About the role

Director of Product Management leading product strategy at Hiive. Overseeing product organization and driving business growth through effective product management.

Responsibilities

Defining and evangelizing the product roadmap, ensuring every feature aligns with Hiive’s long-term business goals and marketplace dynamics.
Partnering with the Director of Product Design and Engineering leadership to optimize the SDLC, ensuring a seamless flow from discovery to delivery.
Recruiting, mentoring, and scaling a team of Product Managers, fostering a culture of rigorous thinking, data-informed decision-making, and "extreme ownership."
Acting as the primary bridge between Product and cross-functional partners in Sales, Marketing, and Operations to ensure successful GTM execution.
Implementing and refining mental models for prioritization (e.g., balancing "customer delight" vs. "technical debt" vs. "revenue growth").
Establishing a gold standard for how the team uses data to validate hypotheses and measure the ROI of shipped features.

10+ years of Product Management experience, with at least 3+ years in a dedicated leadership or people-management role within a high-growth startup environment.
Experience scaling products from early traction to significant market share, specifically within complex ecosystems.
Expert-level ability to query data, define KPIs, and use BI tools to drive product strategy (we believe "gut feel" is a starting point, not a destination).
The ability to distill complex technical or business trade-offs into clear, actionable narratives for executive stakeholders.
Deep understanding of how changes in one part of a system (e.g., a marketplace) ripple through to affect user behavior and business health.
Preferred Qualifications:
Deep knowledge of liquidity, clearing, or complex transactional platforms.
A background in Software Engineering or a deep technical understanding of modern API-first architectures.
Advanced experience with Amplitude, SQL, and Figma to facilitate close collaboration with our Design and Data teams.
Experience managing the nuances of high-touch enterprise customers alongside a scalable product vision.

Highly competitive salary commensurate with experience and contribution.
Opportunity to participate in ownership of a rapidly growing company through our employee stock option plan.
Comprehensive 100% employer-paid health & dental premiums and a Health/Personal Spending Account for Canadian employees.
If you are based in Vancouver, enjoy a dedicated desk in our Vancouver, BC HQ, in the heart of downtown, with a fridge stocked with healthy snacks and drinks, an onsite gym, and a gorgeous rooftop amenity.
Enjoy a $20-per-day commuter benefit for every day you work in our Vancouver HQ.
An engaging social calendar, including bi-weekly catered lunches, bi-weekly “Friday bar,” team workouts, annual summer party, and holiday party, two “onsite” all-team retreats each year, semi-annual team-building events, and Hiive Women’s Network events.
Significant opportunities for growth into team leadership and management roles.
Entrepreneurial culture and a small and dynamic team.
Sponsorship, immigration, and relocation for exceptional candidates.