Director of Product

About the company

Our client is a fast-growing software company.

The role

Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Lead the product function in a hands-on capacity, shaping the roadmap, overseeing delivery and measuring results. The role reports to the CEO and partners closely with engineering and go-to-market leaders. Over time you will also recruit and develop a product team.

What you'll do

• Own the product roadmap across several offerings and write specs that engineers can build from.
• Manage delivery by setting timelines, coordinating releases and keeping a single prioritized list of defects.
• Guide product design and grow a two-sided platform so that users stay engaged and contributors are rewarded.
• Convert client feedback into prioritized plans while satisfying the security, privacy and compliance expectations of large organizations.
• Check whether each release met its goals and use the findings to decide what comes next.
• Recruit and build out the product team as the business scales.

Requirements

What we're looking for

• 8+ years of product management experience.
• Experience taking a product from zero to one at a high-growth startup.
• Fluency with modern AI tools and agents.
• Experience leading and managing a product team.
• Bachelor's degree.
• Ability to work on-site five days a week.

Bonus points

• Experience as a founding product manager or first product hire at an AI company.
• Prior engineering background.

Benefits

Compensation and benefits

• Base salary: USD 200,000 to 300,000 per year
• Equity

Location and work model

• San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States
• On-site, 5 days per week in office
• Full-time