1d ago
Director of Product, Lab
Cyprus
โจ $200k-$300k / yearest.
full-timelead Remotesoftware
๐ Tech Stack
๐ผ About This Role
You'll build and lead the Lab function at Fundraise Up, a global fundraising platform, focusing on high-risk, high-upside product bets ahead of the roadmap. You'll own ideas end-to-end from hypothesis to explicit scale/pivot/kill decisions, ensuring learning velocity and decision quality. This player-coach role lets you personally drive 1-2 high-leverage bets while building a repeatable innovation operating system.
๐ฏ What You'll Do
- Own the Lab bet portfolio, setting entry/exit criteria and making scale/kill decisions
- Frame experiments around the single riskiest assumption with kill criteria before building
- Synthesize results into opinionated recommendations for scale, iterate, or kill
- Source and close lighthouse pilots with clear scope, metrics, and off-ramps
๐ Requirements
- 8-10+ years in Product with a proven 0โ1 track record
- 3+ years managing PMs as a player-coach or group lead
- Fluency across validation tools: discovery, prototypes, engineered MVPs
- Hands-on AI prototyping experience with LLMs, APIs, or modern tooling
โจ Nice to Have
- Ex-founder with clear ship/scale/kill story and measurable outcomes
- Payments, fintech, e-commerce, or nonprofit domain experience
- EU market familiarity (PSD2/SCA, data/privacy norms) and additional languages
๐ Benefits & Perks
- ๐๏ธ 31 days of paid time off
- ๐ฅ 100% paid telemedicine plan
- ๐ฐ Meaningful equity participation
- ๐ Professional education budget
- ๐๏ธ Gym or swimming pool membership
๐จ Hiring Process
Estimated timeline: 2-4 weeks ยท AI estimate
- 1Recruiter Screenยท 30 min
- 2Hiring Manager Interviewยท 1 hour
- 3Technical / Problem-solving Interviewยท 1.5 hours
๐ฉ Heads Up
- Requires AI Technical Judgment with hands-on prototyping but no formal AI role
- Player-coach role may split focus between management and individual work
- Location constraint to Cyprus and core hours 9-18 CET may limit global candidates
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