VP, Product
Toptal
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇨🇦 Canada
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Lead
Tech Stack
SQL
About the role
- 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
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
Product ManagementSoftware EngineeringAI product developmentSQLData analysisUser story writingAgile development methodologiesTechnical approachesPerformance improvement plansSystem-analyst techniques
Soft skills
LeadershipCommunicationMentoringCreativityAttention to detailAdaptabilityCollaborationProblem-solvingStrategic insightUser-centric approach