Head/Director of Product (AI Insights & Automation)

Role Description

You will be the first Head of Product at Mimica, leading the product function through its next major growth phase. This role is about leading a product organisation as it scales with ambition and intention. You will own the macro strategy, our market positioning and product roadmap, raise the bar on product management, and introduce the structures, principles, and ways of working that help teams make better decisions and move faster with confidence.

• Define, own, and champion the global product strategy and macro-level roadmap.
• Document and communicate the product vision and strategy to improve clarity and alignment.
• Mentor and develop Product Managers and Designers, defining career ladders and growth paths.
• Support and unblock your team to maintain a healthy, sustainable, and high-performing team.
• Improve the operating model of the product function.
• Align stakeholders and build consensus when priorities or opinions conflict.
• Handle executive and customer escalations and protect team focus.
• Ensure a culture of strong ownership, transparency, and initiative while meeting business goals.
• Forecast future team capacity needs and partner with the People team to hire top-tier talent.

Qualifications

• A product leader who has operated as Head of Product, Director of Product, or VP of Product in a comparable Scale-up environment.
• Experience building and managing technical Enterprise products or categories: data-heavy, process optimisation, AI, or automation products.
• A strong people leader with a track record of coaching and mentoring both Product Managers and Product Designers.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, particularly driving alignment between senior leaders in Engineering and Commercial functions.
• Experience in building products powered by in-house developed ML/AI technology.
• Excellent judgment on prioritization and roadmap decisions, especially when hard trade-offs are required.
• Strong product and commercial instinct, and a clear commitment to customer value.
• Confidence handling disagreement, aligning diverse stakeholders, and navigating ambiguity with maturity.
• Experience working successfully in an international and multicultural team.
• Excellent written and spoken English, with the ability to communicate technical ideas clearly to different audiences.

Requirements

• A solid technical foundation or direct hands-on experience building or maintaining technical systems (e.g., as a Software Engineer).
• Experience working in organisations where the product and designers were embedded into cross-functional Engineering teams.
• Experience working and leading fully remote distributed teams.

Benefits

• Generous compensation + stock options - aligned with our internal framework, market data, and individual skills.
• Distributed work: Work from anywhere - fully remote, in our hubs, or a mix.
• Company-issued laptop, remote setup stipend, and co-working budget.
• Flexible schedules and location.
• Ample paid time off, in addition to local public holidays.
• Enhanced parental leave.
• Health & retirement benefits.
• Annual learning & development budget.
• Annual workaways and regular virtual & in-person socials.
• Opportunity to contribute to groundbreaking projects that shape the future of work.

Location

This is a fully remote position. We welcome candidates based across North America and Western Europe, with a preference for time zones that allow strong overlap with our teams in both regions.

Note

Mimica will only contact candidates from an @mimica.ai email address. We do not request banking or sensitive personal information during the recruiting process.