help transform a collection of successful products into a more cohesive, scalable, and market-leading product ecosystem. What You Will Do Define and own the long-term digital product portfolio and platform strategy, aligning investments, product direction, and platform evolution with business objectives, customer needs, and market opportunities. Lead the transformation of independent product lines into a cohesive, platform-driven product ecosystem with a clear strategic identity, differentiated value proposition, and scalable operating model. Challenge, coach, and mentor product teams, implementing professional product management practices and ensuring portfolio-wide alignment around customer value, business outcomes, and long-term growth objectives. Drive portfolio investment, prioritization, and lifecycle decisions, balancing innovation, growth opportunities, platform development, modernization, and product rationalization. Establish strategic governance across the portfolio, ensuring product roadmaps contribute meaningfully to the long-term portfolio vision while enabling alignment between product, technology, and business priorities. Continuously assess portfolio performance to identify gaps, overlaps, risks, and emerging opportunities, recommending optimization actions that maximize customer impact, commercial value, and competitive advantage. Serve as the principal strategic advisor to Product, Technology, and Business teams, challenging and influencing portfolio investment decisions, strategic priorities, and long-term direction through insight, credibility, and market expertise. Success in this role requires a unique combination of digital product leadership, strategic thinking, commercial awareness, coaching and mentoring, and influence. You will partner with Product Managers, Technology leaders, Commercial teams, and senior stakeholders across the organization to guide decisions, challenge assumptions, and ensure the portfolio evolves in line with customer needs, market dynamics, and long-term business objectives. What we offer Generous paid time off (vacation, sick days, company holidays, personal days) Multiple Medical and Dental benefit plans to choose from, Vision benefits Spending accounts - FSA, Dependent Care, Commuter Benefits, company-seeded HSA Employer-paid, therapist-led, virtual care services through Talkspace 401(k) with company match Company provided life insurance, short-term, and long-term disability benefits Education reimbursement program Flexible work schedule with hybrid opportunities Charitable Matched Giving and Volunteer Rewards through our Impact Program Volunteer time off (VTO) paid by the company Career advancement opportunities Benefits vary based on position, tenure, location, and employee election DNV is a proud equal‑opportunity employer committed to building an inclusive and diverse workforce. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, or business need, without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. DNV is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunity, including providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. US applicants with a physical or mental disability who require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process may contact the North America Recruitment Department ([email protected]). Information received relating to accommodation will be addressed confidentially. For more information https://www.eeoc.gov/know-your-rights-workplace-discrimination-illegal About You 10 years of experience in Digital Product Management, including at least 5 years in Product Portfolio Management, with a proven track record of defining, scaling, and optimizing digital products and product portfolios within complex global organizations. Proven ability to coach, challenge and influence Product Managers and experience in implementing best practice in Product Management within diverse teams Experience in delivering results through cross-functional teams, ensuring product strategies and roadmaps align with portfolio objectives and deliver meaningful customer and business value. Experience in the energy sector, with a strong understanding of the customer challenges, market dynamics, and digitalization trends shaping the energy transition. Proven experience defining and executing product and portfolio strategies, translating customer needs, market opportunities, and business objectives into product vision, investment priorities, and measurable outcomes. Strong expertise in product portfolio and lifecycle management, including strategic prioritization, investment planning, portfolio optimization, product rationalization, and end‑of‑life decisions. Deep understanding of platform-based product models and product ecosystems, with experience leveraging shared capabilities, data, and technology platforms to drive scale, innovation, and consistency across multiple products. Strong strategic, analytical, and commercial acumen, with exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills and a demonstrated ability to influence senior leaders and drive alignment in complex matrix organizations without direct authority. Strong written and verbal English communication skills We conduct pre-employment drug and background screening Immigration-related employment benefits, for example visa sponsorship, are not available for this position* This role requires a strategic, forward‑looking mindset with a clear focus on long-term value creation. You operate comfortably in ambiguity, bringing structure, clarity, and focus to complex portfolio challenges and enabling effective decision‑making with incomplete information. Success depends on your ability to influence without authority—building trust, aligning diverse stakeholders, and driving outcomes through insight and credibility. A collaborative approach, constructive challenge, and a strong sense of ownership and accountability enable you to operate effectively as a senior individual contributor and drive impact through others. J-18808-Ljbffr
