Iterative is an accelerator that invests exclusively in startups in Southeast Asia. Founded in March 2020 by Hsu Ken Ooi and Brian Ma, Iterative has raised $65M across 2 funds, invested in 65+ companies, 120+ founders and the total value of Iterative companies is now worth $1.2 billion.
Our investors include Cendana, K5 Global, Village Global, Goodwater Capital with participation from a large network of Silicon Valley founders and execs including Arash Ferdowsi (Dropbox), Achmad Zaky (Bukalapak), Andrew Chen (General partner a16z, Uber), Qasar Younis (Former COO YC, Applied Intuition), David Shim (Foursquare), Kum Hong Siew (Head of Airbnb Asia), Moses Lo (Founder, Xendit), and many more.
Iterative, as an organization, has 4 distinct functions and as a result, a team for each function.
Recruiting – Find startups for Iterative to invest in
Investments – Decide whether Iterative should invest in a startup
Iterative Founders – Help the founders Iterative has invested in
Support – Make Iterative a first class organization
Iterative is currently a team of 12 and growing quickly across each of these teams.
The Product Lead will join the Recruiting team to drive the development of products and tools that serve founders and improve internal processes. Reporting directly to Hsu Ken, you’ll own and improve existing products like Investor Directory and Co-Founder Matching, while leading the development of new initiatives.
In this role, you’ll work on meaningful challenges, experiment with creative solutions, and turn ideas into reality. You’ll work with founders to understand their needs, test and refine ideas, and take ownership of projects from concept to completion. You’ll have the opportunity to make a real impact by creating products that support founders and help Iterative operate at its best.
The Product Lead will design, build, and scale products that drive value to founders and grow applications to our accelerator program.
Key responsibilities include:
Own and Improve Existing Products – Take over existing initiatives like Investor Directory and Co-Founder Matching, improving usability, engagement and impact.
Launch New Products – Lead the design, development, and launch of new products and features. Develop project specs and manage the roadmap to ensure successful execution.
Experiment and Iterate – Use no-code tools (e.g. Airtable, Zapier, Webflow, etc) to validate ideas quickly. Collect and analyse user feedback and data to continuously improve products and ensure they resonate with our audience.
Drive Growth – Lead initiatives to grow user adoption and engagement across products. Design and run growth experiments to identify the most effective methods for increasing product usage.
Identify Gaps and Opportunities – Research founder pain points and ecosystem inefficiencies. Propose and execute high-impact solutions, working with founders to ensure relevance and value.
Frameworks and Playbooks – Document your learnings to establish scalable processes for product discovery, development, and growth. Share insights with the broader team to enhance organisational learning.
We’re looking for candidates with the following characteristics:
Product Builder – You have experience building and launching products, MVPs, or tools that solve real-world problems. You’re familiar with the product lifecycle and can develop projects from concept to execution.
Execution-Oriented – You’re adept at balancing long-term vision with short-term execution. You effectively manage timelines, priorities, and resources to deliver successful outcomes.
Resourceful – You leverage no-code tools, creative problem-solving, and resourcefulness to move projects forward efficiently.
Data-Driven – You have a strong analytical mindset and use data and user feedback to refine product direction and drive continuous improvement.
Strong Communicator – You can effectively communicate the product roadmap and vision to stakeholders. You manage priorities, make trade-offs and build cross-team consensus to ensure alignment.
Self-Directed – You take ownership of projects, work independently, and ask for help when needed.
Comfortable with Ambiguity – You often work on projects with undefined parameters, requiring you to assess whether the initiative is worth pursuing, define success metrics, and navigate unknowns to bring ideas to life.
Curious and Experimental – You’re comfortable testing ideas, learning from failure, and pivoting when needed. You approach every project with a mindset of experimentation and continuous learning.
Startup-Focused – Experience as a founder or early team member is a plus. If you don’t have direct experience, you’re eager to learn and ready to dive into the Southeast Asia startup ecosystem.
There’s usually only one open role, even if multiple locations are listed. We’re a fully remote team and open to hiring remotely, but LinkedIn requires a city for job postings, so don’t read too much into that! 🙂
Learn more about our interview process here: FAQ - Interviewing at Iterative.
These are the Iterative values. They’re not for everyone but if they speak to you, you might be just what we’re looking for.
Iterate or Die – We take this literally. Ship early, get continuous feedback, and boldly experiment. If not the organization will die.
Empathy is Our Competitive Advantage – Our success depends on our ability to empathize with other people in the organization and the community.
Be Realistically Ambitious – The best strategy for making a big impact is to be realistic, have a plan and be ambitious.
Responsibility is a Privilege, Not a Right – Being part of Iterative means being given responsibility for a part of our business. Be a good steward of that responsibility by being accountable, diligent and open-minded.
P.S. You may notice multiple locations listed, but there is only one open role, we’re just open to hiring remotely. LinkedIn requires a city to post job ads, which is why you see specific locations.
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