Shipped 0 to 1 products. Not features inside a mature product. Real things you took from zero to users, then scaled or killed with evidence.
You’re AI-native. You run analysis with LLMs and have used AI in a real job, not just for side projects.
Strong operator muscle. You roll up your sleeves. You get into the data, the flows, the user calls, the ops reality on the ground. You do not delegate the hard parts.
Deep understanding of user behavior. You can explain, in detail, why users click, why they drop off, what pulls them in, what pushes them out. You study behavior before you propose solutions. We will test this hard in interviews.
Can read a funnel. You look at a funnel and the number that is off jumps out at you. You form a hypothesis for why, and you know what to check next. This is a daily skill in this role, not a nice to have.
Concise communicator. You get to the point in writing and in meetings. People who ramble usually do not know the topic well enough. If you know your stuff, you can say it short.
Depth over surface. You dig into every problem until you understand it from the user, the data, and the operation side. You do not stop at the strategy layer.
Collaborator, not commander. You work with your partners in design, engineering, data, and ops. Not through them. You make their work better.
Comfortable with ambiguity. You turn fog into a plan, test the plan, and change the plan when reality disagrees.
Fluent in experimentation. A/B tests, pilots, qualitative research. You pick the right tool for the question.
Commercial instincts. You care about unit economics, acquisition costs, retention, and lifetime value as much as product craft.
Travel ready. You will visit cities and users regularly.