VP of Product

zerohash • Chicago, NY

6d • Remote

About The Position

About the Role zerohash is seeking an experienced VP of Product to lead one of the teams of the product organization and play a crucial role in setting product strategy, prioritizing features, and coordinating resources to ensure we deliver products that align with our vision, mission, and business goals. The ideal candidate can translate our company vision into longer-term roadmaps, has excellent project management skills, is a problem solver, an excellent communicator, a leader, and is driven to optimize. You should have experience leading agile development efforts in a high-growth company or an emerging category. If you are passionate about having a massive impact in a high-growth startup in one of the most exciting markets in decades, this role offers challenges and rewards in equal measure. #LI-Remote

Requirements

• Minimum of 10 years experience in Product Management, with at least 5 years in a leadership role.
• Strong background in FinTech, payments, blockchain, or financial markets, with a deep understanding of the challenges and opportunities in these sectors.
• Proven ability to develop product and marketing strategies and effectively communicate recommendations to executive management.
• Ability to understand and discuss technical concepts with engineering teams
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to distill complex ideas into clear, concise, and actionable tasks.
• Demonstrated expertise in project management methodologies and tools, particularly Jira
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills – you can string together a SQL query
• Experience with testing/integrating to APIs

Nice To Haves

• Expertise in payments
• Experience at a banking-as-a-service, brokerage-as a service, payment-as-a-service business
• Experience in a fast-paced startup environment

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the product strategy and roadmap in alignment with the company's overall strategic goals.
• Lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing team of Product Managers, fostering a culture of creativity, collaboration, and meticulous project management.
• Oversee all stages of the product life cycle, from conception through launch, and ensure continuous delivery of valuable solutions to our customers.
• Lead cross-functional teams, working closely with Engineering, Sales, Marketing, and other departments to translate business needs into product requirements.
• Maintain a deep understanding of the cryptocurrency, payments, and overall financial infrastructure markets to inform our product strategy.
• Manage and prioritize the product backlog and roadmap, ensuring that resources are allocated effectively to deliver high-impact projects on time and on budget.
• Provide project management subject matter expertise and support for large and complex programs.

Benefits

• Healthcare Insurance: zerohash covers roughly 100% of employee premiums as well as a portion of spouse/children (U.S. only)
• Vision & Dental Insurance (U.S. only)
• Chance to earn equity
• Maternity & Paternity leave (after 6 months)
• WeWork All Access Membership
• WFH Yearly Stipend
• L&D Yearly Stipend (after 6 months)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive
• Education Level: No Education Listed