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The contract for this position is a Full-time contract

What's the salary range for the Head of Product - Backstage position?

The suggested salary for this position is $222,800-$272,300*

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Yes, telecommuting is possible for this position

Head of Product - Backstage job at Backstage

About Backstage

Backstage matches creative projects with the best talent. We help staff over 50,000 creative projects a year in film, television, commercials, branded content, theater, experiential marketing and more.

At our core is a strong belief in breaking down barriers and providing direct access to the best talent in the creative industry. We’re a team of customer centric, analytical and creative problem solvers with a passion for helping our customers make amazing projects together.

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The Role:

Backstage is seeking a dynamic, growth-minded Head of Product to own the roadmap for all our product offerings, including our marketplace, educational content, and project management tools and workflows. As Head of Product, you will be the influential leader for our small but mighty team of five passionate product managers and designers who aim to make the world’s creator economy more accessible, inclusive, productive, and successful. We value strong process, data, innovation, flexibility, humility, and collaboration.

In this executive level role, you will direct overarching product strategy for our brand as we continue our expansion into global markets, new verticals focused on crew and below-the-line freelancers, and features such as The Backstage Network. You must be able to envision the unique and complex intersection of these distinct audiences, and guide your team to serving each equally. As we are a lean team in a scaling organization, you must covet the opportunity to be a hands’ on contributor in a senior leadership role.

The Head of Product will report to Backstage’s Chief Technology Officer.

What you'll do:

Lead extension of Backstage brand into new verticals, such as post-production and influencers; work closely with Growth team to increase awareness of evolving brand and product offerings
Drive penetration of product in new global markets, leveraging deep primary and secondary research accessed through surveys, competitive landscaping and other methodology to understand and meet specific localization challenges
Partner with Product Marketing and Creative teams to strategize a cohesive and scalable platform that unifies our different audiences and clearly addresses their unique needs
Execute and shepherd projects to completion by directing project meetings, setting agendas, tracking action items, and documenting key decisions while maintaining accountability and quality
Work closely with executive stakeholders to strategize and plan roadmap, including resource allocation, budget, and timeline
Manage a fully distributed high performance product team; foster a positive environment that encourages collaboration, upholds commitment to process, and provides professional development and mentorship
Leverage analytics tools (we use Amplitude, Looker, Google Analytics, and others) to measure and report product and project success, and guide pivots and iterations as necessary
Serve as subject matter expert for product needs; implement new processes, technology, and tools to improve efficiency and effectiveness
Collaborate with engineers, business analysts, customer success, marketing, operations, and management to research, ideate, and prioritize new opportunities

What we’re looking for from you:

Proven experience launching a new consumer-facing brand or moving a successful product into a new category or region; experience in B2C strongly preferred
Executive presence; you possess gravitas and authority, and you’re a leader that your team and organization trust implicitly to make appropriate and data-driven decisions
Experience hiring, managing, mentoring, and leveling up a remote product team
Exceptionally strong process that you can articulate clearly, thoroughly, and concisely to technical and non-technical audiences
Methodical approach to set and execute a detailed, realistic, and congruent product roadmap
Adept at using qualitative and quantitative research methods and methodologies, including market landscaping and competitor analysis, to support product decisions
A deep understanding of trends, technologies, and best practice, you possess the adequate knowledge and flexibility to determine the appropriate software development methodology (Scrum, Kanban, etc) for each unique situation
Technical acumen; you may not be a developer, but you are able to understand and confidently communicate with engineers, analysts, designers, and other resources
Advanced written and verbal communication skills that can be tailored to suit a variety of individual personalities and levels of seniority
Excellent stakeholder management skills, including driving consensus and alignmentExperience with web products and web technologies; SAAS experience a bonus

What we offer:

Competitive salary and bonus structure
Company remote-first policy
Health, vision, dental, and life insurance
Memberships for the following: Health Advocate, TelaDoc, and Talkspace
All-access pass to WeWork co-working spaces across the globe!
Employee Discount Program10 paid holidays
Generous PTO
Summer Fridays from Memorial Day through Labor Day
Equipment you need to do your job
401K Match
Reimbursement for conferences and continuing education to support your professional development
Great Place to Work Certification!

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About Backstage Holdings

Backstage Holding’s mission is to empower creative talent and streamline the content creation process for projects in film, television, commercials/branded content, social media, theater, music video, video games, and more. Backstage provides solutions that manage the entire project lifecycle, including talent discovery and staffing, production, post production, and distribution. Our brands include Backstage, Coverfly, FilmFreeway, Final Draft, ShareGrid, Sonicbids, and Voice123. Backstage Holdings is part of Cast & Crew, a family of individually innovative companies modernizing the ways in which content is created.

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