Head of Product

Mercata is turning fragmented financial data into a structured, queryable intelligence layer for investment professionals. Our product ingests and connects historical and real-time data across companies, people, projects, and markets and goes deep into the technical aspects of the sectors we cover, rather than merely summarizing documents. By automating data ingestion and structuring complex information, Mercata reduces the noise and highlights what actually matters. Analysts using Mercata can spend less time on manual review and more time developing original, high-conviction ideas. We're an early-stage, venture-backed company with a clear vision and a highly engaged design partner.

Our founding team has built and scaled successful technology companies. This is your chance to shape a new product category from the ground up. The Role: Head of ProductWe're looking for a Head of Product to lead product strategy, discovery, and execution at Mercata. This is a builder role, not a manager role. You'll work directly with Mercata's CEO and CTO to take our product from early prototype to indispensable daily tool for our customers. You'll be customer-facing, discovery-driven, and deeply embedded in the product development process.

You won't just define the product roadmap - you'll shape what Mercata becomes and how it delivers value. This role is ideal for someone who wants to own outcomes, go deep with users, and create something meaningful in a high-trust, fast-moving environment. Most critically, we're looking for someone who has built products used by buy-side analysts and PMs - ideally in the front office of hedge funds or alternative investment firms - and deeply understands their workflows and expectations. After 1 Year, the ideal candidate will have: Built deep trust with the founding CEO and CTO.

You're an essential thought partner in shaping product direction and company strategyUse your experience building tools for buy-side fundamental investors to shape a focused product roadmap that serves analysts workflows deeply and is aligned with company priorities, and clearly communicated across the teamBuilt strong relationships with a core group of customers who use Mercata daily and regularly engage you to shape its evolutionShipped multiple end-to-end product cycles - from idea to launch - and proven that Mercata can consistently deliver high-quality features that matterDefined Mercata's product foundations that feel obvious in hindsightCreated internal clarity.

Engineers know what matters and why. The team is energized by the work and confident in the directionMade Mercata measurably more valuable. Power users are growing, usage is deepening, and customers are giving unsolicited positive feedbackIntroduced and codified a product culture grounded in curiosity, quality and speed of iteration and learningRequirements10+ years in product management, with experience owning core parts of complex products 4+ years of experience developing products for investment professionals, including those in equity research, hedge funds, and asset managementHands-on experience shipping zero-to-one products in fast-moving teamsStrong product judgment and customer discovery skillsExperience building and leading product teams.

Even if you're not managing now, you've built processes, mentored peers, and laid the foundation for future growthAbility to work closely with engineers and designers to move quickly and make smart tradeoffsComfortable operating in ambiguity, working asynchronously, and making decisions independentlyFavours speed over perfection and avoids analysis paralysis Location: Able to work and residing in the US or CanadaBenefitsCompensation: Competitive salary plus equity