Product Lead

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United Kingdom.

📋 Description

• Lead and actively participate in product evaluations for investment firms and portfolio companies throughout the EMEA investment lifecycle, from pre-closing due diligence to post-closing value enhancement and exit strategy preparation.

• Assess product strategy, roadmap, and market defensibility within EMEA regions.

• Evaluate the integration of AI and machine learning within products, articulating their implications for competitive advantage, risk management, and value generation.

• Analyze product-market alignment, customer segmentation, expansion potential, localization requirements, and growth assumptions across EMEA.

• Review the structure of product teams, their delivery capabilities, execution history, and organizational readiness for scaling.

• Conduct executive interviews, engage in customer discovery discussions, and collaborate with expert networks.

• Synthesize documentation, market analysis, customer feedback, and interviews into organized, investment-quality deliverables.

• Relay product and market dynamics to deal teams, investment committees, operating partners, and company leadership.

• Advise product leaders at portfolio companies on strategy, prioritization, localization, and capability enhancement following closure.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 15 years of product management experience, including substantial senior or executive leadership roles (Director, VP, CPO, or similar) at B2B software or SaaS firms operating in EMEA or on a global scale.

• Proven track record of delivering products at scale, managing product strategy, roadmap prioritization, and cross-functional execution in agile settings across regional or international markets.

• Practical experience in building or overseeing AI/ML-driven products, including AI product strategy, build/partner/buy decisions, model risk management, user trust, data protection, and user experience challenges within EMEA.

• Competence in critically assessing AI strategy, including data assets, model dependencies, technical differentiation, competitive risks, responsible AI practices, regulatory exposure, and AI-driven roadmap planning.

• Strong analytical skills utilizing market research, customer data, competitive intelligence, and regional market indicators.

• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills for converting product and technology complexities into clear narratives for non-technical executive audiences.

• Extensive experience in enterprise software, B2B SaaS, and the complete software development life cycle from discovery to delivery and growth.

• Adaptability to thrive in fast-paced, ambiguous environments across diverse markets and time zones.

• Previous management consulting, investment due diligence, or advisory experience supporting PE-backed companies in EMEA is preferred.

• Understanding of private equity investment models, transaction processes, and value creation frameworks utilized by EMEA investors is preferred.

• Experience with or advising PE-backed software firms through growth, operational enhancements, international expansion, or M&A activities across EMEA is preferred.

• Deep vertical domain knowledge in relevant EMEA sectors such as FinTech, HealthTech, GovTech, LegalTech, MarTech, HR Tech, industrial software, or compliance-focused software is preferred.

• Experience in building or scaling product organizations across distributed or multilingual teams is preferred.

• Exposure to sell-side advisory, exit strategy preparation, or investor-facing product storytelling is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Fully remote position available from any location within Europe.