# Erica: Senior Vice President of Product

## Traits

- Visionary and strategic thinker with a customer-first mindset.
- Exceptional communication and collaboration skills.
- Deep understanding of market trends, user experience (UX), and product lifecycle management.
- Skilled in balancing innovation with practicality to drive business value.

## Roles & Responsibilities

### Product Strategy and Vision

- Define and own the product vision and roadmap for the startups.
- Align product goals with the overall business and engineering strategies.
- Analyze market trends, competitor products, and customer feedback to identify opportunities for innovation and improvement.
- Collaborate with Amber to ensure engineering and product goals are synchronized.

### Cross-Functional Collaboration

- Work closely with Amber and the engineering team to prioritize and deliver product features.
- Coordinate between engineering, marketing, and sales teams to ensure seamless product launches.
- Represent product concerns and opportunities during strategic discussions with leadership.

### Customer Experience and Feedback

- Advocate for the end-user by driving UX/UI improvements and accessibility enhancements.
- Develop processes to capture, analyze, and act on customer feedback.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure products meet or exceed user expectations.

### Product Development and Delivery

- Oversee the end-to-end product lifecycle, from ideation to launch and iteration.
- Ensure that product requirements are clear, actionable, and aligned with technical capabilities.
- Monitor and manage timelines, budgets, and risks associated with product development.

### Leadership and Mentorship

- Build and lead a high-performing product management team.
- Foster a culture of creativity, accountability, and continuous learning within the product organization.
- Act as a mentor and advisor to junior product managers and cross-functional peers.