Director of Product

Citylitics delivers predictive intelligence on local utility & public infrastructure markets What is Infrastructure? It is the roadways you rely on to safely get to Grandma's house, it's the potable water that comes out of your kitchen tap that you wash your family's food with and it's the energy that heats our homes and powers our digital lifestyles. Every year, trillions of dollars are spent on all areas of infrastructure to maintain our quality life and move our economy forward. However, our infrastructure is no longer equipped to meet the needs of the future. We hear about infrastructure failures, whether bridge collapses, power blackouts, or water main breaks, every day in the news. Climate change and extreme weather events are disrupting the basic infrastructure we took for granted for years. Citylitics is solving the hardest data problems in infrastructure while building the sales intelligence platform that enables a faster, more transparent, and more efficient infrastructure marketplace. We turn millions of unstructured documents into high value intelligence feeds and datasets that are available on an intuitive user experience. Our goal is to enable solution providers to connect with cities with relevant infrastructure needs in a faster and more digital way than historic market channels. As more companies adopt our platform, cities & utilities will be able to access solutions that deliver on the promise of moving towards a more resilient, sustainable, and equitable infrastructure future. Who Are We Looking For? We are looking for a seasoned product leader with a proven track record of successfully bringing complex data products to market and scaling product management teams. You are a strategic thinker who can articulate a compelling product vision, translate it into actionable roadmaps, and inspire teams to deliver exceptional results. You possess a deep understanding of product lifecycle management, user-centered design, and agile methodologies. Beyond your technical acumen, you are an exceptional people leader, passionate about developing talent, fostering a collaborative environment, and building high-performing product teams. You thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and are adept at navigating ambiguity, making data-informed decisions, and influencing stakeholders at all levels. The position will be out of our Toronto Headquarters. What Will You Accomplish? Define and Drive Product Strategy: Own the end-to-end product strategy for a key product group, ensuring alignment with overall company goals and market opportunities. You will identify new growth areas, assess competitive landscapes, and champion innovative solutions. Lead and Mentor Product Teams: Directly manage and mentor a team of Product Managers, fostering their professional growth, setting clear objectives, and ensuring consistent product management best practices across your group. Oversee Product Execution: Guide your teams through the entire product development lifecycle, from discovery and ideation to launch and post-launch optimization. You will ensure timely delivery of high-quality products that meet user needs and business objectives. Drive Business Impact: Be accountable for the performance of your product portfolio, utilizing data and analytics to track key metrics, identify areas for improvement, and demonstrate measurable ROI. Champion User-Centricity: Instill a strong user-centric mindset within your teams, advocating for user research, feedback integration, and continuous iteration to build products that delight our customers. Collaborate and Influence: Work cross-functionally with engineering, design, customer success, sales, and executive leadership to ensure seamless product development and go-to-market strategies. You will be a key voice in strategic discussions and represent the product organization effectively. Scale Product Operations: Contribute to the evolution of our product organization, helping to define processes, tools, and best practices that enable efficient and scalable product development. Present Strategic Updates: Present performance metrics, and future roadmaps to the Board of Directors and executive leadership, effectively articulating product value and securing alignment. Requirements Bachelor's degree, preferably in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or a related field; MBA or advanced degree could be beneficial. 7+ years of experience in product management, with at least 3-5 years in a true leadership role (e.g., Group Product Manager, Director of Product). Track record of successfully defining, launching, and evolving multiple products or a substantial product portfolio to achieve business objectives. Strong strategic thinking and analytical skills, with the ability to translate market trends and user needs into compelling product requirements and strategies.. Proven leadership with the ability to mentor, motivate, and build highly effective product teams. Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, capable of influencing and collaborating effectively with diverse stakeholders. Deep understanding of agile development methodologies and product lifecycle management. Proficiency in data analysis and experience using metrics to drive product decisions. Experience with delivering Data or SaaS products is a strong plus. Benefits Why Citylitics? This is a rare opportunity to influence positive change within one of the biggest societal challenges of our generation: sustainable public infrastructure You get to support a disruptive solution with a compelling value proposition into an industry that is eager to hear from you and in a market with no direct competition. We live at the cross section of infrastructure, scaleup and data science/AI. There is no other team like us in Toronto. There is no corporate bureaucracy here. You will accomplish more here in a few months than what you would in a few years at a large, entrenched technology company. We believe that Data and AI will play an outsized role in our future, so we equip every team member with access to Generative AI tools and our full Data Universe to enhance their productivity and encourage innovation through experimentation. We are proud to offer every CityZen an internal mentorship program, in-role professional growth, skill-based development & learning, and internal promotion opportunities. We work hard, we play together, we win as a team! We are on a mission to solve infrastructure while savoring the moment and celebrating the little details along the way. Citylitics is an equal opportunity employer. We are passionate about providing a safe workplace where everyone is accepted and has the opportunity to grow with us. We are committed to making diversity and inclusivity part of our culture!