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Head of Product
Camarillo, California
Hybrid
Our client, a leader in software development in the food safety sector, is seeking a Head of Product. The position will define and execute the strategic vision for the global, cloud-based Food Safety Management System (FSMS) and Quality Management System (QMS) SaaS platform. The Head of Product will lead a high-performing Agile organization and drive commercial strategies to scale revenues. This role requires a blend of regulatory domain expertise, customer-obsessed product leadership, and a proven track record of expanding SaaS platforms into adjacent regulated markets (Healthcare, Life Sciences, Manufacturing)
REQUIREMENTS
Translate global regulatory shifts (FSMA, GFSI, SQF, BRCGS, ISO) into a multi-year cloud roadmap that drives differentiated capabilities and fuels market expansion into core food safety and adjacent sectors (Healthcare, Life Sciences, Manufacturing).
- Maintain an 80% predictability rate on quarterly feature releases.
- Achieve target milestones for new vertical market expansion.
- Reduce cycle times for customer audit readiness reporting.
- Achieve a 100% compliance rate on Computer System Validation (CSV) requirements.
Direct the end-to-end product lifecycle from market research, discovery, and UX design to development, release, and packaging while partnering with Sales, Marketing, and Success to hit revenue, packaging, and margin targets.
- Meet annual Gross Revenue Retention (GRR) and Net Revenue Retention (NRR) targets.
- Drive Annual Recurring Revenue growth via value-based packaging frameworks.
- Lead Generation: Increase product-driven pipeline generation and conversion rates.
Build an outcome-based, customer-obsessed product culture that uses quantitative data and feedback loops to maximize user adoption, while serving as the market evangelist to key customers and industry bodies.
- Accelerate Daily/Weekly Active Users (DAU/WAU) across the global platform ecosystem.
- Drive 90-day customer utilization rates for new compliance and audit workflows.
- Elevate global platform Net Promoter Scores (NPS) and Product Satisfaction (CSAT).
Lead, mentor, and grow a team of Product Managers and Owners, establishing rigorous discovery frameworks and OKRs, while partnering with Engineering leadership to ensure predictable, high-quality technical execution.
- Optimize Agile sprint velocity and sprint burndown accuracy.
- Minimize post-release hotfixes and software compliance validation gaps.
- Maintain high team engagement and retention scores within the Product Management function.
EXPERIENCE
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Life Sciences, Business or a related field required; MBA or advanced degree preferred
- Minimum of ten (10) years of product management experience, with five (5) years in a senior product leadership role required
- Minimum of five (5) years of progressive product experience in SaaS FSMS or QMS environments
- Proven experience scaling a SaaS product to $20M in revenue while in a product leadership role
- Deep knowledge of food safety landscapes (FSMA, GFSI) and healthcare quality frameworks (ISO 13485, CAPA systems)
- Familiarity with validation requirements (CSV), audit workflows, supplier quality, and risk management modules
- Expert understanding of Agile environments (Scrum, SAFe, or similar).
- Desirable experience using AI productivity tools (e.g., Anthropic, OpenAI) for product and programming acceleration.
- Personable, outgoing, adaptable and works well in a fast-paced environment