Pod Lead: Product Strategy & Growth Leader

inkind; Austin (IN); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

inKind is seeking a Lead Product Manager (Pod Lead) in Austin, TX to own the execution and success of a cross-functional Pod. You’ll operate like the GM of a small startup within inKind, setting priorities, removing obstacles, and empowering your team to build, experiment, and deliver.

Working closely with the CEO and executive leadership, you’ll drive strategy-to-outcomes alignment, focus on impact, and collaborate across Engineering, Data, Design, Growth, and Operations to maximize customer

Qualifications

• Extensive experience across Product Management, Growth, Strategy, Engineering, or business operations.
• Proven experience leading cross-functional teams and driving complex initiatives from strategy through execution.
• Demonstrated success building, launching, or scaling products, businesses, or new initiatives with measurable results.
• Strong Product judgment and commercial acumen, with the ability to connect customer needs to business outcomes.
• Experience using data, experimentation, and business metrics to identify opportunities, prioritize investments, and measure success.
• Strong technical fluency and the ability to collaborate effectively with engineers, understand technical trade-offs, and make informed Product decisions.
• Ability to operate independently, make decisions with incomplete information, and thrive in fast-paced, ambiguous environments.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and team leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Translate company priorities into clear objectives, actionable plans, and measurable outcomes.
• Identify high-impact opportunities across Product, Growth, AI, and business operations.
• Balance speed, quality, customer experience, and commercial impact.
• Partner directly with executive leadership to adapt strategy as the business evolves.
• Own your Pod's execution, prioritization, and delivery cadence.
• Drive planning, standups, demos, and retrospectives without unnecessary process.
• Remove blockers, manage dependencies, and keep the team moving.
• Ensure the Pod consistently launches, learns, and delivers meaningful results.
• Make high-quality decisions with incomplete information.
• Prioritize opportunities based on customer value, business impact, and available resources.
• Allocate work effectively across the Pod.
• Challenge assumptions, navigate trade-offs, and know when to build, iterate, or change direction.
• Build a high-performing, collaborative team with a strong sense of ownership.
• Empower specialists across disciplines to do their best work.
• Coach team members, provide feedback, and establish clear expectations.
• Foster a culture of accountability, curiosity, continuous learning, and execution.
• Work closely with Engineering, Product, Data, Design, Marketing, Finance, Operations, and commercial teams.
• Build alignment across Pods and business functions.
• Resolve challenges quickly and keep teams focused on shared outcomes.
• Connect technical execution with customer needs and business priorities.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for Pod progress and performance.
• Communicate results, priorities, risks, and trade-offs clearly.
• Present product demonstrations, business insights, and recommendations.
• Keep leadership informed while maintaining autonomy and speed.
• Own outcomes, not just roadmaps - deliver measurable customer and business impact.
• Build and ship quickly - turn ideas into experiments, products, and improvements.
• Think commercially - understand how decisions affect growth, revenue, and profitability.
• Lead through influence - bring talented people together without relying on hierarchy.
• Make smart trade-offs - focus resources on the highest‑impact opportunities.
• Create momentum - remove friction, adapt quickly, and continuously improve team performance.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Product strategy

Data-driven decisions

Independent decision making

Job description

inKind is seeking a Lead Product Manager (Pod Lead) in Austin, TX to own the execution and success of a cross-functional Pod. You’ll operate like the GM of a small startup within inKind, setting priorities, removing obstacles, and empowering your team to build, experiment, and deliver.

Working closely with the CEO and executive leadership, you’ll drive strategy-to-outcomes alignment, focus on impact, and collaborate across Engineering, Data, Design, Growth, and Operations to maximize customer