Head of Technical Product
You will define and own product vision and strategy for core business systems, translating goals into roadmaps and measurable outcomes. You will build, lead, and mentor Product Managers while remaining hands-on in solution design and delivery. You will lead technical discovery, drive architecture decisions, and partner closely with Engineering on APIs, data pipelines, integrations, and scalability. You will evaluate build vs. buy trade-offs, manage technical debt, and apply emerging technologies including AI to improve internal workflows and product capabilities. You will communicate priorities and influence stakeholders to ensure products meet business needs.
Responsibilities
- Define and own product vision and strategy
- Build, lead, and develop a team of Product Managers
- Set and own product priorities and maintain the product backlog
- Use customer insights and data to shape product decisions
- Drive end-to-end solution architecture alignment across products
- Evaluate and make trade-off decisions across build vs. buy and technical debt
- Lead technical discovery and solution design for cross-functional initiatives
- Partner with Engineering to define system boundaries and integration patterns
- Apply industry trends and AI responsibly to product capabilities
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience building and owning products, platforms, or systems
- Experience leading and developing product teams
- Demonstrated ability to define product direction in ambiguous environments
- Strong technical fluency across APIs, data models, integrations, and distributed systems
- Experience building or scaling products involving data platforms, workflows, or AI/ML
- Track record of making tradeoff decisions balancing speed, quality, and long-term considerations
- Strong communication and influence across technical and business stakeholders
- Experience operating in a scaling environment
- Familiarity with financial services or other regulated industries is a plus
- Experience working in engineering-adjacent roles or closely with technical architecture teams
- Scrum Certification (preferred)