The VP of Product is responsible for defining and executing the product vision, strategy, and roadmap across the organization. You will own the full product lifecycle—from discovery to delivery to commercial success—ensuring the product delivers measurable value to customers and the business. This role involves leading, mentoring, and developing the Product function while collaborating closely with the Executive Team, Technology, Commercial, Operations, and Customer teams.
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A key focus of this position is developing a clear product strategy, translating it into actionable plans, and ensuring exceptional execution in an agile, fast-paced startup environment. You will combine strategic thinking with a hands-on approach, shaping product direction while also refining product requirements and prioritizing development as needed.
Responsibilities:
- Lead the definition, communication, and execution of the product strategy and roadmap, ensuring alignment with company goals and market direction.
- Define clear product objectives, KPIs, and success metrics; track and review these to inform data-driven decisions.
- Manage the product backlog to balance customer value, commercial outcomes, and technical feasibility.
- Oversee the full product lifecycle, including discovery, validation, design, development, launch, iteration, and optimization.
- Develop high-quality product requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria that communicate scope, value, and expected outcomes.
- Partner closely with the Technology team to drive efficient delivery, managing timelines, dependencies, and resource allocation.
- Build a deep understanding of customer needs and behaviors through continuous discovery and research.
- Identify and execute opportunities to improve adoption, engagement, satisfaction, and retention.
- Lead the planning and execution of product launches, ensuring operational readiness across internal teams.
- Represent the company in key customer, partner, and stakeholder conversations to gather insights and strengthen relationships.
- Mentor and support Product team members, ensuring clarity of ownership and high performance.
- Foster a product culture grounded in experimentation and customer-centric thinking.
- Establish and maintain strong product governance, ensuring quality standards and compliance with regulatory requirements.
Requirements:
- 10+ years of product leadership experience, with a minimum of 7 years in B2B SaaS or Fintech.
- Proven experience owning product strategy and roadmap at the company or business-unit level.
- Strong track record of successfully launching and scaling SaaS products.
- Solid understanding of software development processes and agile methodologies.
- Experience in fintech is highly desirable, with a focus on accounting, payments, or expense management.
- Hands-on experience with Jira or similar product management tools.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business, or related field (MBA is advantageous).
