VP of Product

Summary

Join Thimble, a leading insurtech platform, as their VP of Product to lead the Product Team in developing and executing a roadmap of new launches and enhancements. This critical role reports to the President and ensures Thimble becomes the one-stop-shop for all small business insurance needs. The VP of Product will manage a team of senior product managers and designers, deliver frontend, backend, and structural enhancements, and provide post-launch analytics. The ideal candidate will be a resourceful self-starter, comfortable making product decisions with ambiguous data, and adept at negotiating conflicting priorities. Success will be measured by delivering projects that meaningfully impact Thimble's objectives.

Requirements

• 10+ years of product experience in an environment where features and improvements were constantly shipped
• Skilled in managing a team, including but not limited to, PMs and designers
• Experience working closely with both onshore and offshore engineers in an Agile environment
• Proven success negotiating requirements and project milestones with peers and executive leadership team members in a confident and compelling manner
• Comfort and resourcefulness with data – experience in assessing which data points are needed for the health and quality of your products and how to go about getting the data you don’t have
• Proven experience shipping features or whole products that had a material, positive impact on a business

Responsibilities

• Work with Thimble Leadership to create a roadmap that aligns our product with our OKR’s
• Directly manage a team of senior product managers and designers
• Deliver frontend, backend, and structural enhancements that grow our business
• Provide post-launch analytics of the health of the product
• Work hand in hand with engineering to manage the Sprint process
• Work closely with internal and external stakeholders to ensure that their needs are met
• Leverage data to continuously improve existing features and functionality
• Launch entire new lines of business / insurance

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in either insurtech/insurance, or working in a highly regulated field where requirements are often restricted by regulation is highly preferred
• Working knowledge of building consumer products and backend tools in both native app and web environments (experience with Flutter development preferred)
• Startup experience strongly preferred; entrepreneurial spirit is a must
• Thick skin – you’re comfortable taking criticism and you’re not afraid to double down on your arguments when the data supports them

Benefits

• Fully remote company
• Thimble Fridays! (out of office at 12:00pm local time)
• Comprehensive health, vision, and dental coverage
• 401(k) auto enrollment and matching (100% of the first 3% and 50% of the next 3%)
• PTO: 20 days vacation + 8 floating days + 10 company-wide holidays + 1 VTO (Volunteer Time Off) + unlimited sick time
• Parental Leave: 100% paid 12 weeks + 2 weeks gradual return
• Computer choice of Mac or PC
• Work from home setup reimbursement
• Monthly co-working space and/or child care reimbursement
• Monthly ClassPass credit
• Quarterly wellness reimbursement
• Other health & wellness perks including: One Medical, Teladoc, Talkspace, Kindbody, and Health Advocate
• Virtual events, happy hours, trivia, and fun!