SVP, Product

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

📋 Description

• Lead the Product, Design, and AI Enablement teams by establishing strategy, setting priorities, defining decision rights, and determining the operating cadence.

• Transform insights on emerging technologies, behaviors, and opportunities into actionable product decisions and experiments.

• Collaborate with business leaders to convert company and functional goals into product opportunities, desired outcomes, and investment decisions.

• Elevate the standards of product management through clear expectations, effective coaching, and accountability measures.

• Develop a clear process to transition promising experiments into sustainable, supported products.

• Create a product operating model for assessing, prioritizing, and scaling AI-enabled ideas.

• Integrate local workflows, AI Enablement support, and durable products or shared capabilities across Axios.

• Assist in defining what Axios develops and how the company operates.

• Report directly to the CTO and act as a reliable partner to the CTO and senior leadership.

⛳️ Requirements

• Serve as a trusted partner to senior leaders, capable of challenging assumptions, articulating a clear perspective, making tough trade-offs, and driving decision-making processes.

• Possess a clear vision for the trajectory of product development and how Axios can thrive amidst the rapidly changing technology landscape.

• Exhibit demonstrated fluency in AI, including personal use of AI to enhance work efficiency, prototype ideas, and transform AI capabilities into practical products and workflows.

• Have significant senior product leadership experience in software, information services, media, or other dynamic environments.

• Proven ability to unite Product and Design teams effectively.

• Show technical fluency across product strategy, workflows, tools, data, and production trade-offs.

• Experience in prioritizing and managing portfolios across various stakeholders.

• A track record of converting prototypes and experiments into long-lasting, supported products.

• Possess the judgment to establish useful governance without creating bottlenecks.

• Ability to differentiate a significant product opportunity from an intriguing AI demonstration.

🏝️ Benefits

• 25% bonus.

• 401(k) plan with employer matching.

• Comprehensive PPO and High Deductible health insurance options available through the Blue Cross Blue Shield network.

• Employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts (HSA) for those opting for the high deductible health plan.

• Dental and vision insurance coverage.

• Paid leave for primary caregivers for 12 weeks.

• Additional leave of 6-8 weeks for birth-givers, depending on the type of delivery, totaling 18-20 weeks of continuous leave.

• Generous vacation policy along with recognized holidays.

• One mental health day off each quarter.

• Annual budget for learning and development opportunities.

• Monthly stipend of $100 for work-from-home expenses.

• Access to tele-mental health services through Headspace.

• Membership with OneMedical, which includes tele-health services.

• Personal health advocacy resources provided by HealthAdvocate.

• Inclusive benefits for fertility, hormonal health, and family planning through Carrot Fertility.

• Access to the Axios “Family Fund,” designed to offer financial support to employees facing financial difficulties or emergencies.

• Enhanced work flexibility for parents and caregivers.

• Virtual company-sponsored social activities.

• A supportive and positive work environment.

• A strong commitment to promoting an open, inclusive, and diverse workplace culture.

• Continuous learning opportunities to ensure responsible and effective use of AI tools.