1848 Ventures, backed by Westfield · 2 days ago
Venture Builder, Product
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
8+ years exp
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Responsibilities
Customer Discovery and Synthesis: conduct extensive customer discovery, ensuring a deep understanding of pain points, JTBD, needs, and preferences
Market Research: conduct comprehensive market research, analyzing industry trends, competitors, and potential market gaps to inform venture development (and turn analysis into right-sized market sizing to inform decisions)
Business Model and Value Proposition Ideation and Iteration: turn analysis and insights into early-stage business models and value propositions and continually refine these through in-market learning and experimentation
Experimentation Planning and Execution: develop and execute experiments to validate assumptions and hypotheses, embracing the ethos of 'failing fast' and learning from failures
Day-to-Day Decision-Making: leverage data and insights to drive informed decisions (keeping in mind the highly ambiguous nature of early-stage work), constantly reassessing and iterating on venture concepts
Collaborating with Diverse Teams: work closely with other expert team members, including product designers, software engineers and data scientists
Qualification
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Required
Minimum of at least 8 years of professional experience
Proficiency in conducting early-stage customer discovery and market research to drive informed decision-making in the development process
Ability to conceptualize, strategize, and execute tasks independently
Deep understanding of the challenges and opportunities in dynamic environments
Strategic and creative problem-solver who thrives in ambiguity
Ability to connect the dots between disparate information and make decision points in the face of uncertainty
Experience steering product development within the dynamic landscape of early-stage startups or other similar early-stage environments
Proven track record of balancing the art and science – Digital Product/Design/Creativity
Passionate about taking complex ideas and communicating them in a way that is clear and simple to both internal and external stakeholders
Possess humility and open-mindedness, actively seeking feedback and being receptive to the possibility of pivots or idea termination
Preferred
Venture Studio experience
Passion for true early-stage work - connecting dots, being 'wrong' more than you're 'right', getting your hands dirty, sitting in the ambiguity
Company
1848 Ventures, backed by Westfield
Big challenges. Passionate people. Smart solutions. This is what you’ll find at 1848 Ventures.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Molly Dunn
Talent Acquisition Partner
Ryan Routh
Talent Experience Partner
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