Product Lead

**About Iterative**:
Iterative is an accelerator that invests exclusively in startups in Southeast Asia. Founded in March 2020 by Hsu Ken Ooi and Brian Ma, Iterative has raised $65M across 2 funds, invested in 65+ companies, 120+ founders and the total value of Iterative companies is now worth $1.2 billion.

Our investors include Cendana, K5 Global, Village Global, Goodwater Capital with participation from a large network of Silicon Valley founders and execs including Arash Ferdowsi (Dropbox), Achmad Zaky (Bukalapak), Andrew Chen (General partner a16z, Uber), Qasar Younis (Former COO YC, Applied Intuition), David Shim (Foursquare), Kum Hong Siew (Head of Airbnb Asia), Moses Lo (Founder, Xendit), and many more.

Iterative, as an organization, has 4 distinct functions and as a result, a team for each function.
- ** Recruiting** - Find startups for Iterative to invest in
- ** Investments** - Decide whether Iterative should invest in a startup
- ** Iterative Founders** - Help the founders Iterative has invested in
- ** Support** - Make Iterative a first class organization

Iterative is currently a team of 12 and growing quickly across each of these teams.

**The Role**:
The **Product Lead** will join the Recruiting team to drive the development of products and tools that serve founders and improve internal processes. Reporting directly to Hsu Ken, you’ll own and improve existing products like Investor Directory and Co-Founder Matching, while leading the development of new initiatives.

In this role, you’ll work on meaningful challenges, experiment with creative solutions, and turn ideas into reality. You’ll work with founders to understand their needs, test and refine ideas, and take ownership of projects from concept to completion. You’ll have the opportunity to make a real impact by creating products that support founders and help Iterative operate at its best.

**What You’ll Do**:
Key responsibilities include:

- ** Own and Improve Existing Products** - Take over existing initiatives like Investor Directory and Co-Founder Matching, improving usability, engagement and impact.
- ** Launch New Products** - Lead the design, development, and launch of new products and features. Develop project specs and manage the roadmap to ensure successful execution.
- ** Experiment and Iterate** - Use no-code tools (e.g. Airtable, Zapier, Webflow, etc) to validate ideas quickly. Collect and analyse user feedback and data to continuously improve products and ensure they resonate with our audience.
- ** Drive Growth** - Lead initiatives to grow user adoption and engagement across products. Design and run growth experiments to identify the most effective methods for increasing product usage.
- ** Identify Gaps and Opportunities** - Research founder pain points and ecosystem inefficiencies. Propose and execute high-impact solutions, working with founders to ensure relevance and value.
- ** Frameworks and Playbooks** - Document your learnings to establish scalable processes for product discovery, development, and growth. Share insights with the broader team to enhance organisational learning.

**Who You Are**:

- ** Product Builder** - You have experience building and launching products, MVPs, or tools that solve real-world problems. You’re familiar with the product lifecycle and can develop projects from concept to execution.
- ** Execution-Oriented** - You’re adept at balancing long-term vision with short-term execution. You effectively manage timelines, priorities, and resources to deliver successful outcomes.
- ** Resourceful** - You leverage no-code tools, creative problem-solving, and resourcefulness to move projects forward efficiently.
- ** Data-Driven** - You have a strong analytical mindset and use data and user feedback to refine product direction and drive continuous improvement.
- ** Strong Communicator** - You can effectively communicate the product roadmap and vision to stakeholders. You manage priorities, make trade-offs and build cross-team consensus to ensure alignment.
- ** Self-Directed** - You take ownership of projects, work independently, and ask for help when needed.
- ** Comfortable with Ambiguity -** You often work on projects with undefined parameters, requiring you to assess whether the initiative is worth pursuing, define success metrics, and navigate unknowns to bring ideas to life.
- ** Curious and Experimental** - You’re comfortable testing ideas, learning from failure, and pivoting when needed. You approach every project with a mindset of experimentation and continuous learning.
- ** Startup-Focused** - Experience as a founder or early team member is a plus. If you don’t have direct experience, you’re eager to learn and ready to dive into the Southeast Asia startup ecosystem.

**Culture**:
These are the Iterative values. They’re not for everyone but if they speak to you, you might be just what we’re looking for.
- ** Iterate or Die** - We take this literally. Ship early, get continuous feedback, an