Product Lead
Core
Own product outcomes for 2 to 5 vertical market software companies as a hands-on, founding product leader embedded in each business, shipping software directly into operations.
Role type
Senior IC Product Lead (Vertical Market SaaS)
Builds
Production software systems and AI-native platforms for niche industries
Domain
Vertical market software / B2B SaaS / Private Equity portfolio
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Roadmapping, sprint planning, spec writing, prioritization frameworks, customer discovery, stakeholder management without direct authority, systems thinking, cross-portfolio playbook creation
Preferred skills
Ex-founder background, leading and developing other PMs, commercial mindset, private equity/rollup experience
Technologies
AI-native platforms, vertical market software stacks
Responsibilities
Own product outcomes for multiple portfolio companies simultaneously, lead quarterly and annual planning, build and maintain roadmaps balancing customer needs and business goals, drive sprint planning and execution, develop prioritization frameworks for executives, build customer feedback systems, coordinate feature launches across functions, coach developers and designers, distill learnings into cross-portfolio playbooks, partner with GMs and founders to set product vision, contribute to broader AI platform by surfacing patterns
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with potential to lead teams and set industry standards