Partner directly with founders and leadership to define long-term product strategy Connect high-level vision to execution across research, prototyping, and delivery Conduct deep market, customer, and competitive research to inform direction Prioritize opportunities based on business impact, customer value, and feasibility Own large product areas end-to-end: discovery, strategy, planning, specification, rollout Write detailed functional specifications and technical requirements Create UI wireframes, user flows, and mockups when needed Lead engineering squads by providing clarity, prioritization, and guidance Manage product lifecycle from incubation through scale Build strong relationships with customers to continuously validate ideas Surface insights across sales, customer success, marketing, and support teams Present product updates to senior leadership, including rationale and expected outcomes Support go-to-market efforts and product launch readiness Monitor and interpret product metrics to drive adoption, expansion, and retention Recommend changes to UX, onboarding, or workflows based on customer data Drive experimentation and iteration to validate assumptions and improve product performance