Head of Product

Who we are:

From award-winning Broadway stars, TED Talkers, and coaches trusted by the world’s leading companies, Freestyle+ delivers ground-breaking mental fitness training to unlock teams’ purpose and potential. We’re serious about play -- and we believe that the skills of improvisation are incredible tools for becoming more adaptable, joyful, and connected in all areas of life.

What we do:

At Freestyle+, we leverage the neuroscience of improvisation and play to design transformational entertainment, education, and digital experiences that help people from all backgrounds invest in their personal and professional growth. We also build new technologies that make this crucial set of skills accessible to individuals and organizations worldwide.

About the job:

Freestyle+ is seeking a Head of Product to lead the product development of Flowzone, the first mobile app that combines games, storytelling, and improvisation techniques to create good mental fitness habits applied to life at work.

The Head of Product will own and lead the product implementation and work closely with our Content, Production, Sales, and Marketing teams to ensure continued improvement and long-term success. This is a full-time, salaried position.

The Head of Product will be responsible for:

●  Translating the company’s vision, mission, and desired business outcomes into a product development strategy capable of adapting to dynamic market conditions.

●  Developing and maintaining a product roadmap that meets business objectives by collaborating with internal and external stakeholders.

●  Establishing deliverables, timelines, and success metrics for each implementation cycle of the product.

●  Managing and measuring the success of the product with disciplined analysis of the product metrics and user feedback.

●  Ensuring that the team is keeping a strong process of documentation for all aspects of the product including experience design and technical development.

●  Being the liaison between the product team and the executive team.

●  At the onset, transitioning the current MVP product into a commercially available product. This transition includes hiring an internal product team and transitioning the product development from the existing external team to the new internal team.

●  Building and leading a multi-disciplinary and distributed team of diverse talent to ensure the successful execution of the product roadmap. The team will include engineers, experience designers, and product managers.

●  Working closely with the Sales and Marketing teams to ensure the successful delivery of the product.

The following qualifications are required of any applicant:

●  Over 15 years of experience in product leadership roles for B2B SaaS companies in fast-growth environments.

●  A successful track record of building and scaling commercially successful applications that use a combination of media such as video, audio, and games to delight users and meet their needs. Experience in developing mobile applications is a big plus.

●  Experience working in similar types of apps such as learning, skill-building, and/or gamification is a super big plus.

●  Proven experience leading multi-disciplinary and fully-remote teams of technical, product, and design talent.

●  Experience partnering with sales and marketing teams of B2B companies to create and execute successful go-to-market strategies.

●  Demonstrated in-depth understanding and experience in software development and UX design.

●  Exceptional written and oral communication skills with technical and non-technical stakeholders

●  Excellent presentation skills with a strong ability to present to senior-level executives

●  Exceptional collaboration skills and ability to partner with a wide variety of other functions and levels.

The ideal candidate would be:

●  An empathetic leader of high integrity with the ability to make difficult decisions.

●  Self-motivated, proactive, and with an acute intellectual curiosity

●  Passionate about driving diversity goals and developing talent.

●  Data-driven and results-oriented.

●  Highly organized and adept at handling multiple, changing priorities.

●  An innovator who is familiar with the latest emerging technologies and is capable of finding new ways to apply them to the product.

●  An evangelist of technology who is ready to join an organization that does not have a technology lead or department and comfortable being at the forefront of the organization’s digital transformation.

●  A strong affinity for mental health and fully aligned with the company’s mission.

●  Improv experience, whether as a student, performer or teacher - and if not improv, a performing art that incorporates storytelling, music or humor a MAJOR PLUS!

●  Skilled at resolving conflict and negotiating effectively and tactfully.

MINDLESS INC.

Mindless Inc., a California C Corp and the holding company of Freestyle+, produces live, virtual and digital services that improve people’s mental fitness and active mindfulness through applied improv-based training techniques. With offices in San Francisco and New York, Mindless Inc. is operated by Co-CEOs Sammy Wegent and Anthony Venezizle, COO Carrie Painter and President Steve Johnston. Leveraging the team’s proven track record in entertainment, education and technology, Mindless Inc. aims to own the intersection of applied improvisation and wellness in the workplace and reach 1 million humans by 2026.

At Mindless Inc. we value diversity — in backgrounds and in experiences. We tackle universal needs such as Collaboration, Leadership, Storytelling and Connection - and we need people from all backgrounds and walks of life to help build the future of Mental Fitness. We are committed to expanding on the diversity of our team and seek new team members that are equally passionate about inclusion and empathy.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and our employees are people with different strengths, experiences and backgrounds, who share a passion for improving people's lives. Diversity not only includes race and gender identity, but also age, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, religion and many other parts of one’s identity. All of our employee’s points of view are key to our success, and inclusion is everyone's responsibility.