Director of Product Management

Job Summary

Hiive is seeking a Director of Product Management to lead our product strategy and scale our product organization. Reporting to an experienced leader, you will manage a team of Product Managers, optimize our software development lifecycle, and ensure alignment with business goals and market dynamics.

Responsibilities

• Define and evangelize the product roadmap, ensuring alignment with Hiive's long-term business goals and market conditions.
• Partner with the Director of Product Design and Engineering to optimize the software development lifecycle, ensuring smooth transitions from discovery to delivery.
• Recruit, mentor, and scale a team of Product Managers, fostering a culture of rigorous thinking, data-driven decision-making, and "extreme ownership."
• Act as the primary bridge between Product and cross-functional partners in Sales, Marketing, and Operations to ensure successful go-to-market execution.
• Implement and refine mental models for prioritization, balancing customer delight, technical debt, and revenue growth.
• Establish a gold standard for using data to validate hypotheses and measure the return on investment of shipped features.

Requirements

• 10+ years of Product Management experience, with at least 3+ years in a leadership or people-management role within a high-growth startup environment.
• Experience scaling products from early stages to significant market share, particularly within complex ecosystems.
• Expert-level ability to query data, define Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), and use Business Intelligence (BI) tools to drive product strategy.
• The ability to distill complex technical or business trade-offs into clear, actionable narratives for executive stakeholders.
• A deep understanding of how changes in one part of a system (e.g., a marketplace) impact user behavior and business health.

Preferred Qualifications

• Deep knowledge of liquidity, clearing, or complex transactional platforms.
• A background in Software Engineering or a strong technical understanding of modern API-first architectures.
• Advanced experience with Amplitude, SQL, and Figma to facilitate close collaboration with the Design and Data teams.
• Experience managing the nuances of high-touch enterprise customers alongside a scalable product vision.

Benefits

• Highly competitive salary commensurate with experience and contribution.
• Opportunity to participate in ownership of a rapidly growing company through our employee stock option plan.
• Comprehensive 100% employer-paid health & dental premiums and a Health/Personal Spending Account for Canadian employees.
• If based in Vancouver, enjoy a dedicated desk in our Vancouver, BC HQ, with amenities like a fridge stocked with healthy snacks and drinks, an onsite gym, and a rooftop amenity.
• Significant opportunities for growth into team leadership and management roles.
• Entrepreneurial culture and a small, dynamic team.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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