For most tech companies, there comes a time when it’s necessary to seek outside investment. During the initial due diligence period and in any subsequent partnership, investors evaluate the leadership team as much as they evaluate the business. Evaluating a product management leader and determining whether the right person is in the seat may not come easily. The Head…
Your Step-by-step Guide and Downloadable Checklist How do you hire a Product Manager? It may seem like a simple question, but many Founders only realize how challenging and nuanced it can be once it’s too late. We have met many leaders who have applied traditional techniques and approaches to hiring a Product Manager and quickly realized…
Have an interview coming up? The questions asked during an interview are crucial to ensuring that a potential hire is well-suited for and interested in the role. If you’re the interviewer, it is essential to get your questions figured out so you’ll walk away with a solid understanding of how aligned the candidate’s previous experience is to…
Our Senior Product Recruiter, Priya Golani, has completed many complex searches for Senior Product Management talent. She shares her insights on what makes a great Product Manager of cloud computing solutions. 1. A Technical Foundation The top Product Managers who work for elite cloud computing and cloud networking companies often begin their careers following a STEM degree and working…
With a product career that includes Adobe, Facebook and Microsoft, Florian Pestoni is a Product Manager turned Founder and CEO. Heidi Ram, our Head of Product Practice, sat down with Florian to discuss his CEO journey, from learning to let go of his “product baby” to building a “product-centric company” and overcoming common roadblocks Founders encounter when…
Once a Fintech CEO has decided to hire their first VP of Product, they then need to decide whether to hire someone with a background in fintech. This is a dividing line. While many CEOs and stakeholders will vehemently believe that a first-time VP Product should come from a competitor or similar product within the…
We were recently engaged by a client to conduct a search for a VP Product Management. The mission of this hire was to see the business through its next stage of global growth. This growth included new product opportunities as well as maturing and optimizing the product organization’s processes to become a more ‘product led’…
I don’t think there is a category of tech that has experienced more disruption or transformation than Fintech. Think… Payments RTR Mobile banking Consumer experiences Insurtech Billing workflows Loan origination Lending risk Crypto Over the last 20+ years recruiting for venture-backed tech startups, we’ve recruited for all of those categories of Fintech. During those searches, the…
Last month, our Head of Product Practice, Heidi Ram, addressed a question that our team hears almost daily… how can I break into the product management space? While the journey can differ for everyone, many leaders jumped in to comment on this post and shared their guidance and practical tips. One of these leaders was Gerard Doyle, VP…
As Product Management recruitment experts, we know what needs to be involved for a hiring search to succeed. There are certain factors and decisions that, if not decided upfront, can delay or possibly even derail a search. These factors multiply in weight and consequence when talking about hiring within smaller communities like Product Managers for…
Disruption is everywhere. As a seasoned recruitment firm building teams for startups over the last 20 years, we’ve had a front-row seat helping Founders who make it their life’s ambition to disrupt an industry or product category. Our disruptive Founders included those who are: leveraging tech to scale circular economies and create a world without waste,…
When working with a CEO/Founder or VP People, they often describe their ideal hire as someone who they shout “hell YES!” about after the interview. This idea of getting to a “hell yes” candidate is one that makes us chuckle but also fully understand. The journey to hire is often one of complexity and continual management of expectations…
As a North American Recruitment firm that specializes in Product Management, we are often approached by leaders for insights on the ‘current market rate’ of a particular type of Product Manager. The term market rate has become such a natural part of our vocabulary that many Founders and Talent Leaders believe such a thing actually exists. Today, I’m here…
As a product management recruitment firm, we value any opportunity to recruit Boston area talent and hear the inspirational problems startup founders are solving. Whether it’s healthtech or biotech-related or championing products to help small business owners be successful, Boston product talent is doing big things. When engaging in strategic product leadership hires, whether in Boston…
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