Metalab
AIProductLead
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“AI Product Lead at Metalab. Skills: Product vision, Product strategy, Product delivery. Shape product visions and strategies. Formulate product outcomes, objectives, and key metrics”
Industry & Context.
Translate user needs into action; Quickly jump between altitudes; Seeing the forest through trees; Understanding importance of each tree; Simplify complex concepts; Internalize complex concepts; Communicate complex concepts; Mitigate delivery impediments
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
5+ years of experience shaping and shipping products through a variety of definition and delivery methodologies, Experience generating insights and POVs based on market trends, quantitative and qualitative business data, and user research, Nuanced understanding of the differences working with startups and enterprise clients, Ability to empathetically and effectively engage with users, translating their emotions into real solutions, Ability to quickly understand, simplify, internalize, and communicate complex or technical concepts, Excellent communicator utilizing all modes of communications (narrative, visual, etc) to ensure alignment with clients of all levels and the internal team, Experience working with cross-functional teams in design, engineering, research, and content strategy, In-depth understanding of what each discipline needs for effective product delivery
What You'll Do.
Shape product visions and strategies
Formulate product outcomes
Define product features and capabilities
Create product roadmaps and delivery approaches
Focus team on solving the right problem
Lead and be hands-on in product delivery
Create product artifacts for design and engineering teams
Collaborate with engineering leads and project management
Define technical implementation methods
Assess backend requirements
Generate technical estimates
Mitigate delivery impediments
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Close collaboration with project team and clients; Work hands-on with design and engineering teams; Support cross-functional working environment; Ensure all voices are heard; Challenge the team throughout definition and delivery; Build and maintain productive relationships with client and team; Collaborate with engineering leads and project management
Communication Scope
Excellent communicator; Narrative communication; Visual communication
Process & Methodology
Product roadmaps, Delivery approaches, Outcome-driven approach, Product definition, Prioritization, Product delivery, Product development methodologies, User stories, Sprint plans, Requirements documentation, Dependency diagrams, Logic flows
Full Job Description
We’re open to candidates located +/- 3 hours ET. At MetaLab, we ship beautiful, valuable products. Your role is key to ensuring we do this successfully. As a Product Lead, you thrive not only in the intricate details of product delivery and shipping products, but also in the definition of products with your strategic POV. You’ll help define the core product vision, goals, functionality, and requirements through close collaboration with your project team and clients. You’ll identify market forces, translate user needs into action, and work hands-on with our design and engineering teams to build products for our clients that align with the needs of their business. You’ll be expected to quickly jump between altitudes — seeing the forest through trees, while also understanding how each and every tree in the forest is important. Your responsibilities: Based on your understanding of a client’s business, market trends, user needs, and technical constraints, you will shape product visions and strategies in partnership with project leads and Product Directors through the formulation and clear articulation of: Areas of opportunity and recommend areas of focus for products Product outcomes, objectives, and key metrics Product features and capabilities Product roadmaps and delivery approaches rooted in the strategy Keep the team and client laser-focused on solving the right problem at the right time through an outcome-driven approach to product definition, prioritization, and delivery that will enable us to put the best product into the world Support a cross-functional working environment by ensuring all voices are heard, challenging the team throughout the definition and delivery process, and by building and maintaining productive relationships with both the client and team Lead and be hands-on in product delivery with limited oversight, utilizing a variety of product development methodologies and creating a wide array of product artifacts to support the design and engineering
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