VP Product

About the role

As the VP of Product, you will be responsible for guiding our overall product vision and strategy, ensuring the successful ideation, development, and launch of products that meet market needs and support the organization's growth objectives. You will lead a cross-functional team — including Product Managers, Designers, and Engineers — to deliver high-impact solutions on time and within budget. Reporting directly to the C-level team, you will serve as a strategic partner, offering insights and recommendations on how best to evolve our product portfolio.

Key responsibilities

• Strategic leadership: Develop and communicate a clear product vision that aligns with the company's mission, goals, and long-term strategy.
• Portfolio management: Oversee the full product lifecycle — from initial concept and market research to launch, iteration, and retirement — across multiple product lines.
• Cross-functional collaboration: Work closely with Engineering, Marketing, Sales, and Operations to ensure seamless product development and go-to-market processes.
• Roadmap & prioritization: Establish product roadmaps and prioritize features and enhancements based on data, user feedback, and market trends.
• Team management & development: Recruit, mentor, and manage a team of high-performing Product Managers, fostering a collaborative environment that encourages growth and innovation.
• Financial oversight: Manage product budgets and financial forecasts, measuring return on investment for individual product lines.
• Stakeholder communication: Present product updates and strategic recommendations to internal stakeholders, the executive team, and board members.
• Market & competitive analysis: Keep a close eye on industry trends, emerging technologies, and the competitive landscape to identify opportunities and mitigate threats.

Requirements

Educational background

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field. MBA or similar advanced degree is a plus.

Proven experience

• 10+ years of product-management experience, with at least 5 years in leadership roles overseeing multiple product lines or business units.

Skills

• Strategic thinking: demonstrated ability to develop and execute product strategies that drive growth and market differentiation.
• Leadership: proven track record of building and managing high-performing teams; exceptional communication and people-development capabilities.
• Technical acumen: comfortable discussing high-level technical details with Engineering teams; familiarity with agile development preferred.
• Market insight: strong understanding of market research, competitive analysis, and product positioning.
• Analytical: proficient in data-driven decision making; experience with product analytics and KPIs to measure success and drive improvements.
• Stakeholder management: excellent written and verbal communication, with the ability to present complex ideas simply and persuasively.
• Adaptability: comfortable in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities; experience leading through transformation or scale-up phases is a plus.

About Perspix.ai

Perspix.ai is a Karlsruhe-based AI company specializing in tailor-made AI solutions. Our focus is to create systems that process requirement documents and data more efficiently, transparently, and sustainably. We rely on cutting-edge technology and a deep understanding of our customers' challenges to deliver smart automation and analysis tools — simplifying complex processes and helping businesses operate in a resource-conserving, future-oriented way.

At Perspix.ai, we strive to make AI tangible for organizations of any size, so they can benefit from data-driven insight and thrive in an increasingly digital world.