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Collective is on a mission to redefine the way businesses-of-one work. Collective’s technology and team of trusted advisors enables our members to achieve financial independence by taking care of everything from business incorporation to accounting, bookkeeping, tax services and access to a thriving community, all in one integrated platform. We believe in empowering self-employed people to enjoy the same tax savings that big companies get.
Featured in Forbes, Business Insider, Yahoo, Bloomberg, Financial Times, Techcrunch and more. We’re backed by General Catalyst, Sound Ventures (Ashton Kutcher and Guy Oseary), QED Investors, Google’s Gradient Ventures, Expa and prominent investors who have financed and built iconic companies like YouTube, Substack, Twitch, Box, Hims, Instacart, Lyft, and more.
About the role:
We’re looking for an entrepreneurial and gritty Product Lead to join our growing Product team. At Collective we are building first-of-its-kind AI-enabled financial back-office to help millions of solopreneurs run their businesses more effectively. We pride ourselves in rethinking established paradigms and bringing creative solutions into existence. As the product lead you will set the vision, strategy, roadmap, and lead execution for your area. You will help your team navigate uncertainty with structured thinking & communication. Lead with strong product instincts and be highly effective at knocking down walls to get things done.
⚒️Responsibilities:
- Own the product area vision, strategy, implementation, and customer & business outcomes.
- Lead and inspire a team (engineers, designers, business operations) to ship innovative, category-defining experiences.
- Deeply understand business and product performance to ensure your team is focused on the highest leverage opportunities.
- Manage the roadmap and team processes to ensure execution velocity and effective tradeoffs between business priorities & available resources.
- Drive effective partnership cross-functionally and across product teams.
- Define frameworks and metrics to put in perspective + measure your team's impact; deeply understand the core product/business drivers and monitor progress.
🙌 What we want you to bring:
- An “owner” / “driver” mindset – You have a strong bias for action. You strive to solve problems independently, while striking the balance of asking for help.
- Drive for simplicity & elegance – Ability to take on complex product challenges to find elegant, simplifying solutions.
- A high quality bar – For your own contributions and those of the people around you.
- Comfort & skill with ambiguity - Ability to independently solve ambiguous problems with first principles and structured thinking.
- Strong written and & communication - High signal, clear & succinct, and structured communication.
- High analytical & data sense – You know how to leverage data effectively to make product decisions. You are comfortable defining + running A/B tests.
- Intellectual curiosity & humility – Product development is a deep team sport. You are intellectually curious, a team player, and have strong opinions loosely held w/ humility.
- Fintech expertise – You understand financial products, their business models, regulatory requirements, and operational considerations.
Bonus Points if you have:
- Experience working in a fast-paced, high growth environment.
- Prior consulting (BCG/Bain/Mckinsey) or investment banking experience.
- Reforge certification(s).
Why work with us:
- Collective is the first online back office platform designed for Businesses-of-One.
- You will be able to grow fast with opportunity to take on ever-increasing scope rapidly.
- We were backed by top tier VCs.
- We promote open and transparent culture within the company.
What we offer in return:
Compensation Range: $190,000 - $220,000 annual base salary
The salary ranges for the roles are posted for your convenience and review. Please understand that if an offer is presented, the offer compensation package will be based on the relevant position related skills a candidate demonstrates during our formal interview process.
- Location: San Francisco (Hybrid) or US Remote
- A diverse and collaborative team culture
- Stock options package
- 14 company holidays + flex PTO
- 401K
- Employer paid Health, Vision and Dental Insurance
- 100% coverage for employees
- 75% coverage for dependents
- PC or Mac laptop + $750 Home office stipend
- Generous paid parental leave
- Fertility benefits, up to $8k
- Team events and virtual gatherings
- $600 wellness bonus
Equal Employment Opportunity
At Collective, we don’t just accept differences — we celebrate them, we support them, and we thrive on them for the benefit of our employees, our customers, and our community. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. If you’re good at what you do, come as you are. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. Collective is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.
What We Do
Collective is on a mission to redefine the way Businesses-of-One work. Collective is the first online concierge financial platform designed to give self-employed people the technology and team they need so they can focus on their passion, not their paperwork. Collective handles company formation, taxes, accounting, bookkeeping, and more.
