VP of Product (f/m/d)

We are looking for a Vice President of Product to join our team at Hygraph, a market leading company in building the next generation of content management platform. As the VP of Product, you will play an essential role in driving our product strategy, leading cross-functional teams, and ensuring the successful development and delivery of our cutting-edge, API-first content management platform. This is an exciting opportunity for a visionary product leader to shape the future of our product and drive our company's growth and success.

How you will make an impact

‐ Drive a deep understanding of our customers' needs and pain points, leveraging market research, customer feedback, and industry insights to inform product decisions.

‐ Develop and execute a strategic roadmap, prioritizing initiatives that will drive customer value, differentiate our product in the market, and support long-term business growth.

‐ Provide strong leadership and guidance to a team of product managers, fostering their professional growth and ensuring alignment with the overall product strategy.

‐ Lead the discovery process, working closely with cross-functional teams to scope, specify, and document new ideas and features, ensuring alignment with customer needs and business objectives.

‐ Oversee the product delivery process closely.

‐ Continuously optimize and improve our product development process, identifying and addressing bottlenecks and blind spots, and implementing best practices to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of feature delivery.

‐ Act as a customer advocate within the organization, engaging with the community, conducting user interviews, and gathering feedback to drive product improvements and identify new opportunities for innovation.

‐ Work closely with Engineers, and the Commercial Team to balance short-term priorities with longer-term strategic goals, making informed trade-offs to maximize product impact and business outcomes.

‐ Foster a collaborative environment, partnering with Design and Engineering teams to define, scope, and deliver solutions iteratively, ensuring a seamless and user-centric product experience.

‐ Collaborate with Product Marketers and Developer Advocates to successfully showcase, market, and onboard users to new features, driving adoption and customer success.

Expectations Timeline

1 Month:

Immerse yourself in the Hygraph product, understanding its capabilities, competitive landscape, and unique value proposition.

Establish strong relationships with the product team, engineering leads, and other key stakeholders to gain insights into the current product strategy and roadmap.

Identify immediate areas for improvement and formulate a plan to enhance product performance.

3 Months:

Refine and elevate the product strategy and roadmap, aligning them with market demands, customer needs, and our business objectives.

Drive collaboration and communication within the product team and cross-functional departments to ensure effective execution of the product roadmap.

Lead the identification and implementation of key performance indicators (KPIs) to track product success and inform strategic decision-making.

6 Months:

Oversee the successful launch of major product enhancements and new features, working closely with marketing and sales teams to drive adoption and revenue growth.

Foster a culture of continuous improvement, leveraging customer feedback and data analytics to drive iterative refinements to the product.

Explore strategic partnerships and integrations to expand our product ecosystem and establish Hygraph as an industry leader.

Job requirements

What we expect from you

‐ Proven track record in product management, with a minimum of 3 years in senior leadership positions.

‐ Extensive experience in successfully leading and scaling high-performing product teams, within the SaaS or technology industry.

‐ Strong technical background and in-depth knowledge of content management systems or related technologies.

‐ Demonstrated expertise in developing and executing product strategies that resulted in market-leading products and substantial business growth.

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Bonus Qualifications

‐ Experience with GraphQL and deep understanding of federated architectures.

‐ Proven track record of driving successful product launches and achieving rapid adoption in competitive markets.

‐ Solid understanding of developer tools and platform space, including familiarity with modern software development practices and frameworks.

‐ Experience in rapidly scaling products and organizations in a high-growth environment.

‐ Familiarity with Agile development methodologies and ability to drive iterative product development.

Note: The response time after application, screening applications, and setting up the first intro call is usually within 1-2 weeks. You could expect some alterations when necessary.

At Hygraph we're building the leading GraphQL Federated Content Platform. Our goal is to enable developers and content operators to create, enrich, unify, and deliver content across platforms seamlessly. We are trusted to manage content for teams from over 50,000 organizations like Dr. Oetker, Shure, Samsung, Ashley Furniture, Telenor, Philips, and Gamescom. With over $35M in funding led by One Peak, alongside OpenOcean, Peak, and SquareOne Venture Capital, you will be part of a remote-first and globally distributed team of about 70 team members, committed to working collaboratively, transparently, and passionately.

We are an international and friendly team spread across 20+ countries, coming together once a year for our annual off-site/retreat. We believe in a remote-first approach where everyone is encouraged to do their best from wherever they are and work together with transparency, accountability, and ownership. We learn continuously through feedback and have a yearly learning budget to attend training and conferences.

Hygraph is an equal opportunity employer committed to hiring people with diverse backgrounds. We believe that diversity, unique experiences, qualities, and different cultures enrich our workspace's productivity and promote innovation and creativity.