Chief Product Officer (Triive)

FIELDBOOK, a studio operated by High Alpha Innovation, is dedicated to creating and accelerating advantaged retail technology startups. We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Chief Product Officer.

Our product, “Triive”, is the first relationship management platform built for retail sales teams. We are streamlining operations, enhancing efficiency, and supporting brokers in their interactions with both CPG brands and retail buyers. This platform directly integrates with value-added software applications and service providers to extend its retail capabilities. Eventually, this platform can be augmented to support emerging brands seeking to manage their own “sell-in” opportunities with major retailers.

As CPO, you will be working closely with the product-led Entrepreneur in Residence and will be responsible for driving Triive's product vision, strategy, and execution to refine and scale the product architecture. You will lead technological innovation, ensuring the platform’s growth and impact within the retail and CPG industry.

This is a hands-on leadership role in a fast-paced startup environment, where you’ll collaborate with the Fieldbook Studio team to redefine how CPG brands and retailers connect.

What You'll Do:

• Define and drive the product roadmap to align with business goals and customer needs in retail and CPG.
• Own the entire product lifecycle, including backlog prioritization, sprint planning, and writing product tickets.
• Develop wireframes, prototypes, and mock-ups to communicate product concepts to stakeholders and engineering teams.
• Work closely with engineering, design, and business teams to ensure smooth execution and alignment of product features.
• Attend customer and investor meetings to gather insights, validate product direction, and present product strategy.
• Identify key growth levers and implement feedback loops to refine the product and improve user adoption.
• Improve processes for faster, more efficient product releases while maintaining product quality.
• Operate as both a strategic leader and an executor, comfortable rolling up your sleeves in a small team.
• Assist in preparing investor materials and product demos to support fundraising initiatives.

• Proven success as a CPO at an early-stage SaaS company.
• A deep understanding of the retail technology, CPG industry, and challenges faced by stakeholders.
• Experience with taking stakeholder and customer feedback to deliver feature prioritization.
• Deep experience in prototyping with tools such as Figma.
• Experience presenting product vision and strategy to investors and supporting fundraising efforts.
• Strong understanding of modern software architectures, cloud technologies, and API integrations.
• Strong understanding of SaaS product development, agile methodologies, and working with engineering teams.
• Excellent leadership and communication skills. Willingness to iterate quickly, take ownership, and navigate the uncertainties of an early-stage startup.

• Competitive compensation. This will be a 1099 position until Triive is launched and incorporated
• A collaborative, flexible, and entrepreneurial environment with a proven venture studio playbook
• A highly validated concept and business model hypothesis developed by our team
• The support of the venture studio and platform services, our goal is to surround the startup with world-class expertise in every discipline required to build a market-leading company

Triive’s Core Values:

Calm, Not Chaos

We believe that strong planning and seamless collaboration prevent disruptions. By fostering a proactive and organized approach, we ensure smooth operations, reducing the chaos often seen in the retail and consumer packaged goods industry.

Open Communication, Not Silos

Transparency is key to success. We encourage open dialogue about challenges, progress, and goals, both within our team and with our partners. This openness drives better decision-making and stronger results for consumers and retailers alike.

Innovation

At Triive, innovation is at the heart of everything we do. We strive to push the boundaries of product development, driving increased foot traffic for retailers, higher sales for brands, and delivering best-in-class solutions for retail sales agencies.

Shopper Obsessed

The shopper is our north star. We are committed to ensuring they have more and better choices, that products are readily available, and that their needs are always met. Everything we do is focused on enhancing the shopper experience.

About Fieldbook:

Fieldbook Studio conceptualizes, launches, and grows innovative startups in the Retail Value Chain sector. Our team works with entrepreneurs, investors, and corporate partners to identify and develop new business opportunities and provide support and resources to help startups succeed. Fieldbook Studio leverages the experience and expertise of the High Alpha Innovation team and partners to offer a wide range of services, including business strategy development, product design and development, marketing and branding, fundraising, and mentorship.

About High Alpha Innovation:

High Alpha Innovation (HAI) is an Indianapolis-based venture builder that partners with corporations, universities, and entrepreneurs to create and launch advantaged startups. Its dedicated team of company builders, strategists, and designers apply a proven playbook — pioneered by High Alpha — to help the world's leading organizations innovate through systematic startup creation. For more information, visit highalphainno.com or check out @highalphainno on X.

What we value at HAI :

WE BUILD

We make decisions with imperfect information and quickly move forward. We take action. We are comfortable with discomfort, and we measure our results in terms of what we build.

WE ARE BOLD

We seek, uncover, and speak truth. We are endlessly curious, we dream big and we lead through vision. Our ideas change the world.

WE CREATE OPPORTUNITY

We aim to create as much opportunity for as many people as possible, and we believe startups are a powerful vehicle for doing so. By creating opportunity, we create joy for ourselves, our loved ones, our corporate partners, and if we’re doing it right -- the world.

Equal Opportunity Employer

High Alpha Innovation and Fieldbook Studio is an equal opportunity employer, and we value diversity at our company. We do not just accept diverse backgrounds, we celebrate them. Our company, the work we do, and our partners benefit from the value of a diverse team. No team member's value lies alone in their diversity, and because we value diversity so highly, we reiterate that all hiring and employment decisions are made on merit, performance, competence, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.