VP of Product
Amsterdam - Netherlands
Job Summary
Aquablu is building the worlds largest adaptive hydration platform. We combine connected hardware software and data to change how people drink water: starting at work and expanding to everywhere people spend their day. Were live across 16 countries backed by leading investors and scaling fast.
Were looking for a VP of Product to lead our product organisation and turn a founder-led product vision into a structured high-velocity machine and strategy. Youll own the strategy the roadmap the operating rhythm and design craft across a connected platform: physical devices mobile apps cloud and data working as one experience.
This is a hands-on leadership role. Our CEO is deeply product-minded and owns product vision and taste; your job is to amplify that give it structure and ship relentlessly. Youll thrive here if you like working shoulder-to-shoulder with a founder moving fast and building things people actually love.
Turn product vision into a structured strategy and a predictable shipping cadence. Prioritise ruthlessly ship frequently iterate on data and user insight
Build and lead the team as the company scales
Run the full product lifecycle from concept gate through delivery across physical and digital
Own design quality across every touchpoint from hardware interfaces to mobile apps and enterprise dashboards and hold a high bar
Partner closely with the heads of physical and digital products and with engineering so design and product intent survive implementation
Connect product decisions to commercial outcomes: activation retention expansion
Contribute to company strategy as a member of the executive team
Consumer product DNA: youve built things people love with real interface craft emotional pull and retention you can point to. Ideally a 0-to-1 consumer launch
Connected-systems fluency: youve shipped products where a physical device an app the cloud and data are one experience. You think in interfaces and respect hardware constraints not just screens
8 years in product with 3 years at VP or Head of Product level
Scaled a product org from a small team into a structured high-performing function
Series AC operating experience: you know how to build at this speed and what breaks next
Strong design taste: opinions on what great products look and feel like and the instinct to run design as a craft not a service function
Able to run a B2B product engine even though your instincts are consumer: you respect that todays B2B business funds tomorrows consumer bet and you wont starve it
Comfortable working with a deeply product-minded CEO: you amplify founder vision and give it structure
26 paid holiday days
Large percentage of Equity through our Aquablu for All plan everyone shares in what were building
Beautiful and bright office in Amsterdam (Houthavens).
Healthy (heavily discounted) lunches
Urban Sports Club membership
Equity through our Aquablu for All plan everyone shares in what were building
Travel compensation >10km
Quarterly team events at our HQ in Amsterdam (Houthavens)
A pension plan by Zwitserleven.
Endless amount of our very own flavoured water !
What kind of vibe can you expect at our office Check out our very own Spotify playlist Akwablues.
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About Company
The Aquablu REFILL system introduces a new generation of hydration, making every sip more enjoyable while enhancing overall well-being with added vitamins and minerals. All the refreshment of bottled drinks, without the wasteful packaging—and even better.