The Search
The Client
Search Requirements
500px required a senior-level Product Management leader who could offer a strategic point of view to a PLG business and work closely with the CEO on developing the long term product direction. They also needed to be able to step in and execute on the short term existing product roadmap. People development and leadership were also a key requirement for this role.
The Hire
This candidate has over 19 years of career experience, combining General Management and Product Management of companies whose products have a global footprint.
Leadership skills include: building and leading teams of 50+, working across distributed locations in Product, Engineering and Operations.
Product experience includes: complex B2B platforms with API integrations into hundreds of partner companies, white label solution development as well as consumer facing experiences.
“The team at Martyn Bassett was dedicated to ensuring the right candidate was placed in the role every step of the way. From taking the time to truly understand the unique requirements of the role, providing valuable guidance, to managing the interview process for several high quality candidates, they truly acted as a partner and provided immense support in a very successful placement for the role. The whole team was very positive, highly engaged and always a pleasure to work with, resulting in additional senior level searches in the future where we sought their support.”