Director of Product – AI Insights & Automation

Mimica

Head of Product leading the product function and strategy at Mimica, an AI scale-up. Collaborate with C-suite and product teams to ensure product-market fit and growth.

Posted 6/23/2026full-timeRemote • New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define, own, and champion the global product strategy and macro-level roadmap, including identifying gaps, shaping priorities, and long-term vision in partnership with the C-suite.
Document and communicate the product vision and strategy to improve clarity and alignment, and turn informal decisions into clear direction.
Mentor and develop Product Managers and Designers, and define career ladders and growth paths to assure the progression and upskilling of our team.
Support and unblock your team when needed to maintain a healthy, sustainable, and high-performing team.
Improve the operating model of the product function: prioritize and plan rituals; bring customer, market, and competitive insights earlier in the decision-making process and inform investment decisions.
Align stakeholders and build consensus when priorities or opinions conflict.
Handle executive and customer escalations and protect team focus when leadership or Sales pressure disrupts the roadmap.
Ensure we retain a culture of strong ownership, transparency, and initiative while assuring business goals are met.
Forecast future team capacity needs, and partner with the People team to hire top-tier talent to build an effective and well-balanced Product organisation.

Requirements

What you’ll need

A product leader who has operated as Head of Product, Director of Product, or VP of Product in a comparable Scale-up environment.
Experience building and managing one of the following technical Enterprise products or categories: data-heavy, process optimisation, AI, or automation products.
A strong people leader with a track record of coaching and mentoring both Product Managers and Product Designers.
Strong stakeholder management skills, particularly driving alignment between senior leaders in Engineering and Commercial functions.
Experience in building products powered by in-house developed ML/AI technology.
Excellent judgment on prioritization and roadmap decisions, especially when hard trade-offs are required.
Strong product and commercial instinct, and a clear commitment to customer value.
Confidence handling disagreement, aligning diverse stakeholders, and navigating ambiguity with maturity.
Experience working successfully in an international and multicultural team
Excellent written and spoken English, with the ability to communicate technical ideas clearly to different audiences.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Generous compensation + stock options - aligned with our internal framework, market data, and individual skills.
Company-issued laptop, remote setup stipend, and co-working budget
Flexible schedules and location
Ample paid time off, in addition to local public holidays
Enhanced parental leave
Health & retirement benefits
Annual learning & development budget
Annual workaways and regular virtual & in-person socials
Opportunity to contribute to groundbreaking projects that shape the future of work

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Hard Skills & Tools

product strategyroadmap developmentdata-heavy productsprocess optimizationAI productsautomation productsML technologyproduct managementstakeholder managementprioritization

Soft Skills

mentoringcoachingalignmentconflict resolutioncommunicationjudgmentleadershipnavigating ambiguityteam buildingcultural awareness