Director of Product, Lab (AI)

TL;DR

Director of Product, Lab (AI): Owning and leading a portfolio of high-risk, high-upside product bets in digital fundraising driven by AI, data, and infrastructure shifts with an accent on reducing uncertainty through fast experiments and decisive scale/pivot/kill decisions. Focus on framing hypotheses, running validation experiments, synthesizing learnings, and handing off successful bets to core teams.

Location: Spain, Remote (core hours 9:00–18:00 CET)

Company

Global fundraising platform powering millions in donations for nonprofits like UNICEF and Alzheimer's Association, investing in innovative Lab for 0→1 product opportunities.

What you will do

• Own the Lab bet portfolio: size opportunities, set criteria, and make scale/iterate/kill decisions.
• Design and run fast experiments targeting riskiest assumptions with appropriate fidelity (prototypes, pilots).
• Synthesize results into recommendations, kill underperforming ideas, and prepare handoffs for scaling.
• Source and manage lighthouse pilots and partnerships for business validation.
• Build a repeatable Lab Operating System including reviews, demos, and post-mortems.
• Leverage AI tools for research, prototyping, and exploring AI-enabled product ideas.

Requirements

• Fluent in English and Russian
• 8–10+ years in Product with 0→1 track record owning high-risk bets with go/kill decisions
• 3+ years managing PMs as player-coach
• Fluency in validation tools: discovery, prototypes, MVPs
• Cross-functional leadership across Eng/Design/Analytics/GTM
• Hands-on AI experience: prototyping with LLMs/APIs, scoping experiments, build/buy decisions

Nice to have

• Ex-founder with ship/scale/kill outcomes
• Payments, fintech, e-commerce, or nonprofit experience
• EU market familiarity (PSD2/SCA, data/privacy)

Culture & Benefits

• Real ownership of high-impact bets with authority to kill ideas early
• Flat structure, transparent culture, equity participation
• Private medical insurance for employee and family
• 23 vacation days + 11 public holidays + 5 sick days
• English courses, professional education, gym/swimming, home office setup, co-working
• Remote working