Flex · 2 months ago
Senior Director of Product, New Venture
Flex is a growth-stage FinTech company based in NYC that aims to revolutionize the rent payment experience. They are seeking a Senior Director of Product to lead a new venture, responsible for defining product strategy, leading a team, and establishing a successful product in the market.
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Responsibilities
Partner directly with the GM to define the multi-year business and product strategy for new ventures
Develop and manage the investment thesis, incubation framework, and portfolio strategy for new product initiatives
Build, lead, and mentor a high-performing, dedicated team of senior product managers
Foster a culture of rapid experimentation, deep customer discovery, and high accountability
Own the product lifecycle from concept to launch and scale
Translate ambiguous, high-level strategic concepts into a coherent product vision, a lean MVP, and a prioritized, metrics-driven roadmap
Establish and lead the process for continuous customer discovery, rapid prototyping, and market validation
Ensure the team is relentlessly focused on solving the right problems and validating assumptions before scaling
Serve as the primary product evangelist and leader for the New Ventures division
Communicate the product strategy, roadmap, progress, and risks effectively to the executive team and other senior stakeholders
Define and own the key product metrics for the new venture
Hold a high degree of accountability for achieving product-market fit and early commercial targets
Qualification
Required
10+ years in product management, with at least 4-5 years in a leadership role (Director or Sr. Director) managing other product managers
A clear, demonstrable history of leading a product organization to build and launch net-new (0-to-1) products into the market
Experience scaling a product from its initial concept (MVP) to a validated, growing business line (e.g., $XM in ARR, X-thousand users)
Deep experience building business cases, analyzing market opportunities, and aligning product strategy directly with financial goals
Proven ability to communicate and influence at the highest levels
A demonstrated ability to hire, manage, and develop senior-level product talent
Comfortable and effective operating with a high degree of autonomy in a fast-paced environment
Preferred
Previous experience as a founder or co-founder
Experience in an innovation lab, new ventures group, or 'startup-within-a-company' environment
Experience in FinTech or PropTech
Benefits
Competitive medical, dental, and vision available from Day 1
Company equity
401(k) plan with company match (our company match kicks off at the beginning of 2026)
Unlimited paid time off + 13 company paid holidays
Parental leave
Flex Cares Program
Free Flex subscription
Company
Flex
Flex enables people to pay rent bills on a schedule that fits their personal finances.
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
unknown2025-03-31Series A
2019-11-01Seed
2019-07-24Pre Seed
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