[Hiring] SVP, Product @Toptal

Role Description

As SVP, Product, you will shape the vision as to where Toptal’s products and platforms go next and then drive the execution to build them. This is the most senior product role in the company. You will report to the Chief Executive Officer, sit on the executive team, and work collaboratively with our Engineering, Design, Finance, Marketing, New Businesses, Professional Services, and Customer leaders. AI is not a line item on your roadmap; it is the roadmap.

You should be Toptal’s foremost expert on what AI means for products and platforms, which includes:

• Real depth in fine-tuning and post-training, agent design and evaluation, and the economics of running models in production.
• Working directly with our AI researchers rather than through them.
• Originating both the AI agenda and the product strategy.

This is a hands-on role. You will:

• Write your own specs and pull your own data.
• Build rough versions of agents to test their viability before budgeting.
• Participate in product reviews and provide candid feedback.
• Set the standards for hiring within the product team.

Your remit runs across the business, including:

• The core platform.
• The talent and client experiences.
• The internal systems that run it.
• The products we take to market.
• The data and AI platform underneath them.

Product is yours to shape at blazing speed, including:

• Scoping and sizing the teams.
• Planning headcount.
• Defining roles and standards for every position.

This is a remote position. Resumes and communication must be submitted in English.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree is required, preferably in a technical discipline (Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems). Masters is strongly preferred.
• At least 15 years of proven software Product Management experience.
• At least 8 years of experience leading Product organizations, including experience leading other product leaders (managing managers).
• Proven ability to raise the level of a product organization through the people you hire and develop.
• Proven ownership of resourcing and workforce planning, with a quantifiable hiring track record.
• Experience owning an entire product portfolio at a high-growth technology company, with accountability for business outcomes.
• Demonstrated success setting product strategy at the executive level and translating it into an executable roadmap.
• Experience leading AI-enabled products, focusing on delivering measurable business outcomes.
• Deep, hands-on command of modern AI as a product discipline.
• Growth marketing fluency.
• Experience with marketplace, platform, or two-sided business models is a strong plus.
• Prior experience working as a Software Engineer is a strong plus.
• Comfortable working with SQL or spreadsheets to analyze data.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience using agile development methodologies with globally distributed teams.

Requirements

• Ability to creatively craft solutions through data and a user-centric approach.
• Meticulousness and a high bar for quality when writing user stories and testing features.
• Humility and willingness to learn.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, rapidly growing company.
• Ability to handle a wide variety of challenges, deadlines, and diverse contacts.
• Must be a world-class individual contributor.

Benefits

• Flexible remote work environment.
• Opportunity to work with top talent in the industry.
• Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses.
• Comprehensive health benefits.