Product Lead Practitioner — EMEA (AI)

Location: Remote from anywhere in Europe

Company

hirify.global helps private equity investors and portfolio company leaders create value through technology assessments, transformation, growth, cybersecurity, AI, and operational execution.

What you will do

• Lead product assessments for investment firms and portfolio companies across the EMEA investment lifecycle, from pre-close diligence through post-close value creation and exit preparation.
• Evaluate product strategy, roadmaps, go-to-market approaches, competitive defensibility, product-market fit, customer segmentation, and regional expansion opportunities.
• Assess AI and machine learning capabilities, data assets, model dependencies, technical differentiation, responsible AI posture, regulatory exposure, and roadmap assumptions.
• Review product team structures, delivery capability, execution track records, and organisational readiness across distributed EMEA teams.
• Conduct executive interviews, customer discovery conversations, expert network engagements, and regional market research.
• Synthesise findings into investment-grade deliverables and advise investment teams, operating partners, and product leaders on strategy, prioritisation, localisation, and capability development.

Requirements

• 15+ years of product management experience, including significant senior or executive leadership experience such as Director, VP, CPO, or equivalent.
• Experience at B2B software or SaaS companies operating in EMEA or globally, with a track record of shipping products at scale across regional or international markets.
• Hands-on experience building or leading AI/ML-powered products, including AI strategy, build/partner/buy decisions, model risk, user trust, data protection, and product experience.
• Strong ability to evaluate product and AI strategies using market research, customer data, competitive intelligence, and regional market signals.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills for translating product and technology complexity into concise narratives for executive and investment audiences.
• Broad enterprise software, B2B SaaS, and full SDLC experience, with comfort working across multiple markets, time zones, and ambiguous environments.

Nice to have

• Management consulting, investment due diligence, or advisory experience with PE-backed companies in EMEA.
• Familiarity with private equity investment models, deal processes, and value creation frameworks.
• Experience with rapid growth, operational improvement, international expansion, M&A, sell-side advisory, or exit preparation.
• Domain experience in FinTech, HealthTech, GovTech, LegalTech, MarTech, HR Tech, industrial software, or compliance-heavy software.
• Experience scaling product organisations across distributed or multilingual teams.

Culture & Benefits

• Fully remote work from anywhere in Europe.
• Work on complex technology and investment challenges across diverse EMEA markets.
• Collaborate with investment teams, operating partners, portfolio company leaders, and executive stakeholders.
• Work guided by Service, Curiosity, Credibility, Commitment, and Creativity.