Founding Product Lead at an Awesome Startup :)

Founding Product Lead£120K - £150K salary with up to 5% equityBased in London with options for remote workingThe challengeAt Peony, we are on a mission to build the infrastructure for autonomous companies. In the future, all companies will be run by AI. We believe that the endless administrative work involved in running a business — managing files, chasing signatures, organising documents, coordinating transactions — takes away from the joy of doing real work. Our strategy is to launch useful, revenue-generating products that eliminate this work piece by piece, ultimately building a dream platform that puts administrative work on autopilot and makes running a company truly effortless.Our first product revolutionises how businesses share and manage documents. It has become one of the fastest-growing products in its market, with thousands of customers adopting it globally — all with a tiny team and strong inbound demand. Our next challenge is to turn this momentum into a category-defining business.We are a lean, passionate team backed by a stellar network of investors, including the co-founder of Twitter, the founder of Behance, and the VC that wrote the first checks into Pinterest and Notion.Why join usThe thrills of joining a founding team with real ownership (vs. being employee no. 10001)The excitement of building and growing an entire product (vs. spending six months optimising a button) The joy of working with a team obsessed with excellence (vs. a team that sort of cares but really doesn't)The satisfaction of seeing your work directly drive revenue and delight customers (vs. shipping features nobody uses)The companionship of creatively minded founders and a talented founding engineering manager (vs. a manager who doesn't get it)The chance to build relationships with the biggest names in tech — we'll personally introduce you through our investor & advisor networkYour new roleAs our Founding Product Lead, your core mission is to triple Peony’s ARR in 12 months by independently driving high-impact product and GTM initiatives.You will work closely with our Founding Engineering Manager, with strategic input from the founders, to turn ambitious ideas into exceptional customer experiences and measurable business results.Your responsibilities will look like:Own the entire customer funnel, from acquisition to retention and expansion, executing product & growth strategies that hit our revenue goals.Own the product experience, deeply understand customer needs and continuously ship improvements that increase customer love.Ruthlessly prioritise, find 80/20 solutions and keep the team shipping high-value features at high velocity.Deeply understand our market, competition and positioning, and execute bold product bets that strengthen our competitive position.Own the P&L, work with limited resources, execute hands-on and independently build the team when needed.What you’ll need to be a successAt Peony, we strive for excellence. We expect you to possess:Strong understanding of CS / software engineering to make sound product decisions alongside our engineering managerDeep understanding of the entire SaaS funnel, from acquisition and activation to retention, referral and expansionTrack record of delivering strong commercial results as the lead product IC in a small team under tight constraintsTrack record of owning an entire product end to end, from discovery and prioritisation to launch and iterationStrong product taste and track record of shipping beautiful, highly polished productsHands-on experience conducting customer research, diagnosing churn and improving customer satisfactionHands-on experience designing, executing and measuring product and GTM experiments that move metricsTrack record of ruthlessly prioritising, finding 80/20 solutions and consistently shipping high-impact initiatives on timeStrong understanding of market dynamics and competition, with the ability to identify and execute strategic product betsHighly autonomous, resourceful and dedicated to excellence, with excellent communication skillsReal things you’ll work onWe currently have a self-serve product serving bankers, financiers, advisors, founders and other professionals. Real challenges you can expect to work on:Reimagine our core product experience to make Peony 10x easier to use and dramatically increase feature adoptionOverhaul our onboarding experience to significantly improve activation and free-to-paid conversionBuild a viral growth flywheel that turns one happy customer into ten new customersLaunch creative outbound GTM experiments to unlock entirely new growth channelsIdentify, validate and launch a category-defining feature that enhances Peony’s competitive positionWe look forward to hearing from you :D