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We believe everyone deserves access to affordable and simple legal services. Founded in 2008, Rocket Lawyer is the largest and most widely used online legal service platform in the world. With offices in North America, South America, and Europe, Rocket Lawyer has helped over 30 million people create over 50 million legal documents, and get their legal questions answered. We are in a unique position to enhance and expand the Rocket Lawyer platform to a scale never seen before in the company’s history, to capture audiences worldwide. We are expanding our team to take on this challenge!
About Your Role
The Senior Vice President of Product is the strategic and operational leader responsible for defining our product vision, accelerating market adoption, and delivering exceptional business performance. This role will help drive the transition of our trusted legacy platform to our next-generation AI experiences, ensuring a modern, intuitive UX for our entire ecosystem - from the SMBs and families Rocket Lawyer serves to the legal professionals who support them. The ideal candidate possesses deep experience in PLG, and subscription-based / marketplace business models across both consumer and SMB markets. The candidate must have a proven ability to leverage customer insights to create compelling experiences that accelerate user acquisition, upsell, and long-term retention. This leader will be instrumental in bringing clarity, cohesion, and disciplined execution to a fast-moving, cross-functional organization.
How You Will Make a Difference Day To Day
Strategic Vision & Execution:
- Define, articulate, and relentlessly champion an ambitious, long-term product strategy.
- Leverage the Product Operating Model to deliver a product roadmap focused on innovative, AI-led experiences that drive value across the entire product lifecycle while simultaneously optimizing the current platform.
- Lead the harmonization of legacy platform features and new AI-driven products into a single, intuitive, customer experience.
- Build partner facing solutions that support new member acquisition.
- Cultivate an innovative product culture that skillfully balances speed, agility, and disciplined prioritization.
Growth & Business Performance:
- Own the Product-Led Growth (PLG) experiences designed to engage, upsell, and retain all customer segments.
- Own product-driven revenue drivers, including activation, engagement, conversion and retention.
- Partner closely with Growth, Operations, and Finance on pricing, packaging, and go-to-market strategies to maximize new member growth, retention, and Customer Lifetime Value (LTV).
- Instill a culture of operational rigor for roadmap planning and delivery (focusing on speed, consistency, quality, and customer-informed decisions). Own scoping and resource planning.
- Oversee product migrations, transitions, and adoption strategies to minimize friction and maximize customer value realization.
Leadership & Customer Focus:
- Build, mentor, and scale a high-performing Product organization, including Product Managers, Design, and Product Operations.
- Create strong alignment across Product, Engineering, Data, Growth, and Operations to ensure coordinated, high-velocity execution.
- Serve as a senior executive voice across the company, influencing strategy and effectively representing the product direction to internal and external stakeholders.
- Direct qualitative and quantitative UX research and customer surveys to ground all product experience decisions in a deep understanding of customer needs, barriers, and motivations.
What You’ll Need
- 15+ years of progressive product management experience, including 8+ years in executive leadership roles, with at least 5 years leading product teams through large-scale transformation.
- Demonstrated success in driving strategy, adoption, and performance within high-growth, subscription-based businesses (Consumer and SMB).
- Proven track record of delivering measurable, material growth in customer acquisition, expansion, and retention.
- Extensive experience managing product portfolios that include both established, legacy systems and new platform innovations.
- Strong understanding of AI-enabled products, data-driven decision-making, and modern product development practices.
- Exceptional leadership, communication, and stakeholder-management abilities at the executive level.
- Deep business acumen with the ability to connect customer needs, product capabilities, and financial outcomes.
A plus if you have
- Experience in legal tech, fintech, SaaS, or other highly regulated or trust-driven industries.
- Experience building marketplace product experiences.
- Extensive background operating in a Product-Led Growth (PLG) environment.
What Success Looks Like
- Achieving a unified and cohesive product experience that accelerates customer value and simplifies migration from legacy to AI-powered experiences.
- Material growth in subscription acquisition, expansion, retention, and overall Customer Lifetime Value (LTV).
- A measurable lift in adoption and revenue contribution from new AI products and capabilities.
- High organizational alignment and execution velocity across Product, Engineering, GTM, and Operations.
- A thriving, empowered, and high-performance Product organization.
Not sure if you meet all the qualifications? Apply anyway! We value diverse experiences and encourage you to bring your unique talents to our team!
Benefits & Perks
- Comprehensive health plans (including Medical, Dental and Vision insurance for full-time employees)
- Unlimited PTO
- Competitive salary packages
- Life insurance
- Disability benefits
- Supplemental Optional Life Insurance Benefits
- FSA Options Optional
- HSA with Company Match
- 401k program with Company Match
- Wellhub & ClassPass fitness platforms
- Comprehensive Pet Insurance options
- Financial Wellbeing & Student Loan Program access
- Access to additional Mental Health & Wellbeing resources
- Pre-tax Commuter/Transit Benefits
- Free Rocket Lawyer account with online access to an extensive legal documents library and brilliant licensed attorneys at discounted rates
Interview Process
- Recruiter Phone Screen
- Role Assessment(s)
- Hiring Manager Interview
- Panel Interviews
- Final Interview
Rocket Lawyer is proudly committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse and inclusive workforce. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we never discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, military or veteran status, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We particularly welcome applications from veterans and military spouses.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
You may request reasonable accommodations by sending an email to hr@rocketlawyer.com.
Compensation
Base salary range by location:
- San Francisco Bay Area, CA: $329,000 - $446,000
- California (outside of San Francisco Bay Area): $305,000 - $412,000
- Colorado: $280,000 - $379,000
- Utah, Arizona, and North Carolina: $263,000 - $356,000
Actual compensation packages are determined by various factors unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, depth of experience, certifications, specific work location, and performance during the interview process.
$263,000—$446,000 USD
By applying for this position, your data will be processed as per Rocket Lawyer Privacy Policy.
About Rocket Lawyer
We believe everyone deserves access to affordable and simple legal services. Founded in 2008, Rocket Lawyer is the largest and most widely used online legal service platform in the world. With offices in North America, South America, and Europe, Rocket Lawyer has helped over 30 million people create over 50 million legal documents, and get their legal questions answered. We are in a unique position to enhance and expand the Rocket Lawyer platform to a scale never seen before in the company’s history, to capture audiences worldwide. We are expanding our team to take on this challenge!
About Your Role
The Senior Vice President of Product is the strategic and operational leader responsible for defining our product vision, accelerating market adoption, and delivering exceptional business performance. This role will help drive the transition of our trusted legacy platform to our next-generation AI experiences, ensuring a modern, intuitive UX for our entire ecosystem - from the SMBs and families Rocket Lawyer serves to the legal professionals who support them. The ideal candidate possesses deep experience in PLG, and subscription-based / marketplace business models across both consumer and SMB markets. The candidate must have a proven ability to leverage customer insights to create compelling experiences that accelerate user acquisition, upsell, and long-term retention. This leader will be instrumental in bringing clarity, cohesion, and disciplined execution to a fast-moving, cross-functional organization.
How You Will Make a Difference Day To Day
Strategic Vision & Execution:
- Define, articulate, and relentlessly champion an ambitious, long-term product strategy.
- Leverage the Product Operating Model to deliver a product roadmap focused on innovative, AI-led experiences that drive value across the entire product lifecycle while simultaneously optimizing the current platform.
- Lead the harmonization of legacy platform features and new AI-driven products into a single, intuitive, customer experience.
- Build partner facing solutions that support new member acquisition.
- Cultivate an innovative product culture that skillfully balances speed, agility, and disciplined prioritization.
Growth & Business Performance:
- Own the Product-Led Growth (PLG) experiences designed to engage, upsell, and retain all customer segments.
- Own product-driven revenue drivers, including activation, engagement, conversion and retention.
- Partner closely with Growth, Operations, and Finance on pricing, packaging, and go-to-market strategies to maximize new member growth, retention, and Customer Lifetime Value (LTV).
- Instill a culture of operational rigor for roadmap planning and delivery (focusing on speed, consistency, quality, and customer-informed decisions). Own scoping and resource planning.
- Oversee product migrations, transitions, and adoption strategies to minimize friction and maximize customer value realization.
Leadership & Customer Focus:
- Build, mentor, and scale a high-performing Product organization, including Product Managers, Design, and Product Operations.
- Create strong alignment across Product, Engineering, Data, Growth, and Operations to ensure coordinated, high-velocity execution.
- Serve as a senior executive voice across the company, influencing strategy and effectively representing the product direction to internal and external stakeholders.
- Direct qualitative and quantitative UX research and customer surveys to ground all product experience decisions in a deep understanding of customer needs, barriers, and motivations.
What You’ll Need
- 15+ years of progressive product management experience, including 8+ years in executive leadership roles, with at least 5 years leading product teams through large-scale transformation.
- Demonstrated success in driving strategy, adoption, and performance within high-growth, subscription-based businesses (Consumer and SMB).
- Proven track record of delivering measurable, material growth in customer acquisition, expansion, and retention.
- Extensive experience managing product portfolios that include both established, legacy systems and new platform innovations.
- Strong understanding of AI-enabled products, data-driven decision-making, and modern product development practices.
- Exceptional leadership, communication, and stakeholder-management abilities at the executive level.
- Deep business acumen with the ability to connect customer needs, product capabilities, and financial outcomes.
A plus if you have
- Experience in legal tech, fintech, SaaS, or other highly regulated or trust-driven industries.
- Experience building marketplace product experiences.
- Extensive background operating in a Product-Led Growth (PLG) environment.
What Success Looks Like
- Achieving a unified and cohesive product experience that accelerates customer value and simplifies migration from legacy to AI-powered experiences.
- Material growth in subscription acquisition, expansion, retention, and overall Customer Lifetime Value (LTV).
- A measurable lift in adoption and revenue contribution from new AI products and capabilities.
- High organizational alignment and execution velocity across Product, Engineering, GTM, and Operations.
- A thriving, empowered, and high-performance Product organization.
Not sure if you meet all the qualifications? Apply anyway! We value diverse experiences and encourage you to bring your unique talents to our team!
Benefits & Perks
- Comprehensive health plans (including Medical, Dental and Vision insurance for full-time employees)
- Unlimited PTO
- Competitive salary packages
- Life insurance
- Disability benefits
- Supplemental Optional Life Insurance Benefits
- FSA Options Optional
- HSA with Company Match
- 401k program with Company Match
- Wellhub & ClassPass fitness platforms
- Comprehensive Pet Insurance options
- Financial Wellbeing & Student Loan Program access
- Access to additional Mental Health & Wellbeing resources
- Pre-tax Commuter/Transit Benefits
- Free Rocket Lawyer account with online access to an extensive legal documents library and brilliant licensed attorneys at discounted rates
Interview Process
- Recruiter Phone Screen
- Role Assessment(s)
- Hiring Manager Interview
- Panel Interviews
- Final Interview
Rocket Lawyer is proudly committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse and inclusive workforce. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we never discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, military or veteran status, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We particularly welcome applications from veterans and military spouses.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
You may request reasonable accommodations by sending an email to hr@rocketlawyer.com.
Compensation
Base salary range by location:
- San Francisco Bay Area, CA: $329,000 - $446,000
- California (outside of San Francisco Bay Area): $305,000 - $412,000
- Colorado: $280,000 - $379,000
- Utah, Arizona, and North Carolina: $263,000 - $356,000
Actual compensation packages are determined by various factors unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, depth of experience, certifications, specific work location, and performance during the interview process.
$263,000—$446,000 USD
By applying for this position, your data will be processed as per Rocket Lawyer Privacy Policy.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding J-1 Visa Sponsorship in Vice President
Document your specialized expertise before applying
J-1 Trainee and Specialist categories require proof that your VP-level skills cannot be easily obtained in your home country. Compile performance reviews, board presentations, and evidence of cross-functional leadership to support your training plan application.
Target host organizations with established J-1 infrastructure
Multinationals and research-affiliated institutions have existing relationships with designated sponsors and HR teams familiar with DS-2019 issuance. Smaller companies often lack the internal capacity to navigate the host-employer compliance requirements for executive-level trainees.
Search Migrate Mate to find VP roles at J-1-friendly employers
Use Migrate Mate to filter Vice President openings at U.S. companies that have a track record of hosting international professionals. This narrows your search to organizations already familiar with exchange visitor program structures.
Clarify the 2-year home residency requirement early
VP roles in government-funded or skills-list-adjacent fields may trigger the two-year home country residency requirement under INA Section 212(e). Confirm with your designated sponsor whether your situation applies before accepting a host offer, since this affects future visa transitions.
Align your training plan to specific VP responsibilities
Designated sponsors require a detailed Training or Internship Placement Plan (DS-7002) tied to concrete skill development objectives. Frame VP duties around measurable learning outcomes, not just job performance, to satisfy the sponsor's program justification requirements.
Negotiate who coordinates with the designated sponsor
Once a host employer extends an offer, confirm that their HR team will actively coordinate with the designated sponsor on DS-2019 issuance and program compliance. Gaps in communication between host and sponsor at the executive level frequently delay visa activation.
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Find Vice President JobsVice President J-1 Visa: Frequently Asked Questions
Which J-1 program category fits a Vice President role?
Most VP-level candidates qualify under the J-1 Trainee or Specialist category. Trainee applies if you have a degree and at least one year of relevant post-graduation experience, or five years of relevant work experience without a degree. Specialist applies to internationally recognized experts in a specific field. Neither category is designed for current students, and neither functions as a permanent employment visa.
Who actually sponsors my J-1 visa if I'm hired as a VP?
The visa sponsor is a U.S. Department of State-designated organization, not your employer. Organizations like Cultural Vistas or AIPT issue the DS-2019 form that authorizes your exchange visitor status. Your employer is the host, responsible for the training environment and workplace compliance. Confusing the two roles leads to delays when candidates expect their employer to handle the visa paperwork directly.
Can I use Migrate Mate to find VP positions with J-1 host employers?
Yes. Migrate Mate lets you search VP-level openings at U.S. employers that have experience hosting international professionals under exchange visitor programs. Filtering by role seniority and company type helps you avoid organizations that have never engaged with a designated sponsor, which is a common obstacle at the executive level.
Does the J-1 Trainee category allow a VP title and accompanying executive responsibilities?
It depends on how the training plan is structured. The J-1 Trainee category requires that the placement advance your professional development, not simply staff a position. A VP title is acceptable when the DS-7002 training plan documents specific skills being acquired in a U.S. context that are not available in your home country. Roles structured purely as workforce solutions rather than structured training will not pass designated sponsor review.
What happens to my J-1 status if the host company reorganizes or eliminates the VP position?
If your host employer eliminates your role, your J-1 program effectively ends because the training plan tied to that position no longer exists. You have a 30-day grace period after program termination to depart, transfer to a new sponsor, or change to another visa status. Notify your designated sponsor immediately since they are responsible for updating your SEVIS record. Do not assume employment status alone determines your legal presence.
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