Director of Product Management

Hiive is redefining how private companies and their shareholders access liquidity. Through its institutional-grade platform Hiive brings together buyers sellers and issuers to facilitate secondary transactions in venture-backed pre-IPO companies introducing efficiency transparency and standardization to an otherwise opaque asset class.

Recognized as one of Canadas fastest-growing companies and backed by leading U.S. investors Hiive is profitable well-capitalized and building a high-performance team to meet growing demand and pursue new market opportunities.

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Hiive is looking for a Director of Product Management to lead our product strategy and scale our product organization. Reporting to an industry veteran with 25 years of experience you will be a key pillar of our leadership team. You arent just a manager; you are a systems thinker who can refine our SDLC mentor high-performing PMs and ensure our fast-moving engineering team is shipping the right things to drive exponential business growth.

In this role your responsibilities will include:

• Defining and evangelizing the product roadmap ensuring every feature aligns with Hiives long-term business goals and marketplace dynamics.

• Partnering with the Director of Product Design and Engineering leadership to optimize the SDLC ensuring a seamless flow from discovery to delivery.

• Recruiting mentoring and scaling a team of Product Managers fostering a culture of rigorous thinking data-informed decision-making and extreme ownership.

• Acting as the primary bridge between Product and cross-functional partners in Sales Marketing and Operations to ensure successful GTM execution.

• Implementing and refining mental models for prioritization (e.g. balancing customer delight vs. technical debt vs. revenue growth).

• Establishing a gold standard for how the team uses data to validate hypotheses and measure the ROI of shipped features.

Required Qualifications:

• 10 years of Product Management experience with at least 3 years in a dedicated leadership or people-management role within a high-growth startup environment.

• Experience scaling products from early traction to significant market share specifically within complex ecosystems.

• Expert-level ability to query data define KPIs and use BI tools to drive product strategy (we believe gut feel is a starting point not a destination).

• The ability to distill complex technical or business trade-offs into clear actionable narratives for executive stakeholders.

• Deep understanding of how changes in one part of a system (e.g. a marketplace) ripple through to affect user behavior and business health.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Deep knowledge of liquidity clearing or complex transactional platforms.

• A background in Software Engineering or a deep technical understanding of modern API-first architectures.

• Advanced experience with Amplitude SQL and Figma to facilitate close collaboration with our Design and Data teams.

• Experience managing the nuances of high-touch enterprise customers alongside a scalable product vision.

Compensation Benefits & Perks:

• Highly competitive salary commensurate with experience and contribution.

• Opportunity to participate in ownership of a rapidly growing company through our employee stock option plan.

• Comprehensive 100% employer-paid health & dental premiums and a Health/Personal Spending Account for Canadian employees. (An employer-subsidized benefits program is available for US-based team members).

• If you are based in Vancouver enjoy a dedicated desk in our Vancouver BC HQ in the heart of downtown with a fridge stocked with healthy snacks and drinks an onsite gym and a gorgeous rooftop amenity.

• Enjoy a $20-per-day commuter benefit for every day you work in our Vancouver HQ.

• An engaging social calendar including bi-weekly catered lunches bi-weekly Friday bar team workouts annual summer party and holiday party two onsite all-team retreats each year semi-annual team-building events and Hiive Womens Network events.

• Significant opportunities for growth into team leadership and management roles.

• Entrepreneurial culture and a small and dynamic team.

• Sponsorship immigration and relocation for exceptional candidates.

Hiive is committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where all individuals have an opportunity to succeed.

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Required Experience:

Director

Employment Type : Full-Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1