Job Description

About Us:
Yoked AI exists to empower teams to communicate seamlessly across cognitive styles, fostering understanding, collaboration, and growth through personalized, data-driven insights. We’re on a mission to transform how people connect and work together.

Our mantra: Be You. Be Valued. Be Understood.

We’re a pre-seed stage B2B SaaS startup poised to redefine workplace communication, and we’re seeking a Chief Product Officer to join as a founding member. This is a hands-on leadership role where you’ll directly influence our product strategy, go-to-market plan, and scaling efforts while navigating the unique challenges of an early-stage startup.

The Role:
As our Chief Product Officer, you’ll lead the charge in crafting a product that resonates with businesses seeking to optimize team communication and engagement. You’ll be instrumental in helping us achieve product-market fit, creating a scalable product roadmap, and ensuring a seamless journey for our users.

This is a unique opportunity for a visionary leader with technical sensibilities, a passion for building in early-stage environments, and a desire to make a meaningful impact on team communication and collaboration globally.

Responsibilities:

• Product Strategy & Vision:

  • Define and drive the product vision and roadmap aligned with Yoked AI’s mission and goals.
  • Collaborate with the CEO and technical team to refine the product strategy for early market adoption.
  • Stay ahead of industry trends and user needs, ensuring product relevance and differentiation.

• Go-to-Market Strategy:

  • Develop and execute the go-to-market strategy, bridging the gap between product development and user acquisition.
  • Work closely with sales, marketing, and customer success teams to align efforts and maximize product engagement.

• Product Market Fit:

  • Engage with early adopters to gather feedback, iterate on the product, and validate assumptions.
  • Use data-driven insights to refine features, identify pain points, and optimize the user experience.

• Operational Leadership:

  • Build and lead the product team as the company scales, fostering a culture of innovation and collaboration.
  • Drive cross-functional initiatives, ensuring seamless communication between technical, operational, and business units.

• Scaling User Engagement:

  • Focus on creating a product that encourages long-term engagement and demonstrates measurable value for teams.
  • Develop key performance indicators to measure user success and iterate on strategies to increase retention.

Who You Are:

• You thrive in early-stage, pre-revenue environments and have experience building products from the ground up.
• You’re both strategic and hands-on, capable of wearing multiple hats to drive results in a lean startup setting.
• You have a technical sense—while you don’t need to code, you can collaborate effectively with engineering teams to translate vision into technical requirements.
• You’re customer-obsessed, continuously seeking insights to refine and improve the product experience.
• You’re a natural leader with a collaborative mindset, ready to inspire and rally a team around a shared vision.

Qualifications:

• Proven experience as a Chief Product Officer, VP of Product, or similar leadership role in a B2B SaaS company.
• Demonstrated success in achieving product-market fit for early-stage, pre-revenue startups.
• Strong understanding of go-to-market strategies for B2B products.
• Experience in data-driven decision-making and analytics to guide product development.
• Exceptional communication and leadership skills, with a track record of building and managing high-performing teams.
• Familiarity with workplace communication tools, behavioral assessments, or team collaboration platforms is a plus.

Why Yoked AI?

• Join a mission-driven company at the ground floor, shaping its future and impact.
• Work alongside a passionate team dedicated to creating tools that truly make a difference in how people work together.
• Opportunity to own and lead the product function with a significant voice in company strategy.