Head of Product and Program - burlington (Mary's Harbour)

Head of Product & Program As GM / Head of Product & Program, you will serve as the founder’s execution partner, translating vision into shipped product, market traction, and measurable outcomes. This is a founder-track role with full accountability for product, business execution, and growth. You will own the entire product and go-to-market lifecycle, from UI and onboarding redesign to biometric coaching features, partnerships, launch strategy, and post-launch optimization. You will also ensure financial plans, budgets, and forecasts align tightly with the product roadmap. This role operates with high autonomy and minimal day-to-day founder involvement. You function as a mini-CEO, expected to make decisions quickly and deliver results. Who You Are You are highly intelligent, grounded, and practical. You can lead experts across disciplines without ego. You are both an operator and a strategist. You are comfortable diving into product details while also owning roadmaps, GTM plans, and partnerships. You are fluent in biofeedback concepts such as HRV, coherence, artifact handling, and translating physiological signals into actionable coaching. You are commercially minded and understand how product decisions drive retention, growth, and revenue. You are financially literate and comfortable managing budgets, forecasts, and ROI. You are deeply aligned with the mission of using technology to enhance human potential in measurable ways. Core Responsibilities Product & Execution Own product vision, execution, and outcomes, including UI and UX overhaul, onboarding, and live biometric coaching features. Define and deliver against North Star KPIs, including weekly retention, time to first signal, onboarding completion, and crash‑free sessions. Lead a senior strike team of four to six members, including iOS engineering, biometrics and machine learning, design, QA or beta operations, and backend or DevOps. Implement analytics, A/B testing, and growth tooling to enable data‑driven iteration. Integrate and expand hardware support, starting with a BLE armband and expanding to ring‑based partners. Run alpha and beta programs and drive measurable consumer impact. Go‑To‑Market & Growth Build and execute the GTM strategy for the v1.5 relaunch, including positioning, messaging, and channel mix. Coordinate launch campaigns, App Store optimization, and acquisition experiments. Design and manage beta programs that generate testimonials, case studies, and product credibility. Partner with marketing and community teams to drive engagement and advocacy. Business & Financial Management Create and own roadmaps aligned to business objectives and milestones. Build and manage budgets, forecasts, and resource allocation plans. Track ROI across product initiatives, marketing spend, and partnerships. Prepare investor updates and strategic memos with founder oversight. Partnerships & Ecosystem Source and negotiate partnerships with wearable device companies, data providers, and research institutions. Develop relationships with health, wellness, and performance communities for distribution. Explore co‑marketing and licensing opportunities to accelerate market entry. Leadership & Culture Recruit, onboard, and mentor top‑tier talent who thrive in high‑velocity, low‑politics environments. Maintain a culture of accountability, urgency, and excellence. Operate async‑first through weekly memos, short demos, and clear decision frameworks. Requirements Demonstrated experience designing, building, shipping, and scaling consumer health, wellness, or wearable applications with strong retention and engagement metrics. Strong product design instincts and technical literacy, including SwiftUI, CoreBluetooth, and HealthKit. Hands‑on experience with HRV, biofeedback signal processing, artifact rejection, and applied coaching models. Proven GTM and growth experience, including launches, acquisition, and retention strategies. Financial management experience, including budgeting, forecasting, and ROI analysis. Experience building partnerships within hardware, wellness, or performance ecosystems. Comfort leading small, senior teams in rapid‑moving product environments. Bonus qualifications: Canada‑based candidates eligible for SR&ED; on‑device machine learning experience; prior wearable partnership experience. Compensation This role offers a highly market‑competitive salary, a meaningful performance‑based bonus, and a significant equity stake aligned with long‑term impact. This is a true founder‑track opportunity with substantial upside tied directly to the value you help create as the business scales. #J-18808-Ljbffr Apply on Kit Job: kitjob.ca/job/2pu4yl