Product Management Lead Consultant (Remote, US)

2 months ago
Contract
Lead
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
Crosslake

Crosslake

Crosslake is a leading global advisory firm for private equity investors, specializing in tech due diligence and value creation services to maximize investment return and accelerate tech initiatives.

Capital Markets
251-1K
Founded 2008
$50M raised

Description

  • Lead and contribute to product assessments for investment firms and portfolio companies from pre-close diligence through post-close value creation and exit preparation.
  • Evaluate the defensibility of target companies’ product strategies, roadmaps, and go-to-market approaches.
  • Assess how AI and machine learning are embedded in products, separating real capability from surface-level positioning and explaining the implications for competitive advantage and value creation.
  • Analyze product-market fit, customer segmentation, expansion opportunities, and the assumptions behind growth projections.
  • Review product team structure, delivery capability, execution track record, and organizational readiness for growth.
  • Conduct primary research through executive interviews, customer discovery conversations, and expert network engagements.
  • Synthesize documentation, market research, and interview findings into structured, investment-grade deliverables.
  • Communicate product and market insights clearly to deal teams, investment committees, and company leadership.
  • Advise portfolio company product leaders on strategy, prioritization, and capability development after close.

Requirements

  • 15+ years of product management experience, with significant time in senior or executive leadership roles such as Director, VP, CPO, or equivalent.
  • Experience at B2B software or SaaS companies.
  • Demonstrated track record of shipping products at scale with ownership of product strategy, roadmap prioritization, and cross-functional delivery in agile environments.
  • Hands-on experience building or leading AI/ML-powered products, including defining AI product strategy and making build/partner/buy decisions.
  • Experience managing model risk and navigating user trust and experience challenges unique to AI.
  • Ability to critically evaluate a company’s AI strategy from the outside, including data assets, model dependencies, technical differentiation, competitive vulnerability, and roadmap realism.
  • Strong analytical capability using market research, customer data, and competitive intelligence to form defensible conclusions.
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication for non-technical executive audiences.
  • Broad experience across enterprise software, B2B SaaS, and the full SDLC from discovery through delivery and growth.
  • Comfort working in fast-moving, ambiguous environments with high accountability for output quality.
  • Prior experience in management consulting, investment due diligence, or advisory roles serving PE-backed companies.
  • Familiarity with private equity investment models, deal processes, and value creation frameworks.
  • Experience with PE-backed software companies through rapid growth, operational improvement, or M&A.
  • Vertical domain depth in one or more relevant markets such as FinTech, HealthTech, GovTech, LegalTech, MarTech, or HR Tech.
  • Experience building or scaling product organizations.
  • Exposure to sell-side advisory, exit preparation, or investor-facing product storytelling.

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