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Head of Product (Start-Up)

Posted 21 April 2020
SalarySGD 70000 to SGD 110000 + significant equity options
LocationSingapore
Job type Permanent
DisciplineBanking & InsuranceVenture Capital & Private Equity
ReferenceAK/HOP/SUP/SG

Job Description

  • Unique opportunity to join a Sequoia backed start-up as they gear up for go live
  • Senior position, directly managing a growing team across technology
  • Excellent career progression and significant equity options available

This role is for a Head of Product in an early-stage start up. The company’s core offering is an interface that connects small businesses with suppliers through an easy to use yet highly versatile mobile app.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Act as the Head of Product, and sole voice of the technology team, reporting into founder and CEO
  • End to end Product Management capabilities, including working with users to understand needs and gaps in the product offering, managing roadmap, running sprints, managing back log, building out capabilities, etc 
  • Lead the growing team across product, including Engineers, UI/X, QAs and Product Managers 
  • Act as the right-hand person to the CEO, being the 2nd most senior person in the business and the "go to" person for all things tech related.

As this is a start-up, you'll be expected to perform more than just the job description. To succeed in this role, you'll be passionate about tech but also a "people" person, being able to work in a hands-on way.

Key Requirements:

  • At least 5 years of work experience, or otherwise significant top tier education to demonstrate skillset (e.g. MBA from accredited school, Master’s degree, etc)
  • Entrepreneurial mindset: prior experience in launching industry changing products, or running your own company 
  • Able to be hands on and lead the team from the front (aka lead by example)
  • Customer centric and passionate about tech is an absolute must
  • Excellent communication skills in English
  • Fluent in Indonesian, or another ASEAN language, would be a very strong plus

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