About the role

Role Overview

Join Crosslake as a Product Management Lead Consultant, partnering with investment teams and portfolio companies. You’ll use expertise in product strategy, AI-powered products, and private equity-style ownership to assess investment risks and identify growth opportunities.

Key Missions

Contribute to product evaluations for investment firms and portfolio companies throughout the investment lifecycle.
Assess the strength, credibility, and competitive defensibility of a target company’s product strategy, roadmap, and go-to-market approach.
Analyze product–market fit, customer segmentation, expansion opportunities, and the assumptions behind growth projections.
Advise portfolio company product leaders on strategy and capability development.

Responsibilities

Conduct product assessments and evaluate product strategies.
Translate product and technology complexity into clear narratives for non-technical executive audiences.
Provide evidence-based recommendations grounded in strong analytical work.

Requirements

15+ years of product management experience, including substantial time in senior/executive leadership (Director/VP/CPO or equivalent) at B2B SaaS/software companies.
Hands-on experience shipping or leading AI/ML-powered products (not just roadmap familiarity), including:
- Defining AI product strategy
- Making build/partner/buy decisions
- Managing model risk
- Navigating AI user trust and UX challenges
Ability to evaluate another company’s AI approach with firsthand authority, including credibility, maturity, and risk surface.
Demonstrated track record shipping products at scale, owning product strategy, roadmap prioritization, and cross-functional delivery in Agile environments.
Strong written and verbal communication; can distinguish findings vs. opinions.
Strong analytical capability using market research, customer data, and competitive intelligence to form defensible conclusions.
Works comfortably in ambiguous, fast-moving environments with high accountability for output quality.

Nice-to-Haves

Prior experience in management consulting, investment due diligence, or advisory roles.
Broad experience across enterprise software/B2B SaaS and the full SDLC (discovery through delivery and growth).

About Crosslake Technologies

Crosslake Technologies is a technology advisory firm that helps investment teams evaluate product and technology risks and uncover growth opportunities. The role focuses on advising portfolio companies on product strategy, AI-powered product planning, and capability development across the investment lifecycle.

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