Product Advising
Is your team spread thin but you need a product leader to drive forward high-value initiatives so you can scale?
You’re not alone. Leaders at early and growth-stage B2B SaaS startups consistently run into scaling challenges or want to uplevel their current teams and have point-in-time needs.
The trouble is that when you need help, it often takes months to find the right person to hire in and months more for that person to ramp. As a result, velocity in high-leverage initiatives slows because your team is spread too thin and it takes multiple quarters to catch back up.
Over the past 10+ years building and scaling product teams in B2B SaaS, I’ve built models and frameworks that can help you solve the following:
Defining a clear product strategy to build upon your company strategy and help accelerate your business goals.
Upleveling your product operating system to help improve team ceremonies, cross-functional collaboration, and executive alignment.
Creating product competencies + career ladders to assess and define the right skills PMs need to push your business forward.
Establishing prioritization frameworks for evaluating product opportunities, making the right bets, and preserving focus while navigating the challenge of endless customer requests.
Coaching tactical product skills to help your team build a stronger foundation in user research, product discovery, roadmapping, product metrics, OKRs, rollout strategies, and/or iterative product development.
What does working together look like?
I’ll join and immerse myself in your team to help with a high-leverage initiative listed above or another area you’ve identified where you need a product leader to collaborate alongside. We’ll work together to determine if that’s on a per-project basis or as an interim product leader.
It’s important to note that my approach is fundamentally different than traditional consulting. I’m not giving you four hours each week because I don’t believe effective product leadership can work in that style. I’m immersing myself in your team to deeply understand and help tackle the most impactful challenges your organization is facing as it scales.
If you’re facing any of these challenges and you’re looking for ways to continue building upon the product foundation you have in place, I’d love to talk about working together! Please contact me directly at alex@alexjhughes.com