Strategic Leadership
- Define and own the product vision and roadmap across multiple initiatives and geographies.
- Align business goals, client expectations, and technical feasibility into a coherent product portfolio strategy.
- Identify new market opportunities, emerging trends, and scalable innovations in F&B and Facilities Management tech.
Stakeholder & Vendor Management
- Act as the primary bridge between clients, global vendor ecosystem, and internal teams to ensure alignment on vision, priorities, and delivery.
- Manage expectations and communication with multiple vendors globally, ensuring transparency and accountability.
- Drive governance, contract oversight, and collaborative execution models with external technology and service providers.
Execution & Portfolio Management
- Oversee the end-to-end lifecycle of multiple products, from conceptualization and MVP to scaling and continuous improvement.
- Lead prioritization and resource allocation across initiatives, balancing short-term wins and long-term strategy. Track and measure portfolio performance, ensuring KPIs, OKRs, and financial targets are met.
Leadership & Team Development
- Build and lead a high-performing product organization with product managers, UX, and strategy leads.
- Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, and customer-centricity.
- Serve as an executive thought partner for CXOs and global leadership teams, influencing business strategy and technology decisions.
- 15+ years in product management or portfolio leadership, with 5+ years in a senior/global director role.
- Experience in F&B technology, facilities management tech, or related B2B service sectors.
- Proven track record of defining and delivering multi-market product strategies.
- Strong stakeholder management skills with C-suite executives, vendors, and cross-functional teams.
- Expertise in contract negotiation, governance, and vendor performance management.
- Skilled in end-to-end product lifecycle management, prioritization, and KPI/OKR tracking.
- Demonstrated leadership in building and developing high-performing teams.
- Familiarity with Agile, Lean, and Design Thinking methodologies.
- Ability to operate across multiple geographies and travel internationally.
- Traveling will be required for around 20% of the time.
- We are looking for Paris based candidates, as this role involves a hybrid working style with 2-3 days per week visits at the client's office.
