Product Lead

We are Tenacious

We are relentlessly focused on solving important problems for our customers that will help their carbon projects be more successful in improving the health of our climate.

We are Precise

Trust is paramount. At Mangrove we operate with surgical precision because we know that the success of our customers' carbon projects relies on their unwavering trust in our data and our platform's meticulous ability to track CO2 and its respective emissions.

We are Thoughtful

We believe that the right solution requires a deep understanding of our customers' needs and challenges. This understanding is manifested in every design and every solution that we build.

Product Strategy & Vision

• Work with the CEO to refine and sequence execution against the product vision.
• Go deep on the regulated, high-precision markets that Mangrove serves.
• Make critical build vs. buy vs. partner decisions that shape our platform architecture.
• Establish and track key product metrics and OKRs that drive business outcomes.
• Launch and coordinate working groups among key external stakeholders for significant product initiatives.

AI-Native Execution

• Prototype features independently using AI tools - your default is to build first, spec second.
• Reduce reliance on large teams by leveraging AI to compress the gap between idea and working product.
• Review pull requests for key features to ensure functionality meets expectations.
• Set the standard for how AI tooling is embedded into product and engineering workflows.

Team Leadership

• Build, mentor, and scale a world-class product management and design team.
• Foster a culture of customer obsession, data-driven decision making, and rapid iteration.
• Develop product managers through coaching, feedback, and career development.
• Create processes and frameworks that enable the team to move fast without breaking things.

Product Execution

• Own the product roadmap and make tough prioritization decisions with limited resources.
• Drive cross-functional alignment between Engineering, Design, Sales, and Marketing.
• Develop prototypes using AI prototyping tools and Figma.
• Ship high-quality products on time by working closely with engineering leadership.

Customer & Market Focus

• Spend time with customers to understand their problems, workflows, and needs.
• Translate market insights and customer feedback into actionable product requirements.
• Partner with Sales and Customer Success to inform product decisions and drive adoption.

Stakeholder Communication

• Present product strategy and roadmap to executive team.
• Communicate product updates, launches, and learnings across the organization and with external stakeholders.
• Be the internal and external voice of the product.
• Build strong relationships with key customers and partners.

Required Experience

• 5+ years of product management experience, including 3+ years of owning a product.
• Proven track record of shipping successful B2B/SaaS products from 0 to 1 and 1 to 10.
• Strong technical fluency and ability to collaborate effectively with engineering teams.
• Experience building and scaling high-performing product and design teams.

Skills & Qualities

• You are a barrel (https://alearningaday.blog/2025/01/15/barrells-and-ammunition/).
• Strategic thinker who can zoom out to see the big picture and zoom in to solve specific problems.
• Exceptional communication skills with ability to influence without authority.
• Data-driven with strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Customer-obsessed with a bias toward user research and validation.
• Comfortable with ambiguity and able to make decisions with incomplete information.
• High bar for quality balanced with pragmatism about shipping.
• Comfortable with AI tools to accelerate product velocity, develop POCs faster and reduce reliance on other team members.
• Background in carbon removal, low carbon fuels and/or is a plus.

Leadership Philosophy

• You lead with empathy and build trust through transparency.
• You give credit generously and take responsibility for failures.
• You hire people smarter than yourself and empower them to do their best work.

Compensation & Equity

• Competitive salary.
• Meaningful equity stake.
• Comprehensive benefits.

Culture & Growth

• High-impact role with direct influence on company direction.
• Work with a dedicated team focused on delivering impact in key decarbonization pathways including carbon removal and low carbon fuels.
• Flexible work arrangements (remote/hybrid).
• Semi-annual team on-sites in Toronto.

Location

• Remote - North America.
• Optional - In-office in Toronto.