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Product Leaders

We recruit Product Leaders who act as the driving force behind aligning technology with market needs. These leaders ensure that the right solutions are developed for the right markets, expertly guiding products to achieve market fit and success in the Deep Tech landscape.

Chief Product Officers for Deep Tech

Successful Deep Tech Product Leaders tend to be well rounded product managers with the usual blend of scientific or technical, application, programme management, commercial and strategic skills required to develop solutions. Such individuals are often positioned at the centre of a business, coordinating with all of the different functions within the team in order to progress the product. 

They tend to lead the consideration of applications, as well as the development of the product roadmap.

Below are examples of the Product Leaders we’ve placed. Visit the Opportunities page to explore our available Deep Technology leadership roles.

Mathieu Ayel Chief Product Officer Sythnace

Mathieu Ayel - Chief Product Officer, Synthace

Great technology does not necessarily lead to great products, as Mathieu Ayel knows only too well.  French in background, with a Mathematics degree, Mathieu assumed senior product management roles for companies like HP Software, Improbable and Tractable before taking up the challenge at Synthace, one of the world’s leading innovators in automated Design of Experiment solutions for scientists wishing to run better experiments.

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Obi Zaher - VP of Product, Luffy AI

Luffy AI is an industrial AI company developing automated process control applications for leading industrial companies. To develop credibility within their value chain, they needed a leader who could speak the market’s language – someone who possessed the degree of customer awareness and sensitivity that would make their lab to market journey less risky.  With a PhD in Advanced Control Systems Design, and relevant early research and product management work with industrial groups like Spirax Sarco, Obi was the ideal product leader for this crucial phase of the company’s journey.

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