Company Overview:
We are a high-growth, pre-IPO AI startup, born from Stanford innovation and focused on revolutionizing industries with cutting-edge AI technologies. As we transition to selling AI-driven software services, we're on the cusp of rapid expansion and seeking a Chief Product Officer (CPO) to take charge of our product vision and strategy. This is a unique opportunity to join at a pivotal moment, offering significant equity with tremendous upside potential.
Role Overview:
As the Chief Product Officer (CPO), you will drive the product strategy for our AI solutions, managing the entire product lifecycle from ideation to market success. You will work closely with the CEO, CTO, and key stakeholders to define and execute on a product roadmap that aligns with the company’s growth objectives and long-term vision. In this role, you’ll build a high-performance product team, refine our go-to-market strategy, and ensure we are delivering innovative, scalable AI products.
Key Responsibilities:
- Product Strategy: Develop and own the product vision and roadmap, ensuring alignment with the company's growth objectives and market opportunities.
- Product Development: Lead the end-to-end product lifecycle, from concept and design through to development, launch, and continuous improvement.
- Team Leadership: Build, manage, and mentor a world-class product management team that can execute at scale.
- Collaboration: Partner with engineering, design, marketing, and business teams to ensure seamless product execution and go-to-market success.
- Market Insights: Conduct in-depth market analysis and research to stay ahead of industry trends, customer needs, and competitive dynamics.
- Customer Focus: Ensure that customer feedback and market demands drive product improvements and feature development.
- Growth & Scale: Lead the strategy to scale products in line with the company's pre-IPO expansion, preparing for mass adoption and market leadership.
- Stakeholder Communication: Effectively communicate product vision, strategy, and progress to leadership, investors, and the board.
Qualifications:
- Proven track record as a Chief Product Officer or senior product executive at a high-growth tech startup, ideally within AI, SaaS, or enterprise software.
- Extensive experience in building and scaling innovative products, with a deep understanding of AI, machine learning, and data science applications.
- Exceptional leadership skills, with a demonstrated ability to build and manage product teams in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
- Strong business acumen with experience navigating pre-IPO growth and preparing products for large-scale market launches.
- Expertise in customer-centric product development, with a focus on driving user adoption and satisfaction.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, capable of translating complex technical concepts into business strategy.
- A passion for AI and emerging technologies, with the vision to lead transformative product initiatives.
Why Join Us?
- Equity-Only: As an equity-only position, you'll gain substantial ownership in a fast-growing company with huge potential upon IPO.
- Innovative Environment: Be part of a cutting-edge AI startup at the forefront of industry innovation.
- Leadership Role: Shape the product strategy and growth of a company positioned to lead the AI revolution.
- Pre-IPO Upside: Play a critical role in our journey to IPO, with significant equity upside as the company scales.
If you're a product visionary with a passion for AI and a desire to lead at a critical moment in a company's growth, we want to hear from you!