Vice President of Product
Grow with Us
We’re not for everybody. We’re not for the faint of heart. We’re for the rich in spirit. Those that are passionate and have a hunger for excellence. Those that want to leave their mark on this world and are genuinely excited to be a part of something great.
We don’t hire for tenure or advanced degrees. We let them do what they're best at. We hire good people who are intelligent, ambitious, and have tremendous potential. And we promote on the same principles: if you excel in your role, you’ll move up. It’s that simple.
We love our team, and view them as extended family. We know how to work hard—and play hard. Centrally located in the Cherry Creek neighborhood, just outside of downtown Denver, our office offers westward views of the Rocky Mountains and easy access to a full-service gym, numerous grocery stores, and restaurants. We listen to our employees—and we fully understand that without them, we’d be nowhere.
If you’ve been searching for a place where you can make your ideas a reality, unleash your unbridled ambition, and grow with a likeminded talented team, we want to talk to you! The biggest benefit we offer may be tremendous opportunity—but of course, we have many benefits for our employees to enjoy.
Candidate Profile:
Summary/Objective:
We are looking for a VP of Product who will drive our product vision and roadmap. This person will report directly into the CEO and lead a team to innovate solutions. This person will form product vision as well as strategy and create plans to execute against that strategy. This person will be the primary decision maker and owner for the product roadmap, differentiation and market analysis. Success will be measured by customer and core business metrics that you will help define.
Essential Functions:
- Drive continuous innovation, leading the identification and evaluation of product improvement
- Lead, manage and mentor the entire product team
- Develop and maintain product roadmap based on short, mid, and long-term company goals, including new features and end-of-life for existing features
- Work cross-collaboratively with marketing, sales, account management, finance, and customer support to develop and manage go to market plans for new product features
- Work directly with engineering to build out prioritized backlog of product features and ensure quality assurance of new features
- Introduce and market new products by developing time-integrated plans with sales, marketing, and production
- Identify and implement new technologies and engineering practices to improve the overall effectiveness of the organization.
- Receive client input and translate requests to requirements, timeline, and quality assurance to ensure delivery to client expectations.
- Partner with the VP of Engineering on the strategy, overseeing high-level architectural decisions and guiding teams to successful execution on continuous infrastructure optimization efforts
- Achieve agreed-to targets for client satisfaction, as well as operational and financial metrics for success of our product and company overall
- Lead the evaluation of market, industry and competitive trends
- Serve as a critical member of the Senior Leadership team; facilitate collaboration across the business on the development and implementation of cross-functional processes and initiatives that support our corporate strategy
Skills and Qualifications:
- Proven track record of bringing new products to market by analyzing proposed product requirements and product development programs, preparing ROI analyses, and establishing time schedules with engineering
- Strong knowledge of product development and management, requirements and competitive analysis, and strategy pricing and planning
- Experience in working in fast-paced startups as well as large and/or enterprise software companies.
- Strong organization, planning and execution, with proven track record of success at meeting goals.
- Expert at cross-functional leadership, peer relationships as well as strong communication, verbal and written.
- Able to manage a budget effectively.
- Experienced with the agile development process grounded in metrics and user data
Required Education & Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, computer science or engineering
- 10+ years of progressive experience in product management, user experience and/or design management.
- 5+ years leading high-performing product teams
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Customer focus and data-oriented personality
- Proficient with all Microsoft Office applications
- Prior experience leading product for a software or technology-enabled service organization
- Proven success in information technology product that has delivered quantifiable success in market
- Track record building and leading high-performing, agile, cross-functional teams
- Strong executive presence and excellent verbal and written communication skills
The Usual Suspects:
- Medical, dental, supplemental, & vision Insurance
- 401k Plan
- Paid Holidays
- Unlimited paid vacation time
- Paid Sick Time
- Unpaid flex time
- Paid parking
Additional Perks:
- Paid gym membership
- Employer subsidized phone plans
- Free organic fruit, snacks, and beverages
- Paid volunteer opportunities
The Good Stuff:
- Deeply discounted hotel rates
- Some of the best parties you’ve ever been to
- Regular team building events & outings
- Craft brews and ciders on tap
- Arcade games, shuffle board, and more
- Open collaboration workspaces with views of the Rockies
- Free monthly massages
- Substantial recognition & rewards for work milestones