What are the responsibilities and job description for the Venture Head of Product position at UP.Labs?
Overview :
As our Venture Head of Product, you will manage the product scope with our corporate partners to build game-changing mobility startups; inclusive of partnering with business operations, engineering, and design.
The perfect candidate is someone who understands what it takes to build outstanding products at early-stage startups, and is a highly technical product leader. Beyond the intangibles of sound decision-making and leadership in an ambiguous environment, our model additionally asks Product Leads to be experts in identifying distinct insights and shaping product concepts within big opportunities. With this in mind, high caliber user research, prototype testing, feature prioritization, roadmap development, and sprint execution skills are must-haves.
Our product managers have the mindset to build. They are organizational masterminds who excel in managing procedures and deadlines every step of the way. Working in collaboration with design and engineering teams, they drive a lean and agile development process, ensuring the seamless delivery of a product that achieves maximum value for users and equity holders alike.
In this role you will :
- Act as the voice of the customer in the definition of innovative digital solutions as well as ensure the use of best practices in the development delivery of these solutions.
- Champion the MVP concept, distilling the product down to what is desirable, viable, and feasible.
- In some ventures, assume the role of the interim general manager responsible for the successful execution of the entire venture.
- Construct robust user research efforts to identify key personas, pain points, needs, and journeys.
- Provide insights into product, technology, and market trends.
- Develop feature lists, user stories, and roadmaps.
- Lead the strategic planning and prioritization of the product roadmap, taking into consideration capital spend against budget.
- Gather and manage product feedback through surveys, concept testing, analytics tools, and A / B testing.
- Monitor and report on product KPIs.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to scope, design, concept test, and deliver innovative solutions.
You should have :
UP.Labs Summary :
We build high-growth technology startups that enable faster, cleaner, and safer movement of people and goods. Our vision is to transform the moving world by pairing leading corporations and entrepreneurs with a proven methodology for launching and scaling software and hardware companies.
Our platform is unique in three ways :
We work with corporate investors over a multi-year period to launch a portfolio of mobility-focused ventures. Our team is dedicated to the first year of a new venture's life cycle : from ideation to minimum viable product build (and beyond) to recruiting and hiring the full-time team who will scale the business. We rapidly ideate concepts from scratch and vet them for early indicators of product-market fit.
Location : Santa Monica, CA
Hybrid Work Environment : In-office from Monday-Thursday; remote on Fridays
Travel : 6 weeks per year
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