Chief Product Officer (FR & EN Fluent)

Are you inspired by shaking an industry by creating THE product that will allow millions of people to transform their lives ?

What do we mean ?

Imagine revolutionizing the way people learn about themselves, psychology, leadership and performance by playing a key strategic role in Paradox entire product life cycle, vision, strategy, design and roadmap.

This is a full-time position, carried out from our beautiful offices in Dubai, Lisbon or from the comfort of your couch (at least one trip to UAE per quarter is to be planned) !

Deep inside you are looking for a new adventure with… 

• 🗽 Freedom: feeling free to work remotely or hybrid and being trusted to deliver

• 🔥 Ambition: growing up surrounded by smart colleagues driven to create something big

• 😍 Impact: contributing to transform people lives at scale and feel your own impact in the company

And you deserve it because you…

• are strategic & visionary 

• are customer focused 

• have great leadership skills

• are passionate about product development & execution

You also happen to want to use your experience as an awesome Chief Product Officer to contribute to impacting the lives of thousands of people?

Then this job might be for you!

But maybe YOU WONDER WHAT’S OUR STORY ? 😉

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At Paradox, we are convinced that people do not want “just a job” anymore.

We are all craving to have an impact through our professional journey. Some want to start their own venture, some want to become an intrapreneur in their current organization, some others just want their day-to-day tasks to have more meaning.

🎯 PARADOX HAS ONE GOAL: TO EMPOWER PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS TO LIVE THEIR TRUE AMBITIONS.

But where do we start?

If you have an interest in personal development, you probably already know that:

• Making things happen is a real struggle when you don’t know what truly inspires you and how to get there ;

• Available resources are either boring 😴 or full of crazy unsubstantiated theories 🤪.

It needs to change, and we’re here to make it happen!

⭐️ OUR AMBITION IS TO MAKE SUCCESS THE ONLY POSSIBLE OUTCOME FOR OUR CLIENTS (WHATEVER SUCCESS MEANS FOR THEM), BY CRAFTING INNOVATIVE & CAPTIVATING BREAKTHROUGH EXPERIENCES.

In other words, we want to make personal growth as entertaining as watching Netflix.

How, you might be wondering?

• We travel the world and surround ourselves with top entrepreneurs (Richard Branson - Founder of Virgin, Marc Simoncini - Founder of Meeting, Fred Mazzella - Founder of BlablaCar), world athletes (Tony Parker - Hall of fame NBA Player, Frederick Bousquet - World record in 50m free swimming, Frank Leboeuf - WorldCup Footballer), and artists (Gad Elmaleh - Comedian, Franck Dubosc, Barry Osborne - Producer of Lord of the Rings and Matrix) ✊;

• We reverse engineer their strategies for achieving success and fulfillment and lean on the latest researches about neurosciences ⚙️;

• We deliver trainings & educational contents around Power Skills (critical thinking, productivity, leadership, public speaking, coaching, stress management, etc.), self-growth and performance, through a balanced set of e-learning programs, events and edutainment videos 💡.

From one well-known Founder to a team of +60 people today (and counting!), this approach has paid off and enabled us to exceed 2 million followers on social networks, and to have thousands of people attending our online events and training courses.

🔥 TOGETHER, WE ARE DRIVEN BY ONE DREAM:

1. Helping 100 000 people achieve their dream and display their pictures on what we call the “100 000 dreams wall” ;

2. Giving our clients access to constant personal growth by reinventing their learning experience ;

3. Leverage AI and other technology to provide an outstanding customized experience to millions of people for them to transform their lives. 

And that’s where you come in.

YOUR MISSION 🚀 

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🎯 Your main goal will be to oversee the entire product life cycle, vision, strategy, design and roadmap, with your main focus being on the user journey.

In other words : you get things done, well, on time, and outstandingly!
Our sources of inspiration are Apple, Nike, Disney for their obsession of excelling and having a worldwide impact.

You will be playing a pivotal role in making Paradox play at that level, and producing products done with such an obsession and care, that we’ll win the hearts of millions…

You ensure the products provide a seamless customer experience and you help us reach the international market.

Paradox are build over 3 Product Truths : 

1. Depth of content in Psychology : being recognize for the sharpness of content

2. Emotional & Story Driven : being engaging & leveraging design

3. Customized Experience : leveraging technology to create a personalized experience

To do so, here are your responsibilities : 

1 - Bold Product Strategy, Vision & Development

• Craft the overall product vision & strategy to create innovative and impactful programs in alignment with Paradox’s goals,

• Manage the entire product lifecycle while ensuring that learning design aligns with the vision & educational goals.

• Identify market opportunities, customer needs and emerging trends with the objective of setting long term product goals to drive product innovation & differentiation.

2 - User Focus & Experience Design - the kind that leave a lasting impact

• Create and lead the phygital experience initiatives to provide a seamless and engaging journey for our leads, our customers and our alumni, enhancing their satisfaction by addressing their needs,

• Be accountable for creating intuitive, engaging and effective learning material while continuously improving the user experience.

3- Innovation, Technology and AI! 

• Implement new educational methodologies and technologies to enhance learning outcomes & product offering,

• Overseeing the development of the tech platform for users ensuring that it is user-friendly, scalable, and secure,

• Stay up to date with the latest educational trends and define the unique value propositions of the product that resonate with the target audience,

• Introduce innovation in automation, digitalisation and machine systems.

4- Performance Measurement and Improvement:

• Define KPIs and OKRs to evaluate product success & impact,

• Continuously monitor product performance, gather data-driven insights, and make data-informed decisions for improvements,

• Drive a culture of continuous improvement and innovation 

5- Team Leadership & stakeholder engagement

• Lead, mentor and inspire a high-performing philosophy for product management, experience design & product engineering teams,

• Influence the other departments to ensure product initiatives are well-integrated into Paradox business strategy.

• Communicate product strategy, roadmap, and performance to internal & external stakeholders.

6 - Budget & Resource Management

• Manage the product development budget & allocate resources effectively,

• Ensure projects are delivered on time and within budget.

DO YOU RECOGNIZE YOURSELF? 😍

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Experience

• You have at least 5-7 years of experience in a leadership role with an expertise in product management ideally in both B2C and B2B/B2B2C,

• You have a solid track-record in Ed tech, Edu-tainment, content platform, digital media or education, digital agency or any related sectors,

• You have lived (and ideally led) a company transformation. You are ready to scale and grow Paradox,

• You have a taste for operations & execution,

• You have tech appetency and are able to understand, lead, give the vision and interact with tech teams,

• You are data driven with a strong Analytical mind: you base your choices on a precise analysis of the data, and on the feedback of your users.

Personality

• Strategic thinker, Strong leader, Visionary: you can drive product excellence and growth in a fast-paced, competitive market.

• User focused : ability to understand user needs to ensure seamless experience

• Analytical Mind : you challenge your assumptions, able to quickly identify and formulate problems, and support your analysis with data

• Problem Solver and Creative : You know how to bring new ideas to problems, and think outside the box.

• Team Player : you love to work as a team, share and win together. ( Victory and Failure are “We” words )

• Real appetency for UX and UI design - Strong sensitivity to the user experience

• Psychology & personal development lover

Language

Fluency in French & English. You can hold a conversation on specific details in both languages.

IT MIGHT NOT BE FOR YOU 🙅‍♀️

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Let’s be clear this is one of the most important roles of Paradox, we are looking for someone whom Paradox ambition isn’t just another cool project; but a true mission.

So if those personal interests : personal development / coaching / professional growth / education / edtech / teaching / edutainment are not things you REALLY love, let’s forget it!

Also this is important to know that we are at a stage where there is a lot to do, a lot of chaos.

• You’re not ready to be hands-on

• You don’t like to be challenged and grow in your job

• You don't like receiving or giving tough feedbacks

• You don’t question the status quo: the process are there for a reason, we have always done it this way

• You like to have very specific & fixed tasks assigned to you. Be told what to do and how to do it.

• Your only driver is joining a full-remote company: yes, our company culture is cool, but we want people to care about our mission, products, and their job!

🤩 JOIN US IF YOU CRAVE

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Growth & Ambition 🚀

🏅 Being surrounded by top team who strive to perform whilst being in a good mood
🏋️‍♀️ No more bosses, but ongoing conversations to support your professional development
⚡️ Being part of an ambitious company with a lot of growth opportunities

Impact & Meaning 🔥

🦄 Playing a crucial role in the development of a company whose content and products are enjoyed by millions of people
🤩 Waking up in the morning knowing you are making a difference: we receive messages every day from clients who have successfully lost weight, quit smoking, reach a mile stone in their business, built better relationships, and made positive changes in their lives.

But that’s not all, we believe that driven people deserve…

Freedom & Well Being 🗽☀️

😎 A company culture based on autonomy & accountability
🗽 Flexible working hours
🌎 A remote culture from day one with the freedom to work from wherever you want
🏤 Magnificent offices in Dubai and Lisbon: you’re at home worldwide
⌨️ Standing desks paid by the company, if you live far from our offices
💻 Macbook: to be the most efficient in your work
🏀 350€ per year paid by the company to take care of yourself (for your gym, or dance class or whatever make you feel great)
📚 150€ per year paid by the company to boost your knowledge (books, education): we are passionate about learning and want to support your growth)
🤝 1:1 coachings: a Paradox coach supporting you personally or professionally to live your best life
✈️ Annual team building

HIRING PROCESS 📃

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That job description resonated with you?

Here is your tailor made hiring process:

📃 A 6 to 8 minutes application survey.

💻 A 15-30 minutes video call with Timy, our HR to assess the fit between the position, the company, and your own career path.

💻 A video call with Elliot, our VP Ops, and Gabriel, our VP Engineering, people who will be working closely with you on a daily basis. You all could evaluate how we can match your desires with our needs and assess your cultural fit.

💻 A case study to be presented to David, our CEO founder of Paradox, and Jacques, our GM, so we can learn more about your vision and understand if we can write the success story together.

💼 Reference check to get in-depth insights about how you work in different environments, make your onboarding easier, and give everybody on the team the insurance to be surrounded by A-Players.

🫵🚀 Welcome aboard!

About our hiring process

Our recruitment process is tailored to do our best to avoid that you or us realize that we’re not a perfect fit in two or six months. Every step serves a purpose and will allow us to get to know you better as much as it’ll help you understand more where you’ll be stepping in.

We also want you to have time to ask all of your questions regarding the mission, the long-term vision of your team and the company, our values, with the relevant interlocutor in front of you.