Synthesize signals from users, competitors, and market trends into product insight that goes beyond explicit requests, and keep that understanding current rather than point-in-time.
Articulate a desired future state to build momentum, validate the vision, and inspire your team.
Build an evidence-based case for what your team should prioritize and frame it in commercial terms to build internal alignment and excitement.
Define the product as much by what it won't do as what it will, and hold that line under pressure with clear, defensible reasoning.
Drive execution and keep a clear product rhythm.
Run a transparent cadence: what's on track, what's struggling, and what concrete actions are already in motion.
Surface risks and opportunities early with a recommended path already in hand. Don't wait to be asked.
Own a measurement framework that ties product decisions to business outcomes.
Track whether leading indicators are moving, keep an honest ongoing view of whether bets are paying off, and communicate results in a way that lands with different audiences.
Develop the team.
Directly manage and develop two PMs, not just delegating tasks, but building their capability, modeling strong product thinking, and giving direct, useful feedback.
Bring new skills and frameworks that raise the whole team's game.
Partner across the org.
Earn technical credibility with engineering, engage with tradeoffs on the merits, and unblock cross-team dependencies through relationships rather than escalation.
Be someone customers and executives seek out: simplify complexity, tell a clear story, handle tough questions, and generate buy-in without overselling.
Requirements
8+ years in product management, including 2+ years directly managing and developing other PMs, ideally in fast-growing B2B SaaS.
A track record of navigating ambiguous, high-stakes decisions with a clear framework — weighing long
vs. short-term tradeoffs, considering second-order effects, and revisiting calls when the outcome reveals something new.
Strong data fluency: you define success metrics, connect them to business results, and hold yourself honest about whether the numbers are moving.
Enough technical depth to earn credibility with engineers and engage substantively on architecture and tradeoffs.
Sharp customer and market intuition, and the communication skills to make complex ideas simple for customers, peers, and executives alike.
A real bias for action, balanced with the judgment to say no and the discipline to see things through.