VP Product Strategy
Be bold, think big and grow with us!
MARKT-PILOT is the creator of the Pricing Performance category for industrial manufacturers.
Our platform, MP ONE, helps manufacturers continuously optimize pricing decisions by combining market intelligence, pricing execution, governance, and performance measurement into a single system. More than 200 manufacturers globally rely on MARKT-PILOT to improve profitability in their aftermarket businesses.
As we scale globally, we are building the category-defining platform for Pricing Performance.
This Opportunity
This is one of the most strategically important leadership roles in MARKT-PILOT.
The VP Product Strategy owns the product roadmap and serves as the critical link between market opportunity, customer reality, data intelligence, and product innovation.
Unlike a traditional product leader, this role operates equally in strategy and execution. You will identify opportunities, validate concepts directly with customers, shape product investments, and ensure our Product Developer organization is focused on the highest-impact opportunities.
Product Developers report to the CPTO, not this role. Your responsibility is to ensure they receive the sharpest possible strategic inputs and customer insights so they can move with extraordinary speed.
The outcome: translating market insight into product innovation faster than competitors can react.
Your Mission
Product Strategy & Roadmap
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Own the product roadmap and process to review investment priorities.
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Determine what we build, why we build it, and when.
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Align product investments with company strategy and category leadership.
Market & Customer Intelligence
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Serve as the company's authority on customer needs, market trends, and competitive dynamics.
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Build direct relationships with executives and practitioners across our target industries.
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Translate market insights into actionable product opportunities.
Innovation & Validation
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Identify opportunities before they become obvious.
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Generate and validate new concepts through customer engagement, rapid experimentation, and proof-of-concepts.
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Drive differentiated innovation, not simply feature requests.
Data & Intelligence Leadership
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Lead the Data & Intelligence organization.
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Shape how market, pricing, and supplier intelligence become competitive advantages within MP ONE.
Category Leadership
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Advance the Pricing Performance category through thought leadership, customer engagement, and industry presence.
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Help define where the market is going—not just where it is today.
What Makes This Role Different
Speed is a competitive advantage at MARKT-PILOT.
Our Product Developer model enables us to move from concept to proof-of-concept in days, not months. The limiting factor is not development capacity—it is the quality of the opportunity entering the system.
This role is the catalyst that makes that speed possible.
The ideal candidate combines strategic vision, pricing-domain expertise, technical fluency, and a builder mentality. They are equally comfortable discussing industry transformation with executives, working through operational challenges with practitioners, and validating ideas directly with customers.
This is not a coordination role.
It is a hands-on innovation role designed to accelerate how quickly great ideas become market-ready products.
Your Skills
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Deep experience in pricing software, commercial excellence, revenue management, CPQ, or adjacent enterprise software categories.
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Strong understanding of pricing strategy, optimization, monetization, and commercial execution.
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Proven success shaping product strategy and innovation in a high-growth software environment.
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Technical fluency and the ability to engage Product Developers as a peer.
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Exceptional discovery, problem-framing, and customer engagement skills.
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Comfortable validating concepts directly through workshops, prototypes, and proof-of-concepts.
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Naturally curious, forward-looking, and biased toward action.
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Credible with executives, customers, and industry leaders.
Success In One Year
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Product investments become more differentiated, strategic, and market-driven.
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Product Developers receive clearer, higher-quality opportunities that improve both speed and impact.
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High-potential concepts are routinely validated and converted into product capabilities.
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Data & Intelligence becomes a stronger source of competitive differentiation.
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MARKT-PILOT strengthens its position as the leader in the Pricing Performance category.
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The company consistently identifies, validates, and delivers innovation faster than competitors.
Your Benefits
- Inspiring Team Culture: Enjoy regular team events, modern downtown Chicago offices, and a dynamic work environment that fosters innovation and collaboration.
- Flexible Working Hours: Enjoy the freedom to design your workday with flexible hours and a hybrid/remote work option.
- Generous Paid Time Off: Recharge with 25 paid vacation days each year to relax, explore, or focus on personal growth.
- Sick Leave: We care about your health and well-being. In alignment with Chicago’s Paid Sick Leave Ordinance, you will receive 5 day of sick time per year to be used
- Transit Benefits: Simplify your commute with our Transit Benefits Program, which provides subsidies for public transportation.
- Divvy Annual Subscription: Love a green commute? Enjoy a free Divvy bike share subscription, making it easy and eco-friendly to get around.
- Comprehensive Benefits Package: We offer premium medical plans, including dental, vision, and life insurance, so you can focus on what matters most.
- Financial Support: Benefit from a 5% 401(k) match and an annual Learning and Development budget to support your professional growth.
- Supportive Parental Leave: Take advantage of 3 months of paid parental leave to be there for your loved ones when they need it the most.
