Job Description

About Our Client Company

Our exclusive client is a Series A technology company with recent $25M raise from top-tier VCs. They are building a category-defining B2B2C verification platform that allows businesses and developers to verify data directly from its source using advanced mathematics and cryptographic proofs.

Their Mission: Rebuild trust between people, brands, and platforms by fundamentally changing how onboarding, verification, and compliance work across the internet.

About the Role

This is a true Product Owner role. You will define what the product is and is not, guide it from early adoption through scale, and operate across discovery, UX, roadmap, and execution. You’ll stay close to customers, engineers, and real-world use cases.

This is a rare opportunity to help define a new category of verification infrastructure at a moment when trust and privacy actually matter.

They don’t need a manager of managers or a roadmap architect; they need a Founding Product Manager who is action oriented and knows how to ship and GTM . You aren't here to implement process for the sake of it; you are here to fill the gap with pure output.

As the first product hire, this isn't a role for someone who expects to manage other PMs or building roadmaps in Notion and call it a day. You are here to drive output. You’ll wake up thinking about what's blocking the next release and go to sleep having unblocked it.

What You’ll Actually Do:

• Own Strategy & Execution: You’ll build the plan from scratch, pressure-test it with the team, and execute. No one is handing you a playbook.
• Ship Weekly: We prioritize weekly releases over quarterly planning cycles. You’ll be in the weeds, ie: writing specs, defining scope, cutting features, and testing builds.
• Bridge the Revenue Gap: We are pre-revenue. Your primary objective is to move us from "product exists" to "product makes money."
• Empower Engineering: Our engineers have been handling product duties themselves. You must prove that your involvement makes their work better and faster, not slower.
• UX & Design Intuition: You have a "founder-level" eye for UX. You don't need a designer to tell you when a flow is broken; you can wireframe a solution, refine the hierarchy, and ensure the product is intuitive without over-engineering the interface.
• Leverage AI: Use AI as a daily force multiplier for research, spec writing, and prototyping. It should already be central to your workflow.
• Create Clarity: Maintain systems to track multiple workstreams across a fast-paced team without becoming a bottleneck.

What We’re Looking For:

• Experience: 7+ years of formal Product Management experience (PM titles and outcomes, not adjacent roles).
• Startup DNA: Proven track record at early-stage startups (Seed–Series B). You know how to thrive when there is no infrastructure.
• The "First PM" Mindset: You’ve been the solo or first PM before. You are an individual contributor who doesn't need a team to be effective.
• Design Literacy: You understand user psychology and visual hierarchy. You can navigate Figma to make adjustments and communicate clearly with engineers about front-end polish.
• Revenue Focus: You haven't just "launched features"; you’ve shipped products that generated actual dollars.
• Bias for Action: You instinctively cut scope to launch and learn rather than waiting for perfection.
• AI-Native: You use AI tools daily in your actual workflow—it is a core part of how you produce results.
• Experience in Modern Tech Platforms , ideally within one or more of the following verticals: fintech, identity, payments, security, data infrastructure, or regulated environments
• Location: Ideal candidate will be based in NYC and open to working onsite with flexible schedule to WFH. Relocation package provided for selected candidate if not currently based in NYC.

Pay range and compensation package:

$150-190K base (depending on skills and location) + significant equity + 100% paid benefits

Equal Opportunity Statement

We are committed to diversity and inclusivity in our hiring practices.

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