• Lead and contribute to product assessments for investment firms and portfolio companies across the full investment lifecycle. From pre-close diligence through post-close value creation and exit preparation. • Evaluate the strength, credibility, and competitive defensibility of a target company's product strategy, roadmap, and go-to-market approach. • Assess how AI and machine learning are embedded in a company's product distinguishing genuine capability from surface-level positioning, and articulate the implications for competitive advantage, risk, and value creation. • Analyze product-market fit, customer segmentation, expansion opportunity, and the assumptions underlying growth projections. • Review product team structure, delivery capability, execution track record, and organizational readiness for growth • Conduct primary research including executive interviews, customer discovery conversations, and expert network engagements. • Synthesize findings from documentation, market research, and interviews into structured, investment-grade deliverables. • Communicate complex product and market dynamics clearly and concisely to deal teams, investment committees, and company leadership. • Advise portfolio company product leaders on strategy, prioritization, and capability development post-close