WHOOP

VP, Product (AI)

WHOOP$150K — $200K *
Consumer Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Successful track record of launching AI-driven consumer products with demonstrated user benefit.
  • Strong grasp of generative AI, machine learning, and health data, able to communicate across technical and layman terms.
  • Ability to conceive visionary product ideas and transform them into tangible, high-quality user experiences.
  • Experience using data-driven insights and experimentation to influence product strategies.
  • Business-savvy with proven strategies that yield a competitive edge and measurable impact.
  • History of effectively leading diverse teams in fast-paced, fluid environments.
  • Experience in building and nurturing high-performing teams that thrive in change.
  • Technical collaboration experience with research, engineering, and data science teams.
  • Current understanding of AI technologies, including foundational models and ethical AI practices.
  • Excellent communicator adept at simplifying complex concepts for numerous stakeholders.

Responsibilities

  • Define and steer the AI product vision and roadmap, focusing on health improvements for members.
  • Manage the entire lifecycle of AI-enhanced offerings, ensuring health outcomes are prioritized.
  • Transform WHOOP into a daily AI assistant, enhancing user guidance and individual health support.
  • Encourage innovative thinking regarding AI's potential in health tech, moving beyond traditional methods.
  • Lead cross-functional collaboration to swiftly transition ideas into actionable products.
  • Foster an experimental culture, utilizing data and feedback for constant improvement and focus on effective solutions.
  • Convert the evolving AI domain into competitive advantages, utilizing unique health data and collaborating with AI technology providers.
  • Ensure ethical, privacy-respected AI practices, maintaining trust in a sensitive health context.
  • Act decisively to advance initiatives, overcoming obstacles and maintaining progress in uncertain circumstances.
  • Represent AI product strategy at the executive level, aligning company goals around clear objectives.
  • Build a leading product organization, recruiting top talent and establishing industry-best practices for product development.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to shape pioneering AI products in health and wellness.
  • Work within a mission-driven community focused on enhancing human performance.
  • Be at the forefront of AI technology and health innovation.
  • Collaborative work environment with cross-functional teams.
  • Engagement in professional development and talent growth initiatives.
Full Job Description
RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Set and own the AI product vision and roadmap across WHOOP, translating advanced research and emerging AI capabilities into meaningful, shippable products that improve members' health and lives
  • Own the end-to-end lifecycle of AI-powered experiences, from discovery and prioritization through development, launch, and performance measurement-ensuring ideas translate into real, measurable health outcomes
  • Reimagine WHOOP as a daily AI companion, evolving the experience from tracking to truly proactive guidance, anticipatory coaching, and deeply individualized support that grows with the body over years
  • Think creatively and expansively about what AI enables, challenging existing assumptions, pushing beyond incremental improvements, and imagining entirely new interaction models between humans and health technology
  • Lead and mobilize cross-functional teams-Product, Engineering, Research Algorithms and Data Science, Analytics, and Design-to move quickly from idea to launch with clarity, urgency, and shared purpose
  • Champion a world-class, experimentation-first culture, using data, member feedback, and rapid iteration to prioritize what matters, scale what works, and continuously raise the bar
  • Translate the evolving AI landscape into durable product advantage, from partnering with LLM providers to applying state-of-the-art models and building proprietary systems grounded in WHOOP's unique longitudinal health data
  • Define and uphold frameworks for ethical, privacy-conscious AI, ensuring WHOOP earns and maintains trust in a highly regulated, high-stakes health environment
  • Operate with an owner's mindset, thriving in ambiguity, removing blockers, making decisive tradeoffs, and driving relentless forward progress
  • Represent AI product strategy at the executive level, shaping company-wide priorities and aligning leadership around clear outcomes and long-term vision
  • Build and lead a world-class AI Product organization, hiring exceptional talent, coaching and developing product leaders, and establishing best-in-class product practices that increase clarity, velocity, and impact
  • Represent WHOOP externally as a thought leader in AI for health and performance, engaging with industry partners, academic collaborators, and the broader product and AI community

QUALIFICATIONS:
  • Demonstrated success shipping AI-powered consumer products at scale, with clear user value and measurable outcomes
  • Deep understanding of generative AI, machine learning, personalization, and health data, and the ability to translate seamlessly between technical and non-technical audiences
  • Proven ability to envision bold, future-facing product concepts and translate that vision into concrete, high-quality experiences.
  • Strong analytical and experimental mindset, with experience leveraging data, evidence, and iteration to drive product decisions
  • Strong business acumen and strategic judgment, with a track record of translating product vision into durable competitive advantage and measurable member and business impact
  • Track record of leading cross-functional teams in fast-moving, ambiguous environments where outcomes matter more than rigid roles
  • Track record of building inclusive, high-performing teams that lead and operate with focus and conviction amid rapid change
  • Experience collaborating on deeply technical initiatives with engineering, research, and data science partners
  • Up-to-date knowledge of the AI ecosystem, including foundation models, open-source tooling, deployment frameworks, and responsible AI practices
  • Exceptional communication and organizational skills, with the ability to articulate complex ideas clearly, align diverse stakeholders, and lead teams with focus and conviction in ambiguous, fast-moving environments
  • Strong commitment to embracing and leveraging AI tools in day-to-day work and across the product development lifecycle
  • Deep belief in WHOOP's mission to unlock human performance and extend healthspan, with genuine excitement for building the future of health

About WHOOP

WHOOP is a wearable technology company that specializes in fitness tracking. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts. WHOOP's flagship product is a wristband that tracks various metrics related to fitness and health, such as heart rate variability, sleep quality, and recovery time. The company also offers a subscription service that provides personalized insights and recommendations based on the data collected by the wristband. WHOOP has raised over $200 million in funding and has partnerships with several professional sports leagues and teams.
Learn more about WHOOP
Size
500 employees
Industry
Founded
2011

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