Director of Product

Working at Thoropass

At Thoropass, we are on a mission to transform an industry that’s never been known for innovation, but we aren’t letting that stop us. We love collaborating to come up with new ways to solve problems that would stump other teams and have created a workplace where the best idea wins and we bring out the best in each other.

Our team is full of entrepreneurial people with a bias toward action, an insatiable intellectual curiosity, and a desire to learn and grow personally and professionally. By bringing remarkably talented people together, we have the opportunity to create something truly amazing for our customers and our team.

Why should you work with us?

Thoropass combines simple software with expert support to help SaaS companies manage security compliance, security audits, and enterprise procurement security diligence. Thoropass helps you adopt stage-appropriate compliance practices that enterprises can trust and reduce the time and costs of security audits like SOC 2, ISO, HITRUST, PCI, HIPAA, etc. by 50% or more.

We were founded in May 2019 and have received investment from top VCs, including JP Morgan, PayPal Ventures and Bain Capital. We're growing customers and revenue like crazy and poised for break-out growth over 2022 - 2023.

About the Role

We’re looking for a tech-savvy Director of Product to join Thoropass as we look to expand our Product team and create a best-in-class tool for security compliance management.

• Do you love managing driven, strong Product Managers?
• Are you excited about ensuring execution at a high level?
• Are you ready to define strategy with talented invested C-Suite?
• Are you a collaborative team player?
• Are you customer-centric and a creative problem solver?
• Are you passionate about working with engineers, and do you have experience communicating complex product requirements?
• Are you ready to channel your aspirations and creativity into building user-centered products and driving positive and significant business impact?
• Are you highly organized and detail-oriented, with excellent communication skills and a strong bias towards getting things done?
• Are you an advocate of revolutionizing the security compliance field with cutting edge features and enhanced customer experiences?

If so, let’s talk!

At its core, this job is managing a segment of our product verticals. You will help drive that verticals strategy and ensure product execution that moves business goals. This includes strategic level insight that can be backed by data, and debated at all levels. Most importantly you will be responsible for coaching and leveling up senior & mid level Product Managers who are passionate and talented. Micro managers need not apply. Finally you will be required to collaborate heavily with both internal and external stakeholders, ensuring they are excited for our products and the story they tell.

 Required

• Strong management skills, particularly of Product Managers in a startup environment.
• Experience working with passionate C-Suite executives.
• Strong project management skills, including the ability to think and lead complex projects simultaneously
• Experience in complete software development lifecycle duties, including requirements gathering, design, estimation, prototyping, implementation, and quality assurance
• Experience with Agile development and methodologies
• Have shipped digital products before
• Experience with project management tools such as JIRA and ProductBoard
• Expertise with Heap, Segment, or similar Product Analytics tools
• Software engineering background or experience working closely with software engineering teamsCollaborative to a fault, with a team-first attitude.
• Passion for technology and building a best-in-class digital experience
• Firm grasp of technology architecture and the ability to understand complex product functionality, design, and technical issues in order to estimate feature development efforts and drive the right priorities, trade-offs, and resolutions
• Ability to empathize with the customer and prioritize high-impact features on their behalf
• Organized, self-directed, efficient, and able to manage multiple and complex projects in a timely manner
• Effective communicator, presenter, and negotiator
• Experience working and collaborating with diverse teams in a dynamic, rapid-growth environment

Really nice to have:

• Experience in compliance, information security, privacy, or other technical industries

Essential day-to-day activities include:

• Applying strategic thinking based on information obtained through understanding both quantitative & qualitative analysis of the domain, the product, and our clients.
• Driving execution of teams by removing road blocks.
• Acting as a bridge between different Labs teams to smooth dependencies, and align strategy.
• Mentoring all Product Managers, and being a teacher/example of what high quality PM looks like.
• Helping to develop quarterly product roadmap with buy-in from cross-functional teams to unite behind and deliver shared goals.
• Developing strong relationships across departments to help see the larger picture and ensure Product is doing it’s best.
• Creating and launching market-leading product offerings in partnership with sales, marketing, engineering, and customer experience.
• Analyzing and dispersing relevant product analytics/insights using product metrics.

What we are looking for:
We seek a Director of Product to envision how companies manage their security compliance in "one-click.” You will join an established Product team and be expected to make an immediate impact. We are looking for a cognitively curious, self-starter with a strong bias towards action who is interested in working in an entrepreneurial, fast-moving environment. If you are passionate about building intuitive solutions to complex problems that drive direct value to users, we would love to talk with you.

The ideal candidate has 6+ years of experience, minimum in product management and 3+ years of management experience. 

Compensation 

• The compensation range for this role is $175,000 - $230,000 and will be based on experience and skill set
• Early equity in a fast-growing company
• Remote/ Hybrid work-from-home model
• Unlimited PTO
• $800 stipend for home office equipment
• Quarterly wellness stipend
• Paid courses and certifications
• Free Spanish lessons from our Costa Rican office!

Equal Opportunity

Thoropass provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Even if you feel you don’t meet every requirement, consider applying! Thoropass acknowledges the research which shows that women and people of color are less likely to apply for jobs when they don’t meet all of the stated qualifications. However, we’re looking for authentic innovators to blaze new trails and you just may be the right person for this or another role.