The Role

We are seeking a strategic and visionary VP of Product to lead our Product Management function. This leader will be responsible for evolving and accelerating a multi-year product vision that drives business growth, deepens client value, and strengthens Addepar’s position in the fintech ecosystem. Reporting to the Chief Technology Officer, you will be a critical member of the R&D leadership team and a key thought partner to executives across the company.

The role will oversee product teams across multiple domains, including investment data, reporting, workflows, advisor tools, platform infrastructure, and new product innovation. You will ensure that the organization is structured for scale, processes are built for clarity and execution, and product strategy is deeply aligned with business outcomes.

Addepar takes a market-based approach to pay. A successful candidate’s starting pay will be determined based on the role, job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target base salary for roles in Colorado, California, and New York.

The current range for this role is $250,000 - $350,000 (base salary) + bonus + equity + benefits.

Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process. Additionally, these ranges reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits.

What You’ll Do

• Vision & Strategy: Continuously evolve a compelling multi-year product vision aligned with Addepar’s mission and growth strategy.
• Drive Product Excellence: Establish scalable processes for product planning, roadmapping, and metrics-driven execution.
• Own the Product Lifecycle: Manage products from concept to MVP to scaled solution, driving toward product-market fit with rigor and agility.

Innovation: Foster a culture of continuous innovation by driving ideation from initial concept through MVP and onto scalable solutions

• Center on the Client: Embed client research and validation into the product development lifecycle to ensure solutions deliver measurable value.
• Partner Across Functions: Work closely with Engineering, Design, and Data teams to deliver platform-centric and highly integrated solutions. Align with Go-to-Market teams (Marketing, Sales, and Client Success) to launch and commercialize new offerings.
  Build the Org: Assess and refine the product org structure, career paths, and leadership layer to support scale and cross-functional collaboration.
• Develop Talent: Mentor and develop high-performing product managers and leaders, and foster a product culture of accountability, clarity, and ownership.
• Ensure Market Fit: Stay ahead of industry trends in wealth, asset, and investment management; evolve product direction accordingly.
• Platform Thinking: Lead with a platform mindset—balancing horizontal scalability with vertical client value.

Who You Are

• Visionary and strategic, with a proven ability to define and communicate a clear product direction across multiple years and product lines.
• Proven track record of end-to-end product ownership, from zero-to-one to scaled adoption, with strong attention to achieving product-market fit.
• Grounded in customer-centric development, integrating user research and validation into product decisions.
• Deeply fluent in financial systems, with experience in portfolio management, investor workflows, or trading systems. Experience in enterprise fintech, B2B2C platforms, or advisor tools is a plus.
• Skilled at technical collaboration—comfortable working with engineering and data teams on platform and infrastructure investments.
• Experienced in go-to-market alignment, partnering closely with commercial teams to launch and scale products successfully.
• Adept at aligning product strategy to business outcomes—especially around growth, compliance, client retention, and revenue impact.
• Experienced in building and scaling product organizations, particularly in high-growth or complex environments.
• A strong people leader with a track record of mentoring talent, creating clarity, and building an empowered, collaborative culture.

Requirements

• 15+ years of experience in product management, with at least 7 years in a senior leadership role
• Experience in fintech, ideally in domains like investment platforms, advisor tools, or institutional software
• Demonstrated success operating at scale in a high-growth or enterprise environment
• Strong business acumen with the ability to connect product execution to business performance