Vice President of Product, Spark
$260-300k
+ Equity
More information about location
Helping Medicare brokers build the insurance business of their dreams
Posted today
Helping Medicare brokers build the insurance business of their dreams
101-200 employees
Posted today
$260-300k
+ Equity
More information about location
101-200 employees
Company mission
To help independent Medicare brokers build the insurance business of their dreams.
Role
Who you are
- Extensive product leadership experience at a Series A to C vertical or marketplace company where complexity was real: multi-sided dynamics, SMB or operator workflows, and a business where the product and internal operations were deeply intertwined
- You get into the weeds when it matters and have the instincts to know when it does, forming sharp judgments quickly and with incomplete information
- Sharp instincts for where AI creates genuine user value and where it doesn't. You know when to build and when to hold off
- You think beyond AI-assisted productivity and toward redesigning how the team works: decision loops, review cycles, and ownership models built around AI capabilities rather than bolted on top of them
- You use AI to compress the learning cycle, not just the build cycle. Faster hypothesis testing, tighter feedback loops, better decisions made earlier
- You treat AI-specific risks: hallucination, data quality, model drift, user trust, as product tradeoffs you own, not engineering concerns you hand off
- You can lead a smaller, high-leverage team across a surface area that previously required significantly more headcount
- Proven track record of building high-performing product teams, including Product Managers and Product Designers, with a clear framework for setting goals and holding the bar
- Experience operating in a high-growth, resource-constrained environment where ruthless prioritization was required
- You know how to build trust with technical leaders, navigate tradeoffs between speed, quality, and scalability, and maintain a development culture that doesn't sacrifice one for the other
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence executives, investors, and customers
What the job involves
- Spark is hiring a VP, Product to own our product strategy and lead its execution. We are looking for a proven product leader with experience building high-performing teams and shipping impactful products in regulated industries
- The right person is energized by operating as a player-coach in a fast-moving environment and wants to play a central role in shaping how Spark continues to define the future of Medicare distribution
- This role reports directly to the CEO and joins our leadership team
- You will be responsible for ensuring that every product and technology investment maps to Spark's long-term business strategy and drives real outcomes for our broker and agency partners
- Own the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for Spark's platform. Communicate it clearly to the team, to customers, and to investors
- Act as a player-coach, balancing strategic leadership with hands-on execution based on what the business needs at any given moment
- Build and grow a high-performing Product and Design team. Define new roles and product domains in close partnership with Engineering leadership
- Develop deep expertise in our market and customers by spending meaningful time with brokers, agency partners, and carrier partners
- Ensure the product roadmap drives broker adoption, revenue growth, and operational efficiency across the business
- Partner with Sales, Marketing, and Account Management to build a clear, consistent narrative around our product and where we are investing
- Collaborate with Customer Success to identify opportunities for operational efficiency and ensure coordinated, well-supported product launches
- Work with Engineering leadership to maintain a fast, iterative development process that balances speed, quality, and scalability
- Own the operating cadence for how Product serves as the connective tissue between business strategy and day-to-day execution
- Set and reinforce the cultural values of the Product organization and ensure they are felt broadly across Spark
Our take
Medicare is the national health insurance package for US citizens over the age of 65, with most people that seek to enrol in a plan making use of brokers to help them evaluate and select options. Spark is a technology company and “concierge” service that partners with independent Medicare brokers and provides a platform that helps them navigate and build retirement benefit packages for customers.
Handling the marketing, sales support, back office, and compliance requirements of Medicare brokering, Spark bridges the gap between insurance agents and their customers. The company already has partnerships with more than 100 leading Medicare agencies that represent over 3400 brokers, a good starting point from which to grow.
Agetech is a growing market, due to an aging population and longer lifespans, and Spark has benefitted from an increased demand and interest in Medicare brokering. Highlighting this is its 2024 raise of a $25 million Series B funding round that will support its future growth and product development.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Jan 2024
$25m
SERIES B
Jan 2023
$15m
SERIES A
Total funding: $53.6m
Company benefits
- Paid holidays - Everyone needs a healthy, happy, and productive life. This means you'll need time to rest & recover without restrictive holiday limits
- Flexible, remote working - We want you to work when and where you're most productive, whether you’re an early bird or a night owl
- Medical, dental and vision benefits - Enjoy the best medical, dental and optical coverage money can buy. We've got you and your family covered for all eventualities
- Meaningful equity - You’ll be contributing to the team's success, so you deserve to share in it. Everyone in our team gets a meaningful equity allocation
- Top of the line equipment - We’ll set you up with the right tools to do your best work—starting with a MacBook Pro, 4K monitors, & the right software to get the job done
- Parental Leave - Up to 12 weeks for birthing parents and up to 8 weeks for non birth parents
- 2 week Sabbatical after 5 years of employment
- Wellbeing Perks through SpringHealth, OneMedical, PerkSpot, and SoFi
- Monthly Remote Work Stipend (help cover costs of home-office needs)
- 401K
- A team that cares - You’ll be joining a team of smart, capable, helpful people that want you to win, our clients to be wowed, and our business to grow
Company values
- Take nothing for granted: We serve partners and clients with unique needs and backgrounds. Our team's empathy reflects that diversity
- Strive for excellence: We are ambitious, self-reflective and committed to growth
- Explicit accountability, broad responsibility: We clearly identify ownership, anticipate the needs of our teammates, and reward proactive initiative
- Succeed as a team: We celebrate wins, small and large, and recognize that success is a team effort
Company HQ
Flatiron District
Articles
Leadership
James Jiang
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously Co-Founder at Roster, Analyst at Night Owl Capital and part of the Restraucturing and Reorganisation Team at The Blackstone Group.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Spark
- At Spark, we are committed to hiring the best team to serve our clients regardless of their background. We need diverse perspectives to reflect the diversity of our problems and the population we serve. We look to hire people from a variety of backgrounds, including, but not limited to, race, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, national origin, religion, disability, and veteran status.
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