VP, Product

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VP of Product Management at Toptal overseeing product strategy and growth, ensuring customer-facing products meet business goals.

Responsibilities:

  • Own the overall strategy and roadmap for our technology and customer-facing products, enabling our Engineering teams to deliver effective solutions faster, and to improve the stability and performance of our systems.
  • Provide thought leadership, strategic insight, and clear communication (written and verbal) to your team and the rest of the organization on your product’s strategy and roadmap.
  • Track progress, assess risks, coordinate delivery, and actively communicate contingency and mitigation plans for the team.
  • Guide the prioritization of initiatives as the team scales.
  • Lead and grow a team of amazing Product Managers, helping them do the best work of their careers.
  • Help drive the Product Management practice and culture, both in how we work and the design of the organization.
  • Work cross-functionally with other teams such as Executives, Operations, and Legal to make sure their objectives are met, opinions are considered, and plans communicated.
  • Accomplish work objectives through leading and supervising other Toptal team members within the function or subfunction (or on the Product team).
  • Establish objectives and initiatives for the team, recommend the team’s structure and jobs, and organize, assign, delegate, oversee, and monitor work.
  • Coach and mentor team members, provide feedback, conduct performance reviews, and implement performance improvement plans, if needed.
  • Apply system-analyst techniques and procedures, including consulting with users to determine hardware, software, or systems functional specifications.
  • Work cross-functionally and with Product Managers to refine your product’s strategy, organize and prioritize your high-level roadmap and backlog.
  • Start collaborating closely with your Product teams.

Requirements:

  • A bachelor’s degree is required, preferably in a technical discipline (Computer Science, Information Systems, Mathematics, or Economics).
  • At least 10 years of proven software Product Management experience.
  • At least 3 years of experience leading other Product Managers.
  • Prior experience working as a Software Engineer is a strong plus.
  • Knowledge of AI product development processes is a plus.
  • Comfortable working with SQL or spreadsheets to analyze data, as well as conducting research with internal and external users.
  • Ability to creatively craft solutions through data and a user-centric approach.
  • Be meticulous and have a high bar for quality when writing user stories, brainstorming technical approaches, and testing a feature before it is released.
  • Be humble, willing to learn, and do whatever is needed to help us accomplish our goals.
  • Outstanding written and verbal communication skills.
  • Experience using agile development methodologies with globally distributed teams and the ability to keep up with a fast-paced and global company.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced, rapidly growing company and handle a wide variety of challenges, deadlines, and a diverse array of contacts.
  • You must be a world-class individual contributor to thrive at Toptal. You will not be here just to tell other people what to do.

Benefits:

  • Flexibility to work remotely
  • Professional development opportunities