VP – Head of Product

General Medicine

. Build the product organization, including hiring, processes, review cadences, and operating rhythms .

Posted 9/23/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California • United StatesLeadWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in building and leading product organizations, developing data-backed business cases, and managing complex product roadmaps. Strong ability to communicate product strategy and collaborate with engineering and business stakeholders in a fast-paced, startup environment.

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Product Leadership ExperienceRoadmap ManagementData-Backed Business CasesClear Communication SkillsStartup Background

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Hard Skills

Product Specification DevelopmentExecution PlanningSuccess Metrics EstablishmentExperimentation PracticesTrade-Off JustificationBusiness Case DevelopmentRoadmap OwnershipCapacity EstimationPayer IntegrationClinical Workflow Definition

Soft Skills

Clear Written CommunicationVerbal CommunicationStakeholder AlignmentCollaboration

Industry Keywords

HealthcareHealthtechRegulated IndustryMarketplace Business ModelTwo-Sided Business Model

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build the product organization, including hiring, processes, review cadences, and operating rhythms
Establish product specifications, success metrics, experimentation practices, and prioritization processes
Define complex initiatives such as consumer experiences, payer integrations, and clinical workflows
Create execution plans with clear ownership
Own and evolve the roadmap across consumer experience, clinical/provider tooling, and pricing and payer infrastructure
Allocate engineering capacity and justify trade-offs across competing priorities
Balance near-term delivery with architecture and infrastructure needs
Develop business cases covering resource needs, expected outcomes, and timing
Champion initiatives with the CEO, Medical Director, CFO, and VP Engineering
Communicate product strategy internally and externally to partners, payers, and investors
Write specifications, review designs, and resolve engineering blockers
Partner with engineering leadership on sprint planning, sequencing, and capacity estimation
Report directly to the CEO and serve on the senior leadership team

Requirements

What you’ll need

Founder or early product leadership experience taking products from 0 to 1
Built and shipped a product from 0 to 1 as a founder, early product hire, or similarly ownership-heavy role
Demonstrated ability to build data-backed business cases and secure leadership buy-in
Experience managing a roadmap across multiple workstreams and making tradeoffs about engineering capacity
Experience building product process and team structure from scratch
Startup background and comfort with ambiguity, thin resourcing, and moving fast
Clear written and verbal communication skills for aligning engineering, clinical, and business stakeholders
Healthcare, healthtech, or regulated-industry background (nice to have)
Marketplace or two-sided business model experience (nice to have)
Quantitative or technical background enabling deep collaboration with engineering (nice to have)
Willingness to work hybrid onsite 3x a week in San Francisco