Most recruiting firms know how to fill a role. Very few understand what great product leadership actually looks like in practice. As a former Product Executive, hiring manager, and active coach to product leaders, I bring a perspective most search partners simply cannot offer.
The skills that make a great product leader are nuanced, contextual, and hard to evaluate if you have not done the job yourself.
Traditional recruiting firms evaluate product candidates against a checklist. They can assess years of experience and title progression, but they cannot tell the difference between someone who managed a roadmap and someone who drove real commercial outcomes. That distinction is everything, and it takes a product insider to see it clearly.
A strong product leader shapes strategy, aligns cross-functional teams, and drives the decisions that determine whether a product succeeds in market. A weak one can set an organization back by years.
I have built product teams, made hiring decisions at the executive level, and actively coach product leaders today. That combination of executive experience and ongoing coaching practice means I see the full picture of what strong product leadership looks like, and what it requires to sustain.
As a former Product Executive who actively coaches product leaders, I see candidates through two lenses at once: the executive who has been accountable for outcomes, and the coach who understands what it takes to grow and lead at a high level. I know what questions to ask, what answers reveal, and where to probe further.
I have hired product leaders and managers across company stages and industries, including startups and medical societies, and I coach product leaders today. I understand how the right profile shifts depending on your organization's maturity, culture, and what you are trying to build next.
I create evaluation rubrics for your entire team to objectively assess all candidates, ensuring consistent and fair evaluation. The full pipeline of candidates is always available to you in real time, giving you complete visibility into the search progress.
Every candidate I present has been rigorously vetted for qualifications, cultural fit, and leadership presence. You will not spend time in interviews with people who are not a genuine fit. My selectivity is one of the most valuable things I bring to a search.
Every search runs over a two to three month partnership, with consistent communication, data-driven updates, and strategic adjustments along the way.
We start by understanding your organization deeply. Through discovery conversations with your leadership, we map your culture, identify capability gaps, and align the search to your growth trajectory, not just the immediate opening.
Drawing on discovery, I develop a detailed leadership profile for your review. This includes the skills, experience, leadership style, and cultural fit required, along with a structured evaluation framework your interview team can use consistently.
I combine your internal resources with my product leadership network to reach strong active and passive candidates. Every person is personally screened by me before reaching your team, so your time is spent only on genuinely qualified candidates.
I manage the full interview process, design and facilitate custom exercises for finalists, synthesize all feedback, and provide a clear recommendation. You make the final decision with complete information and full confidence.
My expertise is deepest in product, but strong organizations often need leadership across adjacent functions as well.
I specialize in recruiting for VP of Product, Chief Product Officer, Head of Product, and Director of Product Management roles.
I also support searches for leadership roles in functions that work closely with product.
Every engagement starts with a conversation about your organization, the role, and what the right hire would make possible.
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